If your makefile does not contain a target for uninstall then you will have to dig about on your own. A good start will be to naturally divide the default folders in your system with the ones installed : e.g You have: /usr/local/bin by default and you might have /usr/local/share/bin A nice way to check old files is via the find command. to check timestamps you can do a "find . -mtime 0" . This will display files that have modified in the last X days. if you increment 0 by 1 you will increase time stamp modification check by 24 hour increments 1 unit = 24 hours. Just a clever way to get started if your tidying up by hand. Warm Regards, Mario A. Spinthiras Nicosia , Cyprus Blog: <a href="http://www.blupenguin.com">http://www.blupenguin.com</a> Mail: <a href="mailto:mario@blupenguin.com">mario@blupenguin.com</a> Skype: smario125