Hi Graham, Most applications on the Mac do not have uninstaller as they are usually very easy to uninstall by deleting the application. Most users are smart enough to know they have to delete any aliases in the dock. They usually know that the prefs file for the application should be deleted as well if they run into problems.
Many times a good support webpage with clear instructions on how to completely delete the app and how to install the new version correctly is all that is needed. You can also remind users how to use the “Find” File menu option in the Finder to look for your rogue versions if you feel it is necessary. You can always tag your files with some information which will always be unique to your program. If you use the “Find” File menu option, and then click on options you will find a whole list of potential meta-data fields you could exploit to create your unique program profile. Never recommend Mac Keeper or Mac Cleaner as they are considered to be Malware/Spyware/Annoyance-ware and are difficult for some users to eradicate. Good luck! Rick > On Jan 2, 2018, at 6:00 AM, Graham Samuel via use-livecode > <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > > I’m developing a very simple uninstaller for a Mac app. I have an installer, > thanks to DropDMG. > > The uninstallation process isn’t difficult - it’s just a matter of deleting > all the involved files (some are slightly tricky to find, like dock aliases, > but I guess there’s a way around that). But there’s one issue that I’m unsure > about: what to do if the user has not obeyed the installer's instructions to > place the app in the Applications folder, or has maybe got a beta copy that > wasn’t installed using the installer, or has made a ‘spare’ copy somewhere on > their hard disk which I don’t know about. I can’t see any way to detect these > ‘rogue’ copies - can anyone else think of one? I know there are some big > hitters in this area like CleanMyMac that claim to be able to find everything > to do with an installed app, but I am not that ambitious - I just don’t want > to miss anything obvious. > > Any help would be appreciated. > > Graham > > PS When I crack this, I’ll have to do the same thing for a PC version of the > app. But first things first. > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription > preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
