How to completely uninstall Android Studio on Mac?

Execute these commands in the terminal (excluding the lines with hashtags - they're comments):

# Deletes the Android Studio application
# Note that this may be different depending on what you named the application as, or whether you downloaded the preview version
rm -Rf /Applications/Android\ Studio.app
# Delete All Android Studio related preferences
# The asterisk here should target all folders/files beginning with the string before it
rm -Rf ~/Library/Preferences/AndroidStudio*
rm -Rf ~/Library/Preferences/Google/AndroidStudio*
# Deletes the Android Studio's plist file
rm -Rf ~/Library/Preferences/com.google.android.*
# Deletes the Android Emulator's plist file
rm -Rf ~/Library/Preferences/com.android.*
# Deletes mainly plugins (or at least according to what mine (Edric) contains)
rm -Rf ~/Library/Application\ Support/AndroidStudio*
rm -Rf ~/Library/Application\ Support/Google/AndroidStudio*
# Deletes all logs that Android Studio outputs
rm -Rf ~/Library/Logs/AndroidStudio*
rm -Rf ~/Library/Logs/Google/AndroidStudio*
# Deletes Android Studio's caches
rm -Rf ~/Library/Caches/AndroidStudio*
# Deletes older versions of Android Studio
rm -Rf ~/.AndroidStudio*

If you would like to delete all projects:

rm -Rf ~/AndroidStudioProjects

To remove gradle related files (caches & wrapper)

rm -Rf ~/.gradle

Use the below command to delete all Android Virtual Devices(AVDs) and keystores.

Note: This folder is used by other Android IDEs as well, so if you still using other IDE you may not want to delete this folder)

rm -Rf ~/.android

To delete Android SDK tools

rm -Rf ~/Library/Android*

Emulator Console Auth Token

rm -Rf ~/.emulator_console_auth_token

Thanks to those who commented/improved on this answer!


Notes

  1. The flags for rm are case-sensitive1 (as with most other commands), which means that the f flag must be in lower case. However, the r flag can also be capitalised.
  2. The flags for rm can be either combined together or separated. They don't have to be combined.

What the flags indicate

  1. The r flag indicates that the rm command should-

    attempt to remove the file hierarchy rooted in each file argument. - DESCRIPTION section on the manpage for rm (See man rm for more info)

  2. The f flag indicates that the rm command should-

    attempt to remove the files without prompting for confirmation, regardless of the file's permissions. - DESCRIPTION section on the manpage for rm (See man rm for more info)


Run the following commands in the terminal:

rm -Rf /Applications/Android\ Studio.app  
rm -Rf ~/Library/Preferences/AndroidStudio*  
rm -Rf ~/Library/Preferences/com.google.android.*  
rm -Rf ~/Library/Preferences/com.android.*  
rm -Rf ~/Library/Application\ Support/AndroidStudio*  
rm -Rf ~/Library/Logs/AndroidStudio*  
rm -Rf ~/Library/Caches/AndroidStudio*  
rm -Rf ~/.AndroidStudio*  
rm -Rf ~/.gradle  
rm -Rf ~/.android  
rm -Rf ~/Library/Android*  
rm -Rf /usr/local/var/lib/android-sdk/  

To delete all projects:

rm -Rf ~/AndroidStudioProjects  

For someone using Android Studio 4.0 or above on MacOS 10.15.1 or above. Using command line blow:

# Deletes the Android Studio application
# Note that this may be different depending on what you named the application as, or whether you downloaded the preview version
rm -Rf /Applications/Android\ Studio.app
# Delete All Android Studio related preferences
# The asterisk here should target all folders/files beginning with the string before it
rm -Rf ~/Library/Preferences/Google/AndroidStudio*
# Deletes the Android Studio's plist file
rm -Rf ~/Library/Preferences/com.google.android.*
# Deletes the Android Emulator's plist file
rm -Rf ~/Library/Preferences/com.android.*
# Deletes mainly plugins (or at least according to what mine (Edric) contains)
rm -Rf ~/Library/Application\ Support/Google/AndroidStudio*
# Deletes all logs that Android Studio outputs
rm -Rf ~/Library/Logs/Google/AndroidStudio*
# Deletes Android Studio's caches
rm -Rf ~/Library/Caches/Google/AndroidStudio*
# Deletes older versions of Android Studio
rm -Rf ~/.AndroidStudio*

Difference

Library/Preferences/Google/AndroidStudio*

Library/Logs/Google/AndroidStudio*

Library/Caches/Google/AndroidStudio*


I was also facing same kind of problem on my Macbook Pro. I took these very simple steps and freshly installed Android Studio.

** Link Contains Images, look if facing any problem.

These Very Simple Steps Can Solve Your Problem.

  1. Type "Command+option+Space Bar"
  2. Type "Android Studio"
  3. Click '+' button just below search box. image
  4. A new bar will come up "Kind" is "any" click on "kind" --> Others --> search for "system file" and select that by putting a tick mark.! And click on Ok. image
  5. Then select "are included" from the drop down menu !
  6. Then you get a lot of system file that need to be deleted to complete the fully un-installation of any app.
  7. Click "command+A" to select all files and take a look on the file remove is some video files are also included. And click "command + Delete"
  8. Empty your trash. Done

You may also delete gradle file, if you don't use gradle any where else:

rm -Rfv ~/.gradle/

because .gradle folder contains cached artifacts that are no longer needed.