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Manually remove Parallels Desktop v15 leftovers MacOS
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# used different forum posts/guides to figure this out like: | |
# The uninstall script is located at /Library/Parallels/Parallels Service.app/Contents/Resources | |
# https://github.com/danijeljw/remparallels/blob/master/remprls.sh | |
# https://kb.parallels.com/122461 | |
# sudo find / -iname "*parallels*" | |
# sudo find / -iname "*prl*" | |
#before uninstalling deactivate your licencse - this won't be possible after uninstall | |
prlsrvctl deactivate-license | |
#sudo rm -rf /Library/Preferences/Parallels/licenses.xml | |
#prlsrvctl activate-license-online | |
# killing running processes | |
for pid in $(ps aux | grep "Parallels*" | awk '{print $2}'); do sudo kill -HUP $pid; done | |
for kext in $(kextstat | grep parallels | awk '{print $6}'); do sudo kextunload $kext; done | |
# after appcleaner does his magic, do this | |
sudo rm -rf "/Library/Preferences/Parallels" | |
sudo rm -rf "/Library/StagedExtensions/Applications/Parallels Desktop.app" | |
sudo rm -rf "/Library/Parallels" | |
sudo rm -rf "/Library/SystemMigration/History/Migration-19876876-8E63-4214-9A73-14A7C10A5A84/QuarantineRoot/Library/StagedExtensions/Applications/Parallels Desktop.app" | |
sudo rm -rf "/Library/Logs/parallels.log" | |
sudo rm -rf "/private/var/.Parallels_swap" | |
sudo rm -rf "/private/var/root/Library/Preferences/com.parallels.desktop.plist" | |
sudo rm -rf "/private/var/db/Parallels" | |
sudo rm -rf "/private/var/db/Parallels/Stats/ParallelsDesktop.15.1.3-47255" | |
sudo rm -rf "/Users/$USER/Library/Saved Application State/com.parallels.desktop.console.savedState" | |
sudo rm -rf "/Users/$USER/Library/Preferences/Parallels" | |
sudo rm -rf "/Users/$USER/Library/Preferences/com.parallels.Parallels.plist" | |
sudo rm -rf "/Users/$USER/Library/Parallels" | |
sudo rm -rf "/Users/$USER/Library/Logs/parallels.log" | |
sudo rm -rf "/Users/$USER/Library/Caches/Parallels Software" | |
sudo rm -rf "/Users/$USER/Parallels" | |
sudo rm -rf "/Library/Extensions/Parallel\ Desktop.app" | |
sudo kextcache -invalidate / | |
sudo kextcache --clear-staging | |
sudo rm -rf /private/var/db/parallels/stats/* | |
sudo rm -rf /private/var/db/Parallels/stats/* | |
sudo rm -rf /private/var/db/parallels/stats | |
sudo rm -rf /private/var/db/Parallels/stats | |
sudo rm -rf /private/var/db/parallels | |
sudo rm -rf /private/var/.parallels_swap | |
sudo rm -rf /private/var/.Parallels_swap | |
sudo rm -rf /private/var/db/receipts/'com.parallels*' | |
sudo rm -rf /private/var/root/library/preferences/com.parallels.desktop.plist | |
sudo rm -rf /private/tmp/qtsingleapp-*-lockfile | |
sudo rm -rf /private/tmp/com.apple.installer*/* | |
sudo rm -rf /private/tmp/com.apple.installer* | |
sudo rm -rf /System/Library/Extensions/prl* |
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