As popular as it is, Chrome causes problems on Macs. If you’re having difficulties with your Mac running slowly, Chrome update routines and support libraries may be the culprit — again. Here’s how to uninstall it, and remove all the files Google keeps on your drive.
If you ever have any problem with any online service at all, the first thing their support desk will tell you is to switch to Google Chrome. It’s not the solution, though, it’s just presumably their favorite browser — and they, it seems, are not using Macs.
That’s because if they were, there’s a strong chance they’d be getting pretty weary themselves of just what a bad Mac citizen Google Chrome is. Not everyone gets any problems from Chrome, but tell that to Hollywood’s Avid editors who found their Macs shutting down because of it.
Or tell it to the unnamed Mac user who got so frustrated that he or she set up a website called Chrome is Bad. As well as briefly outlining how unfathomably slow various Macs were running, the site details how to get rid of Chrome entirely.
There is more to it than just removing the application. Google installs various files that don’t deleted when you trash Chrome. But, still, deleting Chrome and switching to an alternative is where you start.
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