failed to uninstalling exiftool from "terminal "

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sgt3307

March 11, 2021, 07:55:50 AM
exiftool 12.21(downloaded from exiftool homepage and installed successfully),
macOS 11.2.2
trying to uninstall exiftool,
1 can not find it from application folder,
2 tried to search "exiftool" in my computer but only finding one jsx file in my photoshop app.
3 (pls see attached image)then i found an answer from this forum, saying that using the "terminal" app.
i tried to type "open/usr/local/bin"(without the quote)and "enter"
but it says "no such file or directory"
4 tried to open the exiftool install package and install it again, maybe there is an uninstall button, but didn't find it.

in one word, i've tried for 3 days all the ways i could find, but failed.
please help...

(English is no my mother language so please if anyone could help,
would appreciate it if you tell me in words that are easier to understand.)

thanks! would appreciate your help very much!

Hubert

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March 11, 2021, 09:31:09 AM
Hi,

In Terminal, type

open /usr/local/bin

(No quotes.) There is a space between 'open' and '/usr' - open is the command, /usr/local/bin is the directory path. (Your screenshot does not show a space.)

Then press Enter.

This will show the directory in a Finder window:



Delete the 'exiftool' Unix executable and the 'lib' folder. (You probably won't have the other two items.)

Empty the Bin/Trash.

Phil Harvey

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March 11, 2021, 09:58:19 AM
The instructions are also here.

- Phil
...where DIR is the name of a directory/folder containing the images.  On Mac/Linux/PowerShell, use single quotes (') instead of double quotes (") around arguments containing a dollar sign ($).

sgt3307

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March 12, 2021, 07:39:04 AM
thank you Hubert! i added the space after"open" and it worked.
thank you for the clear instructions! :) :) :)
Quote from: Hubert on March 11, 2021, 09:31:09 AM
Hi,

In Terminal, type

open /usr/local/bin

(No quotes.) There is a space between 'open' and '/usr' - open is the command, /usr/local/bin is the directory path. (Your screenshot does not show a space.)

Then press Enter.

This will show the directory in a Finder window:



Delete the 'exiftool' Unix executable and the 'lib' folder. (You probably won't have the other two items.)

Empty the Bin/Trash.

sgt3307

#4
March 12, 2021, 07:42:03 AM
Phil Harvey  :) :)thank you for your help!
and hope i learn enough to be able to use ExifTool correctly in future! :) :) :)
Quote from: Phil Harvey on March 11, 2021, 09:58:19 AM
The instructions are also here.

- Phil
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