A blog dedicated to helping Mac users uninstall applications cleanly, remove leftover files, and keep their systems organized and clutter-free.
A step-by-step guide to removing the Claude Code command-line tool from a Mac, whichever way it was installed, plus the hidden folders, temp files, URL handler and editor extensions it leaves behind.
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Remove Xcode in the right order: delete simulator runtimes inside Xcode, switch to the Command Line Tools, trash the app, then clear about 58 GB of leftovers.
Remove the Claude desktop app from your Mac completely, including the 10 GB Cowork VM, caches, Quick Actions, Chrome helper file and Keychain item, after saving local Cowork history.
Remove VS Code from a Mac completely: the app, its three data folders, the code command and keychain item, Insiders leftovers, and which shared Claude, Codex and Copilot folders to keep.
Remove Docker Desktop from a Mac step by step: what to export first, Docker's own uninstaller, Docker.raw, the root helpers, broken command links and a final check.
Remove OpenAI's Codex CLI from a Mac by install route, stop its background server, and decide what to keep in the ~/.codex folder the ChatGPT app shares.
Remove Cursor from a Mac completely: the app, the cursor and cursor-agent commands, about 25 GB of chat and agent data, and the plan that keeps billing.
Remove the ChatGPT desktop app from your Mac step by step: ChatGPT Classic, Locked use, the Computer Use helper, browser bridge files and the ~/.codex history folder.
How to remove Ollama from a Mac: what it installs, how to keep or delete your models, unlinking Claude and ChatGPT, Homebrew installs and a final check that nothing still runs.
Apple Intelligence is built into macOS and can't be uninstalled. How to switch it off on Sequoia 15 and Tahoe 26, what macOS 27 changed, and how to clear ChatGPT, Siri chats and images.
Remove Malwarebytes from a Mac with its Help menu uninstaller or the vendor's uninstall tool, then clear the security extension, Browser Guard, login items and leftover files.
A step by step guide to removing Firefox from a Mac: Mozilla's drag to Trash method, exporting bookmarks and passwords first, clearing the profile, cache and backup file, and a final check that nothing is left running.