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How to uninstall Cloudflare WARP on Mac completely

Cloudflare WARP (the 1.1.1.1 app, also used as the Cloudflare One client) adds more to a Mac than the app: a background service that runs with administrator rights, an updater, command-line tools, a login helper, and settings and caches in your Library folder. Here is how to remove all of it.

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  1. Open MacWashing and choose Uninstaller in the sidebar.
  2. Click Show Apps and check Cloudflare WARP in the list.
  3. Click Remove and confirm. Files that may be yours are listed as Possible and stay unchecked.
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Uninstall Cloudflare WARP with its script

Cloudflare ships an uninstall script inside the app, and its documentation uses it to remove WARP from a Mac.

  1. Open Terminal (in Applications › Utilities).
  2. Go to the folder with the script and run it:
cd /Applications/Cloudflare\ WARP.app/Contents/Resources ./uninstall.sh
  1. Confirm when the script asks whether you are sure.
  2. Enter your administrator password if asked.

If your company installed WARP, ask your administrator before removing it: the client may be part of your company’s device policy. A Cloudflare certificate that was installed by hand rather than by the client has to be deleted by hand too.

Or delete Cloudflare WARP in Finder

If the script isn’t available, delete the app the usual way and then remove the leftovers below.

  1. Quit Cloudflare WARP from its icon in the menu bar.
  2. Open Finder › Applications and drag Cloudflare WARP to the Trash.
  3. Enter your administrator password if macOS asks for it.

What Cloudflare WARP leaves behind

Check these places. The first ones are system folders. The rest are in the Library folder inside your home folder:

  • /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.cloudflare.1dot1dot1dot1.macos.warp.daemon.plist — the background service that runs with administrator rights.
  • /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.cloudflare.warp.updater.plist — the updater.
  • /usr/local/bin/warp-cli — the command-line tool (more WARP tools sit next to it).
  • ~/Library/Application Support/com.cloudflare.1dot1dot1dot1.macos — app data.
  • ~/Library/Caches/com.cloudflare.1dot1dot1dot1.macos — the cache.
  • ~/Library/Preferences/com.cloudflare.1dot1dot1dot1.macos.plist — settings.
  • ~/Library/Containers/com.cloudflare.1dot1dot1dot1.macos.loginlauncherapp — the helper that opens WARP when you log in.

Remove the leftovers by hand

  1. In Finder, choose Go › Go to Folder (Shift-Command-G), type a path from the list above and press Return.
  2. Move the folder or file to the Trash. Files in /Library and /usr/local need your administrator password.
  3. Repeat for the other paths.
  4. Restart your Mac, so the background service is no longer running, then empty the Trash.

Then open System Settings › VPN and General › Login Items & Extensions (in macOS Sonoma: Login Items). If Cloudflare WARP is still listed, remove it.

Cloudflare WARP isn’t the only app that leaves files behind: see how to uninstall apps on Mac completely.

With MacWashing, it’s one click

Uninstaller: a list of apps sorted by size with when each was last opened, Google Chrome selected with its app and cache sizes

The Uninstaller in MacWashing knows the files Cloudflare WARP creates — in your Library folder and in the system folders — and removes them together with the app, background service and updater included. Folders that may hold your own files are listed as Possible and stay unchecked until you check them yourself.

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Questions and answers

Will MacWashing delete my own files when it removes Cloudflare WARP?

No. The Uninstaller checks only what belongs to the app: its settings, caches, logs and background items. Folders that may hold your own files are listed as Possible and stay unchecked until you check them yourself, and apps go to the Trash by default, so you can put them back.

What if Cloudflare WARP is still running?

MacWashing waits for it to quit, or quits it at your request, and only then removes its files.

Is it free to uninstall Cloudflare WARP with MacWashing?

Yes, within the free trial: System Junk and the Uninstaller free up to 25 GB in total, with no account or card needed.

I already deleted the app. How do I run the uninstall script now?

The script lives inside the app, so it went to the Trash with it. Remove the background service, updater and other leftovers by hand from the list above, then restart your Mac.

Why does the uninstall script ask for my password?

WARP installs a background service and an updater for all users of the Mac, in folders only an administrator can change. Removing them needs the same rights.

Can I uninstall WARP if my company manages it?

Ask your administrator first. A client deployed by your organization may be required by its device policy, and the administrator can remove it for you.