10/7/2023 0 Comments Appcleaner vs trashme![]() The new UI is beautiful and fits with lion seamlessly, but more impressive is its function. Then I read the trashme developer's comment underneath and that convinced me to buy trashme (i paid the introductory price), and i'm glad i did. So I went back to the free appcleaner, but after using it, it kept finding extra and irrevelant files (i could just uncheck to not delete it but it was still annoying). Once I upgraded to Lion and found out trashme was updated to support it, I was happy but kind of bummed it is not free anymore. I did my research and wasn't interested in apps that ran in the background to monitor my trash because those tend to not play nice with apps that updated over sparkle, so I settled on trashme because it was free and it worked extremely well and received frequent updates. Not to mention appzapper is $13, unstable and crashes all the time, and hasn't received an update in over a year and a half. I've tried appzapper and appcleaner before using trashme on SL, the biggest problem i had with those apps was that they didn't find as many relevant files to delete as trashme. I've used trashme since SL and it is in my opinion the best uninstaller for my needs. There's no shortage of uninstaller apps for mac, even with the ability to delete apps in launchpad, other files are leftover. Plus, the app is only under $10, it always amazes me how some people will spend thousands on a mac without thinking but will agaonize over spending $5 for an app. Developing an app is not cheap, if you want better support, frequent updates, that's the price you have to pay. I don't think it's fair to give this app a bad review based solely on its change of price. The only issue I have really ever had with TrashMe is the TrashMe Helper application that frequently crashes on me. I paid for the v2 upgrade as it is a good application, hasn't ever pooched my system and has added features that help me do my maintaining of my Mac. I have used other similar applications prior to using TrashMe, loved them and then moved to TrashMe when it was freeware. If you want a freeware app, go for it but don't be surprised (though commercial ware also can succumb too) if the application dies after awhile due to either lack of developer ability (either due to cost of keeping the application updated vs time it takes them to do the updating or whatever reason really) or lack of general user base support. For the price, I know people have and will complain but honestly, it is a great application and one that is well worth the money. Test the trial and see if its a program you'd like to have onboard.Great little app, cleans out files related to applications you want to trash as well as Preference Panes, Dashboard Widgets and more. ![]() ![]() One very handy feature is the ability to bypass the trashcan and still have to confirm your choice. If I had it to do over again, I probably would not have purchased it and would have stayed with one of the freeware programs that does the same thing by asking you if you want auxiliary files moved to the trash bucket as well. Don't expect miracles, but I have to say that the zapping sound is almost worth the cost of the program itself. At $12.95, it is a relatively good outlay to outcome app. It would be nice if you didn't have to restart the app to see exactly what you have installed. If you have uninstalled anything outside of AppZapper, it shows a white placeholder, but won't allow you to remove it. The one feature that I felt it lacked was a refresh window option. Altogether, it does pretty much what it says it does. It does fairly well with standard installs, but not as well with more deeply rooter programs that have application support files and sub-directories. It also has a built-in catalog of your installed programs that you can remove directly from the app itself rather than having to open a Finder window. By Anonymous reviewed on January 14, 2010ĪppZapper is a handy drag & drop uninstaller.
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