Hello guys, I hope you are doing well, I just deleted the garageband from my Mac, but it is not deleted completely. I still could see some files which were taking too much space, so I have deleted them. I’m not sure if there are some hidden files in other places or not. Please help me delete the garageband completely.
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The good folks at MacPaw have a guide - https://macpaw.com/how-to/uninstall-garageband-from-mac
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Can you delete it the way you might delete any other App Store application?
From the Launchpad (macOS 15 or older), click-and-hold on the icon until it starts to wiggle. Then click the “x” icon to delete it:
I know that macOS 26 doesn’t have Launchpad, but perhaps you can do this from the Spotlight Applications popup that (sort of) replaces it?
Update: Yes, this should work from macOS 26. See this article:
I don’t use GarageBand at the moment, but I recall that older versions could have optional multi-GB intrument packs (or whatever they were called). I don’t know if those would be deleted using the methods you mentioned. Worth double-checking if anyone tries it.
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Last time I deleted it, I had to go hunting w/ FindAnyFile, but it wasn’t that onerous… ;~}
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Yeah, you’re saying right.
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I don’t want to use any third party app to do this.
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The MacPaw article shows how to do this manually.
They also show how to use their app. But you can just delete the folders they list there.
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I agree, but I think that older versions may have stored instrument collections somewhere else, maybe in the Documents folder or the Music folder. Of course, I may be wrong. It has been awhile since I was a heavy GarageBand user, and I don’t have an old system that I can check. In any case, it’s easy to check if someone has large files in those two locations. Just be careful, because the default location for GarageBand user files is/was in the GarageBand folder inside the Music folder.
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Thank you guys for all your help and advice. I want to tell you that I was able to delete the garageband completely without installing any third party app with the help of a guide that I have found during my research. To delete the garageband files go to finder > library > audio, where we can see all the files.
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Oh! I didn’t see that, I see they are pitching their app at the start so I thought they had mentioned the method to uninstall the garageband with their app only. I did not want to use any third party app to do it so skipped it. Sorry!
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I didn’t get Find Any File to uninstall files, just to find them, and it’s very good at that. It’s just a perk that is useful for uninstall’s.