How do I delete iTunes from my MacBook Pro

I no longer need iTunes on my MacBook Pro and want to remove both the application and the music stored locally.

How can I accomplish this on macOS 10.12 Sierra?

Solution 1:

To delete iTunes Music:

Your iTunes Music is stored in a Music Library. The default location is in the Music Folder in Finder.

If you don't know where the Music folder is, open Finder and click Go > Home and open the folder Music.

You can delete this entire folder. It will offer to create a new blank Library next time you open iTunes. You will lose all the music, of course, when you delete this folder.

Music/iTunes Application

On macOS Sierra you can delete iTunes, but I'd recommend against it. You would likely have to disable security features. Remember that Music is just a few hundred megabytes - less than 0.08% of even the smallest hard drives.

Solution 2:

From your comment:

I want to delete the application and the music too

Understand that updates to macOS Sierra can/may restore the iTunes.app, in which case you'd have to perform some of the following steps again. Upgrading macOS will install iTunes.app, or Music.app, depending on the version you upgrade to.

Note: Make sure you have a current backup of the media you have in iTunes before you delete your music, etc.

Please read and understand these steps before proceeding.

1. System Preferences > User & Groups > You > Login Items, fo iTunesHelper exists, then Click the lock to make changes., entries your Admin credentials, select iTunesHelper, then click the [-] button.

2. If iTunes is closed and it shows on the Dock then control-click (right-click) it and select: Options > Remove from Dock

3. Open Terminal and use the following compound command to reboot to Recovery Mode:

    sudo nvram "recovery-boot-mode=unused"; sleep 2; sudo reboot
   

• Assuming you are an Admin account, type in your password and press: enter

4. Once in Recovery Mode from the macOS Utilities menu, click Utilities > Terminal and run the following commands, which assumes that Macintosh HD is the name of your Startup Disk:

    cd '/Volumes/Macintosh HD/Applications'
    rm -r iTunes.app
    reboot
   

5. One back to your normal Desktop, to remove the media content of iTunes, your music etc. that existed in iTunes, open Finder and navigate to the Music folder in you Home folder and control-click (right-click) on the iTunes folder and select Move to Trash, then empty the Trash. On the Dock control-click (right-click) on the Trash can and click Empty Trash.