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Teams keeps trying to log me in to an account I don't have access to - can't uninstall
Hi akettler,
to uninstall Microsoft Teams from your Mac, here are the steps you can follow:
- Right-click on the Teams app in the dock, hold down Option and select Force Quit to close Teams.
- Navigate to the Application Folder, find Microsoft Teams, and move it to Trash.
- Click on Go > Go To Folder
- Then go to the following folders and delete them if they exist:
- ~/Library/Caches/com.microsoft.teams
- ~/Library/Caches/com.microsoft.teams.shipit
- ~/Library/Application Support/Microsoft/Teams
- ~/Library/Application Support/Microsoft/Teams/Application Cache/Cache
- ~/Library/Application Support/Microsoft/Teams/blob_storage
- ~/Library/Application Support/Microsoft/Teams/Cache
- ~/Library/Application Support/Microsoft/Teams/databases
- ~/Library/Application Support/Microsoft/Teams/GPUCache
- ~/Library/Application Support/Microsoft/Teams/IndexedDB
- ~/Library/Application Support/Microsoft/Teams/Local Storage
- ~/Library/Application Support/Microsoft/Teams/tmp
How to completely remove Teams from Mac - Microsoft Community
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Hi akettler,
here are some steps you can try to resolve your issue:
Check Windows Credential Manager:
- Press Win + X and select Control Panel.
- Navigate to User Accounts > Credential Manager > Windows Log-in Information.
- Look for any stored credentials related to Teams or the previous institution.
- Remove them all.
Registry Cleanup:
- Be cautious with this step, as editing the registry can have unintended consequences.
- Press Win + R, type regedit, and press Enter.
- Navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\Teams.
- Delete the Teams folder.
- Disable Teams at Startup:
- Press Ctrl + Shift + Esc to open Task Manager.
- Go to the Startup tab and disable Microsoft Teams from starting with Windows.
- Try uninstall the Teams
Command Line Uninstall:
- Open Command Prompt as an administrator.
- Type cd %localappdata%\Microsoft\Teams and press Enter.
- Then type Teams.exe --uninstall and press Enter.
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Leon Pavesic
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Hi akettler,
to uninstall Microsoft Teams from your Mac, here are the steps you can follow:
- Right-click on the Teams app in the dock, hold down Option and select Force Quit to close Teams.
- Navigate to the Application Folder, find Microsoft Teams, and move it to Trash.
- Click on Go > Go To Folder
- Then go to the following folders and delete them if they exist:
- ~/Library/Caches/com.microsoft.teams
- ~/Library/Caches/com.microsoft.teams.shipit
- ~/Library/Application Support/Microsoft/Teams
- ~/Library/Application Support/Microsoft/Teams/Application Cache/Cache
- ~/Library/Application Support/Microsoft/Teams/blob_storage
- ~/Library/Application Support/Microsoft/Teams/Cache
- ~/Library/Application Support/Microsoft/Teams/databases
- ~/Library/Application Support/Microsoft/Teams/GPUCache
- ~/Library/Application Support/Microsoft/Teams/IndexedDB
- ~/Library/Application Support/Microsoft/Teams/Local Storage
- ~/Library/Application Support/Microsoft/Teams/tmp
How to completely remove Teams from Mac - Microsoft Community
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Kindest regards,
Leon Pavesic
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