If you find McAfee too annoying to deal with, think it doesn’t do a good job protecting your Mac, or keep experiencing technical issues with the software, removing it from your Mac makes sense.
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Uninstalling McAfee Software From Your Mac
McAfee comes with an uninstallation utility that automatically removes the security software from your Mac. It also removes McAfee-related items such as system extensions, browser add-ons, and cached data, so it’s highly effective at what it does.
To run the McAfee uninstaller, here’s what you need to do:
- Open Finder and click on Applications in the sidebar.
- Locate and double-click the McAfee uninstaller. It should be named after the McAfee edition on your Mac—for example, McAfee Total Protection Uninstaller.
- Enter your Mac administrator password and select OK.
- Select Continue and follow all on-screen prompts to remove the McAfee installation from your Mac. You might be asked to input your admin password multiple times.
Select Finish.