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Uninstall and local data

Removing the Astramar application does not automatically erase your local phrase library. The app bundle and Application Support data are separate.

  1. Export a current .phrasepilot backup from Settings → Library (Free and Pro personal export).
  2. Store that export somewhere outside Applications and outside ~/Library/Application Support/Astramar/ (and the older PhrasePilot folder if it is still present).
  3. Optionally export a Diagnostic Summary if you may need support later — it is metadata-only.
  4. Quit Astramar completely.
  5. Confirm you can open or locate the backup before deleting anything else.

Move the installed app from Applications to the Trash. On disk the bundle is Astramar.app.

Removing the app does not remove:

  • exported .phrasepilot backups stored elsewhere
  • the Application Support library, recovery backups, or preferences until you delete those deliberately

Personal library, settings, recovery material, and related local state live under ~/Library/Application Support/Astramar/. An older PhrasePilot folder may remain as rollback. Leaving that data in place lets a later reinstall pick up the existing local state.

Delete Application Support data only when you want a complete reset and have confirmed that no recovery copy is needed. Do not hand-edit or selectively delete persistence-envelope files as an uninstall shortcut.

If you keep the data and reinstall, launch from Applications so permissions attach to the build you intend to keep.

After removing the app, review System Settings → Privacy & Security (especially Accessibility and Input Monitoring) and remove obsolete Astramar rows for builds you no longer use.

A reinstall — especially after changing from ad-hoc to team-signed or distribution-signed builds — may require granting permission again.