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Uninstalling Whiteout from OS X Tiger

Installed Whiteout.dmg on Tiger 10.4? Want to get back to normal after realising it messes up Mail.app amongst other things? Then read this very quick guide as found on a French forum. And no, I cannot be held responsible for anything that might or might not happen to you, your Mac or anything else! No warranties, no returns and strictly no spitting. Thank you.

Instructions

  1. Open the Terminal.app (Applications/Utilities/Terminal)
  2. Then type in the following (just copy-n-paste):
    cd /System/Library/Frameworks/Carbon.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/HIToolbox.framework/Versions/A/Resources/
  3. Press Enter/Return
  4. Then type in the following followed by enter:
    sudo mv Extras.rsrc Extras.rsrc.BAD
    Enter your normal user pass when prompted!
  5. Type in the following followed by enter:
    sudo mv Extras.rsrc.orig Extras.rsrc
    Enter your normal user pass when prompted!
  6. Then close everything down and restart your Mac
  7. Log back in and keep your fingers crossed…
  8. Open a folder and enjoy the good old (ugly) metalised theme :-)

Reference:
http://forum.macbidouille.com/lofiversion/index.php/t136881.html
Version Tracker Info and Feedback on Whiteout
Whiteout Developer Site

Good luck and let me know whether it works for you :-)

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