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Do you want remove Mac applications from your Mac? Windows have special control panel for Remove/Add Software. Think different. Don’t search “Uninstall Programs” control panel on your Mac. Read this simple guide How To Uninstall Mac App / How To Remove Mac Applications.
Step 1: Open “LaunchPad”
Step 2: Click and Hold on the Mac icon of the app you want to uninstall. When the app icon starts to “Jiggle“, click on the X icon that appears. Done. But …
Step 3: If you don’t see “Jiggle” -> Click “Finder” , search folder “Applications“. Right-click on the Mac icon of the app you want to uninstall. Click “Move To Trash”
Step 4: Type Name and password and click “OK”
Step 5: Done.
Some applications will also leave behind some preference files and caches, generally these don’t harm anything to leave around, but if you want to delete them it’s just a matter of locating the apps support files and removing those as well.
These are typically found in the following locations:
~/Library/Application Support/(App Name)
~/Library/Preferences
~/Library/Caches/(App Name)
If you want Put Back -> Click “Trash” and put back this app.