

#Soundflower uninstall how to
If you have no clue how to do it right, or have difficulty in getting rid of Soundflower 2.0b2, the removal solutions provided in the post could be helpful.

This page is about how to properly and thoroughly uninstall Soundflower 2.0b2 from Mac. Removing applications on Mac is pretty straightforward for experienced users yet may be unfamiliar to newbies.
#Soundflower uninstall for mac
Last login: Sun Dec 4 10:07:59 on consoleģ3-82-114-61:~ mihail$ sudo rm -rf /Library/Extensions/Soundflower.Perfect Solutions to Uninstall Soundflower 2.0b2 for Mac

type in: sudo rm -rf /Library/Extensions/Soundflower.kext So *after* following Neil Clayton instructions above, if you're still seeing Sunflower in System Preferences / Sound, Output tab, try executing the above command on it own: You can see the extra line compared to the Uninstaller for Soundflower 1.6.6b: The Uninstall scrip is:ĭo shell script "sudo rm -rf /System/Library/Extensions/Soundflower.kext" with administrator privilegesĭo shell script "sudo rm -rf /Library/Extensions/Soundflower.kext" with administrator privilegesĭo shell script "sudo rm -rf /Library/Receipts/Soundflower*" with administrator privilegesĭo shell script "sudo rm -rf /var/db/receipts/.*" with administrator privilegesĭo shell script "sudo rm -rf /Applications/Soundflower" with administrator privileges I've found it on GitHub, link, under the subhead Downloads - "". Scanning my hard drive I've found that I've used a different installer, "". The above procedure did not work for me, I could still see Soundflower in System Preferences / Sound, Output tab. If you don't know what this means, get a tech-savvy friend to do it for you. Contact the software manufacturer for assistance." In this case you will need to disable System Integrity Protection and remove /System/Library/Extensions/Soundflower.kext (and then re-enable System Integrity Protection). If you previously installed Soundflower on an older version of OS X you may encounter a message saying " The installer encountered an error that caused the installation to fail. Access it from another machine, delete the offending kext.Start the offending machine in Target Disk Mode ( ).Here's another idea from Keith, if you've a couple of macs: You may not be able to 'rm' the kext from terminal. or "mdfind -name SoundflowerSigned.kext" (without the quotes)ĭeleting the driver from a SIP protected folderįrom 10.11 onwards, macOS protects certain folders.If you get any files, these need to be removed for the driver to be uninstalled. Is it *anywhere at all*? From Terminal, type "mdfind -name Soundflower.kext" (without the quotes).Is Soundflower.kext in /Library/Extensions?.If when you reboot (you did reboot, right?) you find that Soundflower is still there, check that it isn't installed in another location as well (thanks for Hauke Norman for this tip).
#Soundflower uninstall update
Failing to do this part can result in update / installation / general weirdness (tm). Reboot - This part is important! To ensure that the driver is unloaded correctly, you do need to reboot.Doing so executes the script and removes the existing driver. Press the play button at the top of the window.Open up the downloaded DMG file, and run the script highlighted below.The first step is to Download version Soundflower 1.6.6b.
