How can I completely remove Blender from my Mac?

Question

Rather than continue spending time on an issue I can't resolve, I want to completely wipe Blender from my computer and reinstall it as if I'm installing it for the first time.

Steps I tried:

1. I selected "Load factory settings", but Blender stayed the same.

2. I dragged the Blender folder and zip file to the trash and Securely Emptied Trash, but when I downloaded and installed a fresh version from the Blender site, Blender still had my old settings.

Still, Blender opens with all my old settings. How can I remove all traces of Blender and install it totally new?

Answer 1

Check the OSX sections in the Blender manual, it lists all the default paths where Blender stores data / scripts after you install them.

https://docs.blender.org/manual/en/dev/advanced/blender_directory_layout.html?highlight=directory

If you remove Blender from all those places, and then reinstall, you'll be ready to rock again.

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Blender, like almost all programs, must store persistent information like preferences, themes and scripts somewhere on your hard-drive. This is information you don't want to lose when you update Blender to a newer version. Normally that's exactly what you want, but if the stored information contains some weird content ( like in your case ) you can do a purge by removing all references to Blender from the directories listed in the link above. Blender will add those directories back again if it needs to.