☞ Don't try to remove MacKeeper while running in safe mode. ☞ Don't try to drag MacKeeper from the Dock or the Launchpad to the Trash. ☞ Let MacKeeper delete its other components before you empty the Trash. ☞ Quit MacKeeper before dragging it to the Trash. Restart the computer and empty the Trash. All the other functional components of the software will be deleted. Click the Uninstall MacKeeper button in the dialog that appears.

You'll be prompted for your login password. Quit it if it's running, then drag it to the Trash. The 'MacKeeper' application is in the folder that opens. If you used it to “encrypt” any of your files, “decrypt” them before you uninstall, or (preferably) restore the files from backups made before they were “encrypted.” As the developer is not trustworthy, you should assume that the 'decrypted' files are corrupt unless proven otherwise.įrom the menu bar, or press the key combination shift-command-A. In my tests, I didn't try to verify what this feature really does. IMPORTANT: 'MacKeeper' has what the developer calls an “encryption” feature. If you have incompletely removed MacKeeper-for example, by dragging the application to the Trash and immediately emptying-then you'll have to reinstall it and start over. I can't be sure that they apply to other versions. Note: These instructions apply to the version of the product that I downloaded and tested in early 2012. 'MacKeeper' is a scam with only one useful feature: it deletes itself. Open the Applications folder and move an item named 'Advanced Mac Cleaner' (if it's present) to the Trash. There's no need to log out after taking this step. This time you may be prompted for your administrator login password.

Move the following item to the Trash as in Step 1: You won't see what you pasted because a line break is included. In the Finder, selectįrom the menu bar and paste into the box that opens by pressing command-V. *If you don't see the contextual menu item, copy the selected text to the Clipboard by pressing the key combination command-C. Services ▹ Reveal in Finder (or just Reveal)įrom the contextual menu.* A folder should open with an item selected. Right-click or control-click the highlighted line and select Triple-click anywhere in the line below on this page to select it: If you paid for the software with a credit card, consider reporting the charge to the bank as fraudulent. You installed a fake 'utility' called 'Advanced Mac Cleaner.' Like any software that purports to automatically 'clean up' or 'speed up' a Mac, it's a scam.

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