I couldn't open ical, and now I can't install ical
Hi,
I tried to open ical for the first time today, but there was some kind of error. So, I took the ical application and deleted it. Next, I downloaded ical, but I can't install it. It says I can't install it because I already have a newer version. What is going on? I really want to use ical.
Thanks for the help.
I tried to open ical for the first time today, but there was some kind of error. So, I took the ical application and deleted it. Next, I downloaded ical, but I can't install it. It says I can't install it because I already have a newer version. What is going on? I really want to use ical.
Thanks for the help.
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Then try installing again.
~/Library/Application Support/iCal
~/Library/Caches/com.apple.iCal
/Library/Receipts/iCal.pkg
In case these are the problem files.
Jambo
Originally posted by Jambo
Also trash:
~/Library/Application Support/iCal
~/Library/Caches/com.apple.iCal
/Library/Receipts/iCal.pkg
In case these are the problem files.
Jambo
Oops! He's right! Props to Jambo from the Guy that forgot!
I'm just asking out of curiosity, and this seemed like an opportune moment to hop on a soap box. Please be easy on me!
If you installed the app using an installer, you *should* uninstall it using the same Receipt. Double-click it, and it will launch Installer, with an option to Uninstall.
If you just dragged-and-dropped the app to your drive, then just deleting it is all you need to do.
Originally posted by Randycat99
Is iCal being an "offender" here? Supposedly, the ease of uninstalling an application in OSX is literally to just trash the app icon. Now if it is sometimes required to go routing around in various Library folders to allow an installation to work, isn't that defeating this whole principle? What's going on here?
I'm just asking out of curiosity, and this seemed like an opportune moment to hop on a soap box. Please be easy on me!
To remove the App, all you have to do it dump the App file, just like always... what's left is user preferences and installation history files (call them logs)... also left behind in iCals instance is the calendars.
The advantage to this is that you can usually delete the app and reinstall to solve your problem. You can also keep your calendars and settings. Unfortunately for this guy, it's probably a preference or bad install, so he needs to delete the preferences (plist) and the Package History (install log) and anything else that could cause his problem
Originally posted by ajones
To remove the App, all you have to do it dump the App file, just like always... what's left is user preferences and installation history files (call them logs)... also left behind in iCals instance is the calendars.
The advantage to this is that you can usually delete the app and reinstall to solve your problem. You can also keep your calendars and settings. Unfortunately for this guy, it's probably a preference or bad install, so he needs to delete the preferences (plist) and the Package History (install log) and anything else that could cause his problem
It's the Receipt.
Originally posted by Kickaha
It's the Receipt.
Yea yea... I couldnt' remember and was too dang lazy to scroll down and look :P sorry
Originally posted by Randycat99
Ah, the receipt. I've seen a bunch of those in some folder. Now I know what they are for! Thanks. So a receipt is an "uninstaller", eh?
No... your "uninstaller" is your mouse draging the actual app to the trash can
The receipt is just a log of events from the installation or the app
Originally posted by Randycat99
What's with the doubleclicking on a receipt, then? Does that accomplish anything more than just dragging the app to the trash?
I don't have any receipts that contain anything but log files
ajones, the dragging method only works for applications you installed by dragging. If you used Installer to install them, use Installer to remove them. It's just that simple.
Installer leaves behind a Receipt on install. When you open that Receipt, (actually, I believe you can open the original Installer package as well) the Installer says "Aha! It's already been installed! I'll enable the Uninstall menu item, since now I know where to go delete things."
It's much more comprehensive than *just* dragging to the Trash.
Also, if you install, say, iCal, and then just drag and delete via the Trash, guess where Software Update looks for info on what you have installed? Receipts. So unless you delete the Receipt, SU thinks you still have it installed, and won't grab it. Likewise, Installer will look at the Receipts to determine latest version, etc, etc, etc. Uninstalling via the Installer then removes the Receipt as well, so you don't get into situations like what started this thread.
Thanks for the lesson! I'll be sure and have that information correct next time!