{"id":5097,"date":"2018-09-10T09:26:23","date_gmt":"2018-09-10T09:26:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/osxuninstaller.com\/uninstall-guides\/?p=5097"},"modified":"2018-09-10T09:28:23","modified_gmt":"2018-09-10T09:28:23","slug":"remove-bartender-mac","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/osxuninstaller.com\/uninstall-guides\/remove-bartender-mac\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Remove Bartender for Mac Properly"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bartender is a paid tool that can help Mac users hide and manage the menu bar icons. Some users may download this app for testing but decide to stop using it after the free trial. The question comes as follows: how to fully remove Bartender<\/strong> from macOS?<\/p>\n

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Here are question you may encounter when trying to remove Bartender:<\/p>\n

> Bartender cannot be moved to trash as message says it is in use
\n> Bartender icon still pops up after deleting this app in Applications folder
\n> Files and folder created by Bartender cannot be fully removed from the system<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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If you are facing one of these problems, read through this post to know how to properly uninstall Bartender (or other Mac apps). Detailed steps are listed below.<\/p>\n

Step 1: quit Bartender if it is active<\/h2>\n

Some Mac beginners might not realize this point: an app must be totally deactivated, otherwise it cannot be successfully uninstalled. If you fail to trash Bartender, it is highly likely that this app is still active. In that case, you need to quit Bartender first.<\/p>\n

There are several ways to (force) quit an active or frozen app in macOS\/Mac OS X:<\/p>\n

(1) Right click on the app icon appearing in the Dock and choose Quit
\n(2) Head to click Bartender from the Menu Bar and then choose Quit Bartender
\n(3) Press the Option – Command – Esc keystroke to bring up the Quit Applications window, select Bartender in the list and click Force Quit button
\n(4) Launch Activity Monitor, type the app name in the search box, select any process pertaining to the target app, click X on the upper left corner, and click Quit button<\/p>\n

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In some cases you may fail to shut down large, security or malicious apps by any of these options. The last choice is to (5) reboot your Mac into Safe Mode to kill the app.<\/p>\n

Step 2: remove Bartender (2 available options)<\/h2>\n

Option 1: remove Bartender with Osx Uninstaller<\/span><\/p>\n

Wanna perform a quick and thorough removal? How about using a dedicated uninstaller? As a lightweight tool optimized for the latest versions of macOS, Osx Uninstaller can easily remove all components of target app within a few clicks.<\/p>\n

The following clip shows you how to delete Bartender with help of OSX Uninstaller:<\/p>\n