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Introduction
This article describes how to do a clean uninstallation of Microsoft Lync for Mac 2011.
To use Lync for Mac 2011, you need an email address and password from an organization that uses Lync Server, or has a business subscription to Office 365. Sign in to Lync for Mac Important: Make sure you’ve installed the most current Microsoft Lync for Mac 2011 Update.
Procedure
To cleanly uninstall Lync for Mac 2011, follow these steps:
Note
You may be able to avoid uninstalling Lync for Mac 2011 if you create a new profile on the Mac. If you contact Microsoft technical support, you may be asked to create the new profile as a troubleshooting step. If the issue is resolved by creating the new profile, it will be determined that the issue was caused by a corrupted profile.
Log on to your computer by using administrative credentials.
Exit Lync if it's running.
Drag the Lync application to the Trash.
To remove your existing Lync preferences, delete the following files:
Users/username/Library/Preferences/com.microsoft.Lync.plist
Users/username/Library/Preferences/ByHost/MicrosoftLyncRegistrationDB.xxxx.plist
Users/username/Library/Logs/Microsoft-Lync-x.log
Note This file is present only if you turned on Lync Logging.
Users/username/Library/Logs/Microsoft-Lync.log
To remove all Lync files from your computer, delete the following folders in the Users/username/Documents/Microsoft User Data folder:
- Microsoft Lync Data
- Microsoft Lync History
Note
If you delete the Microsoft Lync History folder, you delete all conversations that are saved in the Conversation History.
In the Applications/Utilities folder, open Keychain Access.
- Delete any keychains on the left that resemble OC__KeyContainer__
.
- Delete any keychains on the left that resemble OC__KeyContainer__
First we will need to install the Microsoft Lync for Mac 2011 14.0.1 Update Second we will manually configure the sip server connections Enter your Office 365 username and password, making sure to include the full username including your domain. Then click on the “Advanced” settings to modify the connections settings. With the click of a button you can collaborate with one or multiple attendees around the world. Lync offers web and video conferencing capabilities giving it a true face-to-face experience when presenting and sharing ideas. Getting Started - Lync 2011 for MAC. The 2011 MAC client download for lync takes a bit of time to upload and install. Getting Started Lync for Mac 2011 is the new rich client for Lync users on the Mac platform. It offers integrated functionality for instant messaging, presence, conferencing and voice. Voice Capabilities Lync for Mac makes it easy for users to make calls and access features during calls that. Office 365 customers get the new Office for Mac first. You’ll have Office applications on your Mac or PC, apps on tablets and smartphones for when you're on the go, and Office Online on the web for everywhere in between. 1) Once you have downloaded Lync for Mac 2011 from the Control Panel to your desktop, double-click on it. 2) Double-click on the Lync Installer. 3) Click on Continue. 4) Click on Continue. 5) Click on Agree. 6) Click on Install. 7) Click on Close. Note: Run your updates and make sure Lync is updated to at least version 14.0.1.
See the following table for more information about the path locations that are used in Lync for Mac 2011.
| Folder path | Description |
|---|---|
| Users/Home Folder/Documents/Microsoft User Data/Microsoft Lync Data | Contains information about the users who have logged into Lync for Mac 2011 on this user account. |
| Users/Home Folder/Documents/Microsoft User Data/Microsoft Lync History | Contains conversation history for the user currently logged in. |
| Users/Home Folder/Library/Preferences/com.microsoft.Lync.plist | Contains application preferences for Lync. |
| Users/Home Folder/Library/Caches/com.microsoft.Lync | Contains server names and endpoints from previous connections to Lync servers. |
More Information
To view the Lync for Mac 2011 deployment guide, go to the following Microsoft website: Lync for Mac 2011 Deployment Guide.
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Two weeks ago I announced that the Lync for Mac 2011 client was coming and got super excited.  Today, Lync for Mac 2011 became available through Microsoft Volume Licensing and thus generally available to most.
I’ve downloaded and installed it on my MacBook Air running OSX Lion and can now provide a first look at the new Lync client experience for Mac.
What isn’t new? This client looks almost completely different to the old Communicator for Mac second class citizen. It feels A LOT more like the Lync client on Windows.
Incoming call/IM notification
Firstly, the incoming call/IM toast looks totally different. We now have a much more “Lync” looking toast going on, with the user’s name and title listed, number they called on and a preview of the IM.
We can now also deflect incoming calls to voicemail, mobile, reply with IM or set to DND. Can I get a hell yeah?
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Photos
We can see from the IM session below that photos are now visible in Lync. This is something I think that is a real perception changer for Lync. I know it was one of the first things I noticed about the new client back when I saw previews of Wave 14, so it’s great to see the same experience on Mac.
Unfortunately, we can’t specify an internet URL for our photo though. Only the default corporate photo from AD or no photo at all is configurable. And yes, I have checked the Photos option in my Client Policy on Lync. 😉
Call Control
We now have call forwarding options available in Preferences. This experience is the same as that in the Lync client on Windows, and means Mac users have the same control over incoming calls as Windows users.
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Online Meetings
This is where the big improvements have been made. The Lync for Mac 2011 client can now join and create online meetings created by Lync, no more Web Scheduler!
Meet Now
From the menu bar, I can now create a meeting on the fly and select Meet Now.
Scheduling an Online Meeting
Now directly from Outlook for Mac 2011, we can schedule online meetings. Be aware this requires the 14.1.3 update (Service Pack 1) for Office for Mac 2011.
From the New Meeting screen in Outlook, I click the Online Meeting button in the ribbon and select Create Online Meeting.
Outlook then populates the meeting request with the meeting details from Lync, ready to send to your participants:
Joining an Online Meeting
Once I click Join online meeting in the meeting invite, my default browser fires up and accesses the simple URL on the Lync Server:
After this, Lync for Mac 2011 opens and joins the online meeting. Yeah I know, I’m deep in thought in this screencap.
I can then do things like share my desktop, and I can see the stage that shows me what content is currently being shared. Click the image to see it at a larger size.
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Pretty sweet huh?
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Even for all the improvements, there are still unfortunately a few things that aren’t in Lync for Mac 2011:
- Can’t tag a contact for status change alerts.
- No feeds tab or conversation history tab.
- No ability to create a team-call group.
- Can’t specify an internet URL for your photo, as mentioned above.
- Can’t save conversations to Conversation History folder in Outlook.
- Still no streamlined USB audio device support, however my belief is that this is a Mac OSX limitation.
This is just a quick first look at the new Mac client, but as you can see Microsoft have made some huge improvements here over the old Communicator for Mac that was really just a skinned Mac Messenger. It looks and feels more like Lync, and the meeting join experience is dead on the same now. Great to see an on-par client experience across platforms now.
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