Uninstall Microsoft Outlook Mac
Oleta Blaylock
Because Office update has a habit of installing updates for Outlook, even if you are not using it, and then setting Outlook as the default email client, it's recommended that anyone not using Outlook uninstall it.
Locate the entry for your Microsoft Office application and choose Change. Tip: Click on Name at the top of the list of programs to sort applications by name then click on an application and type M to jump down to the programs that start with M. (If you have a lot of M's, type N and scroll up.)
To uninstall Outlook, click on the button beside the name and choose Not Available, then Continue. This will remove all Outlook components. If you want to remove some features but keep Outlook, expand the directory and remove just those features.
The method for other versions of Office is similar. Some older versions use a checkbox - check or uncheck to change the installation options and grayed boxes indicate options under that feature are not installed.
A Microsoft Outlook Most Valuable Professional (MVP) since 1999, Diane is the author of several books, including Outlook 2013 Absolute Beginners Book. She also created video training CDs and online training classes for Microsoft Outlook. You can find her helping people online in Outlook Forums as well as in the Microsoft Answers and TechNet forums.
Hello Diane,
I am on an iMac with MS Office 2016 installed. Last week, I noticed my Outlook account was not receiving email. However, on my iPhone, I was receiving email as usual. I remember that I was asked to verify my PW on my phone for Outlook, which I did. Did that cause the email on the iMAC to lock up? If so, how can I unlock it? If I go to Outlook.com on my browser, I can access my outlook account just as it is on my phone. I really don't know what happened. I would appreciate your help. I am having to use my backup gmail account for now.Thank you, David Dennis
I just reinstalled Office 2019 and Outlook won't open; everything else works fine. Should I uninstall Outlook? I haven't done it because I'm afraid I'll lose Word, Excel, etc., if I do. And if I uninstall Outlook, can I download a free copy online? Thank you.
Outlook 2016 is acting up: I cannot add my account back. An AOL tech, trying to fix an issue where it could not connect to the incoming server (IMAP) deleted my account. Now I can't create a new account. It complains about encryption. Then, when I go back to look at the settings, the server settings somehow changed from AOL to to imap.mail.yahoo.com and smtp.yahoo.com.
How do I completely remove Outlook 2010. When I uninstall, remove all .pst files and reinstall Outlook 2010 it tries to set up all of my old accounts. I want to completely uninstall. There must be setting that exist in the registry. How do I remove all registry entries?
When i right-click on a file to send it through windows mail which is my Default program, the file goes attached to Outlook Compose (by clicking "Send to... Mail recipient" !!!) Why ? although "Windows mail" is my default program. I am using Windows 10 pro and Office 2016. I also have an outloook email account registered in my laptop.
I am looking for a way to remote uninstall the hubspot for windows and hubspot for outlook .exe installation. We are transitioning over to the windows store version and do not want to have to remote into 150 different users to uninstall the application, nor do we want to allow these users administrator rights on their personal machines. Does anyone know of an uninstall command for this? I'd be leveraging our intune environment.
Currently, If you no longer want to use the HubSpot Sales email extension in your inbox, you can uninstall the HubSpot Sales Chrome extension for Gmail, the HubSpot Sales Office 365 add-in, or the HubSpot Sales Outlook desktop add-in following the instructions here.
We deploy zoom outlook plugin msi through SCCM in our environment. If we manually install/uninstall or go through sccm to upgrade a previous outlook plugin install we get these errors. The zoom cleanup tool doesnt work for the plugin.
I am having the same issue. I continually receive an error message that says a network resource is unavailable. It is looking for an installation package containing '5.8.6.170.msi'. It also prevents me from installing Zoom updates.
I too am having the same problem. The msiexec /x call fails "This action is only valid for products that are currently installed'", whilst trying to reinstall the plugin fails because it cannot find the uninstaller (in my case 5.11.0.532.msi). There is another installer in the AppData cache 5.11.3.563.msi but using that fails "is not a valid installation package for the Zoom Outlook Plugin
Hi, answering this because "I know how" and "these work for me" YMMV.
tl;dr
The Zoom uninstaller has very limited usefulness if the original source files are missing. You will need to Brute Force it via one of these three methods in order of preference for risk tolerance.
1. Microsoft Program installer /uninstaller Fix problems that block programs from being installed or removed (microsoft.com)
Official MS app/link that fixes the problem 9/10 times. Run it, wait.......pick Zoom Wait..................Click next a few times, Done.
You can reboot if you like but it generally works as long as Zoom isn't actually running (or anything that uses the Zoom Plugin like Outlook) before you run it.
2. Windows Profile deletion "Tactical Nuclear Option"
Yeah nobody really wants to do this unless you hate your users, and yourself.
3. Regedit GUID "Search and Destroy!"
Find the GUID of the offending app (however you fancy) in regedit and kill it, with fire. If the first two option were the Army and the Air Force-- This option is Special Forces. Go in and surgically remove the thing you don't like without mucking up the works. - Really only done if Option 2 has been done or you can't do option 2. sometimes there's more than one.
Why does this happen?
Well I don't really know the why OK? 'cause I'm busy trying to fix other stuff, important stuff like the internet powered, espresso machine.
But I do know that it happens on managed systems (SCCM, N-ABLE) where third parties patch the app from a temp repository. When Zoom pushes an update (and you don't have it turned off in Group policy for example) it doesn't play well with your "managed" version and Boom you are in Dante's Hell of installation loops.
Good Luck and God Speed
Side note If you actually keep a repository of all the old MSIs you have delivered, you might be able to copy the to the local machine and see if that works as a source.
An update (either Windows or Zoom; take your pick) broke this plugin in Outlook for a user of mine. I tried to uninstall it and the popup said it was on a Network resource that it couldn't find... Its missing the ZoomOutlookPlugin64.dll. I did a "dirty" install and that Zoom Plugin directory never gets created. I did a search on another computer and found the directory.
Anyone know if I can copy the directory with all the .dlls to get it to recognize it and maybe allow uninstall? I need a ZoomPluginRemovalTool for x86 and x64 bit please. Also, is there some registry entries I could delete that would facilitate my uninstall/reinstall? btw... I uninstalled Outlook 365 x64 COMPLETELY and still got same problem within Outlook. Plugin won't install or uninstall after being broke. Any info would be appreciated.
Microsoft Outlook (primarily used as an email application) is a manager for personal information from Microsoft. Microsoft Outlook is included with the Microsoft Office package on macOS. If you do not need Microsoft Outlook anymore, you may need to search for how to uninstall Outlook on Mac. But before that, you should be aware of the difference between "removing" and "uninstalling" an app.
Understanding the differences can assist you in choosing which method is ideal for managing and removing apps on your Mac. The primary distinction is that when you remove an app, you only remove its main file, but when you uninstall it, you delete everything associated with Outlook from your Mac. To completely uninstall Microsoft Outlook, you'll need to delete these files, which we will further discuss below.
First and foremost, never rush to delete Microsoft Outlook. If the program is operating when you start the uninstalling process, you must close it first; otherwise, the uninstall may result in an error or failure. Here are a few choices for you to quit the app:
This approach can be used to remove Microsoft Outlook on a Mac without the need for assistance. It's important to remember that when you drag a program to your Trash, it only uninstalls it partially. It's only the main files that you're deleting.
Because its associated files are installed with the app upon installation, dragging the Microsoft Outlook to your Trash only deletes the main files on your Mac. Microsoft Outlook will be uninstalled after you've deleted all lingering files, logs, caches, and other remnants. Here are three steps you can follow on how to uninstall Outlook on Mac manually:
Open Finder, then you can see the Application folder. When you click it, you'll get a list of all the apps that have been installed on your Mac. You may find Microsoft Outlook and drag the app to the Trash.
You can also try another method to remove Microsoft Outlook from your Mac if you like. Open Launchpad to see all of the apps that have been installed. Click and hold the Microsoft Outlook icon with your mouse until it displays an X in the upper left corner. Click X and select remove. At this point, you have removed the main file of Microsoft Outlook. After that, you can delete any unwanted linked files.
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