In the next part of this article, we will share a guide on how to completely uninstall VLC in just a few clicks. However, the easiest way to completely uninstall applications from your Mac with all their service files is to use a special utility called App Cleaner & Uninstaller. You can search for hidden files using a free application Funter from Nektony. Please note, some applications may store their support files outside the Library folder.

Once you remove all the media player’s leftovers, empty your Trash bin and reboot your Mac.

Please, carefully check each subfolder in the Library to find all VLC support files. You may have more or less service files on your Mac. We found the following service files on our Mac computer: Here in the Library folder find and remove all files associated with the VLC media player.

In the search field type ~/Library and hit Go.

To find these files, open Finder and press the Command+Shift+G shortcut.

Now you have to find and remove all the service files of VLC, which are stored in the hidden Library folder.

Then remove VLC from the Applications folder.

For this, use the Command+Q key shortcut or go to the Menu bar → select Quit VLC. Keep reading to learn how to remove VLC from Mac completely and safely. If you see any suspicious messages from the media player you should uninstall VLC from Mac. Also, we recommend that you regularly update VLC to prevent malicious code from attacking your Mac.

You should always open only trustworthy items with the VLC media player. However, some malicious media files may try to attack your system via the VLC application. Generally, open-source software is safe to run on macOS. VLC is based on open source cross-platform. VLC is a free media player that supports many extensions of audio and video files and it can play them from many sources as well as DVDs, Audio CDs, VCDs, and various streaming protocols. We will share two methods on how to uninstall the VLC media player on Mac completely and correctly. However, if for some reason you need to uninstall VLC from your Mac, this article is for you. The VLC media player is a popular tool for watching videos, listening to music, and editing them.

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