How to remove the residue files from my Mac?

It seems dragging an app's icon to the Trash only works for very simple apps any more.

If the removed app had a uninstaller—many do—that should clear all hidden support files but leave data files you created untouched. Go to the app's web site and search support for "remove" or 'uninstall."

If you got the apps from the Mac App Store, removing them with Launchpad should also remove any support files.

Uninstall apps on your Mac - Apple Support

In the first instence, you may have to reinstall the main App to acces the installer.

If you tell us the names of the apps that left files behind, we may be able to give you more specific help.

⚠️ DO NOT download "universal uninstaller" utilities. Too many are scams that will make sure you get a whopping big dose of adware.⚠️

MasudRana007 wrote:

How to remove the residue files form my mac belonging the software removed already?

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Original Title: Remove residue files of unstalled software

place to look for pieces, Finder>Go>Go To Folder, copy & paste each location:

/usr/local/

/Library/Application Support/

/Library/LaunchDaemons/

/Library/LaunchAgents/

you can also look for application specific related items:

~/Library/Application Support/

~/Library/Preferences/

~/Library/Caches/

~/Library/LaunchAgents/

You can check to see if you've removed all of the supporting (residue) files by downloading and running the shareware app Find Any File to search for any files with the application's or the developer's name in the file name.  For the software you have you'd do the following search(es): 

1 - Name contains "app name" (without quote marks)

2 - Name contains "developer name" like macpaw for CleanMyMac.

Any files that are found can be dragged from the search results window to the Desktop or Trash bin in the Dock for deletion.

FAF can search areas that Spotlight can't like invisible folders, system folders and packages.  

If you get warnings that the file can't be deleted because it is in use or used by another app boot into Safe Mode according to How to use safe mode on your Mac and delete from there.

Note:  if you have a wireless keyboard with rechargeable batteries connect it with its charging cable before booting into Safe Mode.  This makes it act as a wired keyboard as will assure a successful boot into Safe Mode.

Search for it in the Finder and remove it. But if you have used the correct deinstallation method the remnamt files should be deleted automatically