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Completely uninstall VMWare on macOS
#!/usr/bin/env bash
# Usage: bash uninstall_vmware.bash
remove() {
entry="$1"
echo -ne "Removing $entry ["
sudo rm -rf "$entry"
if [[ ! -e "$entry" ]]; then
echo -ne "OK"
else
echo -ne "FAILED"
fi
echo -ne "]"
}
remove "/Applications/VMware Fusion.app"
remove "/Library/Application Support/VMware"
remove "/Library/Application Support/VMware Fusion"
remove "/Library/Preferences/VMware Fusion"
remove "/private/var/root/Library/Logs/VMware"
remove "/private/var/db/vmware"
remove "/Library/Logs/VMware/"
remove "/Library/Logs/VMware Fusion Services.log"
remove "/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/vmware*"
remove "/private/var/run/vmware"
remove "/private/var/run/VMware Fusion Services.lock"
remove "/private/var/run/VMware Fusion Services.sock"
remove "/private/var/root/Library/Preferences/VMware Fusion"
remove "/var/db/BootCaches/*/app.com.vmware.fusion.playlist"
remove "$HOME/Library/Application Support/VMware Fusion"
remove "$HOME/Library/Application Support/com.apple.sharedfilelist/com.apple.LSSharedFileList.ApplicationRecentDocuments/com.vmware.fusion.sfl"
remove "$HOME/Library/Caches/com.vmware.fusion"
remove "$HOME/Library/Preferences/VMware Fusion"
remove "$HOME/Library/Logs/VMware"
remove "$HOME/Library/Logs/VMware Fusion"
remove "$HOME/Library/Preferences/VMware Fusion"
remove "$HOME/Library/Preferences/com.vmware.fusion.LSSharedFileList.plist"
remove "$HOME/Library/Preferences/com.vmware.fusion.plist"
remove "$HOME/Library/Preferences/com.vmware.fusionStartMenu.plist"
remove "$HOME/Library/Preferences/com.vmware.fusion.LSSharedFileList.plist"
remove "$HOME/Library/Preferences/com.vmware.fusion.LSSharedFileList.plist.lockfile"
remove "$HOME/Library/Preferences/com.vmware.fusion.plist"
remove "$HOME/Library/Preferences/com.vmware.fusion.plist.lockfile"
remove "$HOME/Library/Preferences/com.vmware.fusionDaemon.plist"
remove "$HOME/Library/Preferences/com.vmware.fusionDaemon.plist.lockfile"
remove "$HOME/Library/Preferences/com.vmware.fusionStartMenu.plist"
remove "$HOME/Library/Preferences/com.vmware.fusionStartMenu.plist.lockfile"
sudo rm -rf /etc/paths.d/com.vmware.fusion.public
sudo rm -rf /var/run/VMware\ USB\ Arbitrator\ Service.*
sudo rm -rf /var/run/VMware\ USB\ Arbitrator\ Service.*
rm $HOME/Library/Preferences/com.vmware.fusionApplicationsMenu.plist
rm -rf /private/var/folders/r_/thfn3b955qj4fqks1mrc78580000gn/C/*vmw*
rm "$HOME/Library/Application Support/com.apple.sharedfilelist/com.apple.LSSharedFileList.ApplicationRecentDocuments/com.vmware.fusion.sfl2"
rm "$HOME/Library/Application Support/CrashReporter/VMware Fusion_67379FAE-00DA-58EF-958C-CBD53E228C37.plist"
sudo kextcache --clear-staging
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