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Uninstall Rosetta 2 on macOS

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Uninstall Rosetta 2 on macOS

1. Disable SIP (System Integrity Protection)

Boot into recovery
Open a terminal (Utilities > Terminal)
Disable SIP using csrutil disable
Reboot into macOS

2. Uninstall Rosetta

Print Rosetta 2 files using pkgutil --files com.apple.pkg.RosettaUpdateAuto
Delete all files
Delete all empty directories
Remove the package using one of the following commands:
- sudo pkgutil --forget com.apple.pkg.RosettaUpdateAuto (might not work)
- sudo rm /Library/Apple/System/Library/Receipts/com.apple.pkg.RosettaUpdateAuto.*

3. Enable SIP

Boot into recovery
Open Terminal
Enable SIP using csrutil enable (confirm the prompt with y)
Reboot into macOS

Notes

Tested on macOS Sonoma 14.3.1 (23D60)
Apple Support: How to start up from macOS Recovery
Apple Developer: Disabling and Enabling System Integrity Protection
Credits to kyrsquir

oleksiivelychko commented Mar 10, 2025 •

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I'd like to add - do not forget to empty your Trash while you still have SIP disabled :)

aflyingnoob commented Apr 5, 2025

omg, I have to disable sip again. QAQ

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