Removing Protools Free, Software OS X Options

[Pancreas Puppet]

I just bought a new Powerbook with OS X, and it wasn't until AFTER I installed Protools Free that I found out it wasn't compatible.

Now, I want to get rid of it, but I can't find a safe way to uninstall it. There is no remove or uninstall file in the package at all.

Any help???

[Dave Bourke]

Pancreas Puppet:

When you say "still nothing," do you mean that you can't find it? Or that you can't remove it?

If you can't find, try looking in Your Hard Drive>Applications (MacOS 9). You should find both the PT Free and OMS folders there. Then go to Your Hard Drive>System Folder>Extensions. You should find the DAE and OMS stuff there.

If, on the other hand, you can't remove this stuff, try the following procedure for each item you need to remove:

Open a Finder window to display the file you want to remove. Go into Applications/Utilities and launch Terminal. Type the following (items in brackets are keystrokes):

sudo<space>rm<space>-R<space>

Then drag the offending file from the Finder window into the Terminal window. It should then display the file path in the Terminal window.

Once you see this, press return. You'll then be prompted for your admin password - this operation cannot be completed without it. It's a clear text password, so you won't see your block cursor move.

Once you've entered your password, hit return. Repeat for each file.

Bet you won't do that agin in a hurry :-)


Dave Bourke
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