How to uninstall IntelliJ from Mac

If you downloaded IntelliJ but for some reason you don’t need it anymore, read this article. We’ll explain how to delete IntelliJ on your Mac wholly and correctly. You’ll learn two methods of IntelliJ uninstallation. One of them is a universal method, which you can also use to remove any other application from your computer.

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How to manually delete the IntelliJ Mac version

The first method is simple and comprises three steps. You just need to complete all the steps manually and carefully. Follow these three steps to uninstall the IntelliJ Mac version from your device:

1. Quit IntelliJ.
2. Remove the IntelliJ executable file. It could be IntelliJ IDEA.app or IdeaIC.app. Go to the Applications folder → select the .app file → make a right-click on it → select Move to Trash.
3. The system might ask for your password to confirm the deletion. Enter your password and click OK.
4. Then delete the service files of the IntelliJ application, which are stored in the Library folder. For this, in Finder, go to the menu bar and click Go → in the drop-down menu select Go to Folder.
5. In the window that appears, type ~/Library/ and press Enter.

6. Here, in the Library folder, find and remove the subfolders, which are related to the IntelliJ app. Look for the following subfolders:

   • ~/Library/Application Support/JetBrains
   • ~/Library/Caches/JetBrains
   • ~/Library/Preferences/JetBrains
   • ~/Library/Logs/JetBrains
   • ~/Library/Saved Application
   • State/com.jetbrains.intellij.savedState
   • ~/Library/Preferences/jetbrains.idea.d7ab3053
   • ~/Library/Preferences/com.jetbrains.intellij
   

   

   

   
   
   Note:Instead of JetBrains, you can have another product name depending on your version, for example, IntelliJIdea2018.2. So, consider this fact and when using this tutorial, look for ~/Library//.
7. Once you remove all IntelliJ support files, empty the Trash bin to complete the application uninstallation.

If you have removed absolutely all of the IntelliJ support files, you can be sure that you uninstalled the application entirely. If you are not sure about that, use App Cleaner & Uninstaller which automatically finds all leftovers of applications and uninstalls them completely.

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How to uninstall IntelliJ from Mac using App Cleaner & Uninstaller

App Cleaner & Uninstaller is software that allows you to uninstall any application from Mac with all of its service files. You do not have to manually search for service files and delete IntelliJ step by step. App Cleaner & Uninstaller will easily do this with just a few clicks. App Cleaner & Uninstaller helps to remove more than 1000 applications safely and entirely.

Complete the following steps to uninstall IntelliJ with App Cleaner & Uninstaller:

1. Download and Launch App Cleaner & Uninstaller.
2. Select the IntelliJ application.
3. Click the Uninstall button.
4. Review the items you are going to delete and confirm the deletion.
5. Empty the Trash to uninstall the IntelliJ application completely.

If you have already removed IntelliJ manually, you can use App Cleaner & Uninstaller to check the remaining files left behind. For this, open App Cleaner & Uninstaller and switch to the Remaining Files tab. Here you will find all of the support files that applications left after being removed. Select the items you want to delete and click on Remove. Then empty the Trash bin.

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Conclusion

Even if you are not a computer geek but want to get rid of an unneeded application, you can now do it correctly, thanks to this post. Furthermore, you can use App Cleaner & Uninstaller to automatically delete apps with their support files.