How to Delete the meta.dat File in the macOS Application

Step 1:
Ensure the Desktop application is completely closed on your device.

1. If the application is open, click the Apple () menu.

2. Select Force Quit.

3. Choose the Desktop Application from the list.

4. Click Force Quit to close the application completely.

This ensures the application is not running in the background before proceeding to the next steps.

Step 2:
Open Spotlight Search to launch Terminal.

1. Press Command (⌘) + Space bar on your keyboard to open Spotlight Search.

2. Type Terminal in the search bar.

3. Press Enter to open the Terminal application.

Step 3:

1. In the Terminal window, type the command provided below.

2. Press Enter on your keyboard to run the command.

3. This command will navigate you to the root application folder.

 cd ~

Step 4:

1. Copy the command provided below.

2. Paste it into the Terminal window.

3. Press Enter to run the command.

cd Library/Containers

Step 5:
List the application folders inside the Containers directory.

1. Copy the command provided below.

2. Paste it into the Terminal window.

3. Press Enter to run the command.

4. This will display all the application folders available inside the Containers folder on your device.

ls

Step 6:
Identify the application folder from the list.

1. From the displayed list, locate the folder corresponding to the installed application.

2. Copy the folder name of that application.

Example:
com.univx.www

Step 7:
Navigate into the application folder using Terminal.

1. Type cd in the Terminal window and press Space once.

2. Paste the folder name you copied in the previous step.

3. Press Enter to open the application folder.

rm -rf Data