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How to uninstall CUDA and Nvidia Web Drivers from MacOS Mojave

As CUDA is not currently supported in Mojave, and there are no official Web Drivers either for Nvidia GPUs as of this writing, you might want to remove the CUDA drivers and the old Web Drivers if you have resorted in replacing your Nvidia GPU with an AMD one.

Remove CUDA commands

Type each command in the Terminal: 
  • sudo rm -rf /Library/Extensions/CUDA.kext
  • sudo rm -rf /Library/Frameworks/CUDA.framework
  • sudo rm -rf /Library/LaunchAgents/com.nvidia.CUDASoftwareUpdate.plist
  • sudo rm -rf /System/Library/StartupItems/CUDA
  • sudo rm -rf /usr/local/cuda

Remove the CUDA Preference Pane

  1. Open System Preferences.
  2. Right-click on CUDA.
  3. Click Remove CUDA Preference pane.

Uninstall NVIDIA Web Drivers

  1. Click the NVIDIA icon on the top bar and click on Open NVIDIA Driver Manager Preferences.
  2. Under the Graphics Drivers tab, click on the Lock and type your password.
  3. Click the Open Uninstaller button.
  4. Click Uninstall and then Continue Uninstallation.
  5. Restart your computer.

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