How Uninstall Steam Games On Mac

11-05-2021
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By following steps above, you are close to uninstalling Steam for Mac. Now empty Trash and restart your computer to finish the removal of Steam on Mac. Part 2: The Common Problems of Uninstalling Steam on Mac Manually. The manual removal of Steam on Mac may take 5-10 minutes. Jul 14, 2018  And for Mac users, if after you have uninstalled games from Steam you want to remove Steam itself as well, you can uninstall the app the same way you would any other on the Mac by dragging it to the Trash from the Applications directory. But doing so will not delete the Steam games, or the Steam game files, or any other Steam data.

Steam is a popular platform among gamers all over the world, with a vast array of video games and frequent discounts. Also, it is a huge community of gamers. On the flip side, it is a high-power application that would eventually slow down an average computer. For this or any other reason (maybe you’d like to take a break from gaming), users might want to remove Steam games. So, we’ll try to help uninstall Steam in several ways, including manually, via external software, in Steam account.

How to uninstall Steam manually on Mac

How To Uninstall Steam Games On Mac

Before starting to uninstall Steam you should completely close the application since it may complicate the process.

Step 1. Right-click the Steam icon on DockPanel and choose Quit option.

Step 2. Open Steam via Finder – Application folder.

Step 3. Right-click Steam and choose Move to Trash. Or just drag-and-drop the icon to the Trash on the DockPanel.

Step 4. Now, as you’ve removed the .app file from MacOS computer, service files and other leftover data are still there. Open Finder – Application folder again.

Step 5. Press Command + Shift + G and type ~Library in a popup window. Press Go.

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Step 6. Open the Application Support folder.

Step 7. Select the Steam folder and right-click it. Choose Move to Trash.

Step 8. Empty the Trash bin. Now you’ve completely removed the Steam application from the computer.

How to remove Steam with uninstaller software

This method will definitely save a lot of time and effort. Special tools provide the opportunity to uninstall Steam in just a few clicks. In case you do not know which to choose, we have 7 best uninstallers article to assist. For guidelines, we have chosen CleanMyMac and IObit MacBooster as examples.

Same as with manual method, before using an uninstaller program you should quit Steam. First example is CleanMyMac.

  • Step 1. Right-click the Steam icon in the DockPanel and choose Quit.
  • Step 2. Open CleanMyMac X via Launchpad or Finder – Application folder.
  • Step 3.Choose Uninstaller on the left sidebar.
  • Step 4. Choose All Applications.
  • Step 5. Find Steam in the list and put a checkmark next to it.
  • Step 6. Press the Uninstall button at the bottom of the window.

Our second tool, that could help uninstall Steam completely, is MacBooster, as example for MacOS devices.

  • Step 1. Open IObit MacBooster via Launchpad or Finder – Applications folder.
  • Step 2. Choose Uninstaller on the left sidebar.
  • Step 3. In the list of applications put a checkmark next to Steam.
  • Step 4. Press the Uninstall button to remove Steam once for all.

The biggest benefit of using MacBooster for this task is that you can see and delete all the service files (preferences, support files, logs, etc.) in one place.

How to uninstall games from Steam account

  • Step 1. Open Steam via Launchpad or Finder – Applications folder.
  • Step 2. Click the Library tab at the top and view the entire list of games.
  • Step 3. Select the game you would like to uninstall and right-click it. Press Manage and then Uninstall. Or select the game on the left sidebar and do the same.
  • Step 4. Press Uninstall in the popup window to confirm the action.

How to uninstall games without Steam

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If you want to uninstall games without Steam or you had already removed Steam and some games left on your computer follow the next steps.

  • Step 1. Open the uninstaller program (CleanMyMac in our case here).
  • Step 2. Press Uninstaller and go to All Applications.
  • Step 3. Select a game or games you want to uninstall.
  • Step 4. Press the Uninstall button.

So, this is how we can delete Steam platform or Steam games. Nothing special but we hope it helps.

Steam has a huge library of games you can buy and download onto your Mac, but if you aren't careful, you'll soon find yourself running out of space on your hard drive for anything new. Now, we all have games that we have bought or downloaded that we don't play anymore. Maybe you have moved on from playing DOTA 2 or maybe you slightly regret getting caught up in the buzz of bizarre Doki Doki Literature Club, but in any case, those games you don't play take up precious space.

The good news is Steam makes it pretty easy to delete games and their data from your Mac right inside the Steam app.

How to delete Steam games

  1. Launch Steam from your Applications folder.

  2. Click on the Library tab at the top of the Steam window.

  3. Use the Control - Click shortcut on the game you want to delete.

  4. Select Uninstall

  5. Click the Delete button to confirm.

This will delete all your game data from this game, meaning even if you reinstall the game at a later date, none of the progress you have in the game will save.

Any Questions?

Hopefully, this helped you free up some space on your Mac. Let us know in the comments down below if you have any questions.

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