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Removing WhatPulse from a Computer

To uninstall WhatPulse, you will need to use the maintenance tool. Follow the steps below based on your operating system:

Windows​

  1. Navigate to the WhatPulse installation directory. Typically, this can be found at C:\Program Files\WhatPulse.
  2. Locate the WhatPulseMaintenanceTool.exe file in the WhatPulse installation directory.
  3. Double-click on WhatPulseMaintenanceTool.exe to run it.
  4. The maintenance tool window will open. Select the Uninstall option.
  5. Follow the on-screen prompts to confirm the uninstallation of WhatPulse.

macOS​

  1. Navigate to the WhatPulse installation directory. Typically, this can be found at /Applications/WhatPulse.
  2. Locate the WhatPulseMaintenanceTool.app file in the WhatPulse installation directory.
  3. Double-click on WhatPulseMaintenanceTool.app to run it.
  4. The maintenance tool window will open. Select the Uninstall option.
  5. Follow the on-screen prompts to confirm the uninstallation of WhatPulse.

That's it! You have successfully uninstalled WhatPulse from your system.

Automated Removal​

Removing WhatPulse via the command line for automated deployments can be done using the same WhatPulseMaintenanceTool program, using the below parameters.

Windows​

  1. Open a Windows terminal by pressing Win + R, typing cmd, and pressing Enter.
  2. In Terminal, run the following command, possibly changing the path to the WhatPulseMaintenanceTool location.
%programfiles%\WhatPulse\WhatPulseMaintenanceTool.exe \
 --root "%programfiles%\WhatPulse" --start-uninstaller --confirm-command \
 remove com.whatpulse.client com.whatpulse.maintenancetool

macOS​

  1. Open Terminal on your macOS. You can find it by going to Spotlight (press Cmd + Space) and typing "Terminal".
  2. In Terminal, run the following command, possibly changing the path to the WhatPulseMaintenanceTool location.
/Applications/WhatPulse/WhatPulseMaintenanceTool.app/Contents/MacOS/WhatPulseMaintenanceTool \
 --root /Applications/WhatPulse --start-uninstaller --confirm-command \
 remove com.whatpulse.client com.whatpulse.maintenancetool