Office 2016 Mac Uninstall Script

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Remove Microsoft Office from Mac manually. The Office 365 Mac version includes the Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook programs.Each of these programs consists of different components. Applies To: Excel 2016 for Mac Outlook 2016 for Mac PowerPoint 2016 for Mac More. To uninstall Office 2016 for Mac, move the applications and user preference files to the Trash. Once you've removed everything, empty the Trash and restart your Mac to complete the process. Microsoft Office 365 is a subscription-based service that provides a well-known suite of programs for managing data on your devices. If for any reason you want to remove Office 365 from your Mac, read our post. Today, we will share two methods of uninstalling the Mac version of Office 365. Contents: How to manually remove Office 365 from a Mac. When you remove the user and revoke the license then within 90-days the installed Office 2016 will no longer work. During this grace period, you can buy / re-assign the license to the new user. Now to check if the computer in question is licensed by this user you can log in to Office 365 and goto the My Account page: https://portal.office.com. Uninstall Office 2016 This script lets you uninstall or remove so manually Office 2016.


Remove Office 2016 for Mac applications


From Microsoft support page - https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Troubleshoot-Office-2016-for-Mac-issues -by-completely-uninstalling-before-you-reinstall-ec3aa66e-6a76-451f-9d35-cba2e14 e94c0


IMPORTANT Follow the steps in this article only if you've tried the usual Office for Mac uninstall process and are still having difficulty reinstalling or starting Office applications.


To completely uninstall Office 2016 for Mac you must remove the applications, supporting files, and keychain entries, plus any icons you've added to the Dock. Once you've removed everything, empty the Trash and restart your Mac to complete the process.


You must be signed in as an administrator or provide an administrator name and password to complete these steps.


There are several things to remove. This article steps you through each one.


Step 1: Remove Office 2016 for Mac applications


  1. Open Finder and click Applications.
  2. Command +click to select all of the Office 2016 for Mac applications
  3. Ctrl+click or right-click the applications you selected and click Move to Trash.


Step 2: Remove supporting files from the Library and User folders


Remove files from the Library folder, you'll need to first set the Finder View options.


  1. Open Finder, click Go > Computer, and then click View >as Columns.
  2. Go to Macintosh HD > Library > LaunchDaemons.
  3. In the LaunchDaemons folder, ctrl+click or right-click this file if present, and then click Move to Trash.

    com.microsoft.office.licensingV2.helper.plist (if present)

  4. Go to Library > PrivilegedHelperTools, ctrl+click or right-click this file if present, and then click Move to Trash.

    com.microsoft.office.licensingV2.helper (if present)

  5. Go to Library > Preferences and ctrl+click or right-click this file if present, and then click Move to Trash.

    com.microsoft.office.licensingV2.plist (if present)


Remove files from your user Library folder

To remove files from your user Library folder, you'll need to first set the Finder View options.

  1. In Finder, press +Shift+h.
  2. On the Finder menu, click View > as List, and then click View > Show View Options.
  3. In the View Options dialog box, select Show Library Folder.
  4. Switch back to Column view (+3) and click <YourUserName>Library > Containers and ctrl+click or right-click each of these folders if present, and then click Move to Trash.
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    • 5. Switch back to Column view (+3) and click <YourUserName>Library > Group Containers and ctrl+click or right-click each of these folders if present, and then click Move to Trash.

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    • Step 3: Remove Keychain Entries

    Open Finder > Applications > Utilities > Keychain Access and remove the following password entries:

  • Microsoft Office Identities Cache 2
  • Microsoft Office Identities Settings 2

    • 2. Search for all occurrences of ADAL in the keychain and remove all those entries if present.

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    Step 4: Remove Office 2016 for Mac icons from the Dock


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    If you added Office icons to the Dock they may turn into question marks after you uninstall Office 2016 for Mac. To remove these icons, control+click or right-click the icon and click Options > Remove from Dock.

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    Step 5: Restart your computer


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    When you've removed all the files listed in this section, empty the Trash and restart your computer.


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