Can I Delete A Dmg File After Install

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Can I Delete A Dmg File After Install
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As an alternative, you can mount an image from the trash from the command line. For example: open /.Trash/MyTrashedImage.dmg And although the Finder will not empty the image from the trash while it is mounted, you can use the command line to remove the image file altogether after it's mounted, bypassing the trash altogether. Once you’ve installed your apps, you can delete the DMG, ZIP, or PKG files, but you may want to keep them, if the apps are large, and your bandwidth is limited, in case you need to reinstall the apps, or install them on another Mac. How to install Mac apps from third-party app stores. There are some third-party equivalents to the Mac App Store.

Objective

To uninstall the Citrix WorkSpace for Mac, open the CitrixWorkSpaceApp.dmg file and select Uninstall Citrix WorkSpaceApp. Follow the on-screen instructions to uninstall the Citrix WorkSpace App.
Refer to Citrix Documentation -Install, set up, and upgrade Receiver for Mac for more information on how to perform this action.

Can I Delete Dmg Files After Installation Mac

In some cases, after having uninstalled the Receiver, certain files might be left behind the system. This has mostly been reported after having run earlier versions of the CitrixReceiver.dmg uninstaller (Example: Earlier versions of 11.x). Can I Delete A Dmg File After Install

This article describes how to manually remove the files in order to avoid any unexpected behavior if and when the Receiver is re-installed. This article can also be used as reference to clean a system after having an older or legacy version of the Receiver uninstalled, and prior to installing the latest Citrix Receiver for Mac.

Instructions

After uninstalling the Receiver and rebooting the system, ensure that the files or folders listed in this section have been removed from your system. If they still exist, remove them manually.

  1. /Applications-
    Citrix Receiver.app

  2. /Library
    - /Internet plug-ins/CitrixICAClientPlugIn.plugin
    - /LaunchAgents/com.citrix.AuthManager_Mac.plist
    - /LaunchAgents/com.citrix.ServiceRecords.plist

  3. /Users/Shared
    - /Citrix/Receiver Integration (entire folder)

  4. ~/Library
    - /Internet plug-ins/CitrixICAClientPlugIn.plugin
    - /Application Support/Citrix Receiver
    - CitrixID
    - Config
    - Module
    - /Preferences/com.citrix.receiver.nomas.plist
    - /Preferences/com.citrix.receiver.nomas.plist.lockfile
    - /Preferences/com.citrix.ReceiverFTU.AccountRecords.plist (added in 11.6)
    - /Preferences/com.citrix.ReceiverFTU.AccountRecords.plist.lockfile (added in 11.6)

  5. ~/Applications
    - Under this folder, you can delete any applications you previously added via the Receiver UI.

  6. /private/var/db/receipts
    - com.citrix.ICAClient.bom
    - com.citrix.ICAClient.plist

Important Notes

  • A tilde (~) placed at the beginning of a folder path refers to that folder’s location within the user profile. For example, ~/Library/Preferences/ refers to the Preferences folder within the user's Library folder (e.g. /Users/<username>/Library/Preferences/). A path without a tilde refers to the system-wide version of that folder at the root of the system (e.g. /Library/Preferences/).

  • Note that certain folder mentioned in the list can be hidden directories on the system.

  • It is important to remember that certain items mentioned in this article might not exist on your system depending on the Receiver version(s) you previously installed.

Follow Me Data Notes

In version 11.6, the Follow Me Data feature is integrated into the Citrix Receiver for Mac. The files and folders that are compatible with this feature are listed.
You can remove the files that were not properly cleaned up by the uninstaller. You can also keep the user data that was previously synchronized on your system by Follow Me Data.

  1. The following locations should be cleaned up after running the uninstaller utility:
    - ~/Applications/Citrix/FollowMeData (this is a hidden folder that contains the application binary)
    - ~/Library/Application Support/ShareFile (contains user specific configurations)
    - /Library/PreferencePanes/FMDSysPrefPane.prefPane

  2. Installation information files that are okay to remove after uninstall:
    - /private/var/db/receipts/com.citrix.ShareFile.installer.plist
    - /private/var/db/receipts/com.citrix.ShareFile.installer.bom

File not cleaned up during uninstall that you may or may not want to delete depending on your needs:
- ~/ShareFile (contains the user data synchronized by Follow Me Data)
- /private/var/db/receipts
- com.citrix.ShareFile.installer.plist
- com.citrix.ShareFile.installer.bom

Can I Delete A Dmg File After Install


If you are Unable to find the Citrix WorkSpace App running on your MAC and if you want to forcefully quit
Press Cmd + Alt + Escape to see the Force Quit Applications menu.
This will show running apps, and lets you force-quit them if necessary - just highlight the Citrix WorkSpace App and click Force Quit.

Additional Resources

CTX130356 - Mac OS X 10.7 Lion - Known Issues with Citrix Receiver for Mac

Citrix Documentation - Receiver for Mac