User Manual

Chapter 2: Installing Pro Tools on Mac 9
Uninstalling Pro Tools
If you need to uninstall Pro Tools software from
your computer, use the Uninstaller application.
To remove Pro Tools from your computer:
1 Make sure you are logged in as an Administra-
tor for the account where Pro Tools is installed.
2 Go to Applications/Digidesign/Pro Tools/
Pro Tools Utilities and double-click
Uninstall Pro Tools.
3 Click Continue to proceed with the uninstall.
4 Choose the type of uninstall you want to per-
form:
Safe Uninstall Leaves certain plug-ins and sys-
tem files needed for compatibility with some
Avid products. Use Safe Uninstall if you are us-
ing an Avid application or preparing to update
to a CS (customer support) release.
Clean Uninstall Removes all Pro Tools files, in-
cluding system files, Avid plug-ins, and MIDI
patch names. Use Clean Uninstall whenever you
are preparing to upgrade, or to troubleshoot
from a clean system.
5 Click Uninstall.
6 Enter your Administrator password and click
OK.
7 Click Finish to close the Installer window.
For details on Administrator privileges in
Mac OS X, see your Apple OS X documen-
tation.