Phantom Helix Posted January 5, 2010 Share Posted January 5, 2010 (edited) http://appzapper.com/ 10.6.2^ Snow Leopard Only updated to 2.0.1 Edited January 6, 2010 by Phantom Helix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
what Posted January 5, 2010 Share Posted January 5, 2010 Can someone tell me why you would choose to buy this over using AppCleaner, which is free and seems to do exactly the same thing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom Helix Posted January 5, 2010 Author Share Posted January 5, 2010 I have alot of these types of apps, previously Appzapper was more successful in figuring out all the stuff that was linked to apps when dragging a folder that contained the .app rather than just the .app being dragged in, I dunno really......... :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Neo Posted January 5, 2010 Share Posted January 5, 2010 Amazing, the AppZapper v1.x License I got for free years ago still works with this one! :woot: Didn't really expect that that v2.0 would ever see the light of day. :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giga Veteran Posted January 5, 2010 Veteran Share Posted January 5, 2010 Can someone tell me why you would choose to buy this over using AppCleaner, which is free and seems to do exactly the same thing? From initial testing: AppZapper can filter by specific size and date. (which incorporates some nice core animation) It can also sort by name, size, and last used. AppCleaner doesn't seem to identify and delete some application caches or logs. AppZapper doesn't require you to search for files, rather it seems to have an updated database or instant update for showing what files there are to zap. It also found an application that was in my Downloads folder (LimeChat), which AppCleaner did not show in its browse window. AppZapper doesn't have an equivalent to AppCleaner's SmartDelete feature though. It's also hard to read the names of long files or applications in its scrunched up icon view. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Neo Posted January 5, 2010 Share Posted January 5, 2010 Personally I always liked AppZapper because of it's nice interface. Although I have to admit I can't justify its price for the few neat things it offers over free alternatives. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom Helix Posted January 6, 2010 Author Share Posted January 6, 2010 updated to 2.0.1 Fixed Spotlight-related crasher Safari temp files no longer appear in Hit List Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quillz Posted January 6, 2010 Share Posted January 6, 2010 Wow... Just when I was thinking AppZapper had died, v2 comes along. It's a real nice update, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian M. Veteran Posted January 6, 2010 Veteran Share Posted January 6, 2010 My license still works too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom Helix Posted January 6, 2010 Author Share Posted January 6, 2010 They are lifetime lic are they not? I thought mine was Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+John. Subscriber¹ Posted January 6, 2010 Subscriber¹ Share Posted January 6, 2010 Very good App. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creamy Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 Did not know about this app. Thanks for the info! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliott Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 I remember using AppZapper, but after it seemed like development just halted on it, I've had Hazel doing its job and it works like a charm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sn00pie Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 I use AppCleaner, sure it doesn't look as good, but it's free :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Neo Posted January 9, 2010 Share Posted January 9, 2010 They are lifetime lic are they not? I thought mine was Yeap, the license includes lifetime updates. Like I said, I won mine for free during a promotion on MacGrab.com years ago. I really didn't expect it to last for ever as well. (Y) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliott Posted January 9, 2010 Share Posted January 9, 2010 Yeap, the license includes lifetime updates. Like I said, I won mine for free during a promotion on MacGrab.com years ago. I really didn't expect it to last for ever as well. (Y) That's where I got mine too. :laugh: That was fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Decryptor Veteran Posted January 9, 2010 Veteran Share Posted January 9, 2010 I got mine the same way. After a while I found I didn't need the app that much since I wasn't constantly installing and uninstalling new apps, and a few stray 1Kb preference files don't bother me since I've got a 320GB HD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dark Knight Posted January 9, 2010 Share Posted January 9, 2010 Didn't OSX point fingers at Windows saying applications never fully go away in Windows, something or the other is always left behind? If OSX really removes all references to an application by just having you drag the app on to Trash, then why do so many programs like this exist? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quillz Posted January 9, 2010 Share Posted January 9, 2010 Didn't OSX point fingers at Windows saying applications never fully go away in Windows, something or the other is always left behind?If OSX really removes all references to an application by just having you drag the app on to Trash, then why do so many programs like this exist? No, some Mac fanboys have stated this (incorrect) fact over the years, when it fact both Windows and Mac OS X don't "fully" delete applications. On Mac OS X, old preferences files are scattered in various system folders, while on Windows, everything left behind is in the Registry. To some extent, that might make Windows a little "cleaner" in design, since the Registry is a centralized place for all applications. Anyway, you can use AppZapper on Mac OS X and something like CCleaner on Windows to fully delete all the application's old preferences files, but doing so deletes any settings you might have had. I know with Firefox, if you do delete all the preferences, it won't save things like extensions, history, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliott Posted January 10, 2010 Share Posted January 10, 2010 No, some Mac fanboys have stated this (incorrect) fact over the years, when it fact both Windows and Mac OS X don't "fully" delete applications. On Mac OS X, old preferences files are scattered in various system folders, while on Windows, everything left behind is in the Registry. To some extent, that might make Windows a little "cleaner" in design, since the Registry is a centralized place for all applications. Except not really. You have applications scattering themselves in various parts of the registry plus the user's folder. In most OS X apps, you can bet you'll have something in ~/Library/Application Support, ~/Library/Preferences, and maybe ~/Library/Caches. Very easy to spot and remove. Either way, these leftover files don't mess up anything on your system unless it's a very poorly coded application that's scattered more stuff across the system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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