How to Uninstall Affinity Photo 2 on Mac

Save Affinity Photo 2 documents and custom assets before uninstalling. Keep the original .afphoto files and any linked images together, and do not treat an exported JPEG as an editable replacement. The recorded test used a direct download, not a Homebrew installation.

Remove the app and inspect its data

Quit Affinity Photo 2 and move its app from Applications to Trash. Inspect its display-name support folder for personal brushes or presets; leave data shared with Affinity Designer and Publisher in place. The app-named support folder is named by the cask; artwork saved elsewhere has its own owner and location. Review its contents before using zap. Vendor guidance.

Check the result

ls -ld ~/Library/'Application Support'/'Affinity Photo 2' ~/Library/Preferences/com.seriflabs.affinityphoto2.plist

Run this read-only check after quitting the app. A printed path still exists; “No such file or directory” means that path is absent, while a permission error needs its own investigation.

If you installed it with Homebrew

The Homebrew cask has a zap list that includes Application Support/Affinity Photo 2, cache, HTTP storage and preferences; not the shared Serif group. Run the command below without --zap if you want to keep those files and inspect them separately. A manual --zap follows the whole cask list regardless of Mole’s checkboxes. Mole uses zap only when its targets are selected, owned and within the checked boundary; otherwise it removes selected remnants through its own flow.

brew uninstall --cask affinity-photo

What Mole lists

The display-name support folder is listed for review, unselected by default. Exact bundle-ID cache and preferences are normally selected. The Serif group shared with Designer and Publisher is protected.

What this test covered

Affinity Photo 2.6.5 from the official package was removed on September 20, 2026. The shared Serif group remained; no artwork or cloud account recovery was tested.