What would be the best way to figure out all files & folders that have been created and/or modified by a certain program install?
I've tried Smart Folders on Mac, but this couldn't show me hidden files, e.g. ~/.test_profile
.
I've also tried using find
from this and this post. But predictably get quite a massive output.
Another idea I had is to spin up a Docker container, install the application, and somehow do a git diff
-like operation on the whole file system (including root) to see what changed/additions have been made.
Any ideas?
Context: I recently installed a program called Anaconda. But then it was a nightmare so I deleted it (for the most part). The install leaves behind a bunch "artifacts" that even their own clean-uninstall program doesn't remove. Files such as the ones mentioned here. In order to find & remove this I just want to see all new files and folders that have been created throughout laptop. Is this possible? I'm paranoid.
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the packageinfo files, probably have a look over the pre-install script (it will presumably check for existing installations, and dependencies - which will point you at what it wants to install) and probably try and unpack the "payload" files, which are presumably archives of actual data. If it all went to 'reciepts' (presumably package management cache) then the OS should be able to uninstall it cleanly without needing an additional app??