How to Uninstall WhatsApp

WhatsApp is one of the most popular messenger apps, available for all popular platforms like Android, iOS, macOS, and Windows. If you are planning to uninstall WhatsApp from your computer, then you can use our guide below to complete the task on both Windows and macOS:

Uninstalling WhatsApp on Windows

Open the Start Menu and head to 'Apps & Features.' Select WhatsApp from the list on the right, and press Uninstall. Follow the steps on your screen to select whether you wish to remove user data, cached files, etc.

Uninstalling WhatsApp on macOS

Owners of Apple devices can go to Finder -> Applications for a full list of installed programs. Find WhatsApp and drag it to the trash bin to uninstall it. We recommend deleting the following files and directories that may be left behind after WhatsApp's removal:

• ~/Library/Application Support/WhatsApp/
• ~/Library/Caches/WhatsApp/
• ~/Library/Saved Application State/WhatsApp.savedState
• ~/Library/Preferences/WhatsApp.plist
• ~/Library/Preferences/WhatsApp.Helper.plist
• ~/Library/Logs/WhatsApp/