Pro Application Support 4.0.1 for everyone?

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Pro Application Support 4.0.1 for everyone?

Hello all~

to put it simply, my question is this: Is the Pro Application Support 4.0.1 something that everyone receives/sees/gets when they check software update?

I ask this, because as I ran my update today on my Macbook, along with the Safari 3, Aiport Extreme and Security Update there was this Pro Application Support Update. I USED TO have final cut express installed on this macbook but I uninstalled it, so I am suspicious that I may have uninstalled it incorrectly which is why I may be seeing this update...

OR... if everyone sees it (even those who never installed a 'pro' application), then I can rest assured that I may have indeed uninstalled it properly

-paul.

Posted on Jul 31, 2007 6:30 PM

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JimUrban

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Jul 31, 2007 6:59 PM in response to ilovemyjc

Paul
Only Macs with one or more of the "Pro Apps" installed
will receive the "Pro App" Update.
Do a Spotlight search for "Final Cut Express".Trash whatever you find

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ilovemyjc Author

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Jul 31, 2007 7:35 PM in response to JimUrban

thanks for that information!! now i just have to find out how to get rid of the 'extra files'... or rather, to even find them!! if i use spotlight i cant find any!

I looked through 'system profiler' to see what 'applications' i have, but final cut pro isn't there (or at least under that name)... i think i used AppZapper to get rid of final cut pro, so i would think it would have worked?

anybody have any ideas? thanks in advance.

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Answer 3

Jul 31, 2007 8:29 PM in response to ilovemyjc

It could be in library > application support, could be in its own library folder, could be in preference folder, could be in log folder, that trigger the pro application support 4.0.1 being offered to you.

Good Luck.

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Jul 31, 2007 8:56 PM in response to ilovemyjc

I would look inside your main /Library/Receipts/ folder. This folder is not inside your own user's Library folder, but the one in the /Macintosh HD/Library/ folder. Look for:

FinalCutExpress.pkg
FCExpressHD3.5.1.pkg

Delete either or both of those two files. These are the files that tell your Mac what is already installed.

-Doug

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Answer 5

Jul 31, 2007 11:45 PM in response to Douglas McLaughlin

It also doesn't really matter, unless you're obsessing about the disk space.

If you're not running any of the apps which use it, Pro Application Support will just take up some space on your hard disk.

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ilovemyjc Author

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Aug 1, 2007 6:28 PM in response to tele_player

hey guys!

thanks for your help!! i looked in the receipts folder but there weren't any .pkg files, but looking into application support and elsewhere i found a bunch of files that when i deleted it stopped detecting it for updates!! thanks heaps 🙂

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