
Command +click to select all of the Office 2016 for Mac applications Ctrl+click or right-click the applications you selected and click Move to Trash. Quit out of all Office 2019 for Mac apps. Step 1: Remove Office 2016 for Mac applications Open Finder and click Applications. In the dialog box that opens, if you're on Office 2019 for Mac, you'll see a version number that starts with "16.17" or higher and license type will say Retail License 2019 or Volume License. In the top menu, click Word > About Word. Before you beginĬonfirm that you're on Office 2019 for Mac. While these builds contain advanced new features, if you run into any work-stopping issues after installing Office 2019 for Mac, you can go back to Office 2016 for Mac (Version 16.16) if you had it previously installed. Microsoft released Office 2019 for Mac on September 24th, 2018 (Version 16.17). Press Control + Click the selected applications from the keyboard. These instructions are for customers who have purchased a one-time version or volume license version of Office for Mac, not Microsoft 365 customers. Select all MS Office supported apps and tools. However, if you have upgraded to Office 2021 for Mac from Office 2016 for Mac and need to go back to Office 2016 for Mac, the steps are the same as below. Restarting your Mac also solves all sorts of other problems like apps that refuse to open or an Apple Watch that won’t unlock your Mac, which is why it’s so often touted as a go-to troubleshooting solution.Office 2021 for Mac is a continuation of the same code base that Office 2019 for Mac ran under, so there is no benefit to be had by going back to Office 2019 for Mac once you have upgraded to Office 2021 for Mac from there. You can then check how much free space you have using Finder. If you’ve deleted everything but still aren’t seeing as much free space as you’d have hoped, give your Mac a restart by clicking Apple > Restart. Finally, open the Trash and click “Empty” to permanently delete everything you just removed. You can do this by clicking and dragging the dock icon until you see “Remove” appear, then release.

Lastly, any dock items you might still have should be removed.

Remove Any Dock Icons Left Over and Empty Trash any files that begin “Office2011_” from Library/Receipts.the “Microsoft” folder from Library/Fonts.the “Microsoft” folder from Library/Application Support..helper from Library/PrivilegedHelperTools.
