Uninstalling Skype, possible leftover?

Hi guys,


Quick one here: I decided to get rid of Skype and switch to another service. I've uninstalled Skype (bear in mind I'm an ex-PC user...) by dragging its icon to the trash and performing a Finder search for "Skype", including system files, deleted all related stuff. However, a "config.xml" file still shows up when I do the search. I can't remove it, nor open its containing folder, nothing at all... Seems like a corrupt file...


Looks like a bug? I would really like to get rid of it, as it seems to be Skype related, but as I can do nothing with it, I can't be sure.


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Many thanks!


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Posted on Mar 5, 2013 12:55 PM

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Mar 5, 2013 12:59 PM in response to YEFAYEFA

If, when you type "Skype", that file appears, it's because that file contains "Skype" inside. It doesn't mean that it's a Skype file (it could be), just that this file contains "Skype" word inside. I think you should leave it as it is. Also, it looks like a protected file that you can't delete unless you do it with root permissions or with Terminal, a dangerous process

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