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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Configuration files and things like saved games are often left behind because the uninstaller isn’t looking for them.

The idea is that if you reinstall the app the saved games and config will still be there

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