How to Quickly Uninstall an Application on macOS

Konstantin Dokuchaev
Konstantin Dokuchaev
How to Quickly Uninstall an Application on macOS

To remove unwanted software, you typically just drag its icon to the Trash. However, this leaves behind various system files, caches, and other remnants on your disk.

Unlike Windows, macOS doesn't have a built-in uninstaller for applications. To remove unwanted software, you typically just drag its icon to the Trash. However, this leaves behind various system files, caches, and other remnants on your disk.

To completely remove an application and clean up its associated files, you can use the utility AppCleaner.

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Simply drag the application file into the AppCleaner window, select the data you want to delete, and then click the "Remove" button. This will ensure that the application and its related files are fully removed from your system.



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