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I got lots of plug ins that I have uninstalled long ago from my system but that still show on my plug ins list.They are not present in the components or vst folders anymore.It's driving me crazy...http://forum.ableton.com/posting.php?mode=post&f=2#

Hi,
since you are mentioning the components folder I assume you are working on a Mac. AudioUnits-Plug-Ins can be located either in the local-directory (/Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/Components) or in the user-directory (/Users/plugins/Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/Components) of your computer. So, if you want to get rid of AudioUnits-Plug-In-devices
you have to make sure that you delete them in both possible locations. VST-Plug-Ins can be either located in the VST-Plug-In System folders (/Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/VST or /Users/plugins/Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/VST) or in a custom folder, so you have to check these different potential locations for the Plug-Ins you'd like to get rid of.

Best,
Philipp