Turn the proxy off before you remove anything
Switch off the system proxy and TUN, quit the app, and only then start uninstalling. Get that order wrong and the classic result is a machine with no internet once the uninstall finishes. The program is gone, but the system proxy setting still points at 127.0.0.1:7897, so every request goes to a local port nothing is listening on any more.
TUN behaves the same way. The virtual adapter and the routes it writes are created while the app runs, and deleting the binaries does not clean them up. What you get is an orphaned adapter sitting in the network connections list.
Your data does not leave with the program
Uninstalling never touches the config directory. Delete it by hand for a clean sweep, or keep it if you plan to come back.
Removal on each platform
- 1
Windows: service first, then the app
While Clash Verge is still running, uninstall Service Mode from the settings page: that is the only place that removes it properly. Then quit and remove the program from Settings, Apps, installed apps. If a virtual adapter is still listed, reboot and look again.
- 2
macOS: three places, not one
Quit from the menu bar icon, drag the app from Applications to the Trash, then delete the folder of the same name under Application Support in your Library. If you once approved a helper for service mode, remove that background item too, or it keeps trying to start.
- 3
Linux: the package, then the autostart entry
A deb install comes off with sudo apt remove or sudo dpkg -r, an rpm install through your package manager, and an AppImage is just a file you delete. None of them remove the autostart entry, so delete the desktop file in your autostart directory yourself.
What to check once it is gone
Do not reboot and hope. Spend a minute on the three checks below. And if the machine is being handed on or retired, delete the config directory as well: it stores your subscription links, and that URL is effectively your account with the provider.
- Manual proxy in the system network settings is switched off
- No unfamiliar virtual adapter is left in the connections list
- An ordinary site opens with every proxy switch off
Common questions
I already uninstalled and now nothing loads. How do I fix it?
Turn the proxy off in the operating system itself. On Windows that is Settings, Network and Internet, Proxy, in the manual proxy setup block. If pages still fail, look for a leftover virtual adapter and disable it, then flush the DNS cache.
I want to reinstall later. Which folder should I keep?
Keep the config directory. Subscriptions, profiles and interface preferences all live there, and a fresh install picks them up with no import step. Unsure where it is? Use the open config directory action before you uninstall.