How to trash VLC [closed]

I have no problem sending VLC.app ( the .app extension is hidden by default) to the Trash and then emptying the Trash. Works just as intended.

You can try using AppCleaner to remove it or use the Terminal.

Open up a Terminal (/Applications/Utilities/Terminal) and type the following followed by a space:

rm -r

Then drag and drop the VLC application bundle onto the Terminal window. The command line should look as follows:

rm -r /Applications/VLC.app

Now press Enter and the VLC application bundle should be removed.

If it persists then preface the command with sudo as in the following example:

sudo rm -r /Applications/VLC.app

When you press Enter then enter your password and press Enter again. (This is assuming your Account is an Admin Account.)

You also can try rm -rf /Applications/VLC.app, with or without sudo as necessary, as the -f option will attempt to force removal.

Note: Be extremely careful when using rm as removed files/folders are permanently deleted and not placed in the Trash. Additionally, using sudo should be used with caution as well. The primary thing to look for is that there are no typos in the command line and it's targeting only what is relevant as used.