Uninstall Office for Mac

You can easily uninstall Office for Mac apps such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, and Outlook using these instructions. You must be signed in as an administrator on the Mac or provide an administrator name and password to complete these steps.

You must be signed in as an administrator on the Mac or provide an administrator name and password to complete these steps.

Remove Office for Mac applications

Open Finder > Applications.

Command +click to select all of the Office for Mac applications.

Ctrl+click an application you selected and click Move to Trash.

Remove files from your user Library folder

In Finder, press + Shift+g.

In the window that opens, enter

/Library and then click Go.

Open the Containers folder and ctrl+click each of these folders and Move to Trash. Note that some of these folders may not be present.

Warning: Outlook data will be removed when you move the three folders listed in this step to Trash. You should back up these folders before you delete them.

Click the back arrow to go back to the Library folder and open Group Containers. Ctrl+click each of these folders if present, and Move to Trash.

Remove from Dock and restart

If you put any of the Office applications in your Dock, go to each one and ctrl + click > Options > Remove from Dock.

Restart your Mac to complete the uninstall.

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To uninstall Office for Mac 2011 move the applications to the Trash. Once you’ve removed everything, empty the Trash and restart your Mac to complete the process.

Before you remove Office for Mac 2011, quit all Office applications and make sure there’s nothing in Trash that you want to keep. Leave Office applications closed while you go through this process.

Uninstall Office for Mac 2011

Note: You must be signed in as administrator to do these steps, and you probably already are, if you’re using your own Mac. If you’re at a Mac that’s part of a network at work, you might have to ask someone in your IT organization for help with signing in as administrator.

Remove the Microsoft Office 2011 folder

Open Finder > Applications

Find and then drag the Microsoft Office 2011 folder to Trash.

How to completely uninstall Microsoft Edge from Mac

Microsoft Edge is a feature-rich web browser for Mac computers. But if you want to uninstall Microsoft Edge from your Mac, then this article describes the process of uninstalling Microsoft Edge from macOS and delete all the leftovers so that you can install the browser in the future without any digital footprint.

How to remove Microsoft Edge from Mac

To uninstall Microsoft Edge from Mac, follow these steps-

1. Make sure that you are on the home screen.
2. Click the Go button in the status bar.
3. Select the Applications option.
4. Right-click on the Microsoft Edge icon.
5. Select Move to Bin option.
6. Confirm the deletion.

Let’s check out these steps in detail.

At first, you need to visit the home screen, if you have opened a window of any other app. After that, click the Go button in the status bar and select Applications from the list.

Then, find out Microsoft Edge in this panel and right-click on it. You should see an option called Move to Bin.

You need to use this option to uninstall Microsoft Edge from the Mac computer. Once you select the Move to Bin option, it might ask you for confirmation. If so, you need to choose the affirmative option.

Now, you need to delete all the leftovers. If you do not remove the leftovers, they will come back when you re-install the browser in the future.

How to delete Microsoft Edge leftovers from Mac

To delete Microsoft Edge leftovers from Mac, follow these steps-

1. Navigate to Go > Go to File.
2. Enter

/Library in the empty box.

Click the Go button.

Navigate to all Microsoft Edge folder.

Right-click on it.

Select Move to Bin option.

Click the Go button in the status bar and select Go to Folder option. After that, type

/Library, and click the Go button to open the Library folder. After that, navigate to these paths and remove the folders, as mentioned below.

Delete Microsoft Edge from here.

Find Microsoft Edge and delete it.

Remove com.microsoft.edgemac.savedState from here.

Move com.microsoft.edgemac to the trash.

Delete com.microsoft.edgemac.plist file from the Preferences folder.

Now Microsoft Edge is completely removed from your computer.

Move your data from a Windows PC to your Mac

Use Windows Migration Assistant to transfer your pictures, documents, and other data from a Windows PC to your Mac.

Windows Migration Assistant transfers your contacts, calendars, email accounts, and more from a PC. It migrates this data to the appropriate places on your Mac. After migrating data to your Mac, authorize your computer for iTunes Store purchases. It’s important to authorize before you sync or play content that you download from the iTunes Store.

If you’re migrating from one Mac to another Mac, follow the steps to move your content to a new Mac.

Before you begin

To prepare for a smooth migration:

• Make sure that Windows is up to date. Migration Assistant works with Windows 7 and later.
• Make sure that you know the name and password of an administrator account on your PC.
• Connect your Mac and PC to the same network, such as your home Wi-Fi network. Or connect an Ethernet cable between the ports on your Mac and PC to create a direct network connection. Some Mac models require an Ethernet adapter, such as the Belkin USB-C to Gigabit Ethernet Adapter or Apple Thunderbolt to Gigabit Ethernet Adapter.
• If you’re using Microsoft OneDrive on your PC, follow Microsoft’s instructions for uninstalling OneDrive before continuing. You can reinstall OneDrive after migration is complete.

Then use the check disk (chkdsk) utility on your PC to make sure that your Windows hard drive doesn’t have any issues:

1. Right-click the Start button, then click Run.
2. Type cmd and press Enter. Command Prompt opens.
3. At the prompt, type chkdsk and press Enter.
4. If the utility reports that it found problems, type the following, where drive is the letter that represents your Windows startup disk, such as D:
5. Press Enter.
6. At the prompt, type Y , then restart your PC.
7. Repeat this process until the check disk utility reports no issues. If the utility can’t fix every issue that it finds, you might need to have your PC serviced. Then migrate your data to your Mac.

Move your data

This section guides you through migration, post-migration, and what to do if the steps don’t work for you.

How to move your information from a PC to your Mac

1. On your PC, download and install the appropriate Windows Migration Assistant, based on the version of macOS on your Mac:
   • Windows Migration Assistant for macOS Big Sur
   • Windows Migration Assistant for macOS Mojave and macOS Catalina
   • Windows Migration Assistant for macOS Sierra and High Sierra
   • Windows Migration Assistant for OS X El Capitan or earlier
2. Quit any open Windows apps.
3. Open Windows Migration Assistant, then click Continue.
   
4. Start up your Mac. Setup Assistant automatically opens the first time you turn on your Mac. If you’ve already set up your Mac, open Migration Assistant, which is in the Utilities folder of your Applications folder.
5. On your Mac, follow the onscreen prompts until you get to the migration pane of the assistant. Select the option to transfer your information “From a Windows PC,” then click Continue.
   
6. When prompted, enter an administrator name and password.
7. Click Continue to close any other open apps.
8. In the migration window on your Mac, select your PC from the list of available computers. Then wait for the PC to show the same passcode that your Mac shows.
9. When both computers display the same passcode, click Continue on your PC and Mac.
10. Your Mac scans the drives on your PC to build a list of information to migrate. When the scan completes, select the information that you want to migrate to your Mac and click Continue. Learn about some of the data that you can transfer.
    

You can watch the progress and estimated time remaining on both the PC and your Mac. They tell you when migration is complete.

After you move your data

When migration completes, close Windows Migration Assistant on your PC. Then log in to the new user account on your Mac. The first time you log in to a user account migrated from your PC, you’re asked to set a password. You can use the same password that you used on your PC, or create a new password.

After logging in to the user account that you migrated, authorize your computer for iTunes Store purchases. It’s important to authorize before you sync or play content downloaded from the iTunes Store.

If you have issues moving your data

• Quit all open apps on your PC, then try migrating your content again. For example, you can press Alt-Tab to choose an open application, then press Alt-F4 to quit it.
• If your PC doesn’t appear in the Setup Assistant or Migration Assistant window on your Mac, make sure the computers are connected to the same network. You can create a network by connecting a single Ethernet cable between your Mac and PC. If that doesn’t help, check for firewall software on your PC and turn it off. After migration completes, you can turn firewall software on again.
• If Migration Assistant doesn’t open on your PC, turn off any antivirus software on your PC. Then try to open Migration Assistant again. After migration completes. You can turn that software on again.
• If you still can’t migrate your information successfully, you can use an external drive or file sharing to manually copy important data to your Mac.

What data can I transfer?

Migration Assistant lets you choose the data to move to your Mac. Here’s what moves over for specific apps and data types:

Email, contacts, and calendar information
Email messages, email-account settings, contacts, and appointments move based on which version of Windows you’re using and which accounts you have.

Outlook 1
Data from 32-bit versions of Outlook in Windows 7 and later move as follows:

• People move to Contacts 2
• Appointments move to the Calendar app
• IMAP and Exchange settings and messages move to the Mail app
• POP settings and messages move to Mail 2

Windows Live Mail
Data from Windows Live Mail in Windows 7 and later moves as follows:

• IMAP settings and messages move to Mail
• POP settings and messages move to Mail 2

Windows Mail
Data from Windows Mail in Windows 7 and later (excluding Windows 8) move as follows:

• IMAP settings and messages move to Mail
• POP settings and messages move to Mail 2
• People move to Contacts

Bookmarks
Bookmarks from Internet Explorer, Safari for Windows, and Firefox move to Safari.

System settings
Language and location settings, and custom desktop pictures move to System Preferences. Your web browser homepage moves to Safari preferences.

Pictures
Photos and other images move to your home folder. You can then add them to Photos, or open Photos and let it search your Mac for photos to import.

iTunes content
Migration Assistant transfers your iTunes media as follows: music to the Apple Music app, videos to the Apple TV app, podcasts to the Apple Podcasts app, and audiobooks to the Apple Books app.

Other files
Migration Assistant also moves these files:

• Files from the top-level folder of the currently logged-in user’s home directory
• Non-system files located in the Windows or Program Files folders
• Top-level folders located on the Windows system disk and other attached disks

1. Migration Assistant doesn’t support 64-bit versions of Outlook. You can manually migrate Mail, Contacts, or Calendars from Outlook 2013 or Outlook 2016 by signing in and entering the content on your Mac manually.

2. Migration Assistant transfers only the Mail or Contacts data that belongs to the logged-in Windows user. To transfer data from another user account, use Migration Assistant again while you’re logged in to another Windows account. Each time you migrate, your Mac creates a new user account.

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