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To completely remove Microsoft Remote Desktop from OSX you need to perform the following

 

Bin the MRD app

Drag the Microsoft Remote Desktop app to the bin.

 

In Finder, select Go > 'Go to Folder', and enter the following path:

/private/var/db/

Locate the RemoteManagement folder and bin it.

Back to Finder, again select Go > 'Go to Folder', and enter the following:

/Library/Containers/

Following you entering the above and nothing happens (as did for me), you need to enter the full path

/Users/{name}/Library/Containers/

for me this was

/Users/andrewfletcher/Library/Containers/

Locate the com.apple.RemoteDesktop folder and bin it.

Back to Finder, select Go > 'Go to Folder', and enter the following:

/Users/{name}/Library/Application Support/Apple/Remote Desktop/

Locate the Client, Shared Settings, and Task Server directories and bin them.

Back to Finder, select Go > 'Go to Folder'. Then enter the following path:

/Users/{name}/Library/Preferences/

Locate the com.apple.RemoteDesktop.plist file and drag it to the bin.

Close any instances of the Remote Desktop widget, if installed.

Back to Finder, select Go > 'Go to Folder' and enter the following:

/Users/{name}/Library/Widgets/

Locate the Remote Desktop.wdgt file (if installed) and bin it.

Delete the contents of your bin

 

The file that causing me issues was

/Users/andrewfletcher/Library/Containers/com.microsoft.rdc.macos/Data/Library/Preferences/com.microsoft.rdc.macos.plist

So I deleted the com.microsoft.rdc.macos directory

In the directory /Users/andrewfletcher/Library/Containers/, I ran the following command

rm -rf com.microsoft.rdc.macos