How to uninstall Microsoft Edge on Mac

Delete Microsoft Edge from Mac manually with Finder

For starters, I went with the manual method through Finder. It works – sort of. Edge leaves behind support files and background data, and removing every trace takes a little patience. So, you’ll need to go beyond just moving the app to the Trash. Here’s how to get started:

1. Quit Microsoft Edge. For this, control-click the Edge icon → select Quit from dropdown.

   Alternative via Activity Monitor

   Use Spotlight (Command + Space) → type Activity Monitor → press Return → select all Microsoft Edge processes → click the X (Quit) button.

2. Go to the Finder → Applications folder.
3. Locate Microsoft Edge → move it to Trash.
4. Open Finder again → press Cmd+Shift+G.
5. ​​In the Go to Folder box, enter the following paths one by one and hit Return → delete any MS Edge-related files you find:

   • Application-support:

     ~/Library/Application Support/Microsoft Edge

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     ~/Library/Application Scripts/com.microsoft.edgemac.wdgExtension

     Copy

     ~/Library/HTTPStorages/com.microsoft.edgemac.binarycookies

     Copy

     ~/Library/HTTPStorages/com.microsoft.edgemac

     Copy

     ~/Library/Application Support/Microsoft/EdgeUpdater

     Copy

     ~/Library/HTTPStorages/com.microsoft.EdgeUpdater

     Copy

     

   • Caches:

     /private/var/db/receipts/com.microsoft.edgemac.plist

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     /private/var/db/receipts/com.microsoft.edgemac.bom

     Copy

     ~/Library/Saved Application State/com.microsoft.edgemac.savedState

     Copy

     ~/Library/Caches/Microsoft Edge

     Copy

     ~/Library/Caches/com.microsoft.EdgeUpdater

     Copy

     ~/Library/Caches/com.apple.nsurlsessiond/Downloads/com.microsoft.edgemac

     Copy

   • Containers:

     ~/Library/Containers/com.microsoft.edgemac.wdgExtension

     Copy

   • Preferences:

     ~/Library/Preferences/com.microsoft.edgemac.plist

     Copy

   • Logs:

     /Library/Logs/Microsoft/edgeinstall.log

     Copy

   • Login-items:

     ~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.microsoft.EdgeUpdater.update-internal.101.0.1210.0.plist

     Copy

     ~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.microsoft.EdgeUpdater.wake.101.0.1210.0.plist

     Copy

     ~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.microsoft.EdgeUpdater.update.plist

     Copy

     ~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.microsoft.EdgeUpdater.wake.plist

     Copy

   • Library:

     ~/Library/WebKit/com.microsoft.edgemac

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     ~/Library/Microsoft/EdgeUpdater

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   Microsoft Auto Updater (optional):

   Microsoft often installs a general background updater that stays even after you delete individual programs. If you’d like to remove it too, check the main Library folder for:

   /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.microsoft.autoupdate.helper.plist

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6. Empty Trash.

Well done! No more Microsoft Edge ✔️

Remove Microsoft Edge on Mac using Terminal

If you don’t mind working in Terminal, it can help uninstall Microsoft Edge faster. With just several commands, you can sweep away both the app and its hidden files.

If you’re still curious and have installed MS Edge with Homebrew, there are some user-contributed Edge uninstall scripts on GitHub. Or you can trust my experience to remove Edge in Terminal without Brew:

1. Run Terminal.
2. Force Quit Microsoft Edge. For this, use the command and press Return:
   sudo pkill -9 Microsoft Edge

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3. Remove the main executable file (.app) by entering this command:
   sudo rm -rf /Applications/Microsoft Edge.app

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4. Delete Edge-related files by using the command:
   sudo rm -rf

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   And add each directory from step 4 of the Delete Microsoft Edge from Mac manually with Finder section after the command, running them one by one.

   Note:

   Run each command separately to avoid accidentally removing unrelated files.
   For example,

   sudo rm -rf ~/Library/Application Support/Microsoft Edge

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Good job👏 Edge is gone.

Fully uninstall MS Edge with App Cleaner & Uninstaller

If Terminal and manual methods are too much for you, App Cleaner & Uninstaller is the effortless and quickest alternative. It automatically locates Microsoft Edge and all related support files, even those buried deep in your system folders, and lets you delete them all at once, with no digging required.

Here’s how to uninstall Edge on Mac completely using App Cleaner & Uninstaller:

1. Download and launch the uninstaller.
   Download

   for macOS 10.13 and later

   App Cleaner & Uninstaller
2. Select Microsoft Edge from the list of applications.
3. Click the Remove button → confirm the uninstallation.

And just like that, no more Microsoft Edge 👋

Errors like MS Edge items run in the background

When figuring out how to deal with this problem, I bumped into this Reddit helpful guide on how to remove Edge from Mac completely. This error often pops up when trying to empty the Trash or during shutdown. It means Microsoft Edge is still running background services, most likely the Edge Updater or related helper tools.

Fix:

1. Quit background processes:

   • Open Activity Monitor.
   • Search for any processes named Microsoft Edge, EdgeUpdater, or anything by Microsoft Corporation.
   • Select them and click the “X” (Force Quit) button in the top-left.

2. Disable items allowed to run in the background:

   • Go to System Settings → General → Login Items.
   • Under “Allow in the Background”, disable any entries related to Microsoft Edge, Microsoft Updater, or Microsoft Corporation.
   

3. Manually delete leftover background launch agents:

   • Open Finder → Press Cmd + Shift + G → Delete any files or folders related to Microsoft Edge or EdgeUpdater:

     • ~/Library/LaunchAgents

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     • ~/Library/Application Support/Microsoft/EdgeUpdater

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   • Microsoft Auto Updater (optional – refers to all Microsoft apps):

     • /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.microsoft.autoupdate.helper.plist

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4. If your goal is to uninstall Microsoft Edge from Mac completely, delete each of the Edge-related files listed in step 4 of the Delete Microsoft Edge from Mac manually with Finder.
5. Empty Trash.
6. Restart your Mac.

How to delete Microsoft Edge leftovers from Mac

You can find and remove the leftovers of applications already deleted manually or with App Cleaner & Uninstaller. For this:

1. Launch the tool.
2. Switch to the Remaining Files section.
3. Select and remove useless junk files → Confirm the action.