Cannot delete FortinetClient from Mac Application folder

Hi everyone, I was searching on the internet how I can delete FortinetClient from Mac.

Though I am the root user, I didn't have permission to delete this from /Applications which is disgusting.


Even from 'Get Info' we cannot change the permission.

MacBook Air 13″, macOS 13.1

Posted on Jun 18, 2023 10:03 PM

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Posted on Jun 19, 2023 04:13 AM

So you are saying the FortiClientUninstaller.app didn't actually uninstall FortiClient?

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Jan 26, 2024 09:24 AM in response to akifislam

FYI, you will still have parts of the FortiClient software in the bowels of macOS since this type of app must install components into the lower layers of macOS. Apps like the FortiClient app must be uninstalled by using the developer's uninstaller app which can sometimes be a menu option within the main app, sometimes it is an option when you run the app's installer again, while other times the developer may provide an uninstaller app with the application in the Applications folder, or it may need to be downloaded separately from the developer's website.


As @Barney-15E mentioned, you should have run the FortiClientUninstaller.app you referenced the command line and deleted from the Applications folder.


Generally an app installed from the Apple App Store or one where you drag the downloaded application into the Applications folder will just require you to move that app to the Trash to uninstall it. However, if you must run an installer app to get the application installed to the Applications folder, then you should be using the app's uninstaller to remove it from the system.


Hope this helps you in the future.


Jun 18, 2023 10:03 PM in response to akifislam

So here the solution that worked for me.



- Open Terminal


Write this code one by one in the terminal

'sudo chflags noschg /Applications/FortiClient.app'

'sudo chflags noschg /Applications/FortiClientUninstaller.app'


- This command will remove lock button from the Application folder.

- Now simply go the application folder and delete the App like others.


Thanks

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