MASQ Network
Download MASQ Nowmasqbrowser.com
  • 🌐MASQ Network
    • What is MASQ Network?
    • Official Links 🔗
    • FAQ
    • MASQ Comparison 🆚
  • 🔷MASQ Token
    • Token Economy
    • Bridge to Base
    • Contract Addresses
  • 💻MASQ Web3 Privacy Browser
    • Install Requirements
      • tMASQ Testnet Tokens
      • Using Installer files on MacOS/Linux
      • System Cleanup
    • MASQ Browser FAQs (Testnet)
    • Updating MASQ web3 Browser
      • Breaking Change Releases
      • Over-the-Air Updating
    • Providing Feedback
    • Troubleshooting
      • Checking MASQ Browser Version
      • Port 53 Problems (common to Windows)
      • Port 80 (common to Windows)
      • MacOS User Startup Issue
  • 🖱️MASQ Extension App
  • 📑Core Concepts
    • Mesh Network (dMeshVPN)
    • MASQ Neighborhoods
      • MASQ "Suburbs"
    • Gossip Protocol
    • CORES Packages
      • Life of a CORES Package
    • Encryption Methods
    • Clandestine Routing
  • 👨‍💻Advanced Use
    • MASQ Node from CLI
      • Configuration Methods
      • masq Interface
      • MASQ Daemon Commands
      • Configuring MASQ Node
      • MASQ Node CLI FAQ
    • CLI Startup Guides
      • MASQ CLI - Windows
      • MASQ CLI - Linux
    • Setting MASQ Wallets
    • Blockchain Service Endpoint
    • Port Forwarding
    • Compiling MASQ Node
    • Common Challenges
      • Firewall Exceptions
      • Port 53 Problems? (usually in Windows)
      • User permissions --real-user
  • 📦Resources
    • GitHub
    • X/Twitter
    • Telegram
    • Discord
    • Blog
  • Legal
    • Disclaimer
    • Privacy Policy
Powered by GitBook
On this page
  • Quick System Cleanup
  • Windows
  • MacOS
  • Linux
  • Full System Cleanup Manual Steps
  • Using Scripts to Clean Setup Files
  1. MASQ Web3 Privacy Browser
  2. Install Requirements

System Cleanup

PreviousUsing Installer files on MacOS/LinuxNextMASQ Browser FAQs (Testnet)

Last updated 7 months ago

It you have done testing of MASQ in the past, it is important to do a full System Cleanup to remove old MASQ core databases and config!

Quick System Cleanup

Windows

You will need to end the background serviceMASQNode(named MASQDaemon or MASQNode) on your machine if this is still running after an uninstall.

MacOS

There is a specific MASQ Uninstaller tool that was created with v0.9.2 to assist users to system cleanup.

Linux

For Linux snap it's a single command: sudo snap remove masq


Full System Cleanup Manual Steps

All previous MASQ installers, directories and databases will need to be deleted. Ensure you follow the steps below to prepare your system before you install the latest MASQ software

A few Windows 10 users have reported that their logs and node-data.db file may appear in this filepath: C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\MASQ

/home/<YOUR USERNAME>/.local/share/MASQ

/home/<YOUR USERNAME>/.config/MASQ


Using Scripts to Clean Setup Files

You can utilize a batch file to quickly delete cache, logs and database files in between installing/uninstalling Beta versions.

Here are some suggested command scripts users can employ:

sc stop "MASQDaemon" && sc config "MASQDaemon" start=disabled
@RD /S /Q "C:\Windows\System32\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\MASQ"
@RD /S /Q "C:\Users\%USERNAME%\AppData\Roaming\MASQ"
@RD /S /Q "C:\Users\%USERNAME%\AppData\Local\MASQ"
@RD /S /Q "C:\Program Files\MASQ"
@RD /S /Q "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\MASQ"

You can also follow these steps to create a one-click batch file to run on Windows!

  1. Create new text document in Notepad. Paste the above into it.

  2. Save the file as a Batch (.bat) file.

  3. Uninstall MASQ, using Windows 'Programs & Features' menu

  4. Right click batch file and select 'Run as Administrator' to have it delete all the above folders, and remove MASQ Daemon service files

  5. Reinstall MASQ.

clear
sudo rm -rf /Applications/MASQ.app
sudo rm -rf /Users/$USER/Library/Application\ Support/MASQ
sudo rm -rf /Users/$USER/Library/Application\ Support/Electron
sudo rm -rf /usr/local/bin/MASQNode
sudo rm -rf /usr/local/bin/automap
sudo rm -rf /usr/local/bin/app_versions.txt
sudo pkill -x MASQNode
sudo rm /Library/LaunchDaemons/ai.masq.node.daemon.plist

You can also follow these steps to create a one-click script file to run on MacOS!

  1. Open TextEdit or your text editor of choice (Atom)

  2. Create a new document

  3. Copy/paste the code from the example shell script into the new document

  4. Save it as a plain text file somewhere

  5. Rename the file extension from .txt to .sh

  6. Open a terminal window and navigate to where you saved the file

  7. Run the shell script via sh script-name.sh

You can use the Windows batch file to handle all of this is a few simple clicks !

You can also use the Windows batch file to handle all of this is a few simple clicks !

Many testers have reported using AppZapper very successfully to remove all logs and previous installer caches on MacOS: Otherwise you can follow manual file removal steps below:

💻
below here
here
https://www.appzapper.com/
below
below