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Tasnia Salinas, on January 12, 2021, in
Mac Uninstaller
How to get started?
In this article, we help you to learn How To Completely Uninstall FileZilla on Mac Big Sur by using our best Mac App Uninstaller software - Omni Remover. Make sure you have downloaded the latest version here before continuing.
Background Knowledge
What is FileZilla? FileZilla is a free software available for both Windows and MacOS, consisting of FileZilla Client and FileZilla Server. FileZilla Client binaries are available for Windows, Linux, and macOS, server binaries are available for Windows only. Both FileZilla server and client support FTP and FTPS (FTP over SSL/TLS), while the client can in addition connect to SFTP servers (Learn How To Uninstall Google Drive File Stream on Mac).
Why you may consider uninstalling FileZilla on your Mac? FileZilla is open source program, whose source code is hosted on SourceForge. However, there have been criticisms that SourceForge bundles malicious software with the application. If you're not fully trust FileZilla, you can follow this easy and quick tutorial to learn how to safely uninstall FileZilla on Mac.
Part 1: How To Uninstall FileZilla on Mac Big Sur Manually
FileZilla can be easily removed from your Mac for its clean design and programming. You can simply drag FileZilla from Applications folder to Trash. However, this common FileZilla removal method will leave some of application leftover junk on your Mac. Follow steps below to learn how to clean uninstall FileZilla on Mac manually.
- Step 1: To uninstall FileZilla on Mac Big Sur, Open Finder > Applications > FileZilla > Drag FileZilla application file to Trash:
- Step 2: Move on to clean up FileZilla related uploading profiles, user settings, and other 'Hidden' FileZilla component files. To remove and clean up all these FileZilla residual files, you need to move further: Open Finder > in Menu, click Go > enter ~/Library/.
- Step 3: Now search FileZilla leftover junk by checking each folder. They are possibly stored in the following folders: Application Support | Caches | Containers | Frameworks | Logs | Preferences | Saved | Application State | WebKit
- Step 4: Drag the files associated with FileZilla to Trash > Empty Trash and restart your Mac to finish the uninstalling of FileZilla.
Part 2: How To Completely Uninstall FileZilla on Mac
To uninstall FileZilla thoroughly and quickly on your Mac, you can choose Omni Remover as your best Mac App Uninstaller software that can make FileZilla removal precedure much easier. Follow steps below to learn how to clean uninstall FileZilla on Mac with Omni Remover.
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Step 1:
Click here to download Omni Remover (Ready for macOS Big Sur) > Install and Open Omni Remover on your Mac.
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Step 2:
In Omni Remover > App Uninstall > Click FileZilla > Clean Uninstall.
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Step 3:
Then Omni Remover will start scanning all FileZilla related data/files > After it finished scanning, click Clean Uninstall to start uninstall FileZilla from your Mac.
The Bottom Line
Now probably you can completely and safely uninstall FileZilla on your Mac with our suggestions above. One more thing, Omni Remover can also free up more space on macOS Big Sur with just one click, clean up Sketch/Xcode cache junks and manage extentions at one go. Free Download now to have a try.