How to remove
Uninstall Ableton Live
from Windows

I need to remove Ableton Live from my Mac because I haven't been using it for a while. How should I do it?

So you've been looking for a way to uninstall an app and ended up at the right place! While it does not sound like much of a task, there are certain quirks you should know about uninstalling Ableton Live on Mac OS X or any other app for that matter. First of all, we will just clarify what is the difference between removing an app and uninstalling an app. After getting more knowledge about this, you should be able to select the option which is best for you and your Mac. If you don't have much time you should read the last part of this article and follow simple instructions that will enable you to get rid of Ableton Live on Mac OS X once and for all. For performing them, you will need to install the only tool called [rev id="CleanMyMac"].

If you have some time to follow this process thoroughly, we will discuss each step one by one. Let's start from the fact that “removing” and “uninstalling” an app is not precisely the same thing. If, for example, you decide to remove Ableton Live on Mac OS X, you should do the following:

1. Open Applications folder;
2. Click and hold the Ableton Live icon;
3. Drag this icon to Trash;
4. Select Empty Trash and finish removing this application.

That's it! You've just removed an app. However, you haven't uninstalled it. The key difference lies in the fact that removing the main file of an app does not remove all other files that have been installed together with it. While you might think that these files are not harmful to your Mac, think of all the space they take and how it diminishes performance of your Mac.  In order to uninstall Ableton Live, you have two options. Let's start with a more elaborate one.

How to Uninstall Ableton Live on Mac OS X Manually

Since the main file has been removed, you need to make sure the remaining ones are deleted as well. However, they might be located in different folders. In order to save you some time, you should know  that they usually end up in these folders:

• /Library/Application Support/;
• /Library/Preferences/.

So, now you have to go to these locations, find the remaining files related to Ableton Live and delete them one by one. If you find and delete all of them, it means that you've don't need to uninstall Ableton Live on Mac OS X anymore because it is gone. However, if do you don't want to waste your time deleting files of every single app, you should think about a better solution that we have to offer. In this case, you should install [rev id="CleanMyMac"] that is a quick and easy to use. Besides, it is free, so we are sure that you will be using it all the time! There are only several steps you need to follow in order to uninstall Ableton Live on Mac OS X with the help of [rev id=”MacKeeper”].