Uninstalling Microsoft 365 for Mac

Summary

Instructions for completely removing Microsoft 365 for Mac.

Body

Issue/Question

How do I uninstall Microsoft 365 for Mac?

Environment

  • MacOS
    • Microsoft 365

Resolution

  1. Open Finder.
  2. Click Applications.
  3. Click and drag all Microsoft Applications (Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Excel, etc.) to Trash.
  4. In Finder, press COMMAND+Shift+g.
  5. Type ~/Library and press Enter.
  6. Open Containers folder.
  7. Move following folders to Trash:
    • Microsoft Error Reporting
    • Microsoft Excel
    • com.microsoft.netlib.shipassertprocess
    • com.microsoft.Office365ServiceV2
    • Microsoft Outlook
    • Microsoft PowerPoint
    • com.microsoft.RMS-XPCService
    • Microsoft Word
    • Microsoft OneNote
  8. Open Group Containers folder within Library.
  9. Move these folders, if present, to Trash:
    Note: If you have local mail in Outlook, move these folders to your desktop, or another location, instead of Trash.
    • UBF8T346G9.ms
    • UBF8T346G9.Office
    • UBF8T346G9.OfficeOsfWebHost
  10. Empty Trash.

Details

Details

Article ID: 1953
Created
Thu 1/21/16 1:17 PM
Modified
Wed 11/19/25 5:20 PM

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