使用HomeBrew升级Google Chrome Cask遇错误，卸载也失败

问题现象 #

通过Homebrew安装Google Chrome Cask后，执行升级或卸载操作时均触发报错，提示指定路径下已存在应用文件。

升级操作的命令及错误输出 #

==> Upgrading google-chrome
==> Downloading https://dl.google.com/chrome/mac/universal/stable/GGRO/googlechrome.dmg
Already downloaded: /Users/rkudryashov/Library/Caches/Homebrew/downloads/88881e66883c4776fff9b3019b48a26795020439a33ddbedd3bd4620283aecd2--googlechrome.dmg
Warning: No checksum defined for cask 'google-chrome', skipping verification.
==> Purging files for version 110.0.5481.177 of Cask google-chrome
Error: google-chrome: It seems there is already an App at '/opt/homebrew/Caskroom/google-chrome/109.0.5414.87/Google Chrome.app'.

卸载操作的命令及错误输出 #

brew uninstall google-chrome
==> Uninstalling Cask google-chrome
Error: It seems there is already an App at '/opt/homebrew/Caskroom/google-chrome/109.0.5414.87/Google Chrome.app'.

解决步骤 #

1. 手动删除冲突的应用文件：

   rm -rf "/opt/homebrew/Caskroom/google-chrome/109.0.5414.87/Google Chrome.app"
   

2. 重新执行目标操作：
   • 升级：brew upgrade google-chrome
   • 卸载：brew uninstall google-chrome
3. 若问题仍存在，清理Homebrew相关缓存：

   brew cleanup google-chrome
   

内容的提问来源于stack exchange，提问作者Roman Kudryashov