How to completely uninstall VSCode on macOS Big Sur

how-to-completely-uninstall-vscode-on-macos-big-sur.md

Remove Extensions

To remove only the extensions, run the the following command:

rm -rf ~/.vscode

Now all the extensions will be removed, and you can start from scratch to install the one you need.

Uninstall Completely

If you want to remove it completely, run all these commands.

osascript -e 'quit app "Code"'

rm -rf ~/Library/Application\ Support/Code/
rm -rf ~/Library/Caches/com.microsoft.VSCode
rm -rf ~/Library/Caches/com.microsoft.VSCode.ShipIt
rm -rf ~/Library/Saved\ Application\ State/com.microsoft.VSCode.savedState/

rm -f ~/Library/Preferences/com.microsoft.VSCode.plist
rm -f ~/Library/Caches/com.microsoft.VSCode
rm -rf ~/.vscode

sudo rm -rf /Applications/Visual\ Studio\ Code.app

Credits

1. https://stackoverflow.com/questions/42603103/how-to-completely-uninstall-vscode-on-mac
2. https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/354954/how-can-i-quit-an-app-using-terminal