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How to uninstall Chromium

Chromium is the Google project on which Chrome and other browsers are based. Usually, it's two versions ahead of Chrome. This is because it is a set of browser tests, which is constantly developing and can bring bugs, present crashes and be incompatible with some sites.

Like all open source software, the program can be freely downloaded and modified. This allows malicious people to create variations of the browser with viruses, especially adware - which display advertisements. If you want to uninstall and remove Chromium from your PC, check out the tutorial below. The step-by-step was performed on a Windows computer and on MacOS.

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On windows

Step 1. Close the Chromium completely. It is important to make sure that there is no background process. To do this, open the Windows task manager by pressing "Ctrl + Shift + Esc" and check the "Processes" tab. If there are any, select and click on "End task";

Finish Chromium processes

Step 2. Now, right-click on the Chromium icon and in the context menu, go to "Open file location";

Open the folder where the program is installed

Step 3. In the address tab, click on the folder to the left of the directory where the browser files are;

Access the folder immediately above

Step 4. Finally, delete the Chromium folder. If desired, empty the recycle bin to permanently delete the files.

Delete the Chromium file folder

At macOS

Step 1. Close Chromium and check for background browser processes. To check, press "Command + Space key" to open the Spotlight search and select the "Activity Monitor";

Open the macOS activity monitor

Step 2. In the search field, in the upper right corner of the activity monitor window, search for Chromium. If there is a process running, click on it to select it and use the "X" button in the upper left corner of the window to finish;

Finish Chromium processes

Step 3. Now, right-click on the Chromium icon in the MacOS Dock. Go to "Options" and click "Show in Finder". This will take you to the folder where the program is installed;