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How to uninstall Evernote on Mac completelyRemove Evernote from a Mac without losing notes: check that they are synced, delete the app and clear the caches, settings and logs it leaves.
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 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 Opera on Mac completelyRemove the Opera browser from a Mac, save your bookmarks and passwords first, and find the profile, caches and settings it leaves behind.
How to uninstall Slack on Mac completelyRemove Slack from a Mac with the steps from Slack’s own help, and find the data, caches, settings and logs the app leaves behind.
How to uninstall VirtualBox on Mac completelyRemove VirtualBox from a Mac with the uninstaller in its disk image, decide what to do with your virtual machines, and find the files it leaves.
How to uninstall Avast on Mac completelyRemove Avast Security or Avast One from a Mac with Avast’s own uninstaller, then check the background items it can leave in the system folders.
How to uninstall Tailscale on Mac completelyRemove Tailscale from a Mac as Tailscale’s docs describe: the app, its system extension, the VPN configuration, Keychain entries and leftover files.
How to uninstall iStat Menus on Mac completelyRemove iStat Menus from a Mac with its own uninstaller, export your settings first, and clear the background services, caches and logs it leaves.
How to uninstall 1Password on Mac completelyRemove 1Password from a Mac the way 1Password’s support describes, clear its local data and browser helpers, and keep access to your passwords.
How to uninstall Postman on Mac completelyRemove Postman from a Mac, export the work that exists only on this Mac first, and find the data, caches and updater files the app leaves behind.
How to uninstall Thunderbird on Mac completelyRemove Thunderbird from a Mac, back up your profile with local mail and contacts first, and find the caches, settings and updater it leaves behind.
How to uninstall Malwarebytes on Mac completelyRemove Malwarebytes from a Mac with its Uninstall Malwarebytes menu item or Malwarebytes’ uninstall tool, and clear the helper and data folders it leaves.
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 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 GitHub Desktop on Mac completelyRemove GitHub Desktop from a Mac, keep your cloned repositories safe, and find the settings, caches, logs and updater files the app leaves behind.
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 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 Notion on Mac completelyRemove Notion from a Mac without losing pages: sync first, erase its local data as Notion’s help describes, and clear the files it leaves behind.
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 Signal on Mac completelyRemove Signal Desktop from a Mac: unlink it from your phone, delete the app, then clear the folder with its local messages, caches and settings.
How to uninstall Obsidian on Mac completelyRemove Obsidian from a Mac without touching your notes: delete the app, then clear its global settings, caches and the command-line link if you added it.
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 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.
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