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TrashMe
TrashMe 2.1.1
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Uninstall your applications by deleting all related files.   Commercial ($6.99)
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TrashMe will help you in uninstalling your applications by deleting all related files (preferences, temp files...).
  • Drag and drop an application to uninstall it
  • Choose application to uninstall in a list
  • Uninstall other components (widget, pref pane...)
  • Protect default apps, opened apps or any other app
  • Smart mode to auto-detect app moved to trash
  • Manage a list of favorite apps and store registration info
  • Clean Mac OS X caches
  • Force empty trash
  • QuickLook feature to get preview of related files
  • Reveal files in finder
  • History log
What's New
Version 2.1.1:
  • Improved results for sandboxed apps (Mac OS X 10.7 only)
  • Fixed a bug preventing from removing files with correct rights
  • Fixed display bug occuring when searching related files
Requirements
  • Intel
  • Mac OS X 10.6.6 or later







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TrashMe User Discussion (Write a Review)
ver. 2.x:
(4)
Your rating: Now say why...
Overall:
(35)

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burypromote

+33
Canisbos commented on 07 Nov 2011
Does TrashMe now find files in the following folders?

~/Library/Saved Application State
~/Library/Caches/com.apple.helpd/Generated"
~/Library/Preferences/SDMHelpData"

I used to use the old freeware version, and I noticed that these were the main areas where iTrash found files that TrashMe (freeware) did not.
[Version 2.1.1]


burypromote

+93
Hal2007 commented on 08 Aug 2011
Best of breed, hands down.

But, AppCleaner is free and good, too. I need an argument to buy it.

How about adding an archive feature, like AppDelete or CleanApp have? This killer feature would finally convince me to spend the money.
[Version 2.0.1]


burypromote

+7

GuerillaTech reviewed on 28 Jul 2011
TrashMe is my choice program when it comes to cleanly deleting apps. I upgraded to Lion, so I upgraded TrashMe as well. Overall, the app is a nice improvement. My only gripe is that it seems to have lost the ability to find and display orphaned files for deletion.
Is this feature truly gone, or am i missing it somewhere in the app?
If it is gone, are there any plans to add it back in the future?
[Version 2.0.1]

1 Reply

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Jib (developer) replied on 28 Jul 2011
The orphans feature will come back in future update, it was not fully ready for version 2.0. Thanks for your feedback and your patience!
burypromote
+2

+8

Cindi168 reviewed on 27 Jul 2011
I don't think it's fair to give this app a bad review based solely on its change of price. Developing an app is not cheap, if you want better support, frequent updates, that's the price you have to pay. 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.

So on with the review...

There's no shortage of uninstaller apps for mac, even with the ability to delete apps in launchpad, other files are leftover. I've used trashme since SL and it is in my opinion the best uninstaller for my needs. 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. 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 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.

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. 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). 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.

The new UI is beautiful and fits with lion seamlessly, but more impressive is its function... it really finds all the right files to delete! It's nice that it also protects your favorite apps, can delete widgets and also has a smart delete function that monitors your trash for deleted apps and also removes the leftover files. I also like how the app is updated regularly, and you pay once to receive lifetime updates. One thing I'd like to point out is that it would be nice if the developer included the previous version for download for people still on SL or leopard. I really hope this app has a long lifespan and the developers continue to make this app even better, so lets support them by purchasing this app.

If you think the price is too much then there's plenty of other alternatives, but I think trashme is the best and $7 is not too much to ask for such a polished app.
[Version 2.0.1]

1 Reply

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Jib (developer) replied on 28 Jul 2011
Thanks for your feedback. Version 2.1 will be availale soon with some improvements and bug fixes. Major new features are on their way, so stay tuned! BTW, TrashMe 2.0 works on both Snow Leopard and Lion versions, as previous vesions.
burypromote

+85

Call-Me-Yo-Daddy reviewed on 26 Jul 2011
Awesome app, works as advertised. Dragging and dropping apps to Trash leaves too many files behind on your Mac that just sit there forever. Not good to say the least. I've been using this since version 1.0 and I love it. TrashMe is the best!
[Version 2.0.1]


burypromote

+28

Steven_Sky reviewed on 21 Jul 2011
Previous free, now you have to pay. Shame
The new UI is not nice imo but thats personal.
There are other (free and not free)alternatives that perform better.
[Version 2.0]

3 Replies

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+2
Jib (developer) replied on 21 Jul 2011
I completely understand your point, I decided to ask as small fee because it's a lot of work behind TrashMe (and being on the Mac App Store is not free fro me). Then people have the choice between several uninstallers, isn't it good ?
burypromote

-4
End_user_guy replied on 25 Jul 2011
I'm torn on this one. I've been using TrashMe for quite some time, since AppTrap bit me, and it's been perfect at deletions. The other functions can be very useful as well, lots of power built into TrashMe. What pained me was the sudden pay only update with the advent of Lion. I'm going to pay because it's worth it, but I feel cornered having gone to Lion and then finding this version of TrashMe has been optimized for it. Actually, I'm uneasy NOT upgrading TrashMe, and there's the rub. No one twisted Jib's arm to go on the Mac Store … did they? Ka•ching!
burypromote
+2
Jib (developer) replied on 26 Jul 2011
@End_user_guy : actually the arrival of TrashMe on the Mac App Store has nothing to do with Lion (it was planned for months) and TrashMe is not particularly optimized for Lion (I've just fixed bugs occuring with this OS). Many many many users asked me everyday when TrashMe will get available on the MAS. But I understand you're disappointed. Please also consider that the current discount price is very very small, and you get life-time updates, even if I add new features. Last, the average donation before the arrival on the store was around 10 $USD, so I guess people valued TrashMe more than I do ;)
burypromote

+16

Jolly_joker reviewed on 10 Apr 2011
After a long period trying applications of this kind, I've decided to use "TrashMe" because:
1) it usually finds files really related to the app we are deleting,
2) it's free,
3) it has nice interface,
4) it detects when put an app in the trash (like other apps do).

But, like all the other apps of this kind, It misses an important feature:
to include system files with the same name of the app in the results of the scan for related files!

If the developer will include that feature, it will be really the best app to uninstall apps!


For the moment you can do this thing manually, and it will shows often folders and files related:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4355?viewlocale=en_US
[Version 1.5.2]

1 Reply

burypromote

+16
Jolly_joker replied on 30 Aug 2011
Now I'm using the great and free AppCleaner 2..
burypromote

+4

Dana Nau reviewed on 18 Mar 2011
Like some others who have posted here, I've tried using TrashMe and several other uninstall apps. TrashMe consistently did the best job of finding all of the relevant files without finding any irrelevant ones. So I used it to uninstall all of the others :-)

The only problem I ever had with TrashMe was a few weeks ago when I tried to use it on an older version of OS X, and got a message saying it was incompatible. It might be useful if the developer could post links to older versions of TrashMe, because I believe one of them would have been compatible.
[Version 1.5.2]


burypromote
+1

+29

Hendricx reviewed on 11 Mar 2011
As a test I dropped some apps on Trashme. Apps with spaces in there filename give huge problems. Several unrelated items are shown to the user to delete.
Also application with the apple in it give unwanted hits.

Free but not very unreliable. Not recommended.
[Version 1.5.2]

1 Reply

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Jib (developer) replied on 11 Mar 2011
Hi,
Could you give me some example of apps with spaces in their names ? Because I did not encounter such a problem with those apps. And another example with the word "Apple" ? Thanks for your help.
burypromote

+126

Shane-Smith reviewed on 11 Mar 2011
I've tried several uninstall applications, some free, some paid, and this is my favourite one. When it comes to finding all related files TrashMe and iTrash are comparable. I did have some problems with iTrash when it reached version 1, but they soon got resolved. What really won me over to TrashMe are the features and UI. My only complaint is I wish there was a PPC version for my work computer. There I'm using iTrash, no choice.
[Version 1.5.2]


burypromote

+16
Jolly_joker had trouble on 12 Jun 2011
problems detecting trashed apps. please fix it
[Version 1.5.2]


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Roro01 had trouble on 05 May 2010
As I wrote in my previous comment - as long as this application would not be able to find ALL the items belonging to the application to be trashed it will continue to be useless. The changes the developer made are merely cosmetic.
[Version 1.2.1]

2 Replies

burypromote
+3
Jib (developer) replied on 06 May 2010
"Useless" is maybe a strong word... And changes are not only "cosmetic" ones. What I discovered is that TrashMe finds related files without any problem for software designed for Mac (I mean, software developped using Xcode tools, and respecting apple standards). For other software, it's harder to find related files, but with each version I'm trying to improve the search algorythm.
burypromote

Roro01 replied on 06 May 2010
Many thanks for your efforts to improve the search algorithm - this is exactly what this application needs. All the best. Hopefully, one day I would be able to rate it as five stars.
burypromote
-3

Roro01 had trouble on 22 Apr 2010
It can only search for related items in the user's library Application Support and Preferences. It cannot find items in the main HD library, invisible items and even items elsewhere in the user's library. Therefore, it is only useful for trashing simple small applications. This application would have been perfect if it could have searching abilities like the application Find Any File i.e if it could find items related to an application anywhere on the machine and whether visible or not.
[Version 1.1]

4 Replies

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+1
Jib (developer) replied on 23 Apr 2010
Could you give me some examples of applications where TrashMe does not find all related files ? I'll try to improve searching feature. But I can't search all you hard drive, because it would take few minutes to get results (and people would complain that TrashMe is slow compared to other applications). Otherwise, next version will have a different UI and new features asked by many people.
burypromote
-1

Roro01 replied on 23 Apr 2010
Google SketchUp, GraphicConverter, Hugin, iStatPro and Switch - all have items in HD>Library>Application Support. Cenon which has items in HD>Library. It doesn't take Find Any File too long to search all the HD - try it. I use it regularly for trashing applications as it finds all the items, including invisible ones, and then you can drag the items to the trash directly from it's search results window.
burypromote
+2

+93
Hal2007 replied on 03 May 2010
A very nice feature of iTrash and AppDelete is the removal of Growl tickets. Could you please implement that, too?

TrashMe is great software, BTW. Please keep up the good work! And thanks for making it free.
burypromote
+2
Jib (developer) replied on 06 May 2010
I'll look at Growl tickets and see what I can do to remove them (don't know anything about those tickets though).


kenneth sterne rated on 27 Aug 2011

[Version 2.1.1]



+16

Jason_Milles_76 rated on 08 Aug 2011

[Version 2.0.1]



-3

craigfin74 rated on 12 Apr 2011

[Version 1.5.2]



+62

Kzx72 rated on 30 Mar 2011

[Version 1.5.2]



+21

zitronenmelissa rated on 27 Mar 2011

[Version 1.5.2]




Pokey rated on 12 Mar 2011

[Version 1.5.2]



+16

Jolly_joker rated on 01 Mar 2011

[Version 1.5.1]




Pjotr28 rated on 27 Feb 2011

[Version 1.5.1]



+91

R0n1n rated on 09 Feb 2011

[Version 1.5.1]



-1

VladanNikolic rated on 23 Jan 2011

[Version 1.5.1]


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Date:25 Aug 2011
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  • Choose application to uninstall in a list
  • Uninstall other components (widget, pref pane...)
  • Protect default apps, opened apps or any other app
  • Smart mode to auto-detect app moved to trash
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