{"id":5605,"date":"2018-12-25T09:23:09","date_gmt":"2018-12-25T09:23:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/osxuninstaller.com\/uninstall-guides\/?p=5605"},"modified":"2018-12-25T09:24:15","modified_gmt":"2018-12-25T09:24:15","slug":"remove-plex-media-player","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/osxuninstaller.com\/uninstall-guides\/remove-plex-media-player\/","title":{"rendered":"Download Osx Uninstaller to Completely Remove Plex Media Player for Mac"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There are a few questions about how to <em>uninstall \/ remove Plex Media Player<\/em> for Mac:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cA few months ago I downloaded &#8220;plex&#8221; to my MBP. I thought it was neat, but wasn&#8217;t something that I wanted on my primary machine. So, I threw away the Plex application. However, every time I restart my machine, \u201cPlex Media Player &#8221; opens up. Obviously it&#8217;s useless without &#8220;Plex,&#8221; so I just ignored it. Any suggestion about how to completely remove Plex Media Player from macOS?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI uninstalled the Plex app itself, which I had downloaded and installed, by clicking and dragging it from the App folder in finder to the trash. However, its ghost lives in this Plex Media Server thing. This remainder item shows up in my dock and opens each time and constantly runs and I can&#8217;t even remove it from the dock, let alone destroy it. So, I looked into how to exactly uninstall Plex Media Player for Mac, thanks a lot!!!\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/osxuninstaller.com\/download-install.php\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-77\" src=\"http:\/\/osxuninstaller.com\/uninstall-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/ou_download.png\" alt=\"Download Osx Uninstaller\" width=\"382\" height=\"57\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osxuninstaller.com\/uninstall-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/ou_download.png 382w, https:\/\/osxuninstaller.com\/uninstall-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/ou_download-300x45.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 382px) 100vw, 382px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Looking for proper way to <em>completely &amp; safely remove Plex Media Player<\/em> for Mac? Don\u2019t worry, this page will tell you all you need to delete without trouble, keep reading if you need effective removal guides.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5617\" src=\"https:\/\/osxuninstaller.com\/uninstall-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/plex.png\" alt=\"Download Osx Uninstaller to Completely Remove Plex Media Player \" width=\"699\" height=\"482\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osxuninstaller.com\/uninstall-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/plex.png 812w, https:\/\/osxuninstaller.com\/uninstall-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/plex-300x207.png 300w, https:\/\/osxuninstaller.com\/uninstall-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/plex-768x530.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 699px) 100vw, 699px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Easily Remove Plex Media Player for Mac<\/h2>\n<p>Firstly, if you have more problems to<em> remove Plex Media Player<\/em> from macOS and Mac OS X. then how about try this new way on Mac to easily uninstall it without trouble: download Osx remover on your Mac to fast &amp; safely remove Plex Media Player once for good, within three simple clicks, the Plex Media Player client will be gone for good.<\/p>\n<p>Download it from the green button and follow these steps to Remove Plex Media Player:<\/p>\n<p>1. Launch the remover and select Plex Media Player in the list, easily click on the green button \u201c<strong>Run Analysis<\/strong>\u201d;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5610\" src=\"https:\/\/osxuninstaller.com\/uninstall-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/step1.png\" alt=\"step1\" width=\"701\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osxuninstaller.com\/uninstall-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/step1.png 799w, https:\/\/osxuninstaller.com\/uninstall-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/step1-300x228.png 300w, https:\/\/osxuninstaller.com\/uninstall-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/step1-768x583.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 701px) 100vw, 701px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>2. Then, the remover will quickly analysis the target app in a few seconds later, click the button \u201c<strong>Complete Uninstall<\/strong>\u201d when all the related folders and flies appeared in the list;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5609\" src=\"https:\/\/osxuninstaller.com\/uninstall-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/step-2-2.png\" alt=\"step 2\" width=\"698\" height=\"529\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osxuninstaller.com\/uninstall-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/step-2-2.png 801w, https:\/\/osxuninstaller.com\/uninstall-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/step-2-2-300x227.png 300w, https:\/\/osxuninstaller.com\/uninstall-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/step-2-2-768x582.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 698px) 100vw, 698px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>3. The tool will easily delete all the related folders and flies scanned in Step 2, now back to Step 1, now you see Plex Media Player are gone from the list:<\/p>\n<p>For more <strong>information &amp; details<\/strong> to remove Plex Media Player, watch the below video tutorial for help:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vH-CuHmZOUA\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>Manually Remove Plex Media Player for Mac<\/h2>\n<p>Also, you can use the traditional way to <em>remove Plex Media Player<\/em> for Mac, but there are always people met problem to uninstall it manually, so be careful enough if you do that.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/osxuninstaller.com\/download-install.php\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-77\" src=\"http:\/\/osxuninstaller.com\/uninstall-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/ou_download.png\" alt=\"Download Osx Uninstaller\" width=\"382\" height=\"57\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osxuninstaller.com\/uninstall-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/ou_download.png 382w, https:\/\/osxuninstaller.com\/uninstall-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/ou_download-300x45.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 382px) 100vw, 382px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1. Make sure the Plex Client and Plex Media Player are not running.<\/p>\n<p>There are four ways to quit Plex Media Player:<\/p>\n<p><strong>a. Quit it from Dock Bar<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Right click on the icon of Plex Media Player on the Dock, then choose <strong>Quit<\/strong>;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5618\" src=\"https:\/\/osxuninstaller.com\/uninstall-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Screen-Shot-2018-12-25-at-2.33.22-PM.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2018-12-25 at 2.33.22 PM\" width=\"315\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osxuninstaller.com\/uninstall-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Screen-Shot-2018-12-25-at-2.33.22-PM.png 315w, https:\/\/osxuninstaller.com\/uninstall-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Screen-Shot-2018-12-25-at-2.33.22-PM-300x210.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 315px) 100vw, 315px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>b. Run Commend+ Q<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If it is not on Dock, then click the target\u2019s setup on the top left corner, and choose <strong>Quit Plex Media Player<\/strong>\u00a0(<strong>Commend+ Q<\/strong>).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5619\" src=\"https:\/\/osxuninstaller.com\/uninstall-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Screen-Shot-2018-12-25-at-2.33.32-PM.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2018-12-25 at 2.33.32 PM\" width=\"301\" height=\"171\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osxuninstaller.com\/uninstall-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Screen-Shot-2018-12-25-at-2.33.32-PM.png 301w, https:\/\/osxuninstaller.com\/uninstall-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Screen-Shot-2018-12-25-at-2.33.32-PM-300x170.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 301px) 100vw, 301px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>c. Launch Force Quit Window<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When it is either on Dock or Menu section, press the combination<strong> Cmd + Opt + Esc<\/strong>, select Plex Media Player and click on the <strong>Force Quit<\/strong> button in the windows;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5614\" src=\"https:\/\/osxuninstaller.com\/uninstall-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/force-quit-1.png\" alt=\"force quit\" width=\"336\" height=\"307\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osxuninstaller.com\/uninstall-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/force-quit-1.png 336w, https:\/\/osxuninstaller.com\/uninstall-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/force-quit-1-300x274.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 336px) 100vw, 336px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>d. Negative Activity Monitor<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Launch the <strong>Activity Monitor<\/strong> on Dock &gt;&gt; Click on the <strong>Network<\/strong> tab and select processes associated with Plex Media Player &gt;&gt; Click on the <strong>Quit Process<\/strong> icon &gt;&gt; In a pop-up window, click on the <strong>Quit<\/strong> button to confirm the action.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5611\" src=\"https:\/\/osxuninstaller.com\/uninstall-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/activity-2.png\" alt=\"activity\" width=\"701\" height=\"454\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osxuninstaller.com\/uninstall-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/activity-2.png 701w, https:\/\/osxuninstaller.com\/uninstall-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/activity-2-300x194.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 701px) 100vw, 701px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>2. Uninstall Plex Media Player by Mac Trash<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Click <strong>Finder<\/strong> on Dock, then click <strong>Applications<\/strong> folder;<\/li>\n<li>Click and hold the Plex Media Player icon;<\/li>\n<li>Drag this icon to Trash, or right click the icon to choose \u201c<strong>Move to Trash<\/strong>\u201d;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5612\" src=\"https:\/\/osxuninstaller.com\/uninstall-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/app-2-1024x495.png\" alt=\"app\" width=\"813\" height=\"393\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osxuninstaller.com\/uninstall-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/app-2-1024x495.png 1024w, https:\/\/osxuninstaller.com\/uninstall-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/app-2-300x145.png 300w, https:\/\/osxuninstaller.com\/uninstall-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/app-2-768x371.png 768w, https:\/\/osxuninstaller.com\/uninstall-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/app-2.png 1550w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 813px) 100vw, 813px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5606\" src=\"https:\/\/osxuninstaller.com\/uninstall-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Screen-Shot-2018-12-25-at-2.35.40-PM.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2018-12-25 at 2.35.40 PM\" width=\"358\" height=\"465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osxuninstaller.com\/uninstall-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Screen-Shot-2018-12-25-at-2.35.40-PM.png 358w, https:\/\/osxuninstaller.com\/uninstall-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Screen-Shot-2018-12-25-at-2.35.40-PM-231x300.png 231w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 358px) 100vw, 358px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Empty the Tras<\/strong>h by right clicking on the Trash<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5607\" src=\"https:\/\/osxuninstaller.com\/uninstall-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Screen-Shot-2018-12-25-at-2.35.55-PM.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2018-12-25 at 2.35.55 PM\" width=\"336\" height=\"217\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osxuninstaller.com\/uninstall-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Screen-Shot-2018-12-25-at-2.35.55-PM.png 336w, https:\/\/osxuninstaller.com\/uninstall-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Screen-Shot-2018-12-25-at-2.35.55-PM-300x194.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 336px) 100vw, 336px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>3. Delete the following Files and Folders<\/p>\n<p>To completely remove the Plex Client and Plex Media Player from your Mac OS Computer, users need to clean up all leftovers of Plex Media Player in library folder on macOS.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Using the Finder\u2019s \u201cGo\u201d menu, select Go To Folder\u2026<\/li>\n<li>then enter the following in the dialog box that pops up:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote><p><em>~\/Library\/<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<ul>\n<li>Delete the following files and folders:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote><p><em>~\/Library\/Application Support\/Plex<\/em><br \/>\n<em>~\/Library\/Application Support\/Plex Media Server<\/em><br \/>\n<em>~\/Library\/Caches\/Plex Media Player\/<\/em><br \/>\n<em>~\/Library\/Logs\/Plex Media Player\/<\/em><br \/>\n<em>~\/Library\/LaunchAgents\/com.plexapp.mediaserver.plist<\/em><br \/>\n<em>~\/Library\/Preferences\/com.plexapp.plexmediaserver.plist<\/em><br \/>\n<em>~\/Library\/Preferences\/com.plexsquared.Plex.plist<\/em><br \/>\n<em>~\/Library\/Saved Application State\/tv.plex.Plex Media Player.savedState<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<ul>\n<li>Delete the actual application itself under \/Applications\/Plex Media Player.app<\/li>\n<li>Or search the target name in the search box in this folders:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5615\" src=\"https:\/\/osxuninstaller.com\/uninstall-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/library-2.png\" alt=\"library\" width=\"662\" height=\"428\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osxuninstaller.com\/uninstall-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/library-2.png 730w, https:\/\/osxuninstaller.com\/uninstall-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/library-2-300x194.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 662px) 100vw, 662px\" \/><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>\/Library<\/em><br \/>\n<em>\/Library\/C<\/em><br \/>\n<em>\/Library\/Caches<\/em><br \/>\n<em>\/Library\/Preferences<\/em><br \/>\n<em>\/Library\/Application Support<\/em><br \/>\n<em>\/Library\/LaunchAgents<\/em><br \/>\n<em>\/Library\/LaunchDaemons<\/em><br \/>\n<em>\/Library\/PreferencePanes<\/em><br \/>\n<em>\/Library\/StartupItems<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5613\" src=\"https:\/\/osxuninstaller.com\/uninstall-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/application-support.png\" alt=\"application support\" width=\"691\" height=\"449\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osxuninstaller.com\/uninstall-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/application-support.png 726w, https:\/\/osxuninstaller.com\/uninstall-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/application-support-300x195.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 691px) 100vw, 691px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-5608\" src=\"https:\/\/osxuninstaller.com\/uninstall-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Screen-Shot-2018-12-25-at-2.39.24-PM.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2018-12-25 at 2.39.24 PM\" width=\"686\" height=\"446\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osxuninstaller.com\/uninstall-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Screen-Shot-2018-12-25-at-2.39.24-PM.png 726w, https:\/\/osxuninstaller.com\/uninstall-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Screen-Shot-2018-12-25-at-2.39.24-PM-300x195.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 686px) 100vw, 686px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Which one is the Best for you?<\/h3>\n<p>Compare to the whole process to <em>remove Plex Media Player<\/em> from amcOS and Mac OS X, we deeply &amp; strongly recommend you to choose the removal tool to uninstall it, for it\u2019s much easier to run, and saving for more time &amp; energy for all Mac users.<\/p>\n<p>Click this story to learn more details to completely uninstall\u00a0Plex Media Server:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/osxuninstaller.com\/uninstall-guides\/uninstall-plex-media-server\/\">macOS Removal Guide:How to Uninstall Plex Media Server Completely?\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/osxuninstaller.com\/download-install.php\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-77\" src=\"http:\/\/osxuninstaller.com\/uninstall-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/ou_download.png\" alt=\"Download Osx Uninstaller\" width=\"382\" height=\"57\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osxuninstaller.com\/uninstall-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/ou_download.png 382w, https:\/\/osxuninstaller.com\/uninstall-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/ou_download-300x45.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 382px) 100vw, 382px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are a few questions about how to uninstall \/ remove Plex Media Player for Mac: \u201cA few months ago I downloaded &#8220;plex&#8221; to my MBP. I thought it was neat, but wasn&#8217;t something that I wanted on my primary machine. So, I threw away the Plex application. However, every time I restart my machine, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":5617,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[911,6],"tags":[56,913,914,912],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/osxuninstaller.com\/uninstall-guides\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5605"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/osxuninstaller.com\/uninstall-guides\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/osxuninstaller.com\/uninstall-guides\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/osxuninstaller.com\/uninstall-guides\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/osxuninstaller.com\/uninstall-guides\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5605"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/osxuninstaller.com\/uninstall-guides\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5605\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5621,"href":"https:\/\/osxuninstaller.com\/uninstall-guides\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5605\/revisions\/5621"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/osxuninstaller.com\/uninstall-guides\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5617"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/osxuninstaller.com\/uninstall-guides\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5605"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/osxuninstaller.com\/uninstall-guides\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5605"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/osxuninstaller.com\/uninstall-guides\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5605"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}