{"id":33263,"date":"2009-12-15T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-12-15T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/?p=33263"},"modified":"2022-08-10T15:16:00","modified_gmt":"2022-08-10T15:16:00","slug":"uninstall-waves-plugins-mac","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/articles\/uninstall-waves-plugins-mac\/","title":{"rendered":"How do I uninstall Waves plugins on a Mac?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Need to uninstall your Waves plug-ins?\u00a0Below we have detailed how to uninstall Waves plug-ins manually and via the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.waves.com\/downloads\/central\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Waves Central<\/a> application.<\/p>\n<h3>Waves Central:<\/h3>\n<div class=\"_yXc\">\n<p>Step 1:\u00a0<strong>Quit<\/strong> all applications.<\/p>\n<p>Step 2: Run <strong>Waves Centra<\/strong>l.<\/p>\n<p>Step 3: Click the <strong>Settings<\/strong> menu icon.<\/p>\n<p>Step 4: Select the plug-in version you wish to remove and click <strong>Uninstall<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2009\/12\/Uninstall-Waves-Plug-ins-Waves-Central.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1763679 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2009\/12\/Uninstall-Waves-Plug-ins-Waves-Central-1024x704.jpg\" alt=\"Uninstall Waves Plug-ins Waves Central\" width=\"620\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2009\/12\/Uninstall-Waves-Plug-ins-Waves-Central-1024x704.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2009\/12\/Uninstall-Waves-Plug-ins-Waves-Central-300x206.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2009\/12\/Uninstall-Waves-Plug-ins-Waves-Central-768x528.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2009\/12\/Uninstall-Waves-Plug-ins-Waves-Central.jpg 1312w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3>Manual uninstall:<\/h3>\n<p>If you wish to uninstall manually, follow the instructions below.<\/p>\n<p>1.\u00a0 Delete the Waves folder located at <strong>Macintosh HD<\/strong> &gt; <strong>Applications<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>2.\u00a0 Delete the Waves Preferences folder located at <strong>Macintosh HD<\/strong> &gt; <strong>Users<\/strong> &gt; <strong>Your User<\/strong> &gt;<strong> Library<\/strong> &gt; <strong>Preferences<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>3.\u00a0 Delete any <strong>Waveshells<\/strong> from the following locations:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Macintosh HD<\/strong> &gt; <strong>Library<\/strong> &gt; <strong>Application Support<\/strong> &gt; <strong>Digidesign<\/strong> &gt;<strong> Plug-Ins<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Macintosh HD<\/strong> &gt; <strong>Library<\/strong> &gt; <strong>Audio<\/strong> &gt; <strong>Plug-Ins<\/strong> &gt; <strong>Components<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Macintosh HD<\/strong> &gt; <strong>Library<\/strong> &gt; <strong>Audio<\/strong> &gt; <strong>Plug-Ins<\/strong> &gt; <strong>MAS<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Macintosh HD<\/strong> &gt; <strong>Library<\/strong> &gt; <strong>Audio<\/strong> &gt; <strong>Plug-Ins<\/strong> &gt; <strong>VST<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>4. <strong>Empty Trash<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Helpful Links<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/articles\/introduction-to-waves-central\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Introduction to Waves Central<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/articles\/when-i-try-to-download-my-waves-plugins-i-get-an-error-on-windows\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">When I try to download my Waves Plugins I get an error on Windows<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/articles\/why-cant-i-add-my-waves-signature-plugins-to-my-mono-track-in-garageband\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How do I authorize my Waves software on a USB flash drive?<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/articles\/am-i-eligible-for-the-free-waves-aax-native-updates\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Am I eligible for the free Waves AAX Native updates?<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/articles\/where-do-i-get-the-impulse-response-library-for-my-waves-ir-series-reverb-plug-in\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Where do I get the impulse response library for my Waves IR-series reverb plug-in?<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","categories":[1],"tags":[55251,92817,44161,34259,55256,54773,34718,35565,55512,115961],"storecat":[],"itemids":[81005,81180,80983,80999,80979,81004,81189,15523,90220,103055,63976,57429],"manufacturers":[33857],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v17.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Check out the How do I uninstall Waves plugins on a Mac? page at Sweetwater \u2014 the world&#039;s leading music technology and instrument retailer!\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/articles\/uninstall-waves-plugins-mac\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"How do I uninstall Waves plugins on a Mac? - SweetCare\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Need to uninstall your Waves plug-ins?\u00a0Below we have detailed how to uninstall Waves plug-ins manually and via the Waves Central application. 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