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Completely uninstall and remove Tuxera NTFS on MacOS (resets trial version)
sudo rm -rf /Applications/Tuxera\ Disk\ Manager.app
sudo rm -rf /Library/Application\ Support/Tuxera\ NTFS
sudo rm -rf /Library/Filesystems/fusefs_txantfs.fs
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MiBiT-Discuss commented Dec 7, 2021

I might suggest you install brew (or similar) and the trash package instead and replace rm calls with trash (or an alias).

If you use trash -Fv in rm's place you will see what is deleted (-v) and the Finder (-F) will do the move to the trash on the same volume at which the target resides, which means you can use Finder undo as well.

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MiBiT-Discuss commented Dec 7, 2021

So using trash (see previous post) this would be a safer alternative (Warning, haven't tried this yet**):

launchctl unload /Library/LaunchAgents/com.tuxera.ntfs.agent.plist
sudo trash -Fv /Applications/Tuxera\ Disk\ Manager.app
sudo trash -Fv /Library/Application\ Support/Tuxera\ NTFS
sudo trash -Fv /Library/Filesystems/fusefs_txantfs.fs
sudo trash -Fv /Library/LaunchAgents/com.tuxera.ntfs.agent.plist
sudo trash -Fv /Library/PreferencePanes/Tuxera\ NTFS.prefPane
sudo trash -Fv /Library/Preferences/com.tuxera.NTFS.plist

Note that trash puts folders into the trash as well and recursion is implied with that.
Of course you can also use open for the paths and delete the files and folders manually.

** I successfully used all line by line on an old disk, after having installed brew and trash, and the only downside is I had to reauthorize Finder for each line. Skip the F if you want to avoid that.

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/usr/local/sbin/mount_tuxera_ntfs
/usr/local/sbin/newfs_tuxera_ntfs

there is also theses files

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gholker commented Sep 30, 2022

EDIT: Someone posted this above, but I hadn't seen it.

For versions >= 2018 they recommend:

sudo /Library/Filesystems/tuxera_ntfs.fs/Contents/Resources/Support/uninstall-package.sh

source: https://macsupport.tuxera.com/hc/en-gb/articles/360021236379-How-to-uninstall-NTFS-for-Mac-using-the-provided-command-line-script

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MiBiT-Discuss commented Dec 8, 2022

@gholker I repeat my answer to the "someone" "@h3ct0rjs, well, there was a reason this sh file here was created and that was, I believe, that the Tuxera uninstall, that you point to, did not delete everything for whatever reason".

Did you verify that uninstall-package.sh did also remove all the files and folders people have posted since 2020? If so, why not mention it? If not, why post what is already here?

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nice, this works. that sucker is not enabling the uninstall button

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wanderingcodes2023 commented Feb 7, 2024

This is also needed:

launchctl unload /Library/LaunchAgents/com.tuxera.ntfs.agent.plist
sudo rm -rf /Library/LaunchAgents/com.tuxera.ntfs.agent.plist
sudo rm -rf /Library/PreferencePanes/Tuxera\ NTFS.prefPane
sudo rm -rf /Library/Preferences/com.tuxera.NTFS.plist

then my mac settings -> unable to load java panel

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