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> App data should fall into an predictable folder regardless of the location from where is ran

In fact, App Store apps are guaranteed to do that (by being in a closed sandbox); that's why Apple has an uninstallation procedure only for App Store apps.

> specify in a manifest what files and where will them be stored, and explicitly specify it they should be automatically deleted or not after moving the app to the trash

macOS tries to do that, and developers cry that macOS is becoming more and more closed. In fact, macOS already disallows all apps (including non-sandboxed apps) touching ~/Documents and ~/Downloads except for specific exceptions that the user grants.

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Yeah the way they're doing this is a bit of a pain in the ass to be honest. Set up a new Mac and you have to do though tons of these popups. It causes popup fatigue and users start just clicking yes without even reading it. I've seen it many times. It defeats the purpose this way.

It reminds me very much of how they made fun of Windows Vista in the past: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MyGUrPxG1iM

I don't know what a better solution would be but I don't think this is it. And the documents and downloads folders are pretty arbitrary on Mac. Any user created folders don't get this protection.

I do love the way that sandboxed apps only store stuff in one folder in the ~/Library/Containers folder though. Even non-MAS apps that are sandboxed have to do that.

In fact the trick in this article doesn't even mention this, if you use it with a non-sandboxed app you're not guaranteed to uninstall everything for sure using this method.

"Would you like to allow your toaster to make toast?"

"Please grant your refrigerator permission to store milk."

You jest, but I think a kosher refrigerator that somehow prevented dairy from finding its way into the meat section would find customers.

Nonsense, is obvious that an smart artificial throat will be the final solution to this problem, it will use AI and lasers to dispose atoms of pork and non-kosher food before it reaches your stomach, automating God's will just like he intended.

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