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trying to delete apps on mac. click on delete, am asked if i am sure, i click on yes and the app just sits there and goes nowhere

trying to delete apps on mac. click on delete, am asked if i am sure, i click on yes and the app just sits there and goes nowhere


MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 10.15

Posted on Jun 24, 2021 12:26 PM

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Posted on Jun 24, 2021 12:39 PM

Hello, ChevronThursday.


Are you trying to delete these apps from the Launchpad window?

You might try to delete them directly from the Applications folder in Finder. (⇧⌘A)


Please be aware that some apps are required by the macOS and will not allow you to delete them.

Others may have a particular process to remove them, or an uninstaller that came with them that you should use to remove them properly.


Here's a link to an Apple Support article that addresses the issue: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202235



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Jun 24, 2021 12:39 PM in response to ChevronThursday

Hello, ChevronThursday.


Are you trying to delete these apps from the Launchpad window?

You might try to delete them directly from the Applications folder in Finder. (⇧⌘A)


Please be aware that some apps are required by the macOS and will not allow you to delete them.

Others may have a particular process to remove them, or an uninstaller that came with them that you should use to remove them properly.


Here's a link to an Apple Support article that addresses the issue: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202235



Jun 24, 2021 12:48 PM in response to ChevronThursday

Open the applications folder and drag item to the trash empty and job done in the main.


A few suites such as those of Adobe and Microsoft employ uninstall programmes


Now if you want to remove the small library , plist and kext files you may have to do some searches, in the hidden library file which resides in your home directory and in the system files .


An alternative is a small app such a Appzapper its $20 and is GUI that runs terminal scripts in the background; finds all those associated files and the application and deletes them really easily . You just drag the icon onto a window and hit delete .


https://www.appzapper.com/store/


trying to delete apps on mac. click on delete, am asked if i am sure, i click on yes and the app just sits there and goes nowhere

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