{"id":5253,"date":"2018-10-10T06:55:54","date_gmt":"2018-10-10T06:55:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/osxuninstaller.com\/uninstall-guides\/?p=5253"},"modified":"2018-10-10T07:20:41","modified_gmt":"2018-10-10T07:20:41","slug":"uninstall-wireshark","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/osxuninstaller.com\/uninstall-guides\/uninstall-wireshark\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Uninstall Wireshark on macOS, Easy Steps"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cHello, loved the product. However, I’m done messing around and now cannot figure out how to fully uninstall Wireshark<\/strong> from my mac? I’ve tried searching the documentation as well as this question area and cannot find any step by step guide on how to safely and easily uninstall?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"Download<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Any help would be much appreciated!\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

From www.wireshark.org<\/em><\/strong><\/a>:<\/p>\n

Wireshark<\/strong> is the world\u2019s foremost and widely-used network protocol analyzer. It lets you see what\u2019s happening on your network at a microscopic level and is the de facto (and often de jure) standard across many commercial and non-profit enterprises, government agencies, and educational institutions. Wireshark development thrives thanks to the volunteer contributions of networking experts around the globe and is the continuation of a project started by Gerald Combs in 1998.<\/p>\n

\"How<\/p>\n

When people installed Wireshark on Mac computer, they want to uninstall it someday, but they met trouble while removing, so, how to exactly uninstall Wireshark<\/strong> completely & safely from macOS and Mac OS X? This page offers the detailed steps to easily get rid of Wireshark on macOS, keep reading now if you want to learn more information.<\/p>\n

I. How to remove Wireshark by Manual Process<\/h2>\n

First, we will introduce you how to uninstall in manual method, in this part, you will be able to remove Wireshark in three small parts, including how to quit Wireshark before removal<\/a><\/em>, how to uninstall Wireshark from Application<\/a><\/em> & how to delete the residual files of Wireshark.<\/a><\/em> Keep reading how to do that step by step.<\/p>\n

<\/a>Step 1. How to quit Wireshark before removal<\/h4>\n

\u201cI am trying to remove Wireshark from my computer, but upon uninstalling, I immediately receive an error message “rawshark.exe could not be removed. Is it in use?” I am having difficulty finding a way to end the rawshark.exe process – no rawshark.exe process shown in task manager.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"application\"<\/p>\n

The answer why you fail to uninstall Wireshark, that\u2019s because Wireshark cannot be removed while is using on the computer, so, the first thing you need to do is completely quit Wireshark before removal.<\/p>\n

Follow the different ways to quit Wireshark now:<\/p>\n