PurgeApp
Cleanly uninstall a macOS application by also removing related files and directories.
hrik2001/macuninstaller
Inspired by:Usage
python3 purge_app.py '/Applications/Example.app'
or
./purge_app.py '/Applications/Example.app'
You may need to
chmod +x purge_app.py
once before to allow execution.
Example
$ ./purge_app.py '/Applications/Adium.app'
- Reading app informations...
> /Applications/Adium.app
- Identifiers found:
> com.adiumX.adiumX use? (Y/n) y
> Adium use? (Y/n) y
> AdIM use? (Y/n) n
- Searching for app-related data (may take a while)...
> '/Users/me/Library/Application Support/Adium 2.0' (y/N/skip) y
> '/Users/me/Library/Address Book Plug-Ins/AdiumAddressBookAction_ICQ.scpt' (y/N/skip) y
> '/Users/me/Library/Address Book Plug-Ins/AdiumAddressBookAction_AIM.scpt' (y/N/skip) y
> '/Users/me/Library/Address Book Plug-Ins/AdiumAddressBookAction_SMS.scpt' (y/N/skip) s
Skipped: '/Users/me/Library/Address Book Plug-Ins/'
> '/Users/me/Library/Preferences/com.adiumX.adiumX.plist' (y/N/skip) y
> '/Users/me/Library/Caches/Adium' (y/N/skip) y
> '/Users/me/Library/Caches/com.adiumX.adiumX' (y/N/skip) y
- Delete the app itself ? [y/N] y
* Done !
Warning
This software is still in development, please use with caution!
- Do not use short identifiers (eg.
port
will catchWeatherReport
) - Check every path before deleting.
- Only run as root if you know what you're doing.