How to reInstall

[Vivek Sinha]

My Mailnotification was not working to I unstalled Growl 1.3.1. Now
when I want to reinstall it my App store says I already have it
installed and I don't see an install button.

[xairbusdriver]

The only way I've found to enable a re-install is as follows:

1. Disconnect any backup drive(s). [You might want to consider not letting Spotlight index these external drives.]

2. Find every piece of Growl you can find.

A. This includes any earlier version of Growl, also.

i. Don't forget to look in your PrefPane list, Application Support folder, etc.

ii. Use any and every 'search' tool you have available, including your eyeballs! ;-) 

B. You can simply collect all the files and place them in a folder and the use the Finder "Compress" command. This effectively hides them from the OS.

C. Now, take the originals and move them to the Trash.

D. Empty the Trash. 

3. Restart the Mac.

4. Open the Mac App Store. You should now see the Growl screen showing an "Install" button/label.

5. Click the "Install" button. You will probably be asked for your Apple ID.

You should now find Growl in your applications folder. It should not be in your System Preferences. And remember, Growl only works when developers of other apps have made changes in their apps to work with the new version.

Hope this helps.

[Vivek Sinha]

Awesome, that worked.
However I had to install Growlmail seperately
http://code.google.com/p/growlmail/downloads/detail?name=GrowlMail-1.3.2.zip




On Nov 10, 10:54 am, xairbusdriver <arkiefl...@me.com> wrote:
> The only way I've found to enable a *re*-install is as follows:
>
> 1. *Disconnect* any backup drive(s). [You might want to consider not

> letting Spotlight index these external drives.]

> 2. *Find* every piece of Growl you can find.

>
> A. This includes any earlier version of Growl, also.
>
> i. Don't forget to look in your PrefPane list, Application Support folder,
> etc.
>
> ii. Use any and every 'search' tool you have available, including your
> eyeballs! ;-)
>
> B. You can simply collect all the files and place them in a folder and the
> use the Finder "Compress" command. This effectively hides them from the OS.
>
> C. Now, take the originals and move them to the Trash.
>
> D. Empty the Trash.
>

> 3. *Restart* the Mac*.*
>
> 4. *Open* the *Mac App Store*. You should now see the Growl screen showing