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#!/bin/bash



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# Microsoft Office for Mac Complete Uninstaller

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# 

# This script follows the official Microsoft support guidelines for completely 

# uninstalling Microsoft Office for Mac (Microsoft 365, Office 2024, 2021, 2019)

#

# Official Microsoft Guide:

# https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/uninstall-office-for-mac-eefa1199-5b58-43af-8a3d-b73dc1a8cae3

#

# Updated: May 2025

# Version: 2.0

#

# DISCLAIMER: This software comes with absolutely NO WARRANTY.

# Use it at your own risk. Always backup important data before running.

#

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set -e  # Exit on any error



# Colors for output

RED='\033[0;31m'

GREEN='\033[0;32m'

YELLOW='\033[1;33m'

BLUE='\033[0;34m'

NC='\033[0m' # No Color



# Function to print colored output

print_status() {

    echo -e "${BLUE}[INFO]${NC} $1"

}



print_warning() {

    echo -e "${YELLOW}[WARNING]${NC} $1"

}



print_error() {

    echo -e "${RED}[ERROR]${NC} $1"

}



print_success() {

    echo -e "${GREEN}[SUCCESS]${NC} $1"

}



# Function to check if running as admin/sudo

check_admin() {

    if [[ $EUID -eq 0 ]]; then

        print_error "This script should NOT be run as root/sudo."

        print_error "It needs to access user directories and will prompt for admin password when needed."

        exit 1

    fi

    

    # Check if user has admin privileges

    if ! groups $(whoami) | grep -q admin; then

        print_error "You must be an administrator to run this script."

        exit 1

    fi

}



# Function to safely remove files/directories

safe_remove() {

    local path="$1"

    local description="$2"

    

    if [[ -e "$path" ]]; then

        print_status "Removing $description: $path"

        rm -rf "$path" 2>/dev/null || {

            print_warning "Could not remove $path (may require admin password)"

            sudo rm -rf "$path" 2>/dev/null || print_warning "Failed to remove $path"

        }

    fi

}



# Function to remove Office applications

remove_office_apps() {

    print_status "Removing Microsoft Office applications..."

    

    local apps=(

        "/Applications/Microsoft Excel.app"

        "/Applications/Microsoft Word.app"

        "/Applications/Microsoft PowerPoint.app"

        "/Applications/Microsoft Outlook.app"

        "/Applications/Microsoft OneNote.app"

        "/Applications/Microsoft AutoUpdate.app"

        "/Applications/Microsoft Error Reporting.app"

    )

    

    for app in "${apps[@]}"; do

        safe_remove "$app" "Office application"

    done

}



# Function to remove user library containers

remove_user_containers() {

    print_status "Removing user Library containers..."

    

    local user_home="$HOME"

    local containers_path="$user_home/Library/Containers"

    

    # Containers to remove (following Microsoft's official list)

    local containers=(

        "Microsoft Error Reporting"

        "Microsoft Excel"

        "com.microsoft.netlib.shipassertprocess"

        "com.microsoft.Office365ServiceV2"

        "Microsoft Outlook"

        "Microsoft PowerPoint"

        "com.microsoft.RMS-XPCService"

        "Microsoft Word"

        "Microsoft OneNote"

        "com.microsoft.errorreporting"

        "com.microsoft.Excel"

        "com.microsoft.Outlook"

        "com.microsoft.Powerpoint"

        "com.microsoft.Word"

        "com.microsoft.onenote.mac"

    )

    

    for container in "${containers[@]}"; do

        safe_remove "$containers_path/$container" "user container"

    done

}



# Function to remove group containers

remove_group_containers() {

    print_status "Removing user Library group containers..."

    

    local user_home="$HOME"

    local group_containers_path="$user_home/Library/Group Containers"

    

    # Group containers to remove (following Microsoft's official list)

    local group_containers=(

        "UBF8T346G9.ms"

        "UBF8T346G9.Office"

        "UBF8T346G9.OfficeOsfWebHost"

    )

    

    for container in "${group_containers[@]}"; do

        safe_remove "$group_containers_path/$container" "group container"

    done

}



# Function to remove system-wide Office files

remove_system_files() {

    print_status "Removing system-wide Office files..."

    

    # System library files

    local system_files=(

        "/Library/Application Support/Microsoft"

        "/Library/Fonts/Microsoft"

        "/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist"

        "/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.microsoft.office.licensingV2.helper.plist"

        "/Library/PrivilegedHelperTools/com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper"

        "/Library/PrivilegedHelperTools/com.microsoft.office.licensingV2.helper"

    )

    

    for file in "${system_files[@]}"; do

        if [[ -e "$file" ]]; then

            print_status "Removing system file: $file"

            sudo rm -rf "$file" 2>/dev/null || print_warning "Could not remove $file"

        fi

    done

    

    # System preferences

    local preferences=(

        "/Library/Preferences/com.microsoft.Excel.plist"

        "/Library/Preferences/com.microsoft.office.plist"

        "/Library/Preferences/com.microsoft.office.setupassistant.plist"

        "/Library/Preferences/com.microsoft.outlook.databasedaemon.plist"

        "/Library/Preferences/com.microsoft.outlook.office_reminders.plist"

        "/Library/Preferences/com.microsoft.Outlook.plist"

        "/Library/Preferences/com.microsoft.PowerPoint.plist"

        "/Library/Preferences/com.microsoft.Word.plist"

        "/Library/Preferences/com.microsoft.office.licensingV2.plist"

        "/Library/Preferences/com.microsoft.autoupdate2.plist"

        "/Library/Preferences/ByHost/com.microsoft*"

    )

    

    for pref in "${preferences[@]}"; do

        if [[ -e "$pref" ]] || [[ "$pref" == *"*" ]]; then

            print_status "Removing preference: $pref"

            sudo rm -rf $pref 2>/dev/null || print_warning "Could not remove $pref"

        fi

    done

    

    # Receipts

    print_status "Removing installation receipts..."

    sudo rm -rf /Library/Receipts/Office* 2>/dev/null || true

    sudo rm -rf /Library/Receipts/*Office* 2>/dev/null || true

}



# Function to forget packages using pkgutil

forget_packages() {

    print_status "Making system forget Office packages..."

    

    local packages=(

        "com.microsoft.package.Fonts"

        "com.microsoft.package.Microsoft_AutoUpdate.app"

        "com.microsoft.package.Microsoft_Excel.app"

        "com.microsoft.package.Microsoft_OneNote.app"

        "com.microsoft.package.Microsoft_Outlook.app"

        "com.microsoft.package.Microsoft_PowerPoint.app"

        "com.microsoft.package.Microsoft_Word.app"

        "com.microsoft.package.Proofing_Tools"

        "com.microsoft.package.licensing"

        "com.microsoft.package.Frameworks"

        "com.microsoft.pkg.licensing"

    )

    

    for package in "${packages[@]}"; do

        if pkgutil --pkgs | grep -q "^$package$"; then

            print_status "Forgetting package: $package"

            sudo pkgutil --forget "$package" 2>/dev/null || print_warning "Could not forget package $package"

        fi

    done

}



# Function to check and remove from Dock

check_dock() {

    print_status "Checking Dock for Office applications..."

    print_warning "If you have Office apps in your Dock, please manually remove them:"

    print_warning "Right-click the app in Dock → Options → Remove from Dock"

}



# Main function

main() {

    echo -e "${BLUE}"

    echo "################################################################################"

    echo "#                Microsoft Office for Mac Complete Uninstaller               #"

    echo "################################################################################"

    echo -e "${NC}"

    echo

    echo "This script will completely remove Microsoft Office for Mac following"

    echo "the official Microsoft support guidelines."

    echo

    echo "Supported versions:"

    echo "- Microsoft 365 for Mac"

    echo "- Office 2024 for Mac" 

    echo "- Office 2021 for Mac"

    echo "- Office 2019 for Mac"

    echo "- Office 2016 for Mac"

    echo

    print_warning "⚠️  IMPORTANT WARNINGS:"

    print_warning "• All Outlook data will be permanently removed"

    print_warning "• Make sure to backup any important data before proceeding"

    print_warning "• This action cannot be undone"

    echo

    

    read -p "Do you want to continue? (y/N): " -n 1 -r

    echo

    if [[ ! $REPLY =~ ^[Yy]$ ]]; then

        print_status "Uninstallation cancelled."

        exit 0

    fi

    

    echo

    print_warning "Last chance to abort! Press Ctrl+C within 5 seconds to cancel..."

    sleep 5

    

    echo

    print_status "Starting Office uninstallation process..."

    

    # Check admin privileges

    check_admin

    

    # Step 1: Remove Office applications

    remove_office_apps

    

    # Step 2: Remove user library containers

    remove_user_containers

    

    # Step 3: Remove group containers  

    remove_group_containers

    

    # Step 4: Remove system files (requires admin password)

    print_status "Removing system files (admin password may be required)..."

    remove_system_files

    

    # Step 5: Forget packages

    forget_packages

    

    # Step 6: Check Dock

    check_dock

    

    echo

    print_success "✅ Microsoft Office uninstallation completed successfully!"

    echo

    print_status "Recommended next steps:"

    echo "  1. Remove any Office apps from your Dock manually"

    echo "  2. Restart your Mac to complete the uninstallation"

    echo "  3. Empty your Trash"

    echo

    print_warning "Note: You may need to reinstall Microsoft Silverlight if other"

    print_warning "      applications require it."

    echo

    

    read -p "Would you like to restart your Mac now? (y/N): " -n 1 -r

    echo

    if [[ $REPLY =~ ^[Yy]$ ]]; then

        print_status "Restarting in 10 seconds... Press Ctrl+C to cancel."

        sleep 10

        sudo shutdown -r now

    else

        print_status "Please remember to restart your Mac manually to complete the uninstallation."

    fi

}



# Run main function

main "$@"