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dawnerd 3 months ago | parent | context | favorite | on: Samsung Magician disk utility takes 18 steps and t...

And you probably have a lot of files still from removed apps. There’s a reason there’s a few app uninstaller / cleaner utils

wpm 3 months ago [–]

Yeah but I don't actually care if some orphaned cache or config file gets left behind if it doesn't take up GBs of space.

Clearing the package receipt database of stuff you want to uninstall is fucking neurotic, I'm sorry, but it just is.

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