Is SheepShaver Hiding Something ... ?
Posted: Mon Feb 19, 2018 6:06 pm
Greetings,
How is it that after a complete uninstall, SheepShaver still retains the settings from my previous install? Here is the breakdown:
1. Removed SheepShaver using AppCleaner. The SheepShaver.plist file was among those deleted (located at ~/Library/Preferences/SheepShaver.plist).
2. Conducted Admin search of entire system (to include hidden files) for SheepShaver remnants. None found.
3. Logged out and restarted my Mac (I'm running 10.11.6).
4. Performed a fresh install of SheepShaver from downloaded zip files that are stored on an external HDD.
5. Opened up SheepShaver Prefs, and all of my settings are still there from the last install - the virtual hard drive name, the path to the Unix share, RAM size, and all of the other checkboxes and settings. Everything was exactly the same.
6. Conclusion: there is a hidden file on my machine that is retaining this info somehow and persisting through the uninstall process.
Just to be sure, I replicated this problem two more times. On the last time I even named my virtual drive "I_am_from_a_previous_install" then attempted to completely sanitize my machine of SheepShaver (even using CCleaner to clear out caches), and performed a 'clean' install. Lo and behold, no change to the preferences. It was the same as the last.
Any thoughts or advice would be greatly appreciated. Not only do I want to perform a virgin install of SheepShaver, but I also really need to know why this is occurring.
Thanks, and peace!
How is it that after a complete uninstall, SheepShaver still retains the settings from my previous install? Here is the breakdown:
1. Removed SheepShaver using AppCleaner. The SheepShaver.plist file was among those deleted (located at ~/Library/Preferences/SheepShaver.plist).
2. Conducted Admin search of entire system (to include hidden files) for SheepShaver remnants. None found.
3. Logged out and restarted my Mac (I'm running 10.11.6).
4. Performed a fresh install of SheepShaver from downloaded zip files that are stored on an external HDD.
5. Opened up SheepShaver Prefs, and all of my settings are still there from the last install - the virtual hard drive name, the path to the Unix share, RAM size, and all of the other checkboxes and settings. Everything was exactly the same.
6. Conclusion: there is a hidden file on my machine that is retaining this info somehow and persisting through the uninstall process.
Just to be sure, I replicated this problem two more times. On the last time I even named my virtual drive "I_am_from_a_previous_install" then attempted to completely sanitize my machine of SheepShaver (even using CCleaner to clear out caches), and performed a 'clean' install. Lo and behold, no change to the preferences. It was the same as the last.
Any thoughts or advice would be greatly appreciated. Not only do I want to perform a virgin install of SheepShaver, but I also really need to know why this is occurring.
Thanks, and peace!