Re: Screenshot!

From	"David B." <"David B."@invalid.org>
Newsgroups	alt.computer.workshop, uk.comp.sys.mac
Subject	Re: Screenshot!
Date	2026-05-25 08:26 +0100
Organization	Retired
Message-ID	<n7ibteFbki3U1@mid.individual.net> (permalink)
References	<n7e2roFlopsU1@mid.individual.net> <n7h6h6F64ueU1@mid.individual.net> <6a1374ec$0$20$882e4bbb@reader.netnews.com> <n7hc34F705nU1@mid.individual.net> <6a137eb5$0$21$882e4bbb@reader.netnews.com>

Cross-posted to 2 groups.

Show all headers | View raw

On 24/05/2026 23:41, Brock McNuggets wrote:
> On May 24, 2026 at 3:23:32 PM MST, ""David B."" wrote
> <n7hc34F705nU1@mid.individual.net>:
> 
>> On 24/05/2026 23:00, Brock McNuggets wrote:
>>> On May 24, 2026 at 1:48:38 PM MST, ""David B."" wrote
>>> <n7h6h6F64ueU1@mid.individual.net>:
>>>
>>>> On 24/05/2026 15:53, Brock McNuggets wrote:
>>>>> David B. <"David B."@invalid.org> wrote:
>>>>>> On 24/05/2026 15:16, Brock McNuggets wrote:
>>>>>>> David B. <"David B."@invalid.org> wrote:
>>>>>>>> On 24/05/2026 14:40, Brock McNuggets wrote:
>>>>>>>>> On May 24, 2026 at 6:23:58 AM MST, ""David B."" wrote
>>>>>>>>> <n7gcffF24o0U2@mid.individual.net>:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> On 24/05/2026 13:59, Brock McNuggets wrote:
>>>>>>>>>> .[....]
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Can you please answer the questions?
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Please - RESTATE your question
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> You: In the old days, the developer implied that dragging his App to the
>>>>>>>>> Trash/Bin removed all trace of it from one's computer.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Me: When? Never on macOS... even Classic Mac. So when? Apple IIe?
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Please answer this question.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Why didn’t you answer the question?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Definitely macOS
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> https://i.ibb.co/xKDRp0x4/Screenshot-2026-05-24-at-15-00-28.png
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> You: The developer has changed his tune - at last! 😁
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Me: How?
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Please answer this question.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Why didn’t you answer the question?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Once again, he now has a notarized App in the App Store again
>>>>>>>> (Storeograph) so he MUST be a good guy!
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I did answer; I'm saddened that you didn't understand that EtreCheck was
>>>>>> not compiled until after macOS was developed.
>>>>>
>>>>> What? Where did you get that? LOL!
>>>>
>>>> I helped him during his development phase!
>>>
>>> Good grief. Where did you get the idea that ANYONE thought EtreCheck was
>>> compiled before macOS was developed? You are not focusing at all on what is
>>> being said.
>>
>> Let me quote what *YOU* said:-
>>
>> "Me: When? Never on macOS... even Classic Mac. So when? Apple IIe?"
>>
>> Does that help?!!!
> 
> That has NOTHING to do with EtreCheck. Again:
> 
> You: In the old days, the developer implied that dragging his App to the
> Trash/Bin removed all trace of it from one's computer.
> 
> Me: When? Never on macOS... even Classic Mac. So when? Apple IIe?
> 
> What "old days" did a developer say dragging his app via dragging to Trash
> removed all traces? The answer is: NEVER. This has NEVER been how macOS, or
> even Classic Mac, worked.

OK - I didn't get a Mac until 2009

>>>>> Are you OK? You’re not making any sense or understanding anything being
>>>>> said.
>>>>
>>>> Bit sore yesterday and today from having yet another Covid jab!
>>>
>>> Glad you are getting it... sorry you are sore.
>>
>> I only have them to please my wife!  🤣
> 
> She is wise.

She is ..... she's stayed married to me for nearly 60 years!!!

>>>>> You talked about deleting an app. You went on about files being left behind
>>>>> — as is the norm on macOS. But your comments were not tied to any real
>>>>> understanding. Then you jumped to how a developer changed his tune but when
>>>>> asked about that changed topics to him releasing other software. When this
>>>>> was noted you made a bizarre jump to modern apps not being compiled on
>>>>> now-ancient OSs.
>>>>>
>>>>> Seriously, are you OK? You’re clearly not making a lick of sense and can’t
>>>>> follow a discussion.
>>>>
>>>> I wonder if anyone else has noticed! 😅
>>>
>>> Does not matter to me. But to get back to the topic (I hope): You keep going
>>> on about files being left behind when you uninstall an app. You try to
>>> differentiate between those from the Apple Store and those note. What point
>>> are you trying to make? I get you are focused on EtreCheck leaving old scan
>>> results, and admit that is a bit uncommon (but not a concern), but on the
>>> bigger picture what is your point? I keep asking and you just change the
>>> topic.
>>
>> This all goes back a very long time. EtreCheck was, at first, available
>> on the Apple App Store. That was proof that John Daniel had been
>> 'vetted' by Apple and 'Notarized'. Then it was no longer available there.
>> Now taht Mr. Daniel has another software - Storeograph - availble from
>> the Apple App Store it is confirmation, once again, that JD has been
>> investigated, approved and "Notarized" by Apple.
> 
> Being on the Apple App Store, or being notarized by Apple in general,does not
> mean Apple has in any significant way investigated, endorsed, or certified a
> developer’s trustworthiness in the way you are implying.
> 
> You said he changed his tune. Releasing a new app does not show that.

Although he still refuses to "talk" to me, he has listened to my 
comments and adjusted what is said on his website!
  >>> Then you spoke of the developer changing his tune. You did this in 
relation to
>>> his having the old scan results but have said that is not it. You then changed
>>> the topic to him having other software. Again: how did he change his tune?
>>
>> At www.etrecheck.com it is now explained that old reports *ARE* retained.
>>
>> "Uninstall:
>>
>> To uninstall EtreCheckPro, just drag the EtreCheckPro.app file to the Trash.
>>
>> EtreCheckPro saves all generated reports automatically under the
>> Previous reports item in the File menu. This will open a Finder window
>> showing all previous reports. These can be managed with the Delete
>> previous report item in the File menu."
>>
>> THAT paragraph is *NEW*!
> 
> The earliest WBM archive of that page. 22 October 2022.

You need to be more thorough in your research!

> https://web.archive.org/web/20221022023945/https://www.etrecheck.com/en/details.html
> 
> The text was a bit different but the idea has been there since at least then.

https://web.archive.org/web/20140705061537/http://www.etresoft.com/etrecheck

>> https://www.etrecheck.com/en/details.html
>>
>> I hope that clarifies matters for you.
> 
> It shows the developer has been very open about the old reports for a long
> time. It is a non-issue.

As I've mentioned before, my original nym when posting on the ASC forums 
was HunterBD.

Here's one of my first discussions about EtreCheck:-

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/6781873?answerId=27530552022&sortBy=rank#27530552022

-- 
Kind regards,
David

Back to uk.comp.sys.mac | Previous | Next — Previous in thread | Next in thread | Find similar

Thread

Screenshot! "David B." <"David B."@invalid.org> - 2026-05-23 17:27 +0100
  Re: Screenshot! "David B." <"David B."@invalid.org> - 2026-05-23 18:28 +0100
    Re: Screenshot! Brock McNuggets <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> - 2026-05-23 18:20 +0000
      Re: Screenshot! "David B." <"David B."@invalid.org> - 2026-05-23 19:29 +0100
        Re: Screenshot! Brock McNuggets <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> - 2026-05-23 18:51 +0000
          Re: Screenshot! "David B." <"David B."@invalid.org> - 2026-05-23 21:16 +0100
            Re: Screenshot! Brock McNuggets <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> - 2026-05-23 23:43 +0000
              Re: Screenshot! "David B." <"David B."@invalid.org> - 2026-05-24 08:37 +0100
                Re: Screenshot! Brock McNuggets <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> - 2026-05-24 12:59 +0000
                Re: Screenshot! "David B." <"David B."@invalid.org> - 2026-05-24 14:23 +0100
                Re: Screenshot! Brock McNuggets <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> - 2026-05-24 13:40 +0000
                Re: Screenshot! "David B." <"David B."@invalid.org> - 2026-05-24 15:07 +0100
                Re: Screenshot! Brock McNuggets <Brock.McNuggets@gmail.com> - 2026-05-24 14:16 +0000
                Re: Screenshot! "David B." <"David B."@invalid.org> - 2026-05-24 15:34 +0100
                Re: Screenshot! Brock McNuggets <Brock.McNuggets@gmail.com> - 2026-05-24 14:53 +0000
                Re: Screenshot! "David B." <"David B."@invalid.org> - 2026-05-24 21:48 +0100
                Re: Screenshot! Brock McNuggets <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> - 2026-05-24 22:00 +0000
                Re: Screenshot! "David B." <"David B."@invalid.org> - 2026-05-24 23:23 +0100
                Re: Screenshot! Brock McNuggets <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> - 2026-05-24 22:41 +0000
                Re: Screenshot! "David B." <"David B."@invalid.org> - 2026-05-25 08:26 +0100
                Re: Screenshot! Brock McNuggets <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> - 2026-05-25 14:49 +0000
                Re: Screenshot! "David B." <"David B."@invalid.org> - 2026-05-25 22:09 +0100
                Re: Screenshot! pothead <pothead@snakebite.com> - 2026-05-25 22:30 +0000
                Re: Screenshot! Brock McNuggets <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> - 2026-05-25 23:21 +0000
                Re: Screenshot! Brock McNuggets <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> - 2026-05-26 00:06 +0000
                Re: Screenshot! "David B." <"David B."@invalid.org> - 2026-05-26 14:56 +0100
                Re: Screenshot! Brock McNuggets <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> - 2026-05-26 16:12 +0000
                Re: Screenshot! "David B." <"David B."@invalid.org> - 2026-05-26 20:09 +0100
                Re: Screenshot! Brock McNuggets <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> - 2026-05-26 19:55 +0000
                Re: Screenshot! "David B." <"David B."@invalid.org> - 2026-05-26 23:01 +0100
                Re: Screenshot! Brock McNuggets <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> - 2026-05-26 22:08 +0000
                Re: Screenshot! "David B." <"David B."@invalid.org> - 2026-05-26 23:27 +0100
                Re: Screenshot! Brock McNuggets <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> - 2026-05-26 23:22 +0000
                Re: Screenshot! "David B." <"David B."@invalid.org> - 2026-05-27 07:45 +0100
                Re: Screenshot! Brock McNuggets <Brock.McNuggets@gmail.com> - 2026-05-27 06:53 +0000
                Re: Screenshot! "David B." <"David B."@invalid.org> - 2026-05-27 08:01 +0100
                Re: Screenshot! Brock McNuggets <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> - 2026-05-27 07:26 +0000
                Re: Screenshot! "David B." <"David B."@invalid.org> - 2026-05-27 13:18 +0100
  Re: Screenshot! Brock McNuggets <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> - 2026-05-23 18:17 +0000
    Re: Screenshot! "David B." <"David B."@invalid.org> - 2026-05-23 19:32 +0100
      Re: Screenshot! Brock McNuggets <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> - 2026-05-23 18:50 +0000
        Re: Screenshot! "David B." <"David B."@invalid.org> - 2026-05-23 21:17 +0100
          Re: Screenshot! Brock McNuggets <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> - 2026-05-23 23:43 +0000
            Re: Screenshot! "David B." <"David B."@invalid.org> - 2026-05-24 08:39 +0100
              Re: Screenshot! Brock McNuggets <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> - 2026-05-24 12:56 +0000
                Re: Screenshot! "David B." <"David B."@invalid.org> - 2026-05-24 14:42 +0100
                Re: Screenshot! Brock McNuggets <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> - 2026-05-24 13:45 +0000

csiph-web