How to Uninstall Java on Mac?

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Hello everyone,

There are two methods to uninstall Java on your Mac and they are as follows:-

Method 1:-

Click on the Finder App.[Bottom left of your Mac]
Navigate to Applications Folder and type JavaAppletPlugin.plugin in the search bar.
Finally, move the plug-in to the Bin and empty the Bin.

Then, check whether the Java software was successfully uninstalled by typing the following command in the Terminal:-

java -version

It should prompt you to install Java if the software was successfully uninstalled.

Method 2:-

Consider if you are unable to find the plugin by entering JavaAppletPlugin.plugin in the search bar [Application Folder], then follow the below steps to remove the concrete version of the Java file [Ex: JDK file]:-

Check what Java versions are available by entering the following command in the Terminal:

ls /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/

Remove the corresponding folder with that version:

sudo rm -fr /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/jdk-9.0.1.jdk

[Ex: In the above statement I am uninstalling Java 9]

Then, check whether the Java software was successfully uninstalled by typing the following command in the Terminal:-

java -version

It should prompt you to install Java if the software was successfully uninstalled.

Done...

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