How to remove FortiClient software from a Mac

Overview

How to remove FortiClient software from a Mac

Process

  1. In a Finder window, navigate to the Utilities folder. 
  2. Double-click on the Terminal.app application to start a terminal window. 
  3. Run the following commands (in bold, below):
    1. cd /Library/LaunchDaemons
    2. sudo rm -rf com.fortinet.forticlient.*
      (^ when prompted for your password, use the one you use to login to your Mac)
    3. cd "/Library/Application Support/Fortinet"
    4. sudo rm -R FortiClient
  4. Reboot your Mac
  5. After the reboot, login and run FortiClientUninstaller from the Applications folder.

Details

Article ID: 140674
Created
Mon 2/5/24 1:50 PM
Modified
Wed 2/7/24 3:34 PM