howto uninstall / delete iLife?

dsjkvf · 01-19-2006, 01:52 AM

how could i completely uninstall iLife'05 (iPhoto, iMovie, iDVD & Garageband) and all it's corresponding files?

the fact is that i practically do not use 'em, and i assume that those apps (and their libraries) are taking some space :). may by someday later i will turn back to iLife'06, but for now i just want to clean my system a bit :).

thank you in advance.

hayne · 01-19-2006, 02:06 AM

I would recommend against uninstalling iLife unless you are getting short of disk space. Just ignore the files/folders. You might find it useful someday.

But if you insist, you can just drag the apps from /Application to the Trash.
The largest part of the disk space is taken up by the support files which are in the /Library/Application Support - in sub-folders named after each of the apps. Again, just drag these folders to the Trash.

dsjkvf · 01-19-2006, 02:12 AM

hayne, thanks.

but is there any other libs, which could be located not only in Application Support? i do remember something about e.g. GarageBand storing its samples / sounds / etc somewhere else... but i don't remember exactly

-- do you know something about it?

talking about uninstalling iLife in general -- well, even those, who use it, probably should act in similar wau before installing iLife'06, shouldn't they? just in order to avoid some possible conflicts...

hayne · 01-19-2006, 02:26 AM

1) I don't know of other folders containing iLife files that take up significant amounts of disk space. Maybe use one of the 3rd-party utilities "OmniDiskSweeper" or "Disk Inventory X" to show you where the disk space is going.

2) I am sure that the iLife 06 installer will do the right thing regarding the iLife 05 files.

dsjkvf · 02-15-2006, 01:26 AM

coming back to the topic: GarageBand's files also sit in /Users/Shared/GarageBand Demo Songs -- but may be not only here? e.g. /Library/Audio/Apple Loops -- what is it?

and size... i assume installed '05 takes about ~3GB, so it's not so small to keep if i never used it

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01-19-2006, 01:52 AM	#1
dsjkvf Triple-A Player Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 56	howto uninstall / delete iLife? how could i completely uninstall iLife'05 (iPhoto, iMovie, iDVD & Garageband) and all it's corresponding files? the fact is that i practically do not use 'em, and i assume that those apps (and their libraries) are taking some space :). may by someday later i will turn back to iLife'06, but for now i just want to clean my system a bit :). thank you in advance.

01-19-2006, 02:06 AM	#2
hayne Site Admin Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Montreal Posts: 32,473	I would recommend against uninstalling iLife unless you are getting short of disk space. Just ignore the files/folders. You might find it useful someday. But if you insist, you can just drag the apps from /Application to the Trash. The largest part of the disk space is taken up by the support files which are in the /Library/Application Support - in sub-folders named after each of the apps. Again, just drag these folders to the Trash. __________________ hayne.net/macosx.html

01-19-2006, 02:26 AM	#4
hayne Site Admin Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Montreal Posts: 32,473	1) I don't know of other folders containing iLife files that take up significant amounts of disk space. Maybe use one of the 3rd-party utilities "OmniDiskSweeper" or "Disk Inventory X" to show you where the disk space is going. 2) I am sure that the iLife 06 installer will do the right thing regarding the iLife 05 files. __________________ hayne.net/macosx.html

01-19-2006, 02:12 AM	#3
dsjkvf Triple-A Player Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 56	hayne, thanks. but is there any other libs, which could be located not only in Application Support? i do remember something about e.g. GarageBand storing its samples / sounds / etc somewhere else... but i don't remember exactly -- do you know something about it? talking about uninstalling iLife in general -- well, even those, who use it, probably should act in similar wau before installing iLife'06, shouldn't they? just in order to avoid some possible conflicts...

02-15-2006, 01:26 AM	#5
dsjkvf Triple-A Player Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 56	coming back to the topic: GarageBand's files also sit in /Users/Shared/GarageBand Demo Songs -- but may be not only here? e.g. /Library/Audio/Apple Loops -- what is it? and size... i assume installed '05 takes about ~3GB, so it's not so small to keep if i never used it .