Good evening everyone. I am new to Apple and the Mac enviroment coming over from Windows 🙂
I installed Mozilla Thunderbird and am not sure how to remove it completely from my system.
Can someone please let me know step by step what I need to do to remove Mozilla Thunderbird from my Mac as I don't like it's UX and will most likly never use it.
Thank you.
MacBook Pro, OS X Mavericks (10.9.3)
Drag the Thunderbird App Icon from your Applications Folder to the Trash and then Empty the Trash.
Optionally Control click on the Thunderbird App Icon in your Applications Folder, select Move to Trash and then Empty the Trash.
Drag the Thunderbird App Icon from your Applications Folder to the Trash and then Empty the Trash.
Optionally Control click on the Thunderbird App Icon in your Applications Folder, select Move to Trash and then Empty the Trash.
Thank you den.thed
Two questions:
When I clicked on the Thunderbird App Icon within the Dock and draged it over to the trash bin it disappeared without me needing to empty the trash. Is that what is suppose to happen or was that a "shortcut" like in windows and the Thunderbird App Icon that suppose to be removed located elsewhere?
Once i complete these two things is there any other files that need to be deleted? It seems other forums state that there may be files within the library but I couldn't find anything within it.
Thanks again for all your help.
That was just the Dock short cut. You need to open Finder and go to Applications, then move that Thunderbird App Icon to the Trash.
I don't see it within the Applications menu. Most likly I removed it then earlier? Correct?
Sorry about all the questions. Just I am very new to the Apple Platform. I love it but getting to know it 🙂
To make sure, click Finder on your Dock.
Then click on Applications and scroll down looking for the Thunderbird App.
If you find it there, do a control click "Move to Trash" or click hold and drag it to the Trash.
For more on OS X Finder, see > Mac Basics: The Finder
For more on OS X in general, see > Mac Basics - Apple Support
Just checked and it's not there. Looks like I removed it earlier.
Thanks again for all your help den.thed. Much appriciate the time, screenshots and links you provided me above🙂
So I take it once the App is removed from withinApplications in Finder all related files are also gone and there's nothing left like in Windows systems? Simliar to an iPhone?
Thanks again den.thed
You are welcome!
Depends on the App...
Some only install and run from the App Folder without leaving much residue and some come with complex installer packages that install things all over the place just like windows.
Here is the full answer so not to leave the Thunderbird folder in your Library folder:
Uninstalling Thunderbird in Mac OS X
Credit: http://write.flossmanuals.net/thunderbird/removing-thunderbird/
How to remove Mozilla Thunderbird from Mac Pro 10.9.3
