This removal guide is for the latest version of VLC media player for Mac. To completely remove VLC media player, we have done much technical analysis on it. If you want to remove VLC media player manually, you need to know the following installation information.
1> Information of VLC media player installer:
Check any file types for which you want VLC to be the default player, or just check the select all option. Right-click on the type of file you want to always open with VLC. Click 'Get Info'. In the 'Open With' section, select VLC from the drop-down menu. To apply this change to all files of this type, click the 'Change All' button.
- Format: DMG
- Size: 37 MB
The following is the information about files, folders and processes after VLC media player is installed. With this information in hand we can now manually uninstall VLC media player completely.
Check if VLC have been closed. Delete these files. Macintosh HD Users current user Library Application Support org.videolan.vlc. Option 2: Delete VLC Media Player in the Launchpad Open up Launchpad, and type VLC Media Player in the search box on the top. Click and hold VLC Media Player icon with your mouse button until it starts to wiggle. Then click the 'X' that appears.
2> Basic information of the app:
- Size: 124 MB
3> Add-on software:
- Autoupdate.app
4> Process information:
- 4.1 Main process:
- VLC media player
- 4.2 Associated process:
- Autoupdate
5> Folders:
- VLC
- org.videolan.vlc
- org.videolan.vlc.savedState
Creality for mac. 6> Files:
- org.videolan.vlc.plist
7> Framework/Extensions/XPC/Plugins/dylib
- BGHUDAppKit.framework
- Growl.framework
- Sparkle.framework
- lua
Simply dragging VLC media player to Trash cannot uninstall it completely to free disk space on Mac OS but leave a lot of remnant files.
How to manually remove VLC media player completely?
- 8.1> Start Activity Monitor. Select the process name 'VLC media player' and hit the 'Force Quit' button.
- 8.2> Open Applications folder. Find 'VLC media player' and drag it to Trash.
- 8.3> Open Finder or Spotlight. Search for VLC media player files and folders and delete them.
How to automaticlly remove VLC media player ?
- 9.1> Install and Start MacRemover
- 9.2> Launch the MacRemover, highlight the icon of VLC media player and then click 'Run Analysis', which will scan out all the traces of the unwanted application automatically.
- 9.3> Click on the 'Complete Uninstall' button and then choose 'YES' to confirm your operation.
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Deinstallation of VLC Media Player and add-on software
Windows 10
1. Enter 'remove' in the Windows search field
2. Choose 'Add or remove programs'
3. In the search field under 'Apps & Features' search for 'vlc' or 'Updater'
4. Select from the list according to your entry
5. Click on 'Uninstall' - The uninstallation assistant will walk you through the uninstallation.
Windows 7
1. Enter 'Programs' in Windows search
2. Click on 'Change or remove programs'
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3. Choose 'VLC' or 'Updater' in the Windows window
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4. Click on 'Uninstall/Modify' and follow the uninstallation assistant
