ho do i delete programs on my macbook pro?

[mohawk apple]

im new to mac's just wondering how do i delete programs that i downloaded on my mac.
thanks for any help

 

[Just_Me_D]

Uninstall Apps in OS X. Personally, I use AppCleaner.

 

[warcraftWidow]

Just drag the app to the trash.

 

[Fausty82]

Just drag the app to the trash.

Dragging the app icon to the trash removes the program file, but leaves a lot of miscellaneous stuff on your system... stuff like the .plist files and any user data, etc.

I use AppZapper... some apps come with an uninstaller, too.

 

[warcraftWidow]

True, but for a Mac newbie dragging it to the trash is the easiest thing to do.

 

[Fausty82]

True, but for a Mac newbie dragging it to the trash is the easiest thing to do.

"Easiest" is not necessarily "best".

 

[warcraftWidow]

Ehh, the junk left behind doesn't really do any harm unlike stuff that gets left in a Windows registry. But I run AppTrap which asks me if I want to delete the other files whenever I drag a program to the trash.