Easy to try.
Easy to leave.
Need your Mac back to yourself? You can pause Acorn, quit it, or remove it from the app’s settings.
A few clicks.
We’ll handle the cleanup.
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Open Acorn’s Settings.
Scroll to the section called Sign out or uninstall.
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Choose Uninstall Acorn.
Click Uninstall, then confirm. Acorn stops working, turns off launch at login, and removes its local settings, credentials, logs, and app-owned downloads.
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You’re done.
Acorn moves itself to the Trash and closes. If it can’t move itself to the Trash or turn off launch at login, it tells you how to finish that step yourself. It doesn’t confirm that every file is gone, so if something looks left behind, contact support and we’ll help you finish. You can empty the Trash when you’re ready.
What happens next?
What about my earnings?
Uninstalling doesn’t automatically forfeit valid earnings. Eligible balances follow the normal payout process, and pending amounts remain subject to their holds and review. Contact support if you need help with a remaining balance.
Does this delete my personal files?
The built-in removal flow targets Acorn’s own files and credentials. Your documents, photos, and coursework aren’t part of that cleanup.
Does uninstalling delete my account information?
Removing the app cleans up this Mac. It doesn’t erase server-side payment, security, or account records. For a privacy or deletion request, contact us using the Privacy Policy.
Your privacy choices →What if I already dragged the app to the Trash?
Some support files may remain. Contact us and we’ll help you finish the cleanup. There’s no need to hunt through Library folders or run unfamiliar commands.
Get help removing Acorn →Where does Acorn keep its files, and can I remove them from Terminal?
Acorn keeps its settings in ~/Library/Preferences/computer.acorn.AcornApp.plist, with working files under ~/.acorn/, ~/Library/Application Support/Acorn/, and ~/Library/Logs/Acorn/, plus Keychain items named acorn or Acorn Worker (…). The built-in Uninstall stops the worker, turns off launch at login, deletes those folders and Keychain items, and moves Acorn.app to the Trash. It doesn’t stop or remove a worker LaunchAgent set up from the command line. If you’d rather use Terminal, the source repository includes scripts/uninstall_acorn.sh, which also stops and removes any worker LaunchAgent; run it with --dry-run first to see every path before anything is removed.
I only need a break.
You can pause or quit Acorn instead of uninstalling. Check your schedule and launch-at-login setting before leaving it installed.
Thanks for giving Acorn a try.
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