Quickly & Fully Uninstall Nox App Player for Mac

Fail to remove Nox App Player from your Mac? Don’t know how to detect all its components around system directories? You will find a proper solution in this post.

Nox for Mac is a free Android emulator Made by Bignox that allows users to run Android apps on Mac. Yet some users may encounter issues when using this app, such as the pop-up error message ‘System Fail to start’. Anyhow, if you decide to uninstall Nox App Player from your Mac, make sure to carry out thorough & clean uninstall, as performing the removal in a wrong way may corrupt Nox App Player and leave many associated files behind on the system. So, how to uninstall Nox App Player properly?

Read through this post to learn the correct steps to remove unwanted apps on Mac.

First step: shut down active Nox App Player

Prior to the uninstall, you should remember to quit Nox App Player if it is currently running. And there are multiple options to quit a running app on macOS/Mac OS X:

(1) Right click on the app icon appearing in Dock and choose Quit;
(2) Press the Command-Control-Q keystroke to quit the active app;
(3) Head to Nox App Player menu on the top bar and choose Quit Nox App Player.
(4) Launch Activity Monitor, select any process pertaining to the target app under the Process Name, then click X on the upper left corner, and click Quit button.

Click OK button when you are asked “Do you want to close the current window?”

Most third-party apps can be deactivated without trouble, but if you fail to do so,try to reboot Mac into Safe Mode to kill Nox App Player, and proceed with the next step.

Second step: uninstall Nox App Player for Mac

Two options are available here to uninstall Nox App Player on macOS.

>> Option 1: remove Nox App Player by using Osx Uninstaller

Wish to get rid of Nox App Player within simple clicks? In that case we strongly recommend you to apply a professional tool, i.e. Osx Uninstaller, to handle this task. As a lightweight tool optimized for the latest macOS, Osx Uninstaller offers you a shortcut to locate all the app components and delete them all in a few blinks.

Now watch this clip to know how Osx Uninstaller works to uninstall Nox App Player:

1.Launch Osx Uninstaller via Launchpad, Spotlight or Application folder in Finder.
2.Select Nox App Player in Osx Uninstaller interface and click Run Analysis button.

3.Click Complete Uninstall button, and then click Yes in the pop-up dialog box.
4.Once the removal is complete, click Back to Interface to re-scan your Mac.

In our test, Nox App Player can be quickly and totally removed from macOS after you perform these simple uninstall steps. Osx Uninstaller can offer you an intuitive interface, streamlined process, and most importantly, the satisfactory uninstall result.

>> Option 2: delete Nox App Player in Applications Folder

Insist on uninstalling Nox App Player without third party tool? That’s totally OK if you are willing to take time in going through manual steps. Here we detail the regular method to delete Nox App Player from Mac. Follow the instructions below.

• Open the Finder and click the Applications folder on the left side.
• Locate Nox App Player in the list, right click its icon and choose Move to Trash.

• If prompted, enter your admin account password to allow this change.
• Head to Finder menu, choose Empty Trash, and click Empty Trash again. Alternative, right click Trash icon in dock, choose Empty Trash twice.

Notice: Emptying Trash is irrevocable and everything in the Trash will be deleted from your Mac immediately. You are suggested to check your Trash before emptying it permanently. If you wanna avoid any risk in this process, you can just delete Nox App Player in the Trash. To do so, open up Trash, right click on Nox App Player, choose Delete Immediately, and then click Delete button in the pop-up window.

This drag-and-drop-to-delete method can be used to uninstall most third party apps in all versions of macOS / Mac OS X. If you cannot trash the app, make sure to quit all its processes, and try again. But what about Nox leftovers? Read on to know more.

Last (but not least) Step: delete Nox App Player leftovers

During the initial setup process, Nox App Player will by default create two folders named Nox_share and Nox App Player in the user’s Library directory, and some of these files will not be automatically gone with the uninstall of Nox App Player. If you wish to totally get rid of Nox App Player from your Mac, you are supposed to delete any of its components remaining in the hidden Library and ~Library folders.

Follow the steps to manually remove Nox App Player leftovers from your Mac:

• In a Finder window, click Go from the Menu Bar, and choose Go to Folder.
• Type ~/Library and hit Enter key to open up the user library inside home folder.

• Type Nox in the search box, and click ‘Library’ next to ‘This Mac’.
• Select the items whose names contain the keyword, and move them to the Trash.

• Continue to search for and delete leftovers in the top level Library (/Library).
• Empty the Trash to permanently delete all Nox App Player components.

Notice: Again, once you delete items in Trash, the items cannot be restored (by normal means). Before deleting the files you think are pertaining to Nox App Player, we strongly suggest you to reboot your Mac and use it for a day to see if any problem happens. If issues occurs, go back to check if you mistakenly delete any thing there.

Some of you may think that it is time-consuming and risk-taking to manually delete app leftovers, and the final result may not be so perfect. Well, running a pro uninstall tool like Osx Uninstaller will free you from laborious work and potential trouble.

Now you should have learned the right ways to uninstall Nox App Player for Mac. Is this post helpful for you? Having problems in uninstalling other apps? Feel free to leave your comment here, and we are glad to provide tech assistance for you.

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