Office 2016 For Mac Removal Tool

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Office 2016 For Mac Removal Tool

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Uninstalling: If you need to uninstall Office for Mac, you can follow these steps to completely remove Office for Mac. Unfortunately, there is no program to uninstall Office for Mac automatically. Version numbers Version numbers of 16.17 or higher for retail or volume licensed installs indicate you have Office 2019 for Mac. Office 2016 for Mac. Remove Office 365 (2011) For Mac Applications. Go ahead and launch Finder and then select Applications; Command and then click for you to be able to choose the folder of Microsoft Office 2011. After that press the Ctrl button and then click an application you select and then Move to Trash. Remove Office 365 (2016) on Mac. The Office Removal Tool should work for any version of Microsoft Office (Office 2007, Office 2013, Office 2016, Office 365) on any modern version of Windows (Windows 7, Windows 8/8.1, Windows 10) Step 2. Open the Microsoft Office Removal Tool and follow the instructions as prompted. Once the process is completed, go ahead and restart your. Purpose: You wish to deploy Office 2016 using the Microsoft Office Customization Tool (OCT) and PDQ Deploy to n machines within your organization. Notes: While this deployment is for 32-bit Office 2016 ProPlus, the steps can be easily modified for any Office 2016 product using the OCT for either x86 or x64 deployments. Office for Mac 2016 - All Programs Slow to Launch I'm running High Sierra (10.13.1) on my iMac and had been using Office for Mac 2011. I just installed Office for Mac 2016 and each of the programs I use (Word, Excel and Powerpoint) takes a long time to start-up.

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

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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.
  • com.microsoft.errorreporting
  • com.microsoft.Excel
  • com.microsoft.netlib.shipassertprocess
  • com.microsoft.Office365ServiceV2
  • com.microsoft.Outlook
  • com.microsoft.Powerpoint
  • com.microsoft.RMS-XPCService
  • com.microsoft.Word
  • com.microsoft.onenote.mac

    • 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.

  • UBF8T346G9.ms
  • UBF8T346G9.Office
  • UBF8T346G9.OfficeOsfWebHost

    • 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.


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


    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.


    Step 5: Restart your computer


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


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