I just bought a new macbook pro and wanted to install a game on it, so using VMware Fusion I created a virtual machine to install windows xp. It created a 20gb partition. After installing the game and found that it was malfunctioning I decided to uninstall VMware Fusion and get back all the space it had used up and use boot camp instead. Apparently with Macs (I'm switching from PC and not familiar with them) to uninstall you simply drag application to trash been then empty. So I did that (with the VMware app and the virtual system folder with windows xp in it) but I am not convinced I have acquired all of my original hd space back. it says I currently have about 278 gb free, with a capacity of 298. The mac has a 320 gb hard drive and I know os x takes a good chunk of space… but does this sound right or am I missing something? I haven't installed any other programs on it yet. How can I be sure all of the previously created partition and applications for the virtual machine are gone?
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1 korgrue // Jan 13, 2009
vmware comes with an uninstaller in the package you downloaded.
Here are the details.
http://communities.vmware.com/thread/115699
Most apps in Mac you simply drag to the recycle bin to uninstall. However, when the app actually changes some specific configuration, you should run the uninstaller to get things back to normal.
In this case, you have to actually run the uninstaller to recover your lost HD space.
From the thread:
Note: Uninstalling Fusion does not delete the Virtual Machine's as they are stored in a different location.
To uninstall VMware Fusion…
Shutdown, not suspend, any running Virtual Machines.
Close VMware Fusion (VMware Fusion menu > Quit VMware Fusion).
Uninstall VMware Fusion (Execute /Library/Application Support/VMware Fusion/Uninstall VMware Fusion or run the uninstaller from the .dmg you downloaded.).
Delete the following File(s) and or Folder(s) if they remain.
/Library/Application Support/VMware Fusion
/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.vmware.launchd.vmware.plist
/Library/Receipts/Install VMware Fusion.pkg
Note: ~ is your Home Folder.
~/Library/Preferences/com.vmware.fusion.plist
~/Library/Preferences/VMware Fusion
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