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Q: delete Appleworks from iMac (OS X 10.8.2)

I want to delete Appleworks from iMac (OS X 10.8.2) but when I try I get msg saying can't open Appleworks anymore.

I've been deleting .cwk the many files one-by-one, but is there a quicker way to get rid of all Appleworks files from my computer?

Posted on Jan 10, 2013 6:55 PM

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Q: delete Appleworks from iMac (OS X 10.8.2)

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  • by fruhulda,

    fruhulda fruhulda Jan 10, 2013 9:43 PM in response to hopeso
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    Jan 10, 2013 9:43 PM in response to hopeso

    Select them and drag them to the trash should do it. How did you try to delete AW?

  • by Roger Wilmut1,Helpful

    Roger Wilmut1 Roger Wilmut1 Jan 11, 2013 12:02 AM in response to hopeso
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    Jan 11, 2013 12:02 AM in response to hopeso

    Use spotlight to search for .cwk and click the 'File name' button (rather than 'Conctents'). It presumably won't find any files which don't include the extension in the visible name. Once you have a list click the top of the 'Kind' column to group the actual files together.

  • by hopeso,

    hopeso hopeso Jan 12, 2013 1:24 PM in response to Roger Wilmut1
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    Jan 12, 2013 1:24 PM in response to Roger Wilmut1

    Hi Roger,

    I tried your suggestion "Use spotlight to search for .cwk and click the 'File name' button (rather than 'Conctents'). It presumably won't find any files which don't include the extension in the visible name. Once you have a list click the top of the 'Kind' column to group the actual files together."

    I don't find "file name" in spotlight after putting in .cwk. And I don't see any "kind" column.

    Need more guidance.

    Thanks,

    David

  • by hopeso,

    hopeso hopeso Jan 12, 2013 1:28 PM in response to Roger Wilmut1
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    Jan 12, 2013 1:28 PM in response to Roger Wilmut1

    Hi Roger,

    I tried your suggestion "Use spotlight to search for .cwk and click the 'File name' button (rather than 'Conctents'). It presumably won't find any files which don't include the extension in the visible name. Once you have a list click the top of the 'Kind' column to group the actual files together."

    I don't find "file name" in spotlight after putting in .cwk. And I don't see any "kind" column.

    Need more guidance.

    Thanks,

  • by Roger Wilmut1,

    Roger Wilmut1 Roger Wilmut1 Jan 12, 2013 1:47 PM in response to hopeso
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    Jan 12, 2013 1:47 PM in response to hopeso

    In the Finder, hit command-J.

     

    view.jpg

     

    Click the Spotlight icon at top right, enter .cwk, click 'show all':

     

    search.jpg

  • by hopeso,

    hopeso hopeso Jan 19, 2013 6:40 PM in response to Roger Wilmut1
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    Jan 19, 2013 6:40 PM in response to Roger Wilmut1

    Thanks for the info.

    Another thought. I've read that Apple Pages can open ".cwk" items so they can be saved into another format. Is that true?

    I have a lot of ".cwk" items and I'd like to save many of them.

    Thanks.

     

  • by Roger Wilmut1,Helpful

    Roger Wilmut1 Roger Wilmut1 Jan 19, 2013 11:34 PM in response to hopeso
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    Jan 19, 2013 11:34 PM in response to hopeso

    Pages can open AppleWorks 6 (not 5) Word Processing documents only: Numbers can open Appleworks spreadsheets; Keynote can open AppleWorks presentations.

     

    Draw Documents can be opened directly only in EazyDraw (the more expensive version from their website, not the cheaper one from the Mac App Store, and you will need v4.0 'Retro' not the most recent version) or Intaglio (though this appears not to be able to handle very complex drawings).

     

    Nothing will open databases or Paint documents.

  • by ugiannini,

    ugiannini ugiannini Feb 1, 2013 5:10 AM in response to Roger Wilmut1
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    Feb 1, 2013 5:10 AM in response to Roger Wilmut1

    thanks very much for all the advise given.