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		Hackbraten on Feb 18, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Making macOS Apps Uninstallable Last time I checked, you could use `brew uninstall --cask --force --zap` to uninstall an app thoroughly. That would work reliably for me, even for installs not actually managed by Homebrew.

michelb on Feb 18, 2023 [–]

Does this also remove user preferences and config files?

Hackbraten on Feb 18, 2023 | [–]

Yes, it does. But not user-generated data files.

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