Players who want to finally get rid of League of Legends have only one legitimate way to uninstall the ultimate time sink.
League of Legends is a relatively smaller sized game, especially when compared to Call of Duty or Grand Theft Auto. It doesn’t take a lot of space but uninstalling the popular MOBA can yield some extra storage on the hard drive or SSD. Players spend a significant amount of time on the addictive MOBA and many choose to
spend real money
for cosmetics.
Whether it’s the time requirement to master the game or bad financial decisions, uninstalling League of Legends can help with both.
How to delete LoL on Windows
- Here is how you can uninstall League of Legends on Windows PCs.
- Navigate to the
Start menu
and type
Programs, select
Add or remove Programs
from the search results.
- From there type
League of Legends
in the search bar at the top.
- Click on the three dots and select
Uninstall.
- LoL will uninstall automatically from there.
Alternatively:
- Go to
Control Panel > Programs > League of Legends.
- Select the
League of Legends icon
and click on
Uninstall
at the top.
Uninstall League of Legends on Mac
Follow these steps to delete Riot’s MOBA on a Mac computer.
- From the
Finder, open the
Applications.
- Locate
League of Legends.
- Right-click on the icon and select
Move to Bin.
- Alternatively, drag and drop the League of Legend icon on the
Trash icon.
- Now right click on the
Trash icon
and select
Empty Trash
to get rid of League of Legends.
League of Legends won’t uninstall
If League of Legends won’t uninstall, the Riot client could be running in the background. To close the client, follow these steps.
- Click on the
Riot Games icon
next to the clock in Taskbar on Windows or Menu Bar on Mac.
- Select
Quit, Exit, or Close
to terminate the client.
- Try uninstalling LoL again.
There are no options for deleting
League of Legends
from the Riot Games launcher or client. The only way to remove the game is to use operating system tools. Players who are also looking to uninstall
Riot’s
other popular game Valorant should
check out the guide here.
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