[eclipse] Uninstall Eclipse under OSX?

I'm running Eclipse SDK 3.4.0 on Mac OS X 10.5.6.

Every time I try to install something new through "software updates", the message "The software items you selected may not be valid with your current installation" shows up.

So I'm going to uninstall it and re-install Eclipse.

Should I just erase the Eclipse folder or is there a way to uninstall it?

Deleting the eclipse folder is equivalent to uninstalling it. In fact, if you don't want to tamper with the existing installation you can create another instance of eclipse and run from the new location.

I just had a similar problem, with the GWT-PlugIn not showing up in the interface. Deleting the eclipse folder did not solve it, GWT was still there! Deleting workspace didn't work! But deleting the .eclipse folder in the home directory did! I'm working under WIndows 7 here, but it should be the same with OSX. But you may have to make the folder visible first. Under linux based system, folders starting with a dot are invisible by default.

This folder was probably the reason I had problems in the first place. If I remember right, I switched from basic Eclipse to EE, but didn't delete this folder.

In my opinion, an uninstall skript would do Eclipse quite good.

No need to uninstall anything, you can just delete the eclipse/ folder, but you should also use a fresh workspace or delete the workspace/.metadata folder.

Just delete the eclipse folder wherever it is

BTW. AppZapper is a great OSX tool for uninstalling apps and their preferences.

It sometimes comes a part of MacHeist

I just had a similar problem, with the GWT-PlugIn not showing up in the interface. Deleting the eclipse folder did not solve it, GWT was still there! Deleting workspace didn't work! But deleting the .eclipse folder in the home directory did! I'm working under WIndows 7 here, but it should be the same with OSX. But you may have to make the folder visible first. Under linux based system, folders starting with a dot are invisible by default.

This folder was probably the reason I had problems in the first place. If I remember right, I switched from basic Eclipse to EE, but didn't delete this folder.

In my opinion, an uninstall skript would do Eclipse quite good.

I know this thread is too old but recently I was wondering how to delete eclipse app on my MacBook Pro running macOS High Sierra.

Bellow are the steps which I followed to delete it from my system. Added screenshots for more clear understanding.

1. Open the eclipse app and it will show an app icon in dock. If it is not already present in dock then please try to run the app from Spotlight Search by pressing ? + space.

2. Now right click on that eclipse logo from dock and click Show in Finder under Options.

3. It will open the location of the eclipse app in an external finder window.

4. You can just delete the entire root directory (i.e. - eclipse) by pressing ? + delete.

5. Don't forget to delete the app from Trash as well if you are removing it from system completely.

Thanks. Hope this helped.

BTW. AppZapper is a great OSX tool for uninstalling apps and their preferences.

It sometimes comes a part of MacHeist

Eclipse has no impact on Mac OS beyond it directory, so there is no problem uninstalling.

I think that What you are facing is the result of Eclipse switching the plugin distribution system recently. There are now two redundant and not very compatible means of installing plugins. It's a complete mess. You may be better off (if possible) installing a more recent version of Eclipse (maybe even the 3.5 milestones) as they seem to be more stable in that regard.

BTW. AppZapper is a great OSX tool for uninstalling apps and their preferences.

It sometimes comes a part of MacHeist

Under Lion I deleted the following files and folders:

• eclipse in /Applications (obviously)

• .eclipse in ~

• .eclipse_keyring in ~

• org.eclipse.eclipse in ~/Library/Caches

• org.eclipse.eclipse.savedState in ~/Library/Saved Application State/

Some of them are hidden so you should delete them via Terminal.

No need to uninstall anything, you can just delete the eclipse/ folder, but you should also use a fresh workspace or delete the workspace/.metadata folder.

Eclipse has no impact on Mac OS beyond it directory, so there is no problem uninstalling.

I think that What you are facing is the result of Eclipse switching the plugin distribution system recently. There are now two redundant and not very compatible means of installing plugins. It's a complete mess. You may be better off (if possible) installing a more recent version of Eclipse (maybe even the 3.5 milestones) as they seem to be more stable in that regard.

Deleting the eclipse folder is equivalent to uninstalling it. In fact, if you don't want to tamper with the existing installation you can create another instance of eclipse and run from the new location.

No need to uninstall anything, you can just delete the eclipse/ folder, but you should also use a fresh workspace or delete the workspace/.metadata folder.

1. From terminal, find all eclipse directories with

   sudo find / -iname "Eclipse"

2. Delete those directories with rm command.

In my case with High Sierra, apart from the eclipse folder, I deleted also:

• ~/.eclipse
• ~/.p2/pool/plugins/org.eclipse.*
• ~/.p2/pool/.eclipseextension/
• ~/.p2/org.eclipse.equinox.p2.repository/
• ~/.p2/org.eclipse.equinox.p2.engine/
• ~/.p2/org.eclipse.equinox.p2.core/

Under Lion I deleted the following files and folders:

• eclipse in /Applications (obviously)

• .eclipse in ~

• .eclipse_keyring in ~

• org.eclipse.eclipse in ~/Library/Caches

• org.eclipse.eclipse.savedState in ~/Library/Saved Application State/

Some of them are hidden so you should delete them via Terminal.

Deleting the eclipse folder is equivalent to uninstalling it. In fact, if you don't want to tamper with the existing installation you can create another instance of eclipse and run from the new location.

I know this thread is too old but recently I was wondering how to delete eclipse app on my MacBook Pro running macOS High Sierra.

Bellow are the steps which I followed to delete it from my system. Added screenshots for more clear understanding.

1. Open the eclipse app and it will show an app icon in dock. If it is not already present in dock then please try to run the app from Spotlight Search by pressing ? + space.

2. Now right click on that eclipse logo from dock and click Show in Finder under Options.

3. It will open the location of the eclipse app in an external finder window.

4. You can just delete the entire root directory (i.e. - eclipse) by pressing ? + delete.

5. Don't forget to delete the app from Trash as well if you are removing it from system completely.

Thanks. Hope this helped.

No need to uninstall anything, you can just delete the eclipse/ folder, but you should also use a fresh workspace or delete the workspace/.metadata folder.

Just delete the eclipse folder wherever it is

1. From terminal, find all eclipse directories with

   sudo find / -iname "Eclipse"

2. Delete those directories with rm command.

Actually Eclipse does create some other files not within it's directory which survive deleting it's directory.

In Snow Leopard, look in your user's account under:

• ~/Library/Caches/org.eclipse.eclipse
• ~/Library/Preferences/org.eclipse.eclipse.plist

Not sure if you need to turn on viewing of hidden files to see those.

In my case with High Sierra, apart from the eclipse folder, I deleted also:

• ~/.eclipse
• ~/.p2/pool/plugins/org.eclipse.*
• ~/.p2/pool/.eclipseextension/
• ~/.p2/org.eclipse.equinox.p2.repository/
• ~/.p2/org.eclipse.equinox.p2.engine/
• ~/.p2/org.eclipse.equinox.p2.core/

Deleting the eclipse folder is equivalent to uninstalling it. In fact, if you don't want to tamper with the existing installation you can create another instance of eclipse and run from the new location.

BTW. AppZapper is a great OSX tool for uninstalling apps and their preferences.

It sometimes comes a part of MacHeist

Eclipse has no impact on Mac OS beyond it directory, so there is no problem uninstalling.

I think that What you are facing is the result of Eclipse switching the plugin distribution system recently. There are now two redundant and not very compatible means of installing plugins. It's a complete mess. You may be better off (if possible) installing a more recent version of Eclipse (maybe even the 3.5 milestones) as they seem to be more stable in that regard.

Here is my list of things to delete for OSX Mountain Lion

~/.eclipse (folder);

~/Library/Saved Application/org.eclipse.eclipse.savedState;

~/Library/Preferences/org.eclipse.eclipse.plist;

~/Library/Caches/org.eclipse.eclipse;

... and of course the eclipse install folder

Actually Eclipse does create some other files not within it's directory which survive deleting it's directory.

In Snow Leopard, look in your user's account under:

• ~/Library/Caches/org.eclipse.eclipse
• ~/Library/Preferences/org.eclipse.eclipse.plist

Not sure if you need to turn on viewing of hidden files to see those.

Eclipse has no impact on Mac OS beyond it directory, so there is no problem uninstalling.

I think that What you are facing is the result of Eclipse switching the plugin distribution system recently. There are now two redundant and not very compatible means of installing plugins. It's a complete mess. You may be better off (if possible) installing a more recent version of Eclipse (maybe even the 3.5 milestones) as they seem to be more stable in that regard.