Where is user specified data being stored on MacOS

Question

Hi,

I install an app .app file to /Applications folder. Can you please tell me where does the user specified data being stored? How can I do to clean uninstall my application and its user specific data?

Thank you.

Answer 1

This depends on the application, unfortunately. Sometimes it is in ~/Library/ folder, though.

Answer 2

AppTrap should do the trick.

It runs in the background and simply has a preference pane in the System Preferences. Drop the application onto the trash folder and it will ask you whether you want the associated application files to be deleted too.

Answer 3

Just let the user do that. For instance with AppCleaner.

Otherwise, just give a way in your preferences to reset them. No need to delete the plist file.

Answer 4

AppDelete is a free program for uninstalling and cleaning up.

FSEventer is a free program for seeing where programs install themselves.

Answer 5

Most information is stored within /Library/, however from time to time you may find applications which store their data within the contents of the .app package itself, or within a subfolder in /Applications/.

Answer 6

This should give you an idea of where to look.

Where to Put Application Files