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 At some point, you may need to simply uninstall Unify completely from your system, so you can start over with a new install. The process is partly a manual one, and is slightly different for Mac and Windows machines. At some point, you may need to simply uninstall Unify completely from your system, so you can start over with a new install. The process is partly a manual one, and is slightly different for Mac and Windows machines.
  
-See also [[files-folders-106|Unify v1.0.6 files and folders]] for an overview of the files/folders you are about to delete.+See also [[files-folders|Unify files and folders]] for an overview of the files/folders you are about to delete.
  
  
 ===== Uninstall on Mac ===== ===== Uninstall on Mac =====
 +There is no automatic uninstaller for the Mac version of Unify, so the entire process is manual.
  
 **1. Remove the main Unify data folder** **1. Remove the main Unify data folder**
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 Note these are NOT in your own user folders. Note these are NOT in your own user folders.
   * App: //Unify.app file// (may show as just //Unify// in the main ///Applications// folder   * App: //Unify.app file// (may show as just //Unify// in the main ///Applications// folder
 +    * Also remove the entire //PlugInGuru// folder in ///Applications//
   * Audio Unit plug-in: ///Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/Components/Unify.component//   * Audio Unit plug-in: ///Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/Components/Unify.component//
   * VST plug-in: ///Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/VST/Unify.vst//   * VST plug-in: ///Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/VST/Unify.vst//
   * VST3 plug-in: ///Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/VST3/Unify.vst3//   * VST3 plug-in: ///Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/VST3/Unify.vst3//
 +  * AAX plug-in: ///Library/Application Support/Avid/Audio/Plug-Ins/Unify.aaxplugin//
 You may be prompted to enter your password to confirm some or all of these deletions. You may be prompted to enter your password to confirm some or all of these deletions.
  
 **3. Remove the entire Unify settings folder** **3. Remove the entire Unify settings folder**
   * Locate the //~/Library/Application Support/PlugInGuru// folder, and drag it to the Trash.   * Locate the //~/Library/Application Support/PlugInGuru// folder, and drag it to the Trash.
 +    * NOTE the initial "~". This refers to the //Library// folder inside your own user folder, NOT the system-wide ///Library// folder.
  
-===== Uninstall on Windows =====+**4. Empty the Trash** 
 +  * After moving files/folders to the Trash, you should make a point of //emptying the trash//, so the discarded files/folders no longer take up space on your disk.
  
-**1. Use the uninstaller** +**5. OPTIONAL: tell MacOS to forget earlier installs** This step is almost never necessary. Please do this ONLY if directed to do so by PlugInGuru technical support. 
-  * Click on the Windows START button and type "uninstall a program"; hit Enter to open the Uninstall a Program dialog. +  * Open a Terminal window 
-  * Scroll through the displayed list to find the entry for Unify, and click (once) to highlight it. +  * Type ''sudo pkgutil --forget com.pluginguru.Unify'' and hit Enter/Return 
-  * Click on "Uninstall" at the top of the window, and follow all on-screen instructions.+    * You will be prompted for your password 
 +  * Type ''sudo pkgutil --forget com.pluginguru.UnifyData'' and hit Enter/Return 
 +  * Type ''sudo pkgutil --forget com.pluginguru.UnifyUpdate'' and hit Enter/Return
  
-The uninstaller does a pretty good job of removing the Unify app and many other files, but won't remove any of Unify's data, including the primary data folder and the folder where its settings files are kept. The following steps allow you to ensure that nothing is left behind.+===== Uninstall on Windows =====
  
-**2. Remove the main Unify data folder**+**1. Remove the main Unify data folder**
   * If you kept the Unify data (content) folder at its default location:   * If you kept the Unify data (content) folder at its default location:
     * Navigate to //C:\Users\Public\Documents//     * Navigate to //C:\Users\Public\Documents//
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     * Close any running instances of Unify     * Close any running instances of Unify
     * Drag the folder to the Trash.     * Drag the folder to the Trash.
 +
 +**2. Use the Windows uninstaller**
 +  * Click on the Windows START button and type "uninstall a program"; hit Enter to open the Uninstall a Program dialog.
 +  * Scroll through the displayed list to find the entry for Unify, and click (once) to highlight it.
 +  * Click on "Uninstall" at the top of the window, and follow all on-screen instructions.
 +
 +The uninstaller does a pretty good job of removing the Unify app and many other files, but won't remove any of Unify's data, including the primary data folder and the folder where its settings files are kept. The following steps allow you to ensure that nothing is left behind.
  
 **3. Remove the Unify app and bundled plug-ins/helpers** **3. Remove the Unify app and bundled plug-ins/helpers**
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   * VST plug-in: //C:\Program Files\Common Files\VST2\Unify.dll//   * VST plug-in: //C:\Program Files\Common Files\VST2\Unify.dll//
   * VST3 plug-in: //C:\Program Files\Common Files\VST3\Unify.vst3//   * VST3 plug-in: //C:\Program Files\Common Files\VST3\Unify.vst3//
 +  * AAX plug-in: //C:\Program Files\Common Files\Avid\Audio\Plug-Ins\Unify.aaxplugin//
 You may be prompted to enter your password to confirm some or all of these deletions. You may be prompted to enter your password to confirm some or all of these deletions.
  
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