Removing Tor Browser from your system is simple.
View for:
- Locate your Tor Browser folder or application. The default location is the Desktop.
- Delete the Tor Browser folder or application.
- Empty your Trash.
- Locate your Tor Browser application. The default location is the Applications folder.
- Move the Tor Browser application to Trash.
- Go to your
~/Library/Application Support/
folder. - Note the Library folder is hidden on newer versions of macOS. To navigate to this folder in Finder, select "Go to Folder..." in the "Go" menu.
- Then type
~/Library/Application Support/
in the window and click Go.
- Locate the TorBrowser-Data folder and move it to Trash.
- Empty your Trash.
Note that if you did not install Tor Browser in the default location (the Applications folder), then the TorBrowser-Data folder is not located in the ~/Library/Application Support/
folder, but in the same folder where you installed Tor Browser.
- Locate your Tor Browser folder. On Linux, there is no default location, however the folder will be named "tor-browser".
- Launch a terminal window in the Tor Browser folder and run this command to unregister Tor Browser as a desktop application:
./start-tor-browser.desktop --unregister-app
- Delete the Tor Browser folder.
- Empty your Trash.
Note that your operating system's standard "Uninstall" utility is not used.
Tor Browser for Android can be uninstalled directly from F-Droid, Google Play or from your mobile device's app settings.
Uninstall from the Google Play store
- Open the Google Play Store app.
- At the top right, tap the profile icon.
- Tap on 'Manage apps and devices'.
- Tap on the 'Manage' tab.
- Tap on Tor Browser for Android from the list of apps installed on your device.
- Tap on 'Uninstall'.
Uninstall from F-Droid store
- Tap on "Settings", then go to "Manage installed apps".
- On the next screen, select Tor Browser and then tap on the "Uninstall" button.
Uninstalling from the device settings
- Depending on your mobile device's brand, navigate to Settings > Apps, then select Tor Browser and tap on the "Uninstall" button.