OBS Studio

A guide to uninstall OBS Studio from your computer

OBS Studio is a software application. This page contains details on how to uninstall it from your PC. It was developed for Windows by OBS Project. You can find out more on OBS Project or check for application updates here. The full command line for removing OBS Studio is C:\Program Files\obs-studio\uninstall.exe. Keep in mind that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you might be prompted for administrator rights. obs64.exe is the programs's main file and it takes around 4.55 MB (4769096 bytes) on disk.

OBS Studio installs the following the executables on your PC, taking about 4.82 MB (5053032 bytes) on disk.

• obs-amf-test.exe (28.32 KB)
• obs-ffmpeg-mux.exe (34.32 KB)
• obs-nvenc-test.exe (25.32 KB)
• obs-qsv-test.exe (189.32 KB)
• obs64.exe (4.55 MB)

The current web page applies to OBS Studio version 30.1.1 only. For more OBS Studio versions please click below:

• 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
• 21.1.0
• 17.0.2
• 26.1.1
• 27.1.1
• 29.0.1
• 23.0.0
• 26.0.0
• 0.16.2
• 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 planning to uninstall OBS Studio you should check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Folders remaining:

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

Usually, the following files are left on disk:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\125\{6D809377-6AF0-444B-8957-A3773F02200E}_obs-studio_bin_64bit_obs64_exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\125\{6D809377-6AF0-444B-8957-A3773F02200E}_obs-studio_uninstall_exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\basic\profiles\بدون عنوان\basic.ini
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\basic\scenes\بدون عنوان.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\global.ini
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\logs\2024-03-24 17-08-00.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\rtmp-services\meta.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\rtmp-services\package.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\rtmp-services\services.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\rtmp-services\twitch_ingests.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\win-capture\compatibility.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\win-capture\meta.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\win-capture\package.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\profiler_data\2024-03-24 17-08-00.csv.gz
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\updates\branches.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\updates\whatsnew.json

Many times the following registry keys will not be cleaned:

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

A way to remove OBS Studio from your computer using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

OBS Studio is a program released by the software company OBS Project. Sometimes, people want to uninstall this application. Sometimes this can be hard because deleting this manually takes some experience related to removing Windows programs manually. The best EASY manner to uninstall OBS Studio is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your Windows PC, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is the best uninstaller and general tool to take care of your Windows computer.

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• go to Download Link
• download the setup by clicking on the DOWNLOAD NOW button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to admire the program's interface and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good program.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs feature


5. All the applications installed on your computer will appear

6. Scroll the list of applications until you locate OBS Studio or simply activate the Search field and type in "OBS Studio". If it is installed on your PC the OBS Studio application will be found very quickly. After you select OBS Studio in the list of applications, some information about the program is available to you:

• Star rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other people have about OBS Studio, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information about the program you are about to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.

7. Press the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will appear. Confirm the removal by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove OBS Studio.


8. After removing OBS Studio, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Press Next to start the cleanup. All the items that belong OBS Studio which have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing OBS Studio with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your disk.

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

Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to remove OBS Studio by OBS Project from your PC, nor are we saying that OBS Studio by OBS Project is not a good software application. This page simply contains detailed info on how to remove OBS Studio in case you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.