These vestiges can be very small in size, thus leaving them alone may not affect your Mac performance, yet they can also be a large chunks of useless files that occupy a large portion of your hard drive space.
However, a fact is often neglected that, even the stand-alone software may might still leave its configuration and preferences files on multiple system directories after you carry out a basic uninstall. Generally speaking, most Mac applications are separate bundles that contain the executable and any associated resources for the app, and therefore users can easily remove any unwanted software (if they are installed properly) from their Macs. In normal cases Mac users just need to simply drag and drop the target app to the Trash and then empty the Trash to perform the standard uninstallation. Uninstalling applications in macOS/Mac OS X is quite different from that in Windows operating system. Things you should know about Mac app removal: How to uninstall Microsoft Silverlight on Mac computer? If you encounter problem when trying to delete Microsoft Silverlight as well as its associated components, read through this removal tutorial and learn about how to perfectly remove any unwanted applications on your Mac. The one thing I noticed was that no matter what approach I took, I always found Silverlight app on my Launchpad which again I couldn't delete straight out.How Can I Uninstall Microsoft Silverlight from My Mac Tried using Spotlight and Finder to find any traces of Silverlight, again to no avail.Įvery time I try to install the silverlight.pkg (downloaded using the link Netflix provides while trying to play any video) the wizard detects a newer version of Silverlight on my HardDisk-Mac HD.
Restarted my computer a bunch of times after every uninstall strategy - only in vain Tried using AppCleaner to find and delete Silverlight - Just ended up not being able to find it in any of the categories Netflix FixIt recommended uninstalling and reinstalling Silverlight.Ĭlosed all browsers and dragged Silverlight to bin from /Library/internet-pluginsĪlso cleaned out Silverlight files from /Library/Receipts and /Library/Application Support I updated Silverlight to version 5 not knowing that Netflix would end up throwing a N8109 error. I'm trying to uninstall Silverlight and install an older version to get Netflix working again.
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