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How do I uninstall the host for Mac manually?

On rare occasions, you may need to remove components of the host for Mac manually after uninstalling.

You can run a command from the Terminal, which should remove all components:

  1. Open the Terminal from /Applications/Utilities
  2. Run sudo /Library/Application\ Support/LogMeIn/uninstaller.sh
  3. Enter your admin password. The script removes all host components.

You can also try one of the following alternative solutions:

Stop the host process
  1. Open the Terminal from /Applications/Utilities
  2. Type the following command:/Library/Application Support/LogMeIn/bin/LogMeIn.app/Contents/Helpers/LogMeInserverctrl stop
  3. If the icon in the taskbar is still displayed, run the following commands in sequence:
    /bin/launchctl unload /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.logmein.logmeinserver.plist 2>/dev/null euid:0 uid:0
    /bin/launchctl bsexec 68 chroot -u 501 -g 20 / /bin/launchctl unload -S Aqua /Library/LaunchAgents/com.logmein.logmeingui.plist 2>&1 euid:0 uid:0
    /bin/launchctl bsexec 68 chroot -u 501 -g 20 / /bin/launchctl unload -S Aqua /Library/LaunchAgents/com.logmein.logmeinguiagent.plist 2>&1 euid:0 uid:0
    /bin/launchctl unload -S LoginWindow /Library/LaunchAgents/com.logmein.logmeinguiagentatlogin.plist 2>/dev/null euid:0 uid:0
Remove unnecessary files

Remove the following components from your Mac.

Application folder /Library/Application Support/LogMeIn/
Remote Sound driver extension

/Library/Application Support/LogMeIn/drivers/LogMeInSoundDriver*.kext

/System/Library/Extensions/LogMeInSoundDriver*.kext

LMI Printer files /Library/Printers/LogMeIn/LogMeInPrinter.bundle
LMI Daemon and Agent files

/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.LogMeIn.*

/Library/LaunchAgents/com.LogMeIn.*

Restart your computer

The host and all related files are now removed from your Mac completely.

Article last updated: 27 September, 2022