How to delete plugins that I don’t need (macOS)

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I have some plug-ins that I don’t need. I don’t want them to be displayed in my DAW. How can I delete them?
I have deleted a plug-in in /Applications/Waves/Plug-Ins V12, but it is still displayed in DAW. What should I do?
Also, I saw this instruction Uninstall Waves Products | Support | Waves and it mentioned that the Waves Preferences folder needs to be deleted. What is the main function of this folder? Can it be deleted?

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In some DAWs you need to trigger a re-scan of the plugin folders for the list inside the DAW to get updated.

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Yes, I have re-scanned the plug-in folder in DAW (Ableton Live, Logic), but it still shows up. When just inserting the plug-in, it will prompt that the plug-in cannot be opened normally.
thank you!

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Hm, then I am out of ideas. I can’t say much about the preference folder.

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Uh, all right. Thank you very much!

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Hi @ZGGRLMX and Welcome to Waves Forum :slight_smile:

Clearing the Preferences folder can sometimes indeed help.
To do so follow these steps:

  1. Quit Ableton.
  2. In Finder , click on the Go menu while holding down [Alt/Option] and click on Library .
  3. Go to Preferences and delete the Waves Preferences folder.
  4. Re-launch Ableton with a fresh session . If asked to locate the plug-ins folder, point it to:
    Macintosh HD > Applications > Waves > Plug-Ins V9/10/11/12 (according to the prompted window).

Good Luck!

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Oh, yes, I will try to do this.
Thank you very much!