Is there a way to uninstall Rosetta from M1?

[macgirl.dc]

I need to push out software using an MDM (Addigy) that requires Rosetta, and want to see what this will look like to the end-user, but my M1 Macs are already running Rosetta. Is there any way to uninstall Rosetta from an M1/Silicone Mac so I can run a realistic test?

 

[anonymous888]

Mac UninstallPKG - remove unwanted packages from your system

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[MacCheetah3]

I didn’t find much on that request, although, you’re definitely not the only developer with that need/desire.

If you haven't already seen the following discussion thread from several months ago, near the M1 launch period.

Can you remove Rosetta 2 on Apple … | Apple Developer Forums

developer.apple.com

Unfortunately...

I also need to remove Rosetta to test a launch problem with my app on an M1. I burned an Apple Technical Support ticket and was basically told that Rosetta can not be removed once installed. They suggested that I "use a VM for this sort of testing", but I don't know of any VM that could work for this (not to mention the hassle). Sigh.

 

[jdb8167]

I need to push out software using an MDM (Addigy) that requires Rosetta, and want to see what this will look like to the end-user, but my M1 Macs are already running Rosetta. Is there any way to uninstall Rosetta from an M1/Silicone Mac so I can run a realistic test?

I think your only solution is to wipe the machine and start over. Not great. Another reason why we need a MacOS Big Sur VM install.

Edit: Here is a solution reported in the developer thread posted by @MacCheetah3

Hi all,
I did find a way to remove Rosetta again, but it involves the Recovery because the files are SIP Protected.

1. Obtain a list of files/directories and LaunchAgents with: pkgutil --files com.apple.pkg.RosettaUpdateAuto
2. Save them in a way that you can access them in the recovery
3. Boot into recovery
4. Make sure your disk is mounted
5. delete the files from Disk
6. reboot

I don't list the files here as the list might change with a later version of Rosetta.
I hope this helps everyone who is in the same Situation as I was.

Best Regards
Timo

 

[macgirl.dc]

I think your only solution is to wipe the machine and start over. Not great. Another reason why we need a MacOS Big Sur VM install.

Edit: Here is a solution reported in the developer thread posted by @MacCheetah3

I think your only solution is to wipe the machine and start over. Not great. Another reason why we need a MacOS Big Sur VM install.

Edit: Here is a solution reported in the developer thread posted by @MacCheetah3

Thanks for that edit, @jdb8167 (and @MacCheetah3 !) I was getting resigned to wiping, but deleting from recovery mode looks like it should work!