{"id":2172,"date":"2021-12-29T12:10:33","date_gmt":"2021-12-29T12:10:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dayoneapp-development.mystagingwebsite.com\/blog\/uninstalling-and-reinstalling-day-one-for-macos\/"},"modified":"2024-10-16T14:50:10","modified_gmt":"2024-10-16T19:50:10","slug":"uninstalling-and-reinstalling-day-one-for-macos","status":"publish","type":"help_guides","link":"https:\/\/dayoneapp.com\/guides\/troubleshooting\/uninstalling-and-reinstalling-day-one-for-macos\/","title":{"rendered":"Uninstalling and Reinstalling Day One for macOS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h_f58dda6c40\"><b><i>Before uninstalling, please verify your data is synced by checking the<\/i><\/b> Web app<b><i>. See here: <a href=\"https:\/\/dayoneapp.com\/guides\/day-one-sync\/how-do-i-know-if-my-data-is-synced\">How do I know if my data is synced?<\/a><\/i><\/b><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><b>Uninstalling:<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><p class=\"no-margin\">Save a copy of the encryption key from <i>Day One &gt; Settings &gt; Journals &gt; Show Encryption Key<\/i><\/p><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><p class=\"no-margin\">Quit Day One Mac.<\/p><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><p class=\"no-margin\">Paste this into the <i>Go to Folder<\/i> window in Finder:<b><code> ~\/Library\/Group Containers\/5U8NS4GX82.dayoneapp2\/<\/code>. (<\/b>See screen shots below.)<\/p><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><p class=\"no-margin\">Drag the entire folder to your Mac Desktop. (This contains a local copy of your journal data backups and might be useful if any problems arise when you reinstall and reimport your data into Day One Mac.)<span style=\"color: initial; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif;\"> <\/span><\/p><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><p class=\"no-margin\">Drag the Day One Mac app from the Applications folder to the Trash Can.<\/p><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><p class=\"no-margin\">Be sure to quit Day One Helper in the menu bar if necessary.<\/p><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><b>Reinstalling:<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><p class=\"no-margin\">Go to the <i>Mac App Store &gt; Purchased<\/i> and click <i>Install <\/i>for Day One.<\/p><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><p class=\"no-margin\">Sign in to Day One Sync. 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