To delete the app, choose Finder > Empty Trash. This is most likely the username and password you use to access your Mac.Ĥ. If a user name and password are required, use the name and password of an administrator account on your Mac. Drag the app to the Trash, or select the app and choose File > Move to Trash.ģ.
Alternatively, use Spotlight to locate the app, then double-click it in Spotlight while holding down the Command(⌘)key.Ģ. The majority of apps are in your Applications folder, which you can access from the sidebar of any Finder window by clicking Applications.
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Learn how to cancel subscriptions for apps purchased through the App Store.ġ. Use the Finder instead of the App Store to remove an app that wasn't downloaded from the App Store.Īny subscriptions you may have purchased with that app will not be cancelled if you delete the app.
Apps that aren't visible were either not downloaded from the App Store or are required by your Mac. To delete an app, click the Delete button next to it, then confirm by clicking Delete. Press and hold the Option (⌥) key, or click and hold any app until the apps jiggle.Ĥ. Or swipe right or left with two fingers on your trackpad to show the next or previous page, to find it.ģ. If the app isn't listed in Launchpad, type its name into the top search field. You can also pinch closed with your thumb and three fingers on your trackpad.Ģ. A preference file or two is left over in your home directory, which the other tools mentioned can probably remove. You can Control + click on an icon and select Show Package Contents to see what all is in there. To open Launchpad, click it in the Dock or open it from your Applications folder. The difference is that with most MacOS X applications, all of the files they need are packed into that one icon. Launchpad makes it easy to get rid of apps you've downloaded from the App Store.ġ. To delete apps downloaded from the App Store: Click Launchpad on the Dock of your MacBook Air > find the app you want to delete > press and hold. This can be done using Launchpad or the Finder. When you delete or uninstall an app from your Mac, the space it was taking up is freed up for other things.