WARNING ABOUT ABANDONWARE! — I read at the top of this page: "AppTrap—1.2.4 —15 July 2020". This is not correct. The version 1.2.4 that downloads here is dated February 15, 2016. Moreover, at the developer's site (http://onnati.net/apptrap) the latest version is 1.2.3, dated December 28, 2015.
it's a great app. I wish the developed could fix just one bug that annoys me: when the app is running it manifests as an external volume connected to the computer.
I installed this on my iMac & laptop (both Snow Leopard)to uninstall older versions of Microsoft Office, and I never recieved the
"delete associated files?" warning when I emptied the trash. I had App Trap on when I did it.
Did I do something wrong?
Great little application, saves me opening CleanMyMac. I am worried about its memory usage (390MB Virtual Memory), so the developer should look into this. Other than that, I am very satisfied with this software!
I like this Preference Pane/App and hardly ever think about it. However, I have been thinking about adding memory and began studying the apps that are using memory. This one uses about 256MB. That seems like a lot to me. I don't think it needs to be open all the time, but I could be wrong. Is it accumulating data? I am going to try turning it off and just activating it when I delete an app, which is seldom.
Great app, thank you. Since the update, the dialog box now says 'move button' and 'leave button' instead of 'leave files' and 'move files' and a bunch of other code gibberish. Anyone else seeing that?
What makes this application so attractive is that you don't have to open up an application like AppDelete every time you want to delete a program making it very convenient to simply just move an application to the trash then ask you if you want to delete it's associated files. It feels like a feature built in to OS X rather than something secondary
I like AppCleaner better. It's also free, works in the background, and is just as good at removing all those extra app files. But it also shows you what it's going to delete and offers you the ability to not delete selective files if you choose.
http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/25276/appcleaner
For me this has been the most dependable and easy to use utility of its kind for a long time now. Transparently it runs in the background as a preference pane. Its icon does not take up space in the dock nor in the menu bar. Kudos for the developer.
Been using this forever now, and can't understand why anyone would use anything else. Absolutely fantastic utility that requires zero effort on the user's part.
I find the whole concept of this utility to be much more attractive than other applications that delete associated files with the application. It's very convenient because all you have to do is delete the application and it asks you if you want to remove the files associated with the program which makes it more convenient and productive than having to open up an application like appzapper every time you want to remove something.
Excellent utility. I'm using it for a while now (6+ months) and it has always worked flawlessly. There are other good utilities out there (sometimes also free) that do more or less the same. Have tried a couple but prefer this one because it is simple (no unnecessary bells & whistles) and it runs in the background; I don't have to launch anything before I can safely drag an application to the waste bin. Big thanks to the developer!
Installed over older version using OSX 10.4.11. Now I get the Preferences Error "Could not load AppTrap preference pane." What a pane. Am I the only one experiencing this?
I have tried AppTrap, and it's OK. However, when compared with AppCleaner 1.2.2, the difference is STRIKING. AppCleaner does most of the things that all of the reviewers below ask for, it finds ALL of the files associated with the main app you are deleting - EVEN FILES THAT ALL OTHER SUCH APPS OFTEN MISS - it is totally unobtrusive and doesn't impact your CPU or memory AT ALL as far as I can tell, IT WORKS AUTOMATICALLY when you maybe forget to startup AppCleaner and just toss an app into the trash ITS SmartDelete CATCHES IT AND ALSO AUTOMATICALLY CATCHES ALL ITS ASSOCIATED FILES AND OFFERS TO TRASH THEM FOR YOU! And perhaps most amazing is that it is so superior to all other such apps but it too is FREE, FREE, FREE, FREE, FREE! If you don't believe me, just check out the comments and reviews on AppCleaner's MacUpdate.com (http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/25276) and VersionTracker.com pages (http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/32740&mode=feedback). That level of user satisfaction is far, far higher than all other such apps, illustrating that people love it for all its capabilities and performance - not just its price (which, again, is FREE!).
When you try AppCleaner, set the preferences to "Protect launched apps," "Protect default apps," and "Enable 3D transitions," don't forget to turn on SmartDelete, then one-by-one select the "Applications," "Widgets" and "Others" icons at the top of AppCleaner's main window, and with each one select the "Options" menu (in the Menubar) then "Select All" to instruct AppCleaner to protect all those apps, widgets and other resources from being accidentally deleted, then you can uncheck one-by-one all the ones that you don't want AppCleaner to protect. Trust me, you'll love this app with it set this way! Enjoy!
(Oh, and BTW, I am in no way affiliated with the makers of AppCleaner - I don't even know them. I just LOVE IT when truly great software is made available for FREE, and I feel such magnanimous developers should be promoted whenever possible, even when it's a bit annoying (as this comment is because it's in another app's MacUpdate space).
Like many OS X users, I've lamented the lack of a deinstaller built into the OS. From the beginning I've used Deinstaller to remove demo or no longer needed apps. The process worked as long as pkgs were installed, otherwise they don't appear on the list. Then I stumbled upon AppTrap. Wow! Apple should pay the developer for the code and implement it now. The program loads as a Preference Pane an that's it. Anytime you drag an application into the trash AppTrap locates the associated files and deletes them as well. What could be easier?
This is definitely a 5 star utility - a pref pane, actually. But it functions perfectly: behind the scenes, catching most everything I delete, asking if I want associated files deleted too. 99% of the time, I do. What a time and work saver!
I love this little prefpane. Helps just a bit to keep your system somewhat more clean. As said before, it only sometimes misses out on the fact that it is a Sparkle update.
I also would like something like an exception list, so that you never see the warning for specific apps.
This app has saved me nearly an hour in total from searching for PLIST files and caches. It's truly amazing!
Okay, there is one negative: it only SOMETIMES ignores Sparkle updates. About half the time I have to tell it "No".
IT WORKS FOR ME... However I send my app tot the tras.. by itself or within a folder structure.. by drag and drop or by keyboard keys.. AppTrap pops up a dialog asking me if I want to trash the associated files as well.
It doesn't work.
Yet another app which claims to get rid of application associated files but doesn't do a thorough job. It left preference files behind on all the installations with which I tested it.
My question is: Do you need a background process that runs permanently on your computer (taking 15 Mb of memory) it's only purpose is to get rid of other apps ? How often do you need to trash apps ???
It worked on a couple of apps, but ironically, it did not find anything when I moved "AppDelete" to the trash. Maybe needs a little more work. Nice idea though.
This is by far the best implementation of uninstalling application on osx. Using this app, you dont have to drag an app to the a window to uninstall it. You just have to drag it to the trash bin(just like the osx way!) and then you get a nice window warning that youre deleting/uninstalling an app and it asks you if you want to move the prefs files and other files also to the thrash. very nice! better than appcleaner
