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nick11570

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How To Delete/Uninstall a Program?
Posted: Mar 19, 2008 3:37 PM 		 

A visitor recently downloaded Skype to my Macbook. Now, Skype lauches every time I start up. How can i remove Skype? When I try to drag the desktop icon into the trash, the trash turns into an eject icon. When I try to find Skype in my list of Applications, it is not there. Any suggestions? Thanks.

     
Topher Kessler


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Re: How To Delete/Uninstall a Program?
Posted: Mar 19, 2008 3:42 PM   in response to: nick11570
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Do a search for "Skype" to find it, and drag it to the trash. Alternatively (and at least to prevent it from starting at boot) you can go to the user accounts system preference pane and under your account remove "Skype" from the list of applications that start upon login.

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smithrj


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Re: How To Delete/Uninstall a Program?
Posted: Mar 19, 2008 3:48 PM   in response to: nick11570 		 

This link describes how to delete Skype.

<http://snapvoip.blogspot.com/2007/07/uninstall-skype-updated-mac-os-x-linux.html>

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Aliasfreak

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Re: How To Delete/Uninstall a Program?
Posted: Mar 19, 2008 3:51 PM   in response to: nick11570 		 

Trash the Skype application. That's about it!

Now if you want to erase every trace of Skype:

Delete the file Macintosh HD:Library/Preferences/com.skype.skype.plist

Delete the file User/Library/Preferences/com.skype.skype.plist

Delete the folder User/Library/Application Support/Skype

Go to System Preferences/Accounts/Login Items and remove Skype from the list. It would be there if you have enabled Skype to launch when you log in to Mac OS X.

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nick11570

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Re: How To Delete/Uninstall a Program?
Posted: Mar 19, 2008 3:57 PM   in response to: Aliasfreak 		 

Thanks everyone. Done.

     
Topher Kessler


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Re: How To Delete/Uninstall a Program?
Posted: Mar 19, 2008 4:04 PM   in response to: Aliasfreak 		 

Aliasfreak wrote:
Trash the Skype application. That's about it!

Now if you want to erase every trace of Skype:

Delete the file Macintosh HD:Library/Preferences/com.skype.skype.plist

Delete the file User/Library/Preferences/com.skype.skype.plist

Delete the folder User/Library/Application Support/Skype

Go to System Preferences/Accounts/Login Items and remove Skype from the list. It would be there if you have enabled Skype to launch when you log in to Mac OS X.

I've found that spotlight is exceptionally useful for finding all the preferences and other configuration files and that applications put everywhere.

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HanselJr


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Re: How To Delete/Uninstall a Program?
Posted: Mar 19, 2008 5:18 PM   in response to: nick11570 		 

I use appCleaner , it helps me find all the files related with every application and sends it to the trash, an easy way to uninstall

http://www.freemacsoft.net/AppCleaner/

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