Uninstall Guide
How to Uninstall MediaMate
Are MediaMate's custom HUDs glitching out or causing system instability? Here is how to completely wipe the app and its cache from your Mac in under two minutes.
MediaMate Glitch Warning
Third-party system HUD overlays like MediaMate often suffer from severe bugs, volume glitches, and lag when Apple releases macOS minor updates, leading to system hangs.
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Step-by-step removal
Before uninstalling, you must stop the app from running. Click the MediaMate icon in your menu bar and select 'Quit'. If it's unresponsive, open Activity Monitor, search for 'MediaMate', and click Force Quit.
Open Finder and navigate to the 'Applications' folder. Drag 'MediaMate.app' to the Trash, then empty the Trash.
MediaMate leaves behind cached HUD settings. Open Finder, press Cmd+Shift+G, and paste `~/Library/Application Support/MediaMate`. Delete that entire folder.
Go to System Settings → General → Login Items. Ensure MediaMate is removed from the list so macOS doesn't search for the deleted app every time you boot.
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