Utilities
How to Completely Uninstall The Unarchiver on Mac
To remove The Unarchiver, drag the application icon from the Applications folder to the Trash. Because it is free, there is no license file to manage during this process.
Remove The Unarchiver and everything it leaves behind
The Unarchiver data usually takes 10 MB – 100 MB on a Mac. The free scan shows the exact size on your Mac before you change anything.
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Email me the link- Application
- The Unarchiver
- Typical data size
- 10 MB – 100 MB
- Category
- Utilities
- File Location
~/Library/Containers/com.macpaw.site.theunarchiver
Manual cleanup steps
- Quit the app completely (⌘+Q in the menu bar).
- Move The Unarchiver from the Applications folder to the Trash.
- Remove the folders The Unarchiver left behind, listed in the table below.
- Empty the Trash to free up the space.
Everything The Unarchiver keeps on your Mac
1 locations. Tick each one as you remove it; back up anything marked as your data first.
Locations are the standard macOS folders The Unarchiver uses; some appear only after you use the matching feature.
What happens when you delete The Unarchiver
Specific to The Unarchiver
Dragging the app to the Trash does not remove its associated data, which typically ranges from 10 MB – 100 MB. A sandbox container located at ~/Library/Containers/com.macpaw.site.theunarchiver remains on your system, holding temporary extraction data and settings. This folder is not deleted automatically when the app is removed. Your extracted documents stay in their original destination folders because the utility does not store them internally.
- License
- The Unarchiver is free.
Preparing to uninstall The Unarchiver
Before deletion, ensure you have assigned a different default application for your archive types via the Get Info window in Finder. You must also fully quit the app to prevent errors while removing its files. Since the ~/Library folder is hidden, use Finder > Go > Go to Folder to access remaining containers manually. Items remain in the Trash and can be restored until you empty it.
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By hand or with OptiClear
| By hand | With OptiClear | |
|---|---|---|
| File sizes | You look them up yourself | Shown for every item |
| Removing the wrong thing | Easy to delete the wrong folder | Goes to the Trash first, so it can be restored |
| Cost | Free | Scan is free; cleaning needs Pro (yearly plan has a 7-day free trial) |
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