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Victor Kennedy · Post by **Victor Kennedy** » Wed Dec 25, 2024 8:55 pm

Hello,
I'm trying to permanentky delete lots of plugins from my old MacBook Pro OS Catalina, but when I go into /Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/Components and look in the AU and VST folders, they are empty, so I can't delete them.
This is strange as I have many years worth of audio plugins on the MacBook, and they deffinitely work in a DAW. I'm wanting to set it up as a dedicated workhorse to use with Gig Performer software, and would like to trash many plugins I no longer need and/or are now unlicensed.
I hope someone here can suggest a workaround for this.
Thanks in advance...

martinjuenke · Post by **martinjuenke** » Wed Dec 25, 2024 10:10 pm

There are two Libraries on a Mac.
The one in your User directory and the one in the main directory.
You should check both of them.

martinjuenke · Post by **martinjuenke** » Wed Dec 25, 2024 10:12 pm

Or use this app:
https://apps.apple.com/de/app/pluginfo/ ... 2949?mt=12

Raketenbauer · Post by **Raketenbauer** » Wed Dec 25, 2024 10:18 pm

Your DAW should show the path where it loads the plugins from.

Victor Kennedy · Post by **Victor Kennedy** » Wed Dec 25, 2024 10:36 pm

Thanks for your replies. I tried both Library and User Library but neither have anything in them. Very strange indeed. I'll look into the app Martin. Will report back later with results.

skwrl · Post by **skwrl** » Wed Dec 25, 2024 11:16 pm

I went to do the same and found that a number of companies installed their plugins inside their respective Application Support folders. I sorted the contents of the App Support folders by size to determine which ones had been installed into (make sure your Finder view settings have "Calculate All Sizes" enabled).

Library/Application Support/[Manufacturer Name]
User/.../.../[...]

Victor Kennedy · Post by **Victor Kennedy** » Thu Dec 26, 2024 4:12 am

@martinjuenke
I checked out the PlugInfo app but it won't run on OS Catalina 10.15.7
It requires a minimu OS of ...so I'll just have to keep searching for a solution.

audio/fault · Post by **audio/fault** » Thu Dec 26, 2024 6:06 am

skwrl wrote: Wed Dec 25, 2024 11:16 pm I went to do the same and found that a number of companies installed their plugins inside their respective Application Support folders. I sorted the contents of the App Support folders by size to determine which ones had been installed into (make sure your Finder view settings have "Calculate All Sizes" enabled).

Library/Application Support/[Manufacturer Name]
User/.../.../[...]

this is true for additional files but the component/vst-files aren‘t there. they should be in the components/vst folder.

not free, but works quite well: https://www.widebluesound.com/audio-plugin-uninstaller/

skwrl · Post by **skwrl** » Thu Dec 26, 2024 7:13 am

Yes, they should be, yet here I am posting about my recent experience.

onerob · Post by **onerob** » Thu Dec 26, 2024 2:50 pm

If they are AUv3 plugins then they will be installed as apps in the Applications folder.

Victor Kennedy · Post by **Victor Kennedy** » Thu Dec 26, 2024 6:03 pm

@KVRian...Thanks for that app link. I've installed it and will try it out later today. Hopefully it will reveal the light at the end of the tunnel...Cheers

Victor Kennedy · Post by **Victor Kennedy** » Thu Dec 26, 2024 6:39 pm

YES...The wide Blue Sound plugin uninstaller is great; so easy to use, sort and find what you want to delete.
Thanks KVRian...well worth the small cost.

Uninstall AU/VST plugins from MacBook Pro... help?