My Computer
and type %appdata%
to get there..minecraft
to remove Minecraft from your computer. If you are planning to reinstall the game afterward, you may want to copy your save game folder before deleting. I have verified that the newly released Minecraft 1.8 is still installed to this same directory in Windows.~/Library/Application Support
. Per Mac user Jon’s comments below, the minecraft folder is a hidden folder. Applications > Utilities > Java Preferences
in the Network tab
. Delete these also to complete your uninstall.