{"id":3715,"date":"2018-01-22T09:31:50","date_gmt":"2018-01-22T09:31:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/osxuninstaller.com\/uninstall-guides\/?p=3715"},"modified":"2018-01-22T09:45:32","modified_gmt":"2018-01-22T09:45:32","slug":"totally-uninstall-dr-cleaner-mac","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/osxuninstaller.com\/uninstall-guides\/totally-uninstall-dr-cleaner-mac\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Totally Uninstall Dr. Cleaner on Mac (Solved)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dr. Cleaner is a free cleaner utility developed by Trend Micro for Mac users. Installing this software could be quite easy but when you decide to uninstall Dr. Cleaner<\/strong> from your Mac, are you sure you know the correct steps to do so?<\/p>\n

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Here are some issues many users encounter when trying to uninstall Dr. Cleaner:<\/p>\n

> Dr. Cleaner cannot be deleted to the Trash because it is open;
\n> Uninstalling Dr. Cleaner does not undo the changes made by the installation;
\n> Remnants pertaining to Dr. Cleaner are difficult to locate or delete…<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

So how to solve the issues and ensure a clean uninstall? In this post we will discuss the proper uninstallation through the following four questions. Read on to know more.<\/p>\n

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Question 1: what to do before uninstalling an app?<\/h3>\n

Here is the preparation you should do before uninstall an app: make sure the target app as well as its process(es) stop running on the background. If Dr. Cleaner still runs on the background, you won\u2019t be able to remove this app from your system.<\/p>\n

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Typically, there are three options to quit a target app (and its background process):<\/p>\n

1. Right click on its icon on the Dock, and choose the Quit option;
\n2. Click the Dr. Cleaner icon in the Menu Bar, and choose Quit Dr. Cleaner;<\/p>\n

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3. Launch Activity Monitor, select the process whose name contains Dr. Cleaner, click the X button on the upper left corner, and click (Force) Quit in the pop-up dialog.<\/p>\n

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What if the target app refuses to be force quit even by this way? You can reboot into Safe Mode to prevent the automatic launch, and then perform the uninstall normally.<\/p>\n

After shutting down the app completely, you can proceed to delete Dr. Cleaner from the \/Applications folder, and then delete its traces around your whole system.<\/p>\n

Question 2: how to uninstall Dr. Cleaner for Mac?<\/h3>\n

Once installed properly, most apps can be uninstalled by the delete-to-trash way, and the trashing method works in all versions of Mac OS X. Here are the detailed steps:<\/p>\n