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How to uninstall Foxit PDF Editor for Mac and Clean the data

Explains how to fully uninstall Foxit PDF Editor for Mac and remove leftover application data.

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How to uninstall the Foxit PDF Editor for Mac

Followings are different methods to uninstall Foxit PDF Editor in MacOS:

Method-1: Open the Finder window. Then click Applications in the sidebar. Find Foxit PDF Editor in the application list, and right-click in the icon for Foxit PDF Editor to open the context menu. Then in the context menu, select Move to Bin. For example:

Method-2: Drag and drop the Foxit PDF Editor icon to the Bin icon (located in the dock). For example:

Method-3: Open the Launchpad, and then drag and drop the Foxit PDF Editor icon to the Bin icon (located in the dock). For example:

How to clean the data of Foxit PDF Editor for Mac

Follow the instruction below to clean the data of Foxit PDF Editor in MacOS:

1. Open the Finder window. In the top menu bar, choose Go > Go to Folder... .

Then type ~/Library/Application Support/Foxit Software and press Enter button on the keyboard to jump to this folder.

In the folder ~/Library/Application Support/Foxit Software, delete the suitable folder for the installed Foxit PDF Editor version:

  • Delete the folder Continuous for Foxit PDF Editor version 2023 or later version.
  • Delete the folder Classic for Foxit PDF Editor version 13 or later version.
  • Delete the folder Foxit PDF Editor for Foxit PDF Editor version 12 or version 11.

2. Open the Finder window. In the top menu bar, choose Go > Go to Folder... .
Then type /usr/local/share and press Enter button on the keyboard to jump to this folder.

Then find and remove the folder "foxit" in the directory /user/local/share.

3. Open the Finder window. In the top menu bar, choose Go > Go to Folder... .
Then type ~/Library/Preferences/ and press Enter button on the keyboard, to jump to this folder.

Then find the .plist files starting with "com.foxit-software.Foxit PDF Editor", and remove these .plist files.