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akettler
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Jan 05, 2024
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Teams keeps trying to log me in to an account I don't have access to - can't uninstall

Hello,   I previously was using my Teams through an institution, but I am no longer there and don't have access to that email address. I get pop-ups constantly trying to get me to log in through my...
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    LeonPavesic
    Jan 11, 2024

    Hi akettler,

    to uninstall Microsoft Teams from your Mac, here are the steps you can follow:

    1. Right-click on the Teams app in the dock, hold down Option and select Force Quit to close Teams.
    2. Navigate to the Application Folder, find Microsoft Teams, and move it to Trash.
    3. Click on Go > Go To Folder
    4. 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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LeonPavesic
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Jan 11, 2024

Hi akettler,

to uninstall Microsoft Teams from your Mac, here are the steps you can follow:

  1. Right-click on the Teams app in the dock, hold down Option and select Force Quit to close Teams.
  2. Navigate to the Application Folder, find Microsoft Teams, and move it to Trash.
  3. Click on Go > Go To Folder
  4. 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


Please click Mark as Best Response & Like if my post helped you to solve your issue.
This will help others to find the correct solution easily. It also closes the item.


If the post was useful in other ways, please consider giving it Like.


Kindest regards,


Leon Pavesic
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