when uninstalling an app on Windows, why do some files get left over?

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I’ve mainly used OSX/MacOS tho right out my life, but have used Windows for work. From my understanding, installing an app on Windows scatters files throughout the OS and makes it sometimes difficult to fully uninstall an app. Often times there are files that are leftover.

In macOS it’s super easy because with a lot of apps, the files are bundled within the app itself making it easier to remove.

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Mac apps do leave stuff behind too. ~/Library/Application Support/ will have remains of old apps, a few other folders too that I can’t remember right now.

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