How to uninstall EdrawMind on Mac
For a used EdrawMind installation, save maps with File › Save or Save As to a location you control. The vendor also documents File Recovery for unsaved maps; recover anything needed before clearing local state. Copy the map files and open one copy. Keep EdrawMax’s diagrams separate even if both apps can open some similar formats.
The recorded test used the official Mac package; the Homebrew route below is separate.
Remove the app
Quit EdrawMind and move EdrawMind.app from Applications to Trash. Do not remove an Edraw parent folder or any sibling EdrawMax data. If you stored maps in the vendor cloud, check the account separately; uninstalling the Mac app does not verify that copy.
Review local data
The path below is documented in the current Homebrew cask. In Finder, use Go › Go to Folder to inspect it. Do not remove its parent directory or another product’s data.
| Location | Decision |
|---|---|
~/Library/Preferences/com.edrawsoft.mindmaster.plist |
Preference file in the cask zap list. It was not written in the never-launched test; it can retain settings on a used Mac. |
The tested package uses bundle ID com.edrawsoft.mindmaster. Review only files that actually appear on this Mac. A missing path needs no cleanup.
Vendor documentation · Additional vendor instructions
Check what remains
Run these read-only commands after quitting the app:
pgrep -il 'EdrawMind'
ls -d "$HOME/Library/Preferences/com.edrawsoft.mindmaster.plist"
No process output means there is no matching process running now; it does not prove every helper is gone. A listed process needs its owner checked. If ls prints the path, that item remains and needs review. “No such file or directory” means this path is absent; a permission error means its state was not established.
If you installed it with Homebrew
The current edrawmind cask has a zap list covering EdrawMind preferences and saved-window state. A direct brew command with --zap applies the cask list without consulting Mole’s checkboxes. After backing up, use this command without --zap:
brew uninstall --cask edrawmind
Mole checks each zap path against your selections, other installed apps, and protected locations. An unchecked, shared, or unverifiable path suppresses --zap; selected remnants can still use Mole’s own removal flow. This cask was not the recorded installation channel.
What Mole lists
Mole selects an exact EdrawMind preference file by default when found. Display-name support data requires review, and another Edraw product’s data is not this app’s remnant. Check File Recovery before clearing local state.
What this test covered
The September 20, 2026 official archive advertised 13.0.16, but the app inside reported 12.2.5. It was x86_64 and never launched without Rosetta. After the initial scan, the review showed only the app, so no map or recovery data was exercised.