How To Uninstall XQuartz Project on Mac

By Tasnia Salinas, on February 02, 2021, in Mac Uninstaller

What Is XQuartz? XQuartz (formerly referred to X11.app) is Apple's version of the X server, a component of the X Window System (X11) for macOS. The name "XQuartz" derives from Quartz, part of the macOS Core Graphics framework, to which XQuartz connects these applications. XQuartz allows cross-platform applications using X11 for the GUI to run on macOS, many of which are not specifically designed for macOS. This includes numerous scientific and academic software projects (Learn How To Uninstall Eclipse on Mac).

Why uninstalling XQuartz on Mac? When using Mac, you may notice an app titled as X11, which you have no idea what it is use for. Many users download and install XQuartz project merely for using X11 server and client. Once they finish using X11 components, in many cases there is no need to keep XQuartz on Mac. In this quick article, we'll show how to completely uninstall XQuartz on macOS Mojave (How To Manually Uninstall MySQL on Mac OS X).

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Table of Content:

• Part 1: How To Uninstall XQuartz on Mac Manually
• Part 2: How To Clean Uninstall XQuartz on Mac [Time-Saving Method]

The current version of XQuartz is a DDX (Device Dependent X). For macOS, you can easily remove XQuartz from your Mac by putting it to Trash bin. But, this regular way to uninstall XQuartz will leave a large amount of leftover junk on your Mac. Follow steps below to learn how to clean uninstall XQuartz manually (How To Uninstall Adobe Acrobat Reader on Mac).

• Step 1: Quit XQuartz and all XQuartz related components > Open Finder app on Mac > Applications > XQuartz > Move XQuartz to Trash:

• Step 2: To clean up XQuartz settings, user preferences and other orphaned data, open Finder > Go > Go To Folder > Enter ~/Library/Application/Support/XQuartz/

• Step 3: Search all the XQuartz remains files by digging into each folder. Most of them are stored in: Application Support | Caches | Containers | Frameworks | Logs | Preferences | Saved | Application State | WebKit

• Step 4: Clean up the files associated with XQuartz to Trash > Empty Trash and restart your Mac to finish the removal of XQuartz Client on your Mac.

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