Restarting your Mac also solves all sorts of other problems like apps that refuse to open or an Apple Watch that won’t unlock your Mac, which is why it’s so often touted as a go-to troubleshooting solution.

You can then check how much free space you have using Finder. You must remove a previous version of Office. If you’ve deleted everything but still aren’t seeing as much free space as you’d have hoped, give your Mac a restart by clicking Apple > Restart. You can use a configuration file to remove products and languages from a previous installation of Office Suite. Finally, open the Trash and click “Empty” to permanently delete everything you just removed. You can do this by clicking and dragging the dock icon until you see “Remove” appear, then release. Lastly, any dock items you might still have should be removed. Remove Any Dock Icons Left Over and Empty Trash any files that begin “Office2011_” from Library/Receipts.the “Microsoft” folder from Library/Fonts.the “Microsoft” folder from Library/Application Support.

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