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PostgreSQL: Mac uninstall #4743

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title: "Uninstalling PostgreSQL"
navTitle: "Uninstalling"
legacyRedirects:
- "/edb-docs/d/postgresql/installation-getting-started/installation-guide/13.0/uninstalling_postgresql.html"
- "/edb-docs/d/postgresql/installation-getting-started/installation-guide-installers/11/PostgreSQL_Installation_Guide.1.10.html"
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To uninstall PostgreSQL on a Mac system:

1. Assume the identity of an operating system superuser, and navigate into the folder where the uninstaller resides:

`/Library/PostgreSQL/<version>`

Where `version` is the version of PostgreSQL you installed.

1. Invoke the uninstaller:

`open uninstall-postgresql.app`
```
open /Library/PostgreSQL/<version>/uninstall-postgresql.app
```

Where `<version>` is the version of PostgreSQL you installed.

1. If prompted, provide a password that allows the uninstaller to make changes to your system.
1. You're prompted for a password. If your user has admin rights on macOS, enter your password. Otherwise, enter the user name and password of a user with admin rights.

The uninstaller opens and asks if you want to uninstall the entire application or individual components.

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