How to uninstall Tivo Desktop for the Macintosh

Here’s how to uninstall the Tivo Desktop application….

  • Turn Off the Tivo Desktop application
  1. Open System Preferences
  2. Open Tivo Desktop (It is listed in the “Other” category)
  3. Check to see if it is turned Off, if not, click on the Stop button.
  4. Close System Preferences
  • Uninstall the Tivo Desktop Preference Pane / application
  1. Remove the Following Files (e.g. Move the Files to the Trash, or Delete them via the Terminal / Command Line)
    • /Library/PreferencePanes/Tivo Desktop.prefPane
    • /Library/Receipts/TivoDesktop.pkg
    • /Library/Application Support/Tivo
    • /Library/StartupItems/TivoDesktop
    • [Optional] /Library/Preferences/com.tivo.desktop
Once you have removed the Application, it is recommended that you restart your system.