How To Safely Uninstall WinRAR Unzip on Mac

Author Tasnia Salinas By Tasnia Salinas, on February 02, 2021, in Mac Uninstaller

What Is WinRAR? WinRAR is a trialware file archiver utility exclusively made for Windows, developed by Eugene Roshal of win.rar GmbH. It can create and view archives in RAR or ZIP file formats and unpack numerous archive file formats. Although WinRAR is a Windows-only program, its command-line utilities called "RAR" and "UNRAR" is available for macOS, Linux, FreeBSD, Windows and MS-DOS.

Why uninstalling WinRAR on Mac? WinRAR recently has been reported for a more than 19-year-old vulnerability that made WinRAR possible for attackers to execute malicious code when targets opened a booby-trapped file. Since many safe and stable WinRAR alternative programs available on App Store, it's suggested to safely uninstall WinRAR on your Mac even for a temporary term. In this quick article, we'll show you how to completely remove WinRAR on macOS (How To Uninstall WinZip Mac).

How To Safely Uninstall WinRAR Unzip on Mac

How To Safely Uninstall WinRAR Unzip on Mac

Table of Content:

Part 1: How To Uninstall Safely Uninstall WinRAR on Mac

WinRAR for Mac is not a UI based program and it doesn't show in Applications folder. There is no traditional way to get rid of WinRAR on your Mac. To uninstall WinRAR, you need to use its default unrar command line. Here are detailed steps about how to uninstall WinRAR on Mac.

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    Step 1:

    Locate WinRAR download rarosx-5.7.0.tar.gz file > unzip it to browse files in it.

    How To Uninstall Safely Uninstall WinRAR on Mac
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    Step 2:

    You'll get a rar folder >  Open it and you'll see a command line executable file named unrar:

    How To Uninstall Safely Uninstall WinRAR on Mac
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    Step 3:

    Double click the unrar to let it run on your Mac > WinRAR will open Terminal app and process the uninstalling of WinRAR >  Once you see the complete message, it means you've successfully uninstalled WinRAR on your Mac:

    How To Uninstall Safely Uninstall WinRAR on Mac

Part 2: How To Clean Up WinRAR Leftover Junk

Due the security flaws as mentioned in WinRAR, it's suggested to run a complete scan on your Mac to find if there is any WinRAR leftover junk secretly threatening your privacy and property. Omni Remover offers 1-Click solution to clean up WinRAR leftover junk and could wipe them out at one go. Free Download Omni Remover

How To Clean Up WinRAR Leftover Junk

How To Clean Up WinRAR Leftover Junk

The Bottom Line

Now can you safely uninstall WinRAR command lines on your Mac with our suggestions above? If you still have WinRAR for Mac removal problems or questions, feel free to drop us a line in comment and we are happy to help. One last thing, Get Omni Remover 2 - Give it a try here: Free Download Now >

Now can you safely uninstall WinRAR command lines on your Mac with our suggestions above. If you want to know more about WinRAR for Mac and how to remove it, feel free to check out these articles by Jeff Floch.


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