How to Uninstall the Software
This section explains how to uninstall the following software programs:
ScanSnap Home
ABBYY FineReader for ScanSnap
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After you change the computer to one that you want or perform a clean install on a computer that you are using, if you want to use ScanSnap Home in the same way as before, profiles and content data records need to be exported beforehand.
Refer to the following on exporting profiles and content data records if necessary and import them to a new environment to perform a scan.
Turn on the computer and log on as a user with Administrator privileges.
Exit all running software programs.
Display the [Program and Features] window and then display a list of currently installed software programs.
Select a software program to uninstall.
To uninstall more than one software program, repeat steps 4 to 6 for each software program.
Click the [Uninstall] button.
Read the message and click the [Yes] button.
The software program is uninstalled.
This section explains how to uninstall the following software programs:
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After you change the computer to one that you want or perform a clean install on a computer that you are using, if you want to use ScanSnap Home in the same way as before, profiles and content data records need to be exported beforehand.
Refer to the following on exporting profiles and content data records if necessary and import them to a new environment to perform a scan.
- ScanSnap Home
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Turn on the computer and log on as a user with Administrator privileges.
Exit ScanSnap Home if it is running.
From the sidebar in Finder, select [Applications] → [ScanSnap Home], and drag the [ScanSnap Home] folder into the Trash.
Empty the Trash.
The [ScanSnap Home] folder is deleted and the uninstallation of ScanSnap Home is complete.
HINTIf the setting for opening ScanSnap Home at login is configured for a user other than the user who uninstalled ScanSnap Home, delete [ScanSnap Home] from the [Open at Login] list in the [Login Items] window.
Log in using a user who has set ScanSnap Home as an item to open at login.
Select [System Settings] from the Apple (
) menu to display the system settings window.Select [General] from the sidebar in the system settings window to display the [General] window.
Select [Login Items] from the [General] list to display the [Login Items] window.
From the [Open at Login] list, select [ScanSnap Home].
Click the [
] button under the [Open at Login] list.Click
at the top of the window to close the system settings window.
- ABBYY FineReader for ScanSnap
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Turn on the computer and log on as a user with Administrator privileges.
Exit ABBYY FineReader for ScanSnap if it is running.
From the sidebar in Finder, select [Applications] → [ABBYY FineReader for ScanSnap], and drag the [ABBYY FineReader for ScanSnap] folder into the Trash.
Empty the Trash.
The [ABBYY FineReader for ScanSnap] folder is deleted and the uninstallation of ABBYY FineReader for ScanSnap is complete.
- ScanSnap Online Update
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ATTENTION
Before uninstalling ScanSnap Online Update, make sure that ScanSnap Home is not installed.
Turn on the computer and log on as a user with Administrator privileges.
From the sidebar in Finder, select [Applications] → [ScanSnap Online Update] → [Sub], and then double-click →[AOUUninstaller].
In the [ScanSnap Online Update Uninstaller] window ([Welcome to ScanSnap Online Update Uninstaller]), click the [Continue] button.
Read [Read Me], and then click the [Uninstall] button.
In the authentication window, enter the user name and password for a user with Administrator privileges, and click the [OK] button.
When ScanSnap Online Update is successfully uninstalled, the [Uninstall Succeeded] window appears.