Is there a way to completely delete an application from my Macbook? I don't mean to just save the space by deleting it from the applications folder, but to delete all the files that it uses to make it run. I don't worry about the files it produces.
MacOS – Completely uninstall an application
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Best Answer
There are several 3rd-party “un-installers” available for Mac. The one I use is AppZapper.
There may be files in "~/Library/Application Support/{folder name of app}" and there may be a preference file in ~/Library/Preferences/.
Sandboxed apps have their data in "~/Library/Containers/{folder name of company}"
Some applications may also install more complicated things like kexts. Most of those apps will have their own uninstallers.