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DESCRIPTION
CleanApp is an application deinstaller and archiver.

Why does Mac OS X need an Uninstaller?

Have you ever unsuccessfully tried to get rid of a program and all the files that came with it? Are logfiles, plists and caches cluttering folders and volumes on your Mac? Don't you ask yourself from time to time where the multiple gigabytes of hard disk space continuously vanish to? Uninstall, archive, backup and analysis CleanApp analyzes, archives and removes applications and on your Mac, complete with all relevant files.

Efficient:

  • Our brand-new version 3 of CleanApp now gained in power and efficiency: requiring less memory and CPU than the predecessor, CleanApp 3 reliably tracks the most complex installations and quickly presents the user with a comprehensive listing of all information gathered so far.
Compatible:
  • CleanApp's Logging Service is our custom-designed mechanism to meticulously record all acitivies of applications on your Mac. This component has been updated, leveraging Apple's recommended programming architecture. CleanApp 3 is now completely Leopard-compliant and runs smoothly on Mac OS X 10.5. To maintain backwards compatibility, we still fully support Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger.
Intuitive:
  • Our entirely new GUI design comprises much of the feedback and suggestions we received from our users. CleanApp 3 has become even easier to handle and configure thanks to this new graphical user interface.
WHAT'S NEW
Version 3.4.1:
  • Bug Fix: Crash issue resolved when searching for duplicate applications
REQUIREMENTS
Mac OS X 10.4 or later.

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Developer:Synium Software
Downloads:175,874
  - Version d/l:2,536
Utilities:File Management
License:Shareware
Date:25 Aug 2010
Platform:PPC/Intel
Price:$15.00

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CleanApp User Reviews (109 posts)Write A Review
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Jul 26 2010

HAL2007  Uses way too much screen real estate with its UI. That's a problem on smaller screens, especially on a Macbook with its 13 inch screen. While it actually looks quite nice, it would be great to clean up a bit though.

Ah yes, and please add support for uninstalling Growl tickets, too. Thanks!  
(Version 3.4)

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May 13 2010
*****

PAKOUTSO  The BEST "Removal Application" (and not only) out there. Don't waste your money (and more important: your time!) looking for other application of the same type. It has a clear UI. Just type the app, Preference Pane, old files, cache files etc. you want to remove and press the delete button. The program will do all the dirty job for you perfectly smoothly.

P.S.: Don't forget to use the "community suggestions tab".   
(Version 3.3.5)

praisebury
+4
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May 9 2010
*****

R33C3  I bought this a while back, Definitely worth it. Works like a charm :)  
(Version 3.3.5)

praisebury
+3
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Apr 1 2010
*****

JOE  The Swiss-army knife of uninstallers/installer loggers at an amazing price. A must for any serious mac user.  
(Version 3.3.4)

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Apr 1 2010

HERMISCH  I just Installed CleanApp and i do have problems after i scanned the MacBook and found all in all over 6 GB now Firefox turns on and off then it comes back. My VMware Fussion takes forever.

My question is how can i but all the files back where they have been before.

I do but it after Trash on my External Drive in case so thanks for the Help

Greetings

hermann  
(Version 3.3.4)

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Mar 18 2010

MAC ADAM  The "Vestiges" are usefull,

without that others are almost usless, witout cache…

I wonderer this App can activate/deactivate or uninstall Daemon,

It could be the best if if do do that…

Just because Daemon can still use process useless, and no-one other purpose that ;)  
(Version 3.3.3)

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Mar 12 2010

DJEFIS  Absolutely the Best!  
(Version 3.3.2)

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Feb 12 2010

MITCH_DE  Can ist be that after slimming (removing PPC Code) Aperture run ony in 32 Bit Mode ?

After reinstalling (from Timemachine) the Aperture.app again, it run in 64 Bit Mode again.

Aperture shows the 32Bit Mode in the Headline of the window.  
(Version 3.3.2)

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Feb 12 2010

ROBOTANK  I've found the same result in trying to trim PPC code from a 64-bit application (using a different program than CleanApp). Apparently, the slimming algorithm removes everything except the 32-bit Intel code. I wonder if developers of these types of utilities will be able to make them work properly with 64-bit apps down the road.  
(Version 3.3.2)

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+1

Jan 31 2010
*****

ESPIRIDION  CleanApp has become my favorite uninstaller on the Mac. I still have AppZapper, Amnesia, and Tinker Tool System which has an uninstaller and a wealth of additional features.

If an application came with an installer, my first choice is to use the application's own uninstaller if/when available.

If an uninstaller is not available, in a couple of cases I've had to contact the developer of the application I want to uninstall, and then I follow a step-by-step removal process of the program in question.

For the most part, maybe 95% of the time, I can just use CleanApp.

For me one advantage is that I can view and select a wide variety of files that may be associated with the application I'm trying to uninstall. Other uninstallers are not as thorough. The disadvantage is that some people may delete files without any real need to do so. As is the case with uninstallers, use with caution.

An interesting feature is the "CleanCommunity" which allows users to view which files other users have deleted when uninstalling an application. The idea is a good one, but there's room for trouble since what the majority of people do is not always necessarily the right thing to do. It would be nice to improve this feature, perhaps by adding feedback when something goes wrong and then updating the information for users in the community.

CleanApp does provide some safety features, so users can restore the deleted files. Needless to say, it's a good idea to read the manual. In addition to uninstalling application, CleanApp does much more (e.g., log changes made by applications, check preferences panes, caches, older files, etc.)  
(Version 3.3.0)

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Jan 30 2010
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GPATPANDP  I have been a staunch advocate of this application pretty much since its inception. It was always very reliable and did exactly what I had expected it to do. And furthermore it had been doing it well with the operative word being "had". This latest release (3.3.0) despite the claim by the developer that it run more efficiently I am afraid for myself at least is simply not true. Case in point, I attempted to remove an application that had run its course from three separate machines and within all the removals, CleanApp found different associated files upon which to trash. Luckily, I was able to dig up the actual uninstaller for this particular app otherwise it would have been quite the mess. Furthermore it seemed unlike ever before to bog down each operating system CleanApp had been an application that I readily updated and never looked back. Unfortunately in this case, I will be "looking back" to the previous release "3.2.3". Hopefully this finding is anomaly not to be repeated within future updates.  
(Version 3.3.0)

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