How to fully uninstall Notion on Mac
Dragging Notion to Trash leaves behind Electron caches, a local database, preferences, and updater files scattered across ~/Library. Here's how to remove everything.
7+
Leftover locations
500 MB–2 GB
Typical leftover size
No
Background process
What Notion leaves behind
Notion is an Electron app, which means it bundles a full Chromium browser inside the application. When you delete Notion.app, the Electron cache, local database, and updater files remain across at least 7 Library directories:
| Location | Contents |
|---|---|
| ~/Library/Application Support/Notion/ | Local database, offline pages, and workspace data |
| ~/Library/Caches/notion.id/ | Electron browser cache and rendered page data |
| ~/Library/Caches/notion.id.ShipIt/ | Auto-updater staging files |
| ~/Library/Preferences/notion.id.plist | User preferences and window state |
| ~/Library/Saved Application State/notion.id.savedState/ | Window positions and open tabs |
| ~/Library/Logs/Notion/ | App logs and crash reports |
| ~/Library/HTTPStorages/notion.id/ | Web storage and authentication data |
Manual removal (step-by-step)
- 1. Quit Notion completelyPress ⌘Q while Notion is focused, or right-click the Dock icon and choose Quit.
- 2. Delete the app bundleOpen /Applications in Finder, drag Notion.app to Trash.
- 3. Open Library in FinderPress ⌘ Shift G in Finder and type
~/Library. - 4. Delete these folders/filesNavigate to each location in the table above and delete the Notion files. Use ⌘ Delete to move to Trash.
- 5. Empty TrashOnce you're confident, empty the Trash to reclaim disk space.
Automated removal with Zapper
Instead of hunting through 7+ directories manually, Zapper finds everything in seconds:
- Before deleting Notion, drop
Notion.apponto Zapper's window. - Zapper scans all 11 Library directories and shows every leftover file with its path and size.
- Review the list, check the files you want to remove, and click Zap.
- Files move to Trash — including the Electron cache and ShipIt updater. Restore with ⌘Z if needed.
Why Notion's cache is so large
Electron apps like Notion bundle a full Chromium browser inside the application. This means the desktop app maintains its own browser cache, separate from Safari or Chrome — including rendered page snapshots, images, and offline data.
Even though Notion is cloud-based, the desktop app maintains a substantial local cache for performance. Pages you visit are rendered and cached locally so they load instantly on revisit. Workspace images, file attachments, and database views all contribute to cache growth over time.
~/Library/Caches/notion.id/
This directory alone can grow to over 1 GB depending on how many workspaces and pages you access. Zapper detects and removes it automatically during the scan.