How to remove applications from the Mac

How to remove applications from the Mac

The Mac computer is an extremely capable computer device that allows you to express your ideas to the absolute maximum. However, in order to accomplish tasks, and also to express yourself freely, you need the right applications. There are a lot of applications from various developers, available either free or on a chargeable model, for the Mac, and over the years, some of these applications have become the gold standard in the industry.

When you start using these applications, there may come a day when you feel you do not need an application anymore, or the application itself may start failing to the point where you find the need to remove it and replace it with a worthy competitor. In such cases, the solution is to simply delete the application, free up space on your Mac, and then think of the alternative.

Before we begin this tutorial, we just want to inform you that deleting an application also removes the preferences, settings and other related data from the system as well. So, if you are planning to re-install a particular application, it is advisable to take a backup of these settings so that you can revert back to where you started once you. re-install the application.

With the disclaimer out of the way, let’s see how you can remove applications from the Mac.

Click on the ‘Finder’ app on the dock of the Mac or Macbook.