How to safely and completely uninstall google chrome?

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How to safely and completely uninstall google chrome?

Last October I put google chrome in the trash and then my airbook died - literally - and had to be taken to a an apple service centre to be resuscitated (after several days and hours of trying things at home with on-phone apple support).

Now I can see that Chrome is somehow still in my applications folder and I don't want it there. How can I completely and safely uninstall chrome without doing any harm?

Thank you.

MacBook Air 13″, macOS 10.14

Posted on Mar 24, 2021 1:59 PM

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SeaPapp

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Mar 24, 2021 2:15 PM in response to sarstyle80

Always follow the developers instructions to remove an app. Here are Googles instructions for removal;

Mac

At the bottom of your computer screen, in your Dock, right-click Chrome.
Select Quit.
Open Finder.
Go to the folder containing the Google Chrome application on your computer.

- Tip: It may be in your Applications folder. If not, go to File Find, and search for "Google Chrome."

Drag Google Chrome to the Trash.
Optional: Delete your profile information, like bookmarks and history:
1. At the top of the screen, click Go Go to Folder.
2. Enter ~/Library/Application Support/Google/Chrome.
3. Click Go.
4. Select all the folders, and drag them to the Trash.

They do fail to mention "empty the trash" and for good measure I would restart.

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sarstyle80 Author

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Mar 24, 2021 7:59 PM in response to SeaPapp

Thanks but this is exactly what I did last year and it caused my computer to shut down to the point it would not restart without wiping all my stuff. I realise this is the logical way to do it again but I am afraid of the same thing happening.

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