Uninstalling Azul Zulu on macOS

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This section explains how to uninstall Azul Zulu on macOS.

If you use a DMG package to install Azul Zulu, it installs the product into the /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines directory. To see all Azul Zulu versions installed on your Mac, navigate to this directory.

To uninstall a specific version of Azul Zulu using Finder:

Open Finder and navigate to /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/.
Delete the directory of the Azul Zulu version you want to uninstall. You may be asked to provide your password.

To uninstall a specific version of Azul Zulu using a terminal:

Launch Terminal.
Navigate to the JavaVirtualMachines directory:
```
 cd /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/
```
Display the list of directories:
```
 % ls -1
zulu-11.jdk
zulu-13.jre
zulu-15.jdk
```
Each directory corresponds to a version of Azul Zulu.
To uninstall a specific version of Azul Zulu, use the following command:
```
 sudo rm -rf <zulu_directory>
```
For example, to uninstall Azul Zulu 11 JDK, run:
```
 sudo rm -rf zulu-11.jdk
```