Windows Removal Instructions<\/h2>\nUninstall from Control Panel<\/h4>\n\n- Open the Windows Control Panel.<\/li>\n
- Click Uninstall a Program.<\/li>\n
- Choose CrowdStrike Windows Sensor and uninstall it.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
Uninstall from the Command Line<\/h4>\n\n- Download CSUninstallTool<\/a><\/li>\n
- Run CSUninstallTool from the command line with this command:
\nCsUninstallTool.exe \/quiet<\/code><\/li>\n<\/ol>\nmacOS Removal Instructions<\/h2>\n
Uninstalling the macOS Crowdstrike sensor requires use of the terminal. Do not attempt to manually delete the Falcon app in the Applications folder.<\/p>\n
Follow the following steps to remove the sensor from a personally owned device:<\/p>\n
\n- Open System Settings, then navigate to Privacy & Security > App Management<\/li>\n
- Click the + button, then provide your password or Touch ID.<\/li>\n
- Navigate to \/Applications\/Utilities, select Terminal, and click Open. Once complete, Terminal should appear in the list with a blue toggle pointing right.
\n![\"Screenshot](\"\/tech\/files\/2025\/03\/macos-app_management-terminal.png\")
<\/li>\n - Launch the Terminal application by searching for it with Spotlight or by going to \/Applications\/Utilities\/Terminal.app<\/strong><\/li>\n
- Paste\/type the following text into the command window:
\nsudo \/Applications\/Falcon.app\/Contents\/Resources\/falconctl uninstall<\/span><\/code><\/li>\n- Type your local (administrator) account password<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
Once this command completes, Crowdstrike should be uninstalled from your system. You can then remove or disable Terminal’s App Management access in System Settings.<\/p>\n
Resolving CrowdStrike doesn\u2019t exist error when uninstalling<\/h3><\/p>\nWhen Falcon is uninstalled without pre-authorizing Terminal for App Management permissions, it can sometimes be left in a partially installed state. On the first attempt, you may see the error:<\/p>\n
Error: Unable to complete uninstall of Falcon due to lack of App Management privilege.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Attempting to uninstall again returns an error similar to:<\/p>\n
Error: Error Domain=NSCocoaErrorDomain Code=4 “The file \u201cCrowdStrike\u201d doesn\u2019t exist.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Correcting this requires the use of Terminal. If you would like assistance with running these commands, please contact us<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n- Review steps 1-3 above to ensure that Terminal has App Management permissions.<\/li>\n
- Launch Terminal by searching for it with Spotlight or by going to \/Applications\/Utilities\/Terminal.app<\/li>\n
- Paste or type the commands as follows, entering your password when prompted:\n
\nsudo chflags -R nouchg \/Applications\/Falcon.app<\/code><\/li>\nsudo rm -rf \/Applications\/Falcon.app<\/code><\/li>\nsudo rm -f \/Library\/LaunchAgents\/com.crowdstrike.falcon.UserAgent.plist<\/code><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\nCrowdstrike Falcon should now be fully uninstalled.<\/p>\n
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Linux Removal Instructions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n- \n\n\n
Ubuntu:\u00a0<\/span>sudo apt-get purge falcon-sensor<\/code><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n- \n\n\n
RHEL, CentOS, Amazon Linux:\u00a0<\/span>sudo yum remove falcon-sensor<\/code><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n- \n
- \n
- Open the Windows Control Panel.<\/li>\n
- Click Uninstall a Program.<\/li>\n
- Choose CrowdStrike Windows Sensor and uninstall it.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
Uninstall from the Command Line<\/h4>\n
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- Download CSUninstallTool<\/a><\/li>\n
- Run CSUninstallTool from the command line with this command:
\nCsUninstallTool.exe \/quiet<\/code><\/li>\n<\/ol>\nmacOS Removal Instructions<\/h2>\n
Uninstalling the macOS Crowdstrike sensor requires use of the terminal. Do not attempt to manually delete the Falcon app in the Applications folder.<\/p>\n
Follow the following steps to remove the sensor from a personally owned device:<\/p>\n
- \n
- Open System Settings, then navigate to Privacy & Security > App Management<\/li>\n
- Click the + button, then provide your password or Touch ID.<\/li>\n
- Navigate to \/Applications\/Utilities, select Terminal, and click Open. Once complete, Terminal should appear in the list with a blue toggle pointing right.
\n<\/li>\n - Launch the Terminal application by searching for it with Spotlight or by going to \/Applications\/Utilities\/Terminal.app<\/strong><\/li>\n
- Paste\/type the following text into the command window:
\nsudo \/Applications\/Falcon.app\/Contents\/Resources\/falconctl uninstall<\/span><\/code><\/li>\n- Type your local (administrator) account password<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
Once this command completes, Crowdstrike should be uninstalled from your system. You can then remove or disable Terminal’s App Management access in System Settings.<\/p>\n
Resolving CrowdStrike doesn\u2019t exist error when uninstalling<\/h3>
<\/p>\nWhen Falcon is uninstalled without pre-authorizing Terminal for App Management permissions, it can sometimes be left in a partially installed state. On the first attempt, you may see the error:<\/p>\n
Error: Unable to complete uninstall of Falcon due to lack of App Management privilege.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Attempting to uninstall again returns an error similar to:<\/p>\n
Error: Error Domain=NSCocoaErrorDomain Code=4 “The file \u201cCrowdStrike\u201d doesn\u2019t exist.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Correcting this requires the use of Terminal. If you would like assistance with running these commands, please contact us<\/a>.<\/p>\n
- \n
- Review steps 1-3 above to ensure that Terminal has App Management permissions.<\/li>\n
- Launch Terminal by searching for it with Spotlight or by going to \/Applications\/Utilities\/Terminal.app<\/li>\n
- Paste or type the commands as follows, entering your password when prompted:\n
- \n
sudo chflags -R nouchg \/Applications\/Falcon.app<\/code><\/li>\nsudo rm -rf \/Applications\/Falcon.app<\/code><\/li>\nsudo rm -f \/Library\/LaunchAgents\/com.crowdstrike.falcon.UserAgent.plist<\/code><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\nCrowdstrike Falcon should now be fully uninstalled.<\/p>\n
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Linux Removal Instructions<\/h2>\n
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Ubuntu:\u00a0<\/span>
sudo apt-get purge falcon-sensor<\/code><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n- \n
\n\nRHEL, CentOS, Amazon Linux:\u00a0<\/span>
sudo yum remove falcon-sensor<\/code><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n- \n
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- Paste\/type the following text into the command window:
- Run CSUninstallTool from the command line with this command:
- Download CSUninstallTool<\/a><\/li>\n