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Tasnia Salinas, on January 02, 2021, in
Mac Uninstaller
How to get started?
In this article, we help you to learn How To Clean Uninstall Rakuten Viber Desktop program on Macbook 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 Viber? Viber is a cross-platform voice over IP (VoIP) and instant messaging (IM) software application operated by Rakuten, provided as freeware for the Android, iOS, Microsoft Windows, macOS and Linux platforms. Viber requires users to register and identify through a cellular telephone number, although the service is accessible on desktop platforms without needing mobile connectivity (Learn How To Uninstall WhatsApp Messenger on Mac).
Why you may consider uninstalling Viber on your Mac? With the use of time, the Viber desktop program will accumulate considerable cache junk on your Mac, including the chatting histories, attachments, downloaded pictures and videos, etc. Uninstalling Viber will delete your message history and reclaim a good potion of storage on your Mac. In this guide, we'll show you how to clean and completely uninstall Viber on Mac (How To Uninstall Google Play Music on Mac OS).
Part 1: How To Uninstall Viber on Mac Mojave Manually
Before uninstalling Viber messaging app on your Mac, it's suggested to backup your chatting texts first. It's easy to backup Viber history on your Mac: Launch Terminal app on your Mac > In terminal type: open ~/library/"Application Support"/ViberPC/ and click Enter > Copy and paste the folder with your phone number into another location.
After backing up Viber chatting histories on your Mac, you can drag and drop Viber from Applications to Trash folder to uninstall it on your Mac. However, this common Viber removal method will leave a good amount of Viber leftover junk, taking up storage on your Mac. Follow steps below to learn how to clean uninstall Viber on Mac manually.
- Step 1: To uninstall Viber on Mac Mojave, Open Finder > Applications > Viber > Drag Viber application file to Trash:
- Step 2: Move on to clean up Viber related attachments, downloaded images and videos, and other 'Hidden' Viber caches. To remove and clean up all these Viber related files, you need to move further: Open Finder > in Menu, click Go > enter ~/Library/.
- Step 3: Now search Viber leftover junk by scanning 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 Viber to Trash > Empty Trash and restart your Mac to finish the uninstalling of Viber.
Part 2: How To Completely Uninstall Viber on Mac
To uninstall Viber completely and quickly on Mac, you can choose Omni Remover as your best Mac App Uninstaller software that can make Viber removal much easier. Follow steps below to learn how to completely uninstall Viber desktop program 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 Viber > Clean Uninstall.
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Step 3:
Then Omni Remover will start scanning all Viber related data/files > After it finished scanning, click Clean Uninstall to start uninstall Viber from your Mac.
The Bottom Line
Guess you can completely and safely uninstall Viber on your Mac with our suggestions above. Feel free to leave us a message in comment if you have any Viber uninstalling issues. One more thing, Omni Remover can also clean up app cache junk on your Mac, and uninstall unwanted extentions for you. Free Download now to have a try.