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How To Uninstall UAD Native Plug-Ins

This article provides the steps to uninstall UAD Native plug-ins on macOS and Windows, automatically via UA Connect and manually. Click the tab to reveal the steps relevant to your operating system. 

macOS

If you wish to remove all UAD Native plug-ins from your system, follow the steps below:

  1. Open UA Connect.
  2. Navigate to the UAD Plug-Ins tab.
  3. Next to the plug-in you want to uninstall, click the ••• icon and select Uninstall.
    1_UAC_Uninstall.png
     

Alternatively, you can also manually delete them by following the steps below:

  1. Quit all music-related software, including UA Connect and your DAW.
  2. Navigate to the following the following locations:
    • Plugin Component Files
      Macintosh HD/Library/Application Support/Universal Audio/Plug-Ins
    • AAX
      Macintosh HD/Library/Application Support/Avid/Audio/Plug-Ins 
    • AU
      Macintosh HD/Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/Components
    • VST3
      Macintosh HD/Library/Audio/Plug-ins/VST3
  3. Delete the files named after the plug-in(s) you want to uninstall.
  4. Empty your trash bin and reboot your computer.
Windows

If you wish to remove all UAD Native plug-ins from your system, follow the steps below:

  1. Open UA Connect.
  2. Navigate to the UAD Plug-Ins tab.
  3. Next to the plug-in you want to uninstall, click the ••• icon and select Uninstall.
    1_UAC_Uninstall.png
     

Alternatively, you can also manually delete them by following the steps below:

  1. Quit all music-related software, including UA Connect and your DAW.
  2. Navigate to the following the following locations:
    • AAX
      C:\Program Files\Common Files\Avid\Audio\Plug-ins
    • VST3
      C:\Program Files\Common Files\VST3
  3. Delete the files named after the plug-in(s) you want to uninstall.
  4. Empty your trash bin and reboot your computer.

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