Uninstall

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Uninstalling the Official Release

  • If you have the folder Docs & Scripts from when you installed, go there, otherwise open the Open_ZFS_on_OS_X_x.y.z.dmg file you downloaded when you originally installed. If you no longer have the .dmg file, you can re-download it, on the Downloads page.
  • Open the folder Docs & Scripts.
  • Find the file named uninstall-openzfsonosx.sh.
  • Open Terminal.app. You can open it from Spotlight, or from the folder in Finder /Applications/Utilities.
  • Close all open files from your pools.
  • Export every pool.
sudo zpool list
 
#For each pool listed
sudo zpool export $pool1name
sudo zpool export $pool2name
...
#Verify all the pools have been exported.
sudo zpool status
  • Now drag and drop the file uninstall-openzfsonosx.sh onto your Terminal window. Or just type
/Volumes/OpenZFS*/Docs\ \&\ Scripts/uninstall-openzfsonosx.sh
  • Press return.
  • You will be prompted for your password. Enter that and press return.

The script will run and uninstall o3x.