Author Tasnia Salinas By Tasnia Salinas, on January 02, 2021, in Mac Uninstaller

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In this article, we help you to learn How To Uninstall Mozilla Thunderbird on Mac by using the best Mac App Uninstaller software - Omni Remover. Make sure you have downloaded the latest version here before continuing.


Background Knowledge

What is Mozilla Thunderbird? Mozilla Thunderbird is a free, open-source, and cross-platform email client, news client, RSS and chat client developed by the Mozilla Foundation. The Mozilla Thunderbird project strategy followed great success of Mozilla Firefox web browser. Mozilla Thunderbird is installed by default on Ubuntu desktop systems and not it became one of the most popular email client for both Windows and macOS. On December 7, 2004, Mozilla Thunderbird version 1.0 received more than 500,000 downloads in its first three days of release, and 1,000,000 in 10 days.

Why you may consider uninstalling Mozilla Thunderbird on your Mac? As with any software, Mozilla Thunderbird also have limitations to the maximum number and sizes of files represented. Other minor or major Mozilla Thunderbird bugs have been reported by users but it seems Mozilla is dropping the priority of Thunderbird development due to the fruitless feature updates. Anyway, in this quick article, we are going to show how to uninstall Mozilla Thunderbird on Mac with easy methods (Learn How To Uninstall Mozilla Firefox Mac).



Part 1: How To Uninstall Mozilla Thunderbird on Mac Manually

It's easy to uninstall programs on a Mac by using the drag-n-drop guesture. But it will leave a large amount of app leftover junk on your Mac. So to have a clean and complete Mozilla Thunderbird uninstallation, follow steps below to start (Learn How To Uninstall Fortnite on Mac).

  • Step 1: To uninstall Mozilla Thunderbird on Mac, open Finder > Applications > Mozilla Thunderbird:
  • How To Uninstall Mozilla Thunderbird on Mac Manually
  • Step 2: After moving the Mozilla Thunderbird application file to Trash, there are still Mozilla Thunderbird related email client cache data, mailbox settings, and other 'Hidden' Mozilla Thunderbird component files. To get rid of all these Mozilla Thunderbird leftovers, you need to move further: Open Finder > in Menu, click Go > enter ~/Library/.
  • Step 3: You may see a large amount of system file folders here. Now locate the Mozilla Thunderbird leftover files by digging into 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 Mozilla Thunderbird to Trash > Empty Trash and restart your Mac to finish the removal of Mozilla Thunderbird.

Part 2: How To Completely Uninstall Mozilla Thunderbird on Mac

For average macOS users, the manually way to uninstall Mozilla Thunderbird on Mac may take 10-20 minutes to complete. If you want a much easier Mozilla Thunderbird uninstalling method, we recommend you to choose this professional Mac App Uninstaller software - Omni Remover. Follow steps below to learn how to uninstall Mozilla Thunderbird on Mac with Omni Remover.

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    Step 1:

    Click here to download Omni Remover (Ready for macOS Mojave) > Install and Open Omni Remover on your Mac.

    How To Completely Uninstall Mozilla Thunderbird on Mac Step 1
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    In Omni Remover > App Uninstall > Choose Mozilla Thunderbird > Clean Uninstall.

    How To Completely Uninstall Mozilla Thunderbird on Mac Step 2
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    Then Omni Remover will start scanning all Mozilla Thunderbird data/files > After it finished scanning, click Clean Uninstall to start uninstall Mozilla Thunderbird from your Mac.

    How To Completely Uninstall Mozilla Thunderbird on Mac Step 3

The Bottom Line

Can you uninstall Mozilla Thunderbird from your Mac with our suggestions above? If you have any Mozilla Thunderbird uninstalling questions or issues, feel free to drop us a line and we are happy to help. One last thing is that, apart from the ability of getting rid of stubborn or unwanted apps (like Mozilla Thunderbird) to reclaim more free storage on your Mac, Omni Remover is also capable of clean up your Mac by wiping out all application cache/cookie junk files. Free Download now to have a try.


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