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 Loom on Mac completelyRemove Loom from a Mac without losing a recording: check uploads, delete the app, clear its caches and settings, and remove its camera and screen access.
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 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 Spotify on Mac completelyRemove Spotify from a Mac with the steps Spotify’s own support gives, and find the cache, downloads, settings and logs the app leaves behind.
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 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 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 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 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 Anaconda on Mac completelyRemove Anaconda from a Mac with its uninstall script or by hand, undo conda’s lines in your shell, and export your conda environments before you start.
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 HandBrake on Mac completelyRemove HandBrake from a Mac, find the settings, cache and container it leaves behind, and export your custom presets before you start.
How to uninstall AnyDesk on Mac completelyRemove AnyDesk from a Mac with its own uninstall button, and find the background service, helpers, settings and screen permissions it leaves behind.
How to uninstall Adobe Creative Cloud on Mac completelyRemove the Creative Cloud desktop app from a Mac with Adobe’s own uninstaller, in the right order, and find the support files and settings it leaves behind.
How to uninstall Webroot SecureAnywhere on Mac completelyRemove Webroot SecureAnywhere from a Mac with its own uninstall button, then clear the background services, settings and support files it leaves.
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 Parallels Desktop on Mac completelyRemove Parallels Desktop from a Mac the way Parallels describes, decide what to do with your virtual machines, and find the settings and tools it leaves.
How to uninstall Microsoft Edge on Mac completelyRemove Microsoft Edge from a Mac, save your favorites and passwords first, and find the profile, caches and background updater it 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 iTerm2 on Mac completelyRemove iTerm2 from a Mac, back up your profiles and settings first, and find the settings, caches, containers and shell integration lines 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 Rancher Desktop on Mac completelyRemove Rancher Desktop from a Mac with a factory reset and Finder, and find the virtual machine, settings, caches and logs it leaves behind.
How to uninstall Claude on Mac completelyRemove the Claude desktop app from a Mac, save your MCP server settings first, and find the caches, logs and settings it leaves behind.

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