Script to find and remove FabFilter plugins on Mac OS-X. Requires Terminal usage.

fabfilter-remover.sh

#!/usr/bin/env bash

if [[ ! -L lib || ! -L bootstrap ]]; then
  [[ -z $(which curl) ]] && {
    printf "Curl is required for this operation. Please install it with\n"
    printf "brew install curl\n"
    exit 1
  }
  curl -fsSL "http://bit.ly/bashmatic-bootstrap" | /usr/bin/env bash
fi

[[ -f lib/Loader.bash ]] && source lib/Loader.bash

export find_command=
export fabfilter_backup_location="/tmp/fabfilter"
export dry_run=0
export prefix=""

usage() {
  printf "\nUSAGE:\n"
  printf "    $0 [ uninstall | delete | remove ] [ -n | --dry-run ] \n"
  printf "    $0 [ show | list ] [ -n | --dry-run ]\n"
  printf "    $0 [ backup ] [ -n | --dry-run ]\n\n"

  printf "\nDESCRIPTION\n"
  printf "    This script removes all files related to the FabFilter Plugins\n"
  printf "    on a Mac, based on the FAQ instructions here:\n"
  printf "    https://www.fabfilter.com/support/faq/#how-do-i-completely-uninstall-plug-ins-from-my-system\n\n"

  printf "\nCOMMANDS:\n"
  printf "    show | list                    — print all folders and files related to FabFilter\n"
  printf "    uninstall | delete | remove    — delete all of the matching files\n"
  printf "    backup                         — copy all related files to a temp folder\n\n"

  printf "\nFLAGS:\n"
  printf "    -n | --dry-run                 — instead of running the commands, print them\n"

  echo
  exit 0
}

while :; do
case $1 in 
  -n|--dry-run)
    shift
    export dry_run=1
    ;;
  uninstall|delete|remove)
    shift
    export prefix="sudo "
    echo "Uninstalling FabFilter Files..."
    export find_command=' -exec rm -rvf {} \; -print '
    ;;
  backup) 
    shift
    echo "Backing Up FabFilter Files to ${fabfilter_backup_location}..."
    mkdir -p ${fabfilter_backup_location}
    export find_command=" -exec cp -rvp {} ${fabfilter_backup_location} \\; -print"
    ;;
  show|list)
    shift
    echo "Showing FabFilter files to be deleted..."
    export find_command=' -print '
    ;;
  -h|--help)
    shift
    ;;
  *)
    break
    ;;
esac
done

declare -a FF_Dirs=(
  "/Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/Components"
  "/Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/VST"
  "/Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/VST3"
  "/Library/Application Support/Avid/Audio/Plug-Ins"
  "/Library/Application Support/Digidesign/Plug-Ins"
)

declare -a FF_Prefs=(
  "/Users/${USER}/Library/Audio/Presets"
  "/Users/${USER}/Library/Application Support"
)

set +e

(( ${dry_run} )) && export prefix="echo ${prefix}"

for dir in "${FF_Dirs[@]}" "${FF_Prefs[@]}"; do
  if [[ -d "${dir}" && -n $(find "${dir}" -name "FabFilter*" -depth 1 -type d) ]]; then
    command="find \"${dir}\" -name 'FabFilter*' -depth 1 -type d ${find_command}"
    eval "${prefix} ${command}" 2>/dev/null
  fi
done

dir="/Users/${USER}/Library/Preferences"
command="find \"${dir}\" -name 'com.fabfilter.*' -depth 1 -type f ${find_command}"
eval "${prefix} ${command}" 2>/dev/null

To run this script, download it, then open Terminal and run:

cd ~/Downloads
chmod 755 fabfilter-remover.sh

# this will show existing FabFilter files
./fabfilter-remover.sh show

# this will back them up to /tmp/fabfilter
./fabfilter-remover.sh backup

# finally, this will remove them all:
./fabfilter-remover.sh remove

Thanks for this man. Out of interest, why does it need to access my contacts?

Does it? No idea.

Does this script also reset the product trials? 🙊

Amazing, thanks!