How to completely uninstall Microsoft Edge from Mac

Microsoft Edge is a feature-rich web browser for Mac computers. But if you want to uninstall it from your Mac, this article describes how to uninstall it from macOS and delete all the leftovers so that you can install the browser in the future without any digital footprint.

How to remove Microsoft Edge from Mac

To uninstall Microsoft Edge from Mac, follow these steps-

1. Make sure that you are on the home screen.
2. Click the Go button in the status bar.
3. Select the Applications option.
4. Right-click on the Microsoft Edge icon.
5. Select Move to Bin option.
6. Confirm the deletion.

Let’s check out these steps in detail.

At first, you need to visit the home screen, if you have opened a window of any other app. After that, click the Go button in the status bar and select Applications from the list.

Then, find out Microsoft Edge in this panel and right-click on it. You should see an option called Move to Bin.

You need to use this option to uninstall Microsoft Edge from the Mac computer. Once you select the Move to Bin option, it might ask you for confirmation. If so, you need to choose the affirmative option.

Now, you need to delete all the leftovers. If you do not remove them, they will come back when you reinstall the browser in the future.

How to delete Microsoft Edge leftovers from Mac

To delete Microsoft Edge leftovers from Mac, follow these steps-

1. Navigate to Go > Go to File.
2. Enter ~/Library in the empty box.
3. Click the Go button.
4. Navigate to all Microsoft Edge folder.
5. Right-click on it.
6. Select Move to Bin option.

Click the Go button in the status bar and select Go to Folder option. After that, type ~/Library, and click the Go button to open the Library folder. After that, navigate to these paths and remove the folders, as mentioned below.

Library/Application Support/

Delete Microsoft Edge from here.

Library/Caches/

Find Microsoft Edge and delete it.

Library/Saved Application State/

Remove com.microsoft.edgemac.savedState from here.

Library/WebKit/

Move com.microsoft.edgemac to the trash.

Library/Preferences/

Delete com.microsoft.edgemac.plist file from the Preferences folder.

Now, Microsoft Edge is completely removed from your computer.