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I currently use a Mac with vmware to run a few windows financial charting programs. I decided to give Crossover a try as it was talked about on a forum for the windows application that I use.

The thing is, I am extremely confused. I'm not a programmer by any means, so this might be more complicated than I thought.

I've installed the trial version of crossover and I'm able to open the program I use. There are a few glitches but for the most part it's useable and works fine. The thing is, I can't figure out where all the files that I've downloaded for crossover go. If I decide I don't use crossover, how do I delete all the traces of it on my computer.

If I open crossover I can go to file open and pull up my program. If I search for the same files and program in my computer nothing comes up. WTF!

Crossover saves everything in the called bottles. Inside Crossover you can select Manage Bottles and in this window delete the bottle you want, also you can click on "Browse C drive" or something like that to see the files in the Finder.

I am not sure if you delete crossover it will ask you to delete all bottles.

All your program files live in the bottle into which you installed the program. So, if you go to your Library folder, and look for a folder called Application Support, under there you'll see CrossOver. And under that you'll see a folder called Bottles. For each bottle, there's a (fake) Drive C, wherein you'll find the same Program Files folder that you'd have under Windows. That's where all your program files live. However, your user data (i.e. your documents, spreadsheets, or whatever,) can be stored anywhere on your Mac that you like.

When you de-install CrossOver, you're basically just blowing away that ~Library/Application Support/CrossOver folder. So, the de-installation is very atomic. We don't scatter files and folders hither and yon over your hard drive--it's all basically right here (except, as mentioned whatever user data files you may have created).

There's a de-installation video here, by the way: http://www.codeweavers.com/videos/Uninstall

There are also several videos that go into more detail on how bottles work, which can be found at http://www.codeweavers.com/videos

Hope that helps!

Cheers,

-jon parshall-
COO
www.codeweavers.com

There are multiple answers to your questions here...

John Ingram wrote:

If I open crossover I can go to file open and pull up my program.
If I search for the same files and program in my computer nothing
comes up. WTF!

First, I'm guessing that you are using Spotlight or maybe the Finder search option. ... not opening a terminal window and using the "find" command.
That being the case, know that Spotlight is less than accurate -- always has been -- and it is NOT instantaneous. One assumes that it should "find" things immediately on storing them on your machine (or in iCloud), but that is not necessarily the case. I've never bothered to track down the peculiarities of Spotlight, but they are many, which is why I never use it, but use the "find" command in the terminal window.

The related answer here is that "your program" is not stored by the Mac file system. It is stored by Crossover using the Mac file system. (That's part of the reason why Spotlight can't find it.) The other issue is that the "program" is stored INSIDE another file structure, known as a "bottle." While not the same type of container as a "zip" or "rar" file, for example, it similarly obscures WHERE that file is located.

John Ingram wrote:

I've installed the trial version of crossover and I'm able to open
the program I use. There are a few glitches but for the most part
it's useable and works fine. The thing is, I can't figure out where
all the files that I've downloaded for crossover go. If I decide I
don't use crossover, how do I delete all the traces of it on my
computer.

Most programs will store their information is "Documents," the same as on Windows. So "program related" files are probably there. (Things like .ini files, output files, etc.)

The actual program itself is inside the "Bottle" -- This bottle is "hidden" on most systems simply because Apple has chosen to hid the Library directory from the user. The bottles are located in <user>/Library/Application Support/Crossover/<bottlename>.

You need to use the "Go" drop down menu of the Finder, select "Go to Folder" and type "~/Library". (The Tilde represents your home directory. If you leave it off, you go to the System Library folder, not yours.) You can also get the same pop-up menu from cmd-shift-G.

William H. Magill wrote:

You need to use the "Go" drop down menu of the Finder, select "Go
to Folder" and type "~/Library". (The Tilde represents your
home directory. If you leave it off, you go to the System Library
folder, not yours.) You can also get the same pop-up menu from
cmd-shift-G.

You can also use the "Go" menu in Finder while keeping the <option> (= <alt>) key pressed. That will show you the folders that have been hidden since Lion came out.

Am I the only one still using 10.6.8? I could technically upgrade to lion with my core2duo, but I don't see the need to. Snow Leopard does exactly what it needs to.

No, you are not (eg. I'm still on 10.6.8) but your msg here is the first one I saw from you mentioning that you are on 10.6.8. Nothing really changes from what was said before except there is no need to hold down any keys when using the "Go" Menu in Finder as the Library folder is visible in the list.

If you use Spotlight to search for those files (eg. by using the search function in Finder or entering a name to search for at the top right of a window) you often have to specify clearly that you do want to search inside system folders as well for it to find anything in one of the library folders. Spotlight is known to not work properly on any version of OS X. I suggest you either use the Find in Terminal as suggested or download one of the many programs that make finding a specific file or folder as easy as you are used to from other Mac programs...eg. EasyFind by Devon Technologies.

edit: oops, I misread...thought you were the OP...still the information is valid so I am leaving it here even though it is OT for this thread.