'~/Library' is short for '/Users//Library'. Whenever there is a'~' in a file path that is a substitute for your user folder, e.g. To do this, you have to remove certain files and folders. Naturally we want both these notifications and these items to go away. When you take a look in the background items list, they are disabled but still there, even after restarting Mac. Disable them.ĭelete 'items allowed to run in background'Īfter the previous step, every time you log into your Mac, Mac will keep notifying you of several processes ('Microsoft Updater', 'Microsoft Edge', 'Microsoft Corporation') being added to the 'Allowed in background' items. You notice there is several processes there, with names like 'Microsoft Updater', 'Microsoft Edge' and 'Microsoft Corporation'. Then you check your 'Running in background' items ('Settings' > 'General' > 'Login Items' > 'Allow in the background').

The first step, which you have probably already done, is to find Edge in the Applications folder with finder, and drag it to the recycling bin.ĭisable items allowed to run in background For Mac users who found that Edge does not fully go away when doing a normal uninstall.

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