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I'm trying to get a working copy of MAMP. But I once installed the MySQL server seperately, and I can't find a way to uninstall.

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How can I uninstall this version of MySQL?

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The answer to this superuser question and this stackoverflow question both say approximately the same thing, that you need to perform the following actions:

If you haven't yet rebooted your computer, the process could still be running. First, reboot.

Then if MySQL is still showing up after a reboot, from the Terminal, issue the following commands one at a time:

  • sudo rm /usr/local/mysql
  • sudo rm -rf /usr/local/mysql*
  • sudo rm -rf /Library/StartupItems/MySQLCOM
  • sudo rm -rf /Library/PreferencePanes/My*
  • rm -rf ~/Library/PreferencePanes/My*
  • sudo rm -rf /Library/Receipts/mysql*
  • sudo rm -rf /Library/Receipts/MySQL*

And using your text editor of choice:

  • Edit /etc/hostconfig and remove the line MYSQLCOM=-YES-

If you still cannot install or run a different version of MySQL, you might have to issue one last command in the Terminal:

  • sudo rm -rf /var/db/receipts/com.mysql.mysql*
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  • OK, great. I was able to install a different version of MySQL. But the icon still appears in the system preferences, any thought why?
    – Michiel
    Apr 4 '12 at 6:58
  • @Michiel So you've now got two MySQL icons in System Preferences? What happens if you right click on the old icon and select Remove "MySQL" Preference Pane?
    – binarybob
    Apr 4 '12 at 7:44
  • Ok, this is cool :) I didn't know it was possible to manually delete the icon. I've got another MySQL installed and the icon doesn't show up in my System Preferences anymore. So, problem solved! Thanks
    – Michiel
    Apr 4 '12 at 7:46
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You should check the following folders:

  • /Applications
  • /Developer
  • /Library
  • /System/Library
  • /Users/your_user/Applications

It's bound to be in one of them!

Once you find the app, I suggest using AppZapper to completely remove it.

Updated: If you still can't find it open the terminal and run:

sudo find / -name "mysql

If there's any mysql executable in your computer it will find it

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  • Thanks, but there is no MySQL file and or folder in either of these folders.
    – Michiel
    Apr 3 '12 at 20:55
  • I've updated the answer with an additional step, try it out.
    – Alex Weber
    Apr 4 '12 at 0:35

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