We've found this script extremely useful for removing Office 2011.
Is there something similar floating around for Office 2016?
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Office 2016 removal script
+8Best answer by stuartwilcox
This is what we use and it works really well. There is a section towards the bottom that you should comment out if you plan to preserve Outlook data.
#!/bin/bash
consoleuser=$(ls -l /dev/console | awk '{ print $3 }')
echo "logged in user is" $consoleuser
pkill -f Microsoft
folders=(
"/Applications/Microsoft Excel.app"
"/Applications/Microsoft OneNote.app"
"/Applications/Microsoft Outlook.app"
"/Applications/Microsoft PowerPoint.app"
"/Applications/Microsoft Word.app"
#
"/Users/$consoleuser/Library/Containers/com.microsoft.errorreporting"
"/Users/$consoleuser/Library/Containers/com.microsoft.Excel"
"/Users/$consoleuser/Library/Containers/com.microsoft.netlib.shipassertprocess"
"/Users/$consoleuser/Library/Containers/com.microsoft.Office365ServiceV2"
"/Users/$consoleuser/Library/Containers/com.microsoft.Outlook"
"/Users/$consoleuser/Library/Containers/com.microsoft.Powerpoint"
"/Users/$consoleuser/Library/Containers/com.microsoft.RMS-XPCService"
"/Users/$consoleuser/Library/Containers/com.microsoft.Word"
"/Users/$consoleuser/Library/Containers/com.microsoft.onenote.mac"
#
#
#### WARNING: Outlook data will be removed when you move the three folders listed below.
#### You should back up these folders before you delete them.
"/Users/$consoleuser/Library/Group Containers/UBF8T346G9.ms"
"/Users/$consoleuser/Library/Group Containers/UBF8T346G9.Office"
"/Users/$consoleuser/Library/Group Containers/UBF8T346G9.OfficeOsfWebHost"
)
search="*"
for i in "${folders[@]}"
do
echo "removing folder ${i}"
rm -rf "${i}"
done
if [ $? == 0 ]; then
echo "Success"
else
echo "Failure"
fi
+12@tcandela the 2019 VL Serializer will delete any existing VL plist (in /Library/Preferences) and then create a new license that’s compatible with 2019.
@pbowden I'm about to run the complete_removal.pkg on a Mac running office 2019 (word, excel, powerpoint are installed, no other office applications), will I be seeing any sort of prompts? or will it just remove office 2019 stuff?
looks to me the the 'reset' pkgs, based on reading the faqs will prompt users to select options???
+12@tcandela if you run the complete removal package via the Jamf agent or self service that user won’t see any prompts.
The only case where the user will see prompts and options is if you launch the pkg manually in the GUI.
+15@pbowden I haven't tested this out yet, however, I'm excited to try. I noticed there is a "Skype for Business Removal Package" in there, which, will be handy since we have moved to Teams.
+15@pbowden I'm sorry it took so long to reply back on this. I'm running all of this "awesomeness" through our QA Lab and I have a couple things that I noticed during testing. I'm not sure if this is expected or not, please, let me know.
OneDrive Reset - Running the reset doesn't delete the one drive folder on users Mac
Teams Reset - it keeps my profile which i can choose to login even after reset
If you say that's expected behavior with the reset for OneDrive and Teams, I'll take it and run and assume I'll need to use the removal to complete remove the Teams profile and OneDrive folder. Thoughts?
Enter your E-mail address. We'll send you an e-mail with instructions to reset your password.