The preferences will still be available on your Mac, too - this is convenient if you’re uninstalling an app only to replace it with a newer version of the same app, or if you reinstall the app later down the line.
Most of the time, these files will use very little space and won’t cause a problem. Erase an application and it will leave preference files left over in your Library folders.
The above method doesn’t actually erase an application’s preferences. RELATED: How to Install Applications On a Mac: Everything You Need to Know How to Remove Left Behind Files For example, try to move the Chess app to the trash and you’ll see a message saying, “Chess can’t be modified or deleted because it’s required by OS X.” Note that you can’t remove built-in applications by doing this.
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