In Mac OS X, Apple included a series of native applications that help us use an iDevice, surf the Internet, use various social networks, use email accounts, but not all of them are used constantly by anyone. . For those who can't find a utility for Safari, iTunes, Mail, Photo Booth or other Mac OS X applications, today I have a method through which you can delete these applications without much effort. I know there are applications on the web that will help you delete anything from your Mac, but this method can be used by anyone very simply and without installing third-party applications.
Apple doesn't normally allow you to delete apps from Mac OS X because you might find that the system won't work that well, you won't be able to sync an iDevice without iTunes, and you won't be able to use the webcam without FaceTime or iChat. If you are still determined to delete certain applications, it would be good to first make a backup of OS X (Carbon Copy Cloner is a good application) and then run the commands below to delete anything that interests you. It is important to type the commands exactly as you see them and with capital letters otherwise they will not work.
To start, go to the Applications/Utilities folder on your Mac and open the Terminal application. Write the order in the application cd /Applications/ then write one of the commands below to delete the respective application. After running the deletion command, you will be asked to enter your Mac's administrator password to confirm the deletion.
- sudo rm -rf iTunes.app/ – delete iTunes;
- sudo rm -rf Safari.app/ – delete Safari;
- sudo rm -rf Mail.app/ – delete Mail;
- sudo rm -rf FaceTime.app/ – delete FaceTime;
- sudo rm -rf QuickTime\Player.app/ – delete Quicktime;
- sudo rm -rf Stickies.app/ – delete the Stickies application;
- sudo rm -rf Chess.app/ – delete the Chess game;
- sudo rm -rf iCal.app/ – delete iCal;
- sudo rm -rf iChat.app/ – delete iChat;
- sudo rm -rf Photo\ Booth.app Photo Booth application.
These are just a few examples, but using the model above you can delete any application from your Mac. After you have deleted the application, you can only reinstall it if it exists in the Mac App Store or if you can download it from the Apple website, otherwise you will no longer be able to use it.
