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If for any reason you need to uninstall Microsoft Lync from your Mac, this article is for you. We will explain two methods on how to uninstall Lync cleanly and correctly.

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How to Uninstall Microsoft Lync Manually

  1. First of all, make sure that you have been logged in your system as an administrator. If you are not sure, go to Preferences → Users & Groups. Below your username, you should have an admin label.
  2. Close Lync and all its processes which may work in the background. Press ⌘+Q or go to Menu bar → Lync → Quit Lync.
  3. Now go to the Applications folder and move Lync to Trash.
  4. This is basically how most users remove Lync or any other app from a Mac. But in practice, lots of system files remain on your Mac, taking up disk space and slowing down Mac’s performance. So we strongly recommend removing service files as well. Here is the list of Lync‘s system folders and files:
  • ~Library > Preferences > com.microsoft.Lync.plist
  • ~Library > Preferences > byHost > MicrosoftLyncRegistrationDB.xxxx.plist
  • ~Library > Logs > Microsoft-Lync-x.log

For easy navigation use the ⌘+⇧+G shortcut in the active Finder window.

If you turned on Lync Logging, find and remove these files:

  • ~Library > Logs > Microsoft-Lync.log
  • Documents > Microsoft User Data >Microsoft Lync Data
  • Documents > Microsoft User Data > Microsoft Lync History
  • Library > Internet Plug-Ins > MeetingJoinPlugin.plugin

5. Then Empty the Trash. Now Microsoft Lync is completely uninstalled from your Mac.

Remove Microsoft Lync with App Cleaner & Uninstaller

App Cleaner & Uninstaller is a special utility that allows you to remove applications from your Mac with several clicks.

  1. Launch App Cleaner & Uninstaller and wait around 5-10 seconds until it finishes scanning.
  2. Select Lync with its service files and click the Remove button.
  3. After confirmation, Microsoft Lync will be uninstalled from your Mac.
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Microsoft Lync For Mac What Is It Good

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This article describes how to do a clean uninstallation of Microsoft Lync for Mac 2011.

Procedure

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To cleanly uninstall Lync for Mac 2011, follow these steps:

Note

You may be able to avoid uninstalling Lync for Mac 2011 if you create a new profile on the Mac. If you contact Microsoft technical support, you may be asked to create the new profile as a troubleshooting step. If the issue is resolved by creating the new profile, it will be determined that the issue was caused by a corrupted profile.

  1. Log on to your computer by using administrative credentials.

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  2. Exit Lync if it's running.

  3. Drag the Lync application to the Trash.

  4. To remove your existing Lync preferences, delete the following files:

    • Users/username/Library/Preferences/com.microsoft.Lync.plist

    • Users/username/Library/Preferences/ByHost/MicrosoftLyncRegistrationDB.xxxx.plist

    • Users/username/Library/Logs/Microsoft-Lync-x.log

      Note This file is present only if you turned on Lync Logging.

    • Users/username/Library/Logs/Microsoft-Lync.log

  5. To remove all Lync files from your computer, delete the following folders in the Users/username/Documents/Microsoft User Data folder:

    • Microsoft Lync Data
    • Microsoft Lync History

    Note

    If you delete the Microsoft Lync History folder, you delete all conversations that are saved in the Conversation History.

  6. In the Applications/Utilities folder, open Keychain Access.

    • Delete any keychains on the left that resemble OC__KeyContainer__.

See the following table for more information about the path locations that are used in Lync for Mac 2011.

Folder pathDescription
Users/Home Folder/Documents/Microsoft User Data/Microsoft Lync DataContains information about the users who have logged into Lync for Mac 2011 on this user account.
Users/Home Folder/Documents/Microsoft User Data/Microsoft Lync HistoryContains conversation history for the user currently logged in.
Users/Home Folder/Library/Preferences/com.microsoft.Lync.plistContains application preferences for Lync.
Users/Home Folder/Library/Caches/com.microsoft.LyncContains server names and endpoints from previous connections to Lync servers.

More Information

To view the Lync for Mac 2011 deployment guide, go to the following Microsoft website: Lync for Mac 2011 Deployment Guide.

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