Uninstall BlackHole Audio Driver on Mac without Leftover

"I just found an app called BlackHole on my MacBook Pro, but I have never downloaded or installed this app, how to uninstall BlackHole on Mac?" BlackHole is a modern virtual audio driver developed for Mac. It allows applications to pass audio to other applications without additional latency. Although it is free and open source, some people may find it useless and take space. This tutorial will show you how to get rid of BlackHole on Mac completely.

• Part 1: How to Manually Uninstall BlackHole on Mac
• Part 2: How to Uninstall BlackHole on Mac without Leftover
• Part 3: FAQs about Uninstalling BlackHole on Mac

Part 1: How to Manually Uninstall BlackHole on Mac

Since BlackHole is an audio driver, you cannot find it in your Applications folder similar to other applications. Once you install it on your Mac intentionally or unintentionally, it will work in the background. To uninstall BlackHole on Mac manually, you can try the two methods below.

Method 1: How to Uninstall BlackHole on Mac in Folder

Step 1Click BlackHole on your Dock, and choose Quit to close all processes. Or run the Activity Monitor app, and force quit the related processes.

Step 2Run the Finder app, head to the Go menu, and choose Go to Folder.

Step 3Type /Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/HAL into the box, and hit the Go button.

Step 4Next, right-click on the BlackHole.driver folder, and choose Move to Trash on the context menu.

Step 5To remove associated files, access each folder below, search for blackhole, and delete the related files.

~/Library

Library/Application Support/

Library/Preferences/

Library/Caches/

Step 6At last, right-click Trash Bin on your Dock bar, and choose Empty Trash. Restart your machine to completely uninstall BlackHole on Mac.

Method 2: How to Delete BlackHole on Mac by Terminal

Step 1Close all your audio devices including Audio MIDI setup and Sound in your System Settings.

Step 2Open the Terminal app from your Applications folder with an administrator account.

Step 3Execute the command cd /Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/HAL to head to the location where the driver is. Then you should see the location BlackHoleXch.driver when running 1s. X is the number of channels.

Step 4Delete the BlackHoleXch.driver directory using the command sudo rm -rf BlackHoleXch.driver. When prompted, you need to enter your account password.

Step 5Next, restart the Core Audio subsystem with the command sudo launchctl kickstart -kp system/com.apple.audio.coreaudiod.

Step 6Reboot your machine to finish the process of BlackHole uninstallation on Mac.

Part 2: How to Uninstall BlackHole on Mac without Leftover

Sometimes, a third-party BlackHole uninstaller for Mac is a great idea to get rid of the audio driver. Apeaksoft Mac Cleaner, for example, is one of the best app managers for Mac. It scans your disk, displays all apps, and enables you to remove any of them with one click.

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How to Uninstall BlackHole with One Click

Launch the best BlackHole uninstaller for Mac once you install it on your computer. Click the Toolkit button in the home interface, and choose the Uninstall tool. Hit the Scan button to begin looking for apps on your Mac.

When app scanning is done, click the View button to move to the next screen. Here you can browse all apps on your disk on the list. Find BlackHole and select it. Then you will get the app and all associated files on the right pane. Tick the checkbox next to Select All above, and hit the Clean button. When prompted, enter your password to confirm the action.

Part 3: FAQs about Uninstalling BlackHole on Mac