🦞 Uninstall Guide

How to completely uninstall
OpenClaw on Mac.

Dragging to Trash leaves behind LaunchAgents, ~/.openclaw/, Library caches, and legacy ClawdBot / MoltBot data. Here's how PIDKill removes everything.

1
Open Uninstall tab → Find OpenClaw

Switch to the Uninstall tab. PIDKill scans /Applications, ~/Applications, Homebrew, npm, and pip. Find "OpenClaw" in the list — you'll see both the App and the npm global package. The green dot means it's currently running.

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Notion
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OpenClaw
ai.openclaw.mac
App
186 MB
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openclaw
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342 MB
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Orbstack
App
291 MB
2
Click → Preview all residual files

Click OpenClaw. PIDKill scans 12+ Library subdirectories, dotfiles, LaunchAgents, and XDG config paths. It also detects legacy ClawdBot and MoltBot directories. Every file is shown with category, path, and size.

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RESIDUALS for OpenClaw 1.53 GB
Application
/Applications/OpenClaw.app
186 MB
Dotfile
~/.openclaw/ (config + state + DB)
856 MB
Legacy
~/.clawdbot/ (legacy ClawdBot data)
124 MB
Legacy
~/.moltbot/ (legacy MoltBot data)
45 MB
LaunchAgent
~/Library/LaunchAgents/ai.openclaw.gateway.plist
4 KB
Caches
~/Library/Caches/ai.openclaw.mac/
245 MB
App Support
~/Library/Application Support/OpenClaw/
67 MB
Logs
~/Library/Logs/OpenClaw/
3.2 MB
3
OpenClaw is running — Quit & Delete

PIDKill detects OpenClaw is still running. It asks you to quit the app first. Click "Quit and Delete" — PIDKill terminates the process, then proceeds with removal.

⚠️
OpenClaw is currently running
OpenClaw must be quit before it can be uninstalled.
Do you want to quit and continue?
Cancel
Quit and Delete
4
Confirm removal — Move to Trash

PIDKill shows a final confirmation with the total file count and size. Because it's over 500 MB, you'll see a large-file warning. LaunchAgent files require admin password via macOS native dialog.

🗑
Confirm Uninstall
Move 8 items (1.53 GB) to Trash?

🔒 Some items require admin privileges. macOS will prompt for your password.

⚠ Large removal: 1.53 GB will be freed.
Cancel
Move to Trash
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OpenClaw post-uninstall tip

After removal, PIDKill shows a special tip for OpenClaw users. It detects the app name (including ClawdBot / MoltBot) and reminds you to revoke OAuth tokens that live on third-party servers.

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OpenClaw Uninstall Tip
OpenClaw may have granted access to external services:
• Google, Slack, GitHub, Discord, Notion, Microsoft

Please revoke those OAuth tokens manually in each service's security settings.

Also check for legacy directories:
• ~/.clawdbot/
• ~/.moltbot/
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What you need to do yourself.

PIDKill removes ~90% of OpenClaw data. The remaining ~10% lives on external servers or in edge-case configurations that no local tool can automatically handle.

⚠️ Revoke OAuth Tokens

  • Google: myaccount.google.com → Security → Third-party apps
  • GitHub: github.com/settings/applications → Authorized OAuth Apps
  • Slack: Workspace Settings → Manage Apps → Remove OpenClaw
  • Discord: User Settings → Authorized Apps → Deauthorize
  • Notion: Settings → My connections → Remove

🔍 Edge cases

  • Custom OPENCLAW_CONFIG_PATH — if you set a non-standard config directory, check it manually
  • Docker install — if you installed via Docker, run docker rm openclaw
  • Multi-profile dirs~/.openclaw-<profile> custom profiles need manual deletion

Clean removal.
One click.

Works on OpenClaw, Adobe, Chrome, Docker, Xcode residuals — and 60+ more apps.

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