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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 Inkscape on Mac completelyRemove Inkscape from a Mac: delete the app, clear the settings and caches it leaves behind, and keep your own palettes, extensions and templates.
How to uninstall DeepL on Mac completelyRemove the DeepL desktop app from a Mac the way DeepL describes, and find the settings, caches and Finder extension data it leaves behind.
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 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 AdGuard on Mac completelyRemove AdGuard for Mac: save your own filtering rules, delete the app, then clear the background helper, login helper, settings and logs it leaves behind.
How to uninstall Notion Calendar on Mac completelyRemove Notion Calendar (formerly Cron) from a Mac, disconnect your calendar accounts, and find the caches and settings it leaves behind.
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 Microsoft Office on Mac completelyRemove Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook from a Mac the way Microsoft describes, keep your Outlook data, and know what to do with Microsoft AutoUpdate.
How to uninstall Tor Browser on Mac completelyRemove Tor Browser from a Mac the way the Tor Project describes, and find the data folder, settings and updater files it leaves behind.
How to uninstall Bitwarden on Mac completelyRemove the Bitwarden desktop app from a Mac and find the encrypted vault copy, caches, settings and logs it leaves behind, without losing your passwords.
How to uninstall Microsoft Teams on Mac completelyRemove Microsoft Teams from a Mac the way Microsoft describes, then find the data, logs, audio driver and updater it leaves behind.
How to uninstall Unity Hub on Mac completelyRemove the Unity Editor versions and Unity Hub from a Mac, find the settings and caches the Hub leaves behind, and keep your Unity projects.
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 TeamViewer on Mac completelyRemove TeamViewer from a Mac with its own uninstall option, and find the background helper, sign-in plug-in, settings and logs it can leave behind.
How to uninstall Wireshark on Mac completelyRemove Wireshark from a Mac with its own uninstall packages, then find the ChmodBPF launch daemon, path files, settings and caches it leaves behind.
How to uninstall Windows App on Mac completelyRemove Windows App (formerly Microsoft Remote Desktop) from a Mac, note your saved PCs first, and find the folders it leaves behind.
How to uninstall Docker Desktop on Mac completelyRemove Docker Desktop from a Mac with its own Uninstall option or by hand, and find the disk image, helpers and settings it leaves behind.
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 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 Proton VPN on Mac completelyRemove Proton VPN from a Mac: delete the app, remove its VPN configuration and network extension, and clear the settings, caches and logs it leaves.
How to uninstall Zoom on Mac completelyRemove Zoom from a Mac with its own uninstaller or by hand, and find the settings, caches, logs and background helpers it leaves behind.
How to uninstall DisplayLink Manager on Mac completelyRemove DisplayLink Manager from a Mac with the Synaptics cleaner or by hand, and find the background services and login screen extension it leaves.
How to uninstall Nextcloud on Mac completelyRemove the Nextcloud desktop client from a Mac without losing your files, and find the settings, caches and Finder extension data it leaves behind.
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