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uninstall: vmnetd and socket can remain on disk before 4.37 (#21909) 

ref: ART-68

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## Description

Inform users that before `4.37` versions, the uninstaller could leave 2
files on MacOS: `vmnetd` and `socket` in the
`/Library/PrivilegedHelperTools` folder.

## Related issues or tickets

ART-68

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Co-authored-by: Allie Sadler <102604716+aevesdocker@users.noreply.github.com>
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$ rm -rf ~/.docker $ rm -rf ~/.docker
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With Docker Desktop version 4.36 and earlier, the following files can also be left on the file system. You can remove these with administrative privileges:
```console
/Library/PrivilegedHelperTools/com.docker.vmnetd
/Library/PrivilegedHelperTools/com.docker.socket
```
You can also move the Docker application to the trash. You can also move the Docker application to the trash.
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