Fail to Remove ExpressVPN for Mac? Find Solutions Here

Trying to perform a clean removal of ExpressVPN? But how to get rid of the items left after the standard uninstall? If you get lost in deleting all components of ExpressVPN, we suggest you to read through this post to get the uninstall tricks.

First of all, to remove ExpressVPN from your Mac you need to make sure the app is deactivated. To quit the running ExpressVPN, right click on its icon appearing in the upper right corner of the screen, and choose Quit ExpressVPN from the drop-down menu. Meanwhile, you can launch Activity Monitor to locate the process with the name of ExpressVPN running on the background , then click the X icon on the upper left corner of the window, and click Quit button in the pop-up confirmation dialog.

After that, it is time to carry out the uninstall. There are multiple ways of deleting ExpressVPN from your Mac. We will list all of them one by one based on difficulty.

Way 1. remove ExpressVPN by using Osx Uninstaller (Easy)

Osx Uninstaller is a lightweight yet powerful uninstall tool designed for Mac users and optimized for the latest version of macOS. You can get the installation file here.

With Osx Uninstaller, you are able to make a few clicks to remove ExpressVPN:

• Install Osx Uninstaller to the Applications folder, and run it from there
• Select ExpressVPN in the interface, and click Run Analysis button
• Click Complete Uninstall button, and hit the Yes button in the pop-up dialog

You will be informed that all components of ExpressVPN have been totally removed, and then you can click Back to Interface button to re-scan your Mac for installed apps.

Way 2. delete ExpressVPN from Applications folder (Standard)

For most third-party apps, you can choose the standard trash-to-delete option to get them uninstalled. Here are the steps to delete ExpressVPN in Applications folder:

• Click Finder icon in Dock, then click Applications from the sidebar
• In Applications folder, search for ExpressVPN app, then right click on it and choose Move to Trash. Alternatively, you can drag its icon and drop it into the Trash in Dock
• Type in your current admin password in the pop-up dialog and hit OK button
• Click to open up Trash, right click on ExpressVPN and choose Delete Immediately
• Click Delete button in the pop-up dialog to remove ExpressVPN permanently

That’s the standard procedure to uninstall apps on Mac, and it is not hard to complete.

Way 3. uninstall ExpressVPN via Terminal command (Hard)

Apart from the aforementioned options, experienced users can utilize the Terminal tool to uninstall ExpressVPN, but the process may not be so friendly to beginners.

• Launch Terminal via Spotlight, or from the Utilities folder in Launchpad
• Copy and paste the following command into the Terminal window, and hit Enter key: /Applications/ExpressVPN.app/Contents/Resources/uninstall.tool
• When asked to give confirmation, type in YES and hit Enter key
• When prompted, enter your password in the window and hit Enter key
• When the uninstall is finished, close the Terminal window

This Terminal command activates the uninstall script stored inside ExpressVPN app.

So that’s how you can uninstall ExpressVPN by different methods. As for the possible leftovers it creates on system, you can follow the steps in this post to delete them all.