How to uninstall Prey for Computers

While Prey lives in the hard drive and can be uninstalled, it will not show up in any list of installed software. To uninstall it, follow the directions below based on your operating system.

• There are two ways to uninstall Prey. The first way is to use the uninstaller, which you can find on C:\Windows\Prey

  

  What if I can't find the uninstall.exe file?

  If you use an unattended installation method, no uninstaller will be created. If that is the case, you’ll need to disarm Prey on Powershell(as admin) running the following command:

  (Get-WmiObject Win32_Product -Filter "Name='Prey Anti-Theft'").Uninstall()

  After that, you can delete the folder C:\Windows\Prey if it is still there.

• Removing Prey in MacOS is simple. You just need to open a terminal ( OS X) and run the following command (make sure to run the command as a single line):

  sudo /usr/local/lib/prey/current/bin/prey config hooks pre_uninstall && sudo rm -rf /usr/local/lib/prey /var/log/prey.log /etc/prey

  This will remove all traces of the Prey for Computers client from your device. Keep in mind that you will be prompted for your sudo password.

• Removing Prey in Ubuntu is simple. You just need to open a terminal ( OS X) and run the following command (make sure to run the command as a single line):

  sudo /usr/lib/prey/current/bin/prey config hooks pre_uninstall && sudo rm -rf /usr/lib/prey /var/log/prey.log /etc/prey

  This will remove all traces of the Prey for Computers client from your device. Keep in mind that you will be prompted for your sudo password.

• On Chromebooks, please remember that Prey is linked as an app to your organisational unit. That means that the only way to remove it is to remove the app from your OU on Google Admin Console. That will remove Prey from all devices within the unit. If you need to remove it from some, you'll need to move the devices to a different OU

  Alternatively, you can just delete the devices from your Prey panel and leave the app on the machine as is (it will be unlinked to your account). That way you will free some space up for other devices.