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DesInstaller 3.0b3

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Nicolas Zinovieff

DesInstaller is a simple tool that reads the receipts generated when you install a .pkg file with Apple's Installer. Every file installed by this package is removed, even if it has been modified, and archived if you ask the DesInstaller to. If you decide to use a reinstaller, you will get a tar archive, for portability, and a shell script with a "command" extension, to be double clickable. Please be aware that even if the reinstalller does not actually care about its position when invoked, the two parts (the tar archive and the term shell script) are both needed in the same folder.

What's New

Version 3.0b3:

Brand new engine (10 to 20 times faster, according to my testing)
Brand new interface (Better, worse? YOUR call)
Removal / Archive procedures
A few extra stuff that should be there anyway...

Requirements
PPC, Mac OS X 10.0 or later.

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DesInstaller User Discussion (Write a Review)

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Iliketrash commented on 09 Feb 2011

I have used this program for several years and it has been absolutely _great_. I wish Apple made an official uninstaller. However, I recently upgraded to OS X 10.6.6 from 10.5.8 and now it no longer works. Big bummer.

[Version 3.0b3]

santab reviewed on 12 Feb 2008

I can't say what the reviewers said before. For me desinstaller works as expected and removes all installed packages without problems.

[Version 3.0b3]

-4

Mr.Ash reviewed on 26 May 2007

The idea behind Desinstaller quite good but the actual tool realy has an very annoying behaviors. It often crashes, does not respond anymore and gets may authorisation errors for what's ever.

But sometimes it realy works and deletes all files assosiated with the installer.

[Version 3.0b3]

Alua commented on 20 May 2006

And... forgot to metion. Every time I try using it, DesInstaller stops responding. Do not recommend this app.

[Version 3.0b3]

Alua commented on 20 May 2006

wanted to uninstall iVisualize and nothing worked. it said that i didn't have some sort of permission though i have administrator's status on the computer.

[Version 3.0b3]

JetFireDX commented on 10 Mar 2006

Looks straight forward, but I kept getting authorization errors after I enter my password. Wouldn't remove anything. I'd like to give it another try later though.

[Version 3.0b3]

Bill B commented on 26 Jan 2006

Tried it on 10.3.9 using the Bogus.pkg. Fuuunkay behavior, but it worked. Left an empty folder behind.

[Version 3.0b2]

FgS commented on 13 Jan 2006

Tested it on a Testinstall of MacOS X with Tiger 10.4.4. Worked without a fail on about 30-40 packeges.

Great Bit of Software.
Thanks to the /Dev !

[Version 3.0b1]

Anonymous reviewed on 09 Nov 2005

Wow... What a great app. I just came from Linux and decided to start rolling my own packages after installing xcode tools, and I quickly realized there is NO WAY to uninstall my packages...

Where do I send the check? This thing needs to be included in OSX without a doubt. Thanks for the great app. The only thing it's missing is multiple uninstall selections... ;-)

[Version 2.0.1]

joss___2 commented on 06 Jul 2005

Awesome! I installed something for a older version of OS X, and I didn't need it... searched MacUpdate and found this! Perfect, thanks to the developer!

[Version 2.0.1]

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