No time to read? Quick solution Show Do you still remove applications on your Mac by just moving their icons to the Trash bin? We hope you don’t. But if you keep doing that, you should know that in this case, the applications remain all their service files on your disk. As a result, you may unknowingly store gigabytes of useless files on macOS’ hard drive. In this article, we will tell you three ways to delete apps on Mac correctly without their traces remaining. Learn them and choose the most convenient way for you. Contents: Video guide: How to quickly uninstall apps from MacImportant notes about uninstalling apps from Mac
The easiest way to uninstall apps from Mac
App Cleaner & Uninstaller is a special application designed especially to remove programs correctly and completely. It is easy to use and it allows you to uninstall apps with several clicks. App Cleaner & Uninstaller supports 1000+ Mac apps for removal. In addition, it has extra features that you can use to reset apps, clean up broken service files, and even manage user and system extensions. Steps to uninstall applications from Mac with App Cleaner & Uninstaller:
Once again, App Cleaner & Uninstaller is a special uninstalling tool for macOS. Read more about its features or go to a quick user guide on how to get started with the app. Uninstall applications manuallyThe second way to completely remove apps is to do it manually. It requires understanding the macOS catalog system which takes a bit more time. If you are a new Mac user, we highly recommend that you first learn about the hidden Library folder and then use this tutorial. You should be careful not to remove extra files by accident, which may damage the macOS system’s work. Ok, let’s learn the manual way to uninstall apps. Here are the steps you need to follow:
Also note that besides removing apps from the Applications folder, you can remove them in the Launchpad. How to remove apps from the Launchpad on a Mac:
In this way, you can delete applications downloaded from the App Store. Applications that have been downloaded from websites cannot be removed from the Launchpad. Use provided uninstallersSome developers provide special uninstallers for their apps. These uninstallers are only for apps downloaded from the Internet and used mostly if special preferences and drivers are needed. Usually, the native uninstallers should be stored in the Applications folder in Finder but they don’t appear in Launchpad. If your application has such an uninstaller, find it in Finder (or use Spotlight) → launch it → follow the steps provided by the uninstalling process. Take a look at the screenshot example. Here is what an uninstaller for Adobe Photoshop looks like. Each application has its own uninstalling steps and removal tool interface. It may happen that you remove an uninstaller item accidentally. In this case, you can check the developer’s website to download it again or use one of the app’s removal ways as shown above. Comparison chart of ways to uninstall apps
In the above table, you can see that the easiest and most reliable way to uninstall applications on Mac is to use App Cleaner & Uninstaller. App Cleaner & Uninstaller supports 1000+ Mac apps for removal. It takes several clicks or up to 10 seconds to remove an application. Finally, it’s easy to use and doesn’t require you to be a computer geek to do the job. Podcast: How to completely uninstall apps on a Mac |