How-to

How to Uninstall ComfortFiles

Updated August 5, 2026

Quit ComfortFiles, then drag it from Applications to the Trash. That is the complete uninstall — there is no installer, no helper tool and no background service to unwind.

What macOS cleans up for you

  • The login item. “Launch at login” is registered through the app, so it disappears together with the app.
  • The default file viewer. If folders were set to open in ComfortFiles, macOS falls back to Finder automatically. Nothing to restore by hand.
  • The global shortcut and menu bar icon stop existing the moment the app does — both live in the running process.

What stays

Your settings and your saved windows and tabs stay in your Library folder — a few kilobytes, kept on purpose so that reinstalling later finds everything the way you left it. Nothing of it runs, and nothing is written anywhere else on the disk.

If you want even that gone, the folder is ComfortFiles inside ~/Library/Application Support. Drag it to the Trash and no trace remains.

The Full Disk Access entry

ComfortFiles will still be listed in System Settings → Privacy & Security → Full Disk Access after deletion. The entry is inert — the app it points at is gone — but you can select it and press the minus button to clear it.

Before you go

If something drove you to uninstall, [email protected] reaches the developer directly. A one-line “this annoyed me” is genuinely useful, and there is no unsubscribe flow to trap you in — the app has no account and never had your data.

Frequently asked questions

Will folders still open in Finder after I remove ComfortFiles?

Yes. If you had made ComfortFiles the default file viewer, macOS falls back to Finder on its own once the app is gone — there is nothing to reset by hand.

Do I need to remove the login item first?

No. "Launch at login" is registered with macOS through the app itself, so deleting the app removes the login item with it.

What is left behind?

Your settings and your saved windows and tabs — a few kilobytes in your Library folder, kept on purpose so that reinstalling later finds everything the way you left it. Nothing runs, and nothing is left anywhere else on the disk.

Should I remove the Full Disk Access entry?

Only if you want the list tidy. The entry becomes inert once the app is deleted; remove it in System Settings → Privacy & Security → Full Disk Access with the minus button.