Uninstall an old Microsoft Word program on a MAC

To uninstall the old Office/Word version on a Mac:

1. Sign in to the Mac with an administrator account.
2. Quit all Office apps.
3. Open Finder > Applications.
4. Select the Microsoft 365/Office apps to remove, such as Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, and Outlook.
5. Right-click the selected apps and choose Move to Bin.

To remove leftover Office files:

1. In Finder, press Shift+Command+G.
2. Enter ~/Library and select Go.
3. Open Containers and move these folders to Bin if they exist:
   • Microsoft Error Reporting
   • Microsoft Excel
   • com.microsoft.netlib.shipassertprocess
   • com.microsoft.Office365ServiceV2
   • Microsoft Outlook
   • Microsoft PowerPoint
   • com.microsoft.RMS-XPCService
   • Microsoft Word
   • Microsoft OneNote
4. Go back to Library, open Group Containers, and move these folders to Bin if they exist:
   • UBF8T346G9.ms
   • UBF8T346G9.Office
   • UBF8T346G9.OfficeOsfWebHost

Important:

• If Outlook is installed, deleting its related folders can remove Outlook data. Back up those folders first.
• If Office apps are pinned to the Dock, remove them from the Dock.
• Restart the Mac to complete the uninstall.

If only Word was installed as a standalone app, remove just Microsoft Word from Applications. If Word was installed as part of an Office suite, the Mac uninstall steps remove the Office apps together.

References:

• Uninstall Office for Mac
• Uninstall Microsoft 365 or Office from a PC