Uninstalling Software: The Basics
VersionTracker Pro monitors the version status of installed drivers and 3rd-party applications on your Windows systems and then shows you when new updates are available. VersionTracker Pro also provides you with a detailed description about each update to help you make informed decisions and will download and automatically install the updates you choose to apply. Enough Mac users are concerned about software updates to make VersionTracker one of the best known and most popular sites on the Mac Web. The need to find and buy or download updates resulted in people using outdated, and/or buggy software.
VersionTracker Ticker is exclusive to the Pro version (and is a Mac OS X only feature). The Carbonized desktop application features the latest updates from the VersionTracker database and is. VersionTracker Pro 3.5.2.158. Find new updates for drivers and Windows applications with this handy tool. Mac to matte with love on dark skin. VersionTracker Pro for Mac OS X. Stay within the reach with free Skype-to-Skype video/audio calls, videoconferencing, smart messaging, and screen sharing.
Most OS X applications are completely self-contained 'packages' that can be uninstalled by simply dragging the application to the Trash. Applications may create preference files that are stored in the /Home/Library/Preferences/ folder. Although they do nothing once you delete the associated application, they do take up some disk space. If you want you can look for them in the above location and delete them, too.
Some applications may install an uninstaller program that can be used to remove the application. In some cases the uninstaller may be part of the application's installer, and is invoked by clicking on a Customize button that will appear during the install process.
Some applications may install components in the /Home/Library/Applications Support/ folder. You can also check there to see if the application has created a folder. You can also delete the folder that's in the Applications Support folder. Again, they don't do anything but take up disk space once the application is trashed.
Some applications may install a startupitem or a Log In item. Startupitems are usually installed in the /Library/StartupItems/ folder and less often in the /Home/Library/StartupItems/ folder. Log In Items are set in the Accounts preferences. Open System Preferences, click on the Accounts icon, then click on the LogIn Items tab. Locate the item in the list for the application you want to remove and click on the '-' button to delete it from the list.
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Some software use startup daemons or agents that are a new feature of the OS. Look for them in /Library/LaunchAgents/ and /Library/LaunchDaemons/ or in /Home/Library/LaunchAgents/.
If an application installs any other files the best way to track them down is to do a Finder search using the application name or the developer name as the search term. Unfortunately Spotlight will not look in certain folders by default. You can modify Spotlight's behavior or use a third-party search utility, Easy Find, instead. Download Easy Find at VersionTracker or MacUpdate.
Some applications install a receipt in the /Library/Receipts/ folder. Usually with the same name as the program or the developer. The item generally has a '.pkg' extension. Be sure you also delete this item as some programs use it to determine if it's already installed.
There are many utilities that can uninstall applications. Here is a selection:
AppZapper
Automaton
Versiontracker Pro
Hazel 4k video downloader repack.
CleanApp
Yank
SuperPop
Uninstaller
Spring Cleaning
Look for them at VersionTracker or MacUpdate.
For more information visit The XLab FAQs and read the FAQ on removing software.
VersionTracker logo | |
Web address | versiontracker.com |
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Commercial? | Yes |
software update tracker | |
Registration | Optional |
Owner | CNET |
Alexa rank | 270,301 (April 2014)[1] |
Current status | Integrated with Download.com |
VersionTracker was a website that tracked software releases. It began as a Mac OS software tracker, eventually expanding into Mac OS X, iPhone, Microsoft Windows and Palm OS software.
VersionTracker did not host the majority of the software listed - it merely linked to them.
Browsing and searching the database was free. Paid users had access to a streamlined download process and the VersionTracker Pro software application. VersionTracker Pro tracked software versions on the user's computer and compared those versions to VersionTracker's database.
Competitors
It competed against driver/program update sniffers DriverAgent.com, RadarSync, PC Pitstop, UpdateStar, driverguide.com, drivershq.com, SUMo, and to some degree with Download.com, Softpedia, Tucows, and other file download sites, as well as Info-Mac and MacUpdate for Macintosh software updates.[citation needed]
GnomeFiles and Freshmeat are similar sites that cater to the open source and Linux communities. Although most software for these platforms is automatically kept up to date by a package management system these sites can be used to find software not included in the standard repositories.[citation needed]
History
VersionTracker was created by Kurt Christenson, a Sacramento, CA native in 1995. It started as an Apple-only site but eventually expanded to include software related to the Microsoft Windows and Palm Pilot platforms.
Upon the advent of Mac OS X, the Macintosh section was split into Classic Mac OS and a section devoted to software for the new operating system. As releases of software for the older Mac OS dried up, its section was discontinued.
In August 2007, VersionTracker and sister sites MacFixIt and iPhone Atlas became CNET sites.[2] CNET's Download.com promotes VersionTracker heavily on its website, through ads and following file downloads, although without specifically referencing its ownership of CNET.
On September 7, 2010, VersionTracker became fully integrated into the CNET site structure and has merged with CNET's Download.com service. The software update tracking features are all still available, but the old layout is no longer used. Daily updates for programs are listed, and users can download CNET's TechTracker utility for maintaining their installed software through the Download.com site. The VersionTracker URL is no longer active.
The old VersionTracker Pro utility (TechTracker's predecessor) has been known to have had the lowest rating of 1 star for a long time to this day, even after being heavily promoted by CNET.[3] The new version of the software has been heavily overhauled and integrates with the CNET account and website. There are currently no equivalent star ratings for the new version of the software.
The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) has various posts from former VersionTracker users who seem to be migrating to MacUpdate rather than using CNET, which no longer includes the wealth of information formerly available at VersionTracker after 15 years of user reviews.[4] Magic retouch pro 4 2.
As always-on broadband internet connections became the norm, developers began incorporating update-checking features directly into their applications, reducing the audience for sites like VersionTracker. App stores like the Mac App Store, in which applications can be searched, purchased, and kept up to date, further reduced the audience for VersionTracker, and download sites in general.
References
- ↑'Versiontracker.com Site Info'. Alexa Internet. Retrieved 2014-04-01.<templatestyles src='Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css'></templatestyles>
- ↑'VersionTracker joins the CNET family - The VersionTracker Blog, August 29, 2007'. VersionTracker. Retrieved 2010-10-11.<templatestyles src='Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css'></templatestyles>
- ↑CNET TechTracker Staff2 on 2008-06-17 14:45:07.0. 'VersionTracker Pro'. CNET Downloads. Retrieved 2010-10-11.<templatestyles src='Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css'></templatestyles>
- ↑Martin, Mel (2010-09-08). 'VersionTracker.com officially 'absorbed' by CNET'. TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog. Retrieved 2010-10-11.<templatestyles src='Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css'></templatestyles>
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