OBS Studio

How to uninstall OBS Studio from your system

OBS Studio is a computer program. This page contains details on how to remove it from your PC. The Windows version was developed by OBS Project. Open here where you can find out more on OBS Project. The application is usually installed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\obs-studio folder (same installation drive as Windows). The full command line for removing OBS Studio is C:\Program Files (x86)\obs-studio\uninstall.exe. Note that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you might receive a notification for administrator rights. OBS Studio's primary file takes about 1.70 MB (1777840 bytes) and is called obs32.exe.

OBS Studio is composed of the following executables which take 4.65 MB (4870955 bytes) on disk:

• uninstall.exe (57.40 KB)
• obs32.exe (1.70 MB)
• obs64.exe (2.01 MB)
• ffmpeg-mux32.exe (36.17 KB)
• ffmpeg-mux64.exe (44.67 KB)
• get-graphics-offsets32.exe (27.17 KB)
• get-graphics-offsets64.exe (34.17 KB)
• inject-helper32.exe (27.17 KB)
• inject-helper64.exe (33.67 KB)
• cef-bootstrap.exe (247.67 KB)
• wow_helper.exe (71.67 KB)
• cef-bootstrap.exe (381.17 KB)

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The current web page applies to OBS Studio version 0.16.2 alone. You can find below info on other releases of OBS Studio:

• 30.1.2
• 23.1.0
• 27.2.1
• 24.0.0
• 21.0.0
• 28.1.2
• 27.2.2
• 0.14.0
• 25.0.4
• 0.13.3
• 25.0.1
• 27.0.1
• 20.1.3
• 22.0.2
• 22.0.1
• 19.0.1
• 22.0.0
• 18.0.2
• 30.0.0
• 0.15.4
• 19.0.0
• Unknown
• 29.0.2
• 25.0.0
• 0.16.5
• 27.2.0
• 30.1.03
• 30.0.02
• 26.0.1
• 21.0.1
• 27.0.0
• 28.0.2
• 28.0.1
• 20.0.1
• 18.0.0
• 20.1.1
• 29.1.1
• 29.1.2
• 28.0.3
• 24.0.3
• 28.0.0
• 0.14.2
• 24.0.2
• 17.0.1
• 20.1.2
• 0.16.6
• 30.0.2
• 0.13.2
• 25.0.8
• 24.0.1
• 23.2.0
• 0.13.4
• 0.15.0
• 28.1.0
• 29.0.0
• 28.1.1
• 19.0.2
• 0.15.1
• 30.1.01
• 27.1.0
• 29.1.0
• 0.13.1
• 0.16.0
• 0.16.1
• 30.1.0
• 20.0.0
• 27.2.3
• 27.1.3
• 27.1.2
• 18.0.1
• 23.0.2
• 0.15.2
• 30.0.03
• 23.2.1
• 30.1.1
• 21.1.0
• 17.0.2
• 26.1.1
• 27.1.1
• 29.0.1
• 23.0.0
• 26.0.0
• 21.1.2
• 26.0.2
• 29.1.3
• 23.0.1
• 0.16.4
• 20.1.0
• 30.0.01
• 0.14.1
• 27.2.4
• 17.0.0
• 26.1.0
• 0.15.3
• 0.16.3
• 19.0.3
• 30.0.1

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If you are manually uninstalling OBS Studio we recommend you to check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Directories that were found:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio

Check for and delete the following files from your disk when you uninstall OBS Studio:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\C__Users_UserName_Desktop_OBS_obs-studio_bin_32bit_obs32_exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\C__Users_UserName_Desktop_OBS_obs-studio_bin_64bit_obs64_exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\C__Users_UserName_Desktop_OBS_obs-studio_uninstall_exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\basic\profiles\Untitled\basic.ini
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\basic\profiles\Untitled\service.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\basic\scenes\Untitled.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\global.ini
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\logs\2017-05-19 23-57-09.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\logs\2017-05-20 00-20-40.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\logs\2017-05-27 04-29-51.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\logs\2017-06-26 12-39-40.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\logs\2017-06-26 12-40-04.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\logs\2017-06-26 13-03-24.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\logs\2018-01-17 14-26-27.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\logs\2019-01-06 01-52-57.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\logs\2019-05-22 17-43-48.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\logs\2019-05-22 18-13-21.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\Cookies
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\data_0
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\data_1
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\data_2
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\data_3
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\data_4
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\databases\Databases.db
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\f_000045
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\f_000072
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\f_000077
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\f_00008d
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\f_00008e
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\f_00008f
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\f_000090
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\f_0000fe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\f_000152
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\f_00015f
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\f_00018d
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\f_0001a3
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\f_0001b7
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\f_0001c0
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\f_0001dd
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\f_0001ee
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\f_0001ef
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\f_0001f0
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\f_0001f9
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\f_000203
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\f_000214
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\f_000215
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\f_000216
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\f_000217
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\f_00021b
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\f_00021e
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\f_000227
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\f_000228
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\f_000229
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\f_00022a
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\f_00022b
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\f_00022d
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\f_00022f
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\f_000230
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\f_000231
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\f_000232
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\f_000233
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\f_000234
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\f_000235
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\f_000236
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\f_000237
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\f_00023a
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\f_00023b
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\f_00023c
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\f_00023d
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\f_000240
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\f_000241
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\f_000242
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\f_000243
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\f_000245
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\f_000247
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\f_000249
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\f_00024a
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\f_00024b
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\f_00024c
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\f_00024f
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\f_000250
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\f_000251
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\f_000252
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\f_000253
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\f_000254
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\f_000255
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\f_000256
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\f_000257
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\f_000258
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\f_00025a
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\f_00025b
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\f_00025c
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\f_00025d
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\f_00025e
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\f_00025f
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\f_000260
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\f_000261
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\f_000264
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\f_000265
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\f_000266

You will find in the Windows Registry that the following keys will not be cleaned; remove them one by one using regedit.exe:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\OBS Studio
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\OBS Studio

A way to erase OBS Studio with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

OBS Studio is an application released by the software company OBS Project. Frequently, computer users decide to uninstall it. This is difficult because doing this by hand takes some know-how regarding Windows program uninstallation. One of the best SIMPLE manner to uninstall OBS Studio is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take the following steps on how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your PC, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is one of the best uninstaller and all around utility to maximize the performance of your PC.

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• navigate to Download Link
• download the setup by pressing the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and number of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good PC management program.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs button


5. All the programs installed on your computer will appear

6. Navigate the list of programs until you find OBS Studio or simply click the Search feature and type in "OBS Studio". If it is installed on your PC the OBS Studio application will be found automatically. After you click OBS Studio in the list of programs, some data about the program is available to you:

• Safety rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other people have about OBS Studio, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Details about the app you want to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will show up. Confirm the uninstall by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove OBS Studio.


8. After removing OBS Studio, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Press Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items of OBS Studio which have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling OBS Studio with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your computer.

Your PC will remain clean, speedy and able to take on new tasks.

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Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to uninstall OBS Studio by OBS Project from your PC, we are not saying that OBS Studio by OBS Project is not a good application for your computer. This text simply contains detailed info on how to uninstall OBS Studio in case you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.