Bulk Crap Uninstaller (or BCUninstaller) is a free (as in speech) program uninstaller. It excels at removing large amounts of applications with minimal user input. It can clean up leftovers, detect orphaned applications, run uninstallers according to premade lists, and much more! Even though BCU was made with IT pros in mind, by default it is so straight-forward that anyone can use it.

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        11 months ago

        Hey now, I’ve cluttered up my Linux installs on my own just fine. Over the years I’ve installed quite a bit of stuff I used once then didn’t need again.

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          11 months ago

          Try distrobox out. Install those one-time use apps, then when done, remove the distrobox container. You can even specify its own home directory when creating one with --home (or -H). All cleaned up then.

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        11 months ago

        Mac. Why the eff can I not remove StockMarket, Weather, Chess (and so many more)… On an Audio WorkStation dedicated to Studio / Live work? Even in terminal, command line from rescue mode with permissions butchered. Argh.

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          11 months ago

          Those occupy so little space and are so easy to avoid. I’m a little surprised it’s that annoying. Like I get it on the psychological level, only wanting to have the stuff you want on your machine. But frankly, I forgot those things were even on my tower because I haven’t seen them in years.

          I know this sounds like a critique of your stance, but I’m kind of just thinking out loud here. I get where you’re coming from, and obviously it just doesn’t bother me as much. But now I’m afraid it’s going to in a few weeks lol

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          11 months ago

          Maybe it’s like mobile operating systems where those apps are part of an immutable area and can at most be hidden. However, given how incredibly slow OS updates are on modern Macs, that would be surprising.

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    11 months ago

    BCU seems to inaccurately report that some things are removed successfully, only for them to return to the list upon restarting the uninstaller.

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    11 months ago

    I love this thing. Makes cleaning up relatives/friends PC so easy

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    11 months ago

    Great tool! Very cool stuff, I’ve been looking for better debloaters/cleaners after CCleaner went to shit (imo).