Uninstall Safe Surfer configuration profile on Mac

This guide will show you how to uninstall the Safe Surfer configuration profile on a Mac.

This uninstallation guide is intended for Macs manufactured prior to late 2020. If you used the Safe Surfer Mac app to install protection, you can view the correct guide by clicking this link.

Uninstall the Safe Surfer profile

Open the System Settings app, then click the General menu on the left-hand sidebar. Click the Device Management menu.

On macOS 11 Big Sur, the System Settings app is called System Preferences, where you'll need to click the Profile menu. On macOS 13 Ventura and macOS 14 Sonoma, you'll need to navigate to the Privacy & Security menu (found on the left-hand sidebar) > Profiles.

Click the Safe Surfer profile, then click the "–" button.

On the prompt that appears, click the Remove button. When asked, you'll need to enter the password for the Admin user account created during the installation guide (or any other user account with administrator permissions).

The Safe Surfer profile has now been successfully uninstalled.

Uninstallation complete

You have now successfully uninstalled Safe Surfer from this device. As the account holder, you can also remove the listing for the now unprotected device by visiting the Devices menu (https://my.safesurfer.io/devices). On the Devices menu, select the user that this device is assigned to > click the applicable device listing > click the three-dot button found inside the listing > Delete (and confirm).

Updated on: 09/09/2026

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