How to uninstall VLC on Mac completelyRemove VLC media player from a Mac, clear the settings, cache and data folders it leaves behind, or just reset its preferences.
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 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 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 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 Minecraft on Mac completelyBack up your Minecraft worlds, remove the Minecraft Launcher from a Mac, and find the game folder, caches and launcher data 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 calibre on Mac completelyRemove calibre from a Mac and keep your books: back up the calibre library, delete the app and clear the settings, plugins and caches it leaves behind.
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 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 Dropbox on Mac completelyRemove the Dropbox app from a Mac without losing your files, and find the settings, caches, extensions and updater it leaves behind.
How to uninstall Kaspersky on Mac completelyRemove Kaspersky from a Mac with its built-in uninstaller or Kaspersky’s removal tool, and find the logs, caches, settings and extensions it leaves.
How to uninstall Roblox on Mac completelyRemove Roblox and Roblox Studio from a Mac the way Roblox Support describes, then find the settings, logs and local data the app leaves behind.
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 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 Firefox on Mac completelyRemove Firefox from a Mac, back up or delete your profile, and find the caches, settings and background updater it 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 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.

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