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How to uninstall Zotero on Mac completelyRemove Zotero from a Mac without losing your library: back up the data folder, delete the app, the Safari Connector and Word plugin, and clear the leftovers.
How to uninstall CrossOver on Mac completelyRemove CrossOver from a Mac with the CodeWeavers removal tool or by hand, and archive your bottles first if you want to keep your Windows programs.
How to uninstall Little Snitch on Mac completelyRemove Little Snitch and its network extension from a Mac, keep or delete your rules, and find the settings, caches and logs it leaves behind.
How to uninstall Discord on Mac completelyRemove Discord from a Mac with the steps Discord’s support gives, and find the caches, settings and updater files the app leaves behind.
How to uninstall Mullvad VPN on Mac completelyRemove Mullvad VPN from a Mac with its own uninstall script or in Finder, and check the settings, logs, caches and command-line tools it can leave.
How to uninstall Sophos Home on Mac completelyRemove Sophos Home from a Mac with the Remove Sophos Home app, free the device in your Sophos Home dashboard and check the system folders it leaves.
How to uninstall Google Drive on Mac completelyDisconnect and remove Google Drive for desktop from a Mac without losing files, then clear the Finder extensions, settings and caches it leaves.
How to uninstall Bartender on Mac completelyRemove Bartender from a Mac and find the helper, scripting addition, audio plug-in, settings and caches it leaves in your Library and system folders.
How to uninstall GIMP on Mac completelyRemove GIMP from a Mac by hand, find the settings and cache it leaves behind, and back up the brushes and plug-ins you added before you start.
How to uninstall Plex on Mac completelyRemove the Plex app and Plex Media Server from a Mac with Plex’s own steps, find what they leave behind, and keep your movies, shows and music.
How to uninstall Android Studio on Mac completelyRemove Android Studio from a Mac, and decide what to do with the Android SDK and emulators, which take gigabytes and may be used by other tools.
How to uninstall LM Studio on Mac completelyRemove LM Studio from a Mac, stop its background server, clear the caches and settings it leaves, and decide what to do with the models in ~/.lmstudio.
How to uninstall Xcode on Mac completelyRemove Xcode from a Mac with its simulator runtimes and the gigabytes it keeps in ~/Library/Developer, and know which of those files to keep.
How to uninstall Adobe Acrobat Reader on Mac completelyRemove Adobe Acrobat Reader from a Mac the way Adobe describes, and find the settings, caches and system files it leaves behind.
How to uninstall Keka on Mac completelyRemove Keka from a Mac, whether from the App Store or the website, with its Finder extension containers, settings and cache.
How to uninstall Visual Studio Code on Mac completelyRemove Visual Studio Code from a Mac the way Microsoft describes, keep your settings and extensions with Settings Sync, and find the files it leaves.
How to uninstall Raycast on Mac completelyRemove Raycast from a Mac: export your snippets, notes and settings first, then delete the app and the caches, settings and logs it leaves behind.
How to uninstall Audacity on Mac completelyRemove Audacity from a Mac by hand, find the settings, cache and temporary session files it leaves behind, and keep your projects and recordings.
How to uninstall DuckDuckGo on Mac completelyRemove the DuckDuckGo browser from a Mac, keep your bookmarks and passwords with Sync & Backup, and find the data, caches and VPN parts it leaves behind.
How to uninstall MongoDB Compass on Mac completelyRemove MongoDB Compass from a Mac, export your saved connections first, and find the data, caches, settings and logs the app leaves behind.
How to uninstall Logi Options+ on Mac completelyRemove Logi Options+ from a Mac the way Logitech describes, keep your device settings, and find the agents, updater, settings and logs it leaves.
How to uninstall WhatsApp on Mac completelyRemove WhatsApp from a Mac: log the Mac out of your account, delete the app, then clear the containers with its local chat copy, cache and settings.
How to uninstall Java on Mac completelyHow to remove Java from a Mac: Oracle Java the way Oracle documents it, what it leaves behind, and JDKs such as Eclipse Temurin and Oracle JDK.
How to uninstall Karabiner-Elements on Mac completelyRemove Karabiner-Elements from a Mac with its built-in uninstaller or from Terminal, keep your key mappings, and clear the files it leaves behind.
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