The good thing is, you don't need any third-party software to uninstall MacKeeper. Here, you can learn how to easily remove MacKeeper from your system for good.
Before you delete MacKeeper
Remember that the instructions to follow depend on your MacKeeper version. Here’s your must-do checklist before you uninstall the app:
1. Check your MacKeeper version. To do this, open it and in the top menu go to MacKeeper > About MacKeeper
![Open MacKeeper menu Open MacKeeper menu](https://static-cdn.mackeeper.com/mk-blog-upload/images/new_8fd5ab2c90.png)
![About MacKeeper About MacKeeper](https://static-cdn.mackeeper.com/mk-blog-upload/images/new_ce0acd1138.jpg)
2. Make sure you have admin rights and know your Mac admin password
Once you know your MacKeeper version and Mac password, just head to the right simple guide for you:
How to remove MacKeeper 6
1. Press and hold Command (⌘) and Q to quit MacKeeper
2. Go to Finder > Applications
![Finder > Applications Finder > Applications](https://static-cdn.sz.mackeeper.com/mk-help-center-upload/images/007df34017.png)
3. Drag the MacKeeper icon to Trash or double-click it and choose Move to Trash
![Move to Trash Move to Trash](https://static-cdn.sz.mackeeper.com/mk-help-center-upload/images/9e3a145889.png)
4. When you see a confirmation pop-up window, click Continue
![Delete MacKeeper Delete MacKeeper](https://static-cdn.mackeeper.com/mk-blog-upload/images/new_7aa11f248a.png)
5. Enter your admin password, then click OK
![Enter admin password Enter admin password](https://static-cdn.mackeeper.com/mk-blog-upload/images/new_31449feddf.png)
Don't forget to delete system files left on your computer. To do this:
1. Go to Finder > Go > Go to Folder
![Finder > Go > Go to Folder Finder > Go > Go to Folder](https://static-cdn.sz.mackeeper.com/mk-help-center-upload/images/29a673a421.png)
2. Copy and paste these paths one by one
- ~/Library/Application Support/MacKeeper
- ~/Library/Application Support/com.mackeeper.MacKeeper
- ~/Library/Application Support/com.mackeeper.MacKeeperAgent
- ~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.mackeeper.MacKeeperAgent.plist
- ~/Library/Caches/com.mackeeper.MacKeeper
- ~/Library/Caches/com.mackeeper.MacKeeperAgent
3. Drag all files in those folders to the Trash
4. Empty Trash and restart your Mac
5. Done!
How to remove MacKeeper 5
1. Press Command (⌘) and Q to quit MacKeeper
2. Go to Finder > Applications
![Finder Finder](https://static-cdn.mackeeper.com/mk-blog-upload/images/new_2ad50c57eb.png)
3. Drag the MacKeeper icon to Trash
4. If you see a system extension window, click Continue
![Delete MacKeeper Delete MacKeeper](https://static-cdn.mackeeper.com/mk-blog-upload/images/new_7aa11f248a.png)
5. Enter your Mac admin password, then click OK
![Enter admin password Enter admin password](https://static-cdn.mackeeper.com/mk-blog-upload/images/new_31449feddf.png)
To completely uninstall MacKeeper, you’ll need to delete any leftover files as well:
1. Open Finder > Go > Go to Folder
2. Copy and paste these paths one by one
- ~/Library/Application Support/MacKeeper
- ~/Library/Application Support/com.mackeeper.MacKeeper
- ~/Library/Application Support/com.mackeeper.MacKeeperAgent
- ~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.mackeeper.MacKeeperAgent.plist
- ~/Library/Caches/com.mackeeper.MacKeeper
- ~/Library/Caches/com.mackeeper.MacKeeperAgent
3. Drag all files in those folders to the Trash
4. Empty Trash, then restart your Mac
How to get rid of MacKeeper 4
1. Press Command (⌘) and Q to quit MacKeeper
2. Go to Finder > Applications
![Finder Finder](https://static-cdn.mackeeper.com/mk-blog-upload/images/new_2454adb9ae.png)
3. Drag the MacKeeper icon to Trash
4. Enter your Mac admin password, then click OK
![enter username and admin password enter username and admin password](https://static-cdn.mackeeper.com/mk-blog-upload/images/new_0f6452a8e2.png)
5. Complete the optional uninstall survey in your browser
![Complete the optional uninstall survey Complete the optional uninstall survey](https://static-cdn.mackeeper.com/mk-blog-upload/images/new_66c34172d9.png)
6. Empty Trash and restart your Mac
How to uninstall MacKeeper 3
Note: Before removing any MacKeeper 3.X version, please keep in mind that:
- You need to decrypt any files you’ve hidden with the Data Encryptor feature. Otherwise, you won’t be able to access them without MacKeeper.
- Any backups made with the Backup feature remain on your Mac and are accessible even after the MacKeeper uninstallation
To delete MacKeeper 3 from your Mac:
1. Quit the MacKeeper app
2. Go to Finder > Applications and drag the MacKeeper icon to Trash
3. Enter your Mac admin password in the notification box to confirm
![Enter your Mac admin password Enter your Mac admin password](https://static-cdn.mackeeper.com/mk-blog-upload/images/new_4a88e5766e.png)
4. Complete the optional uninstall survey that automatically opens in your browser
![Complete the optional uninstall survey Complete the optional uninstall survey](https://static-cdn.mackeeper.com/mk-blog-upload/images/new_09b265335d.png)
5. Open Safari and go to Preferences > Privacy, then type MacKeeper in the search box and click Remove All
![Safari Preferences Safari Preferences](https://static-cdn.mackeeper.com/mk-blog-upload/images/new_eace081142.png)
To completely uninstall MacKeeper 3, you’ll need to delete any leftover files as well:
1. Open Finder > Go > Go to Folder
2. Copy and paste these paths one by one
- ~/Library/Application Support/MacKeeper
- ~/Library/Application Support/com.mackeeper.MacKeeper
- ~/Library/Application Support/com.mackeeper.MacKeeperAgent
- ~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.mackeeper.MacKeeperAgent.plist
- ~/Library/Caches/com.mackeeper.MacKeeper
- ~/Library/Caches/com.mackeeper.MacKeeperAgent
3. Drag all files in those folders to the Trash
4. Empty Trash and restart your Mac
![Empty Trash Empty Trash](https://static-cdn.mackeeper.com/mk-blog-upload/images/new_996baeabea.png)
How to remove MacKeeper ad preferences
MacKeeper is deleted after you follow the above steps. You shouldn’t see any ads, but to make sure you don’t, we also recommend clearing your Safari Preferences:
1. Open Safari
2. Go to Preferences > Privacy
![Open Safari Preferences Open Safari Preferences](https://static-cdn.mackeeper.com/mk-blog-upload/images/new_5c7fea412e.png)
![Safari Preferences Safari Preferences](https://static-cdn.mackeeper.com/mk-blog-upload/images/new_559e458fbb.png)
3. Type MacKeeper in the search box
![Privacy Settings Privacy Settings](https://static-cdn.mackeeper.com/mk-blog-upload/images/new_c6c89f733c.png)
4. Click Remove All and hit Remove Now to confirm
![Remove all data Remove all data](https://static-cdn.mackeeper.com/mk-blog-upload/images/new_e4b88abaa1.png)