OBS Studio

A guide to uninstall OBS Studio from your computer

OBS Studio is a Windows application. Read below about how to remove it from your PC. It is written by OBS Project. More information on OBS Project can be found here. The application is usually placed in the C:\Program Files\obs-studio folder. Take into account that this location can vary being determined by the user's decision. The entire uninstall command line for OBS Studio is C:\Program Files\obs-studio\uninstall.exe. obs64.exe is the programs's main file and it takes about 4.91 MB (5145648 bytes) on disk.

OBS Studio contains of the executables below. They occupy 6.48 MB (6798860 bytes) on disk.

• uninstall.exe (144.57 KB)
• obs-amf-test.exe (26.55 KB)
• obs-ffmpeg-mux.exe (34.04 KB)
• obs-nvenc-test.exe (86.05 KB)
• obs-qsv-test.exe (287.05 KB)
• obs64.exe (4.91 MB)
• get-graphics-offsets32.exe (121.05 KB)
• get-graphics-offsets64.exe (147.05 KB)
• inject-helper32.exe (97.04 KB)
• inject-helper64.exe (121.54 KB)
• obs-browser-page.exe (549.55 KB)

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This data is about OBS Studio version 31.0.4 alone. Click on the links below for other OBS Studio versions:

• 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
• 31.0.03
• 22.0.1
• 19.0.1
• 22.0.0
• 18.0.2
• 30.0.0
• 30.2.1
• 30.2.04
• 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
• 30.2.3
• 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
• 30.2.0
• 31.0.02
• 25.0.8
• 24.0.1
• 23.2.0
• 0.13.4
• 0.15.0
• 31.0.01
• 28.1.0
• 31.0.2
• 29.0.0
• 28.1.1
• 19.0.2
• 31.1.0
• 0.15.1
• 30.1.01
• 27.1.0
• 29.1.0
• 30.2.01
• 0.13.1
• 0.16.0
• 0.16.1
• 30.1.0
• 20.0.0
• 27.2.3
• 31.1.2
• 27.1.3
• 31.0.0
• 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
• 30.2.2
• 32.0.02
• 29.0.1
• 23.0.0
• 26.0.0
• 31.0.3
• 0.16.2
• 31.1.02
• 21.1.2

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Some files and registry entries are regularly left behind when you uninstall OBS Studio.

Folders remaining:

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

The files below were left behind on your disk when you remove OBS Studio:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\basic\profiles\Untitled\basic.ini
• 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\2025-07-07 07-49-15.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\logs\2025-07-07 08-14-59.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\000003.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\component_crx_cache\oimompecagnajdejgnnjijobebaeigek_1.a6af95a209b2e652ed6766804b9b8ad6b6a68f2c610b8f14713cd40df0d62bf9
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\CURRENT
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\debug.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\first_party_sets.db
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\GraphiteDawnCache\data_0
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\GraphiteDawnCache\data_1
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\GraphiteDawnCache\data_2
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\GraphiteDawnCache\data_3
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\GraphiteDawnCache\index
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\GrShaderCache\data_0
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\GrShaderCache\data_1
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\GrShaderCache\data_2
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\GrShaderCache\data_3
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\GrShaderCache\index
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\LocalPrefs.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\LOCK
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\LOG
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\MANIFEST-000001
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\obs_profile_cookies\5CF0E2297BD302D5\000003.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\obs_profile_cookies\5CF0E2297BD302D5\Cache\Cache_Data\data_0
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\obs_profile_cookies\5CF0E2297BD302D5\Cache\Cache_Data\data_1
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\obs_profile_cookies\5CF0E2297BD302D5\Cache\Cache_Data\data_2
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\obs_profile_cookies\5CF0E2297BD302D5\Cache\Cache_Data\data_3
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\obs_profile_cookies\5CF0E2297BD302D5\Cache\Cache_Data\index
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\obs_profile_cookies\5CF0E2297BD302D5\Code Cache\js\index
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\obs_profile_cookies\5CF0E2297BD302D5\Code Cache\wasm\index
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\obs_profile_cookies\5CF0E2297BD302D5\CURRENT
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\obs_profile_cookies\5CF0E2297BD302D5\DawnGraphiteCache\data_0
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\obs_profile_cookies\5CF0E2297BD302D5\DawnGraphiteCache\data_1
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\obs_profile_cookies\5CF0E2297BD302D5\DawnGraphiteCache\data_2
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\obs_profile_cookies\5CF0E2297BD302D5\DawnGraphiteCache\data_3
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\obs_profile_cookies\5CF0E2297BD302D5\DawnGraphiteCache\index
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\obs_profile_cookies\5CF0E2297BD302D5\DawnWebGPUCache\data_0
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\obs_profile_cookies\5CF0E2297BD302D5\DawnWebGPUCache\data_1
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\obs_profile_cookies\5CF0E2297BD302D5\DawnWebGPUCache\data_2
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\obs_profile_cookies\5CF0E2297BD302D5\DawnWebGPUCache\data_3
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\obs_profile_cookies\5CF0E2297BD302D5\DawnWebGPUCache\index
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\obs_profile_cookies\5CF0E2297BD302D5\GPUCache\data_0
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\obs_profile_cookies\5CF0E2297BD302D5\GPUCache\data_1
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\obs_profile_cookies\5CF0E2297BD302D5\GPUCache\data_2
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\obs_profile_cookies\5CF0E2297BD302D5\GPUCache\data_3
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\obs_profile_cookies\5CF0E2297BD302D5\GPUCache\index
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\obs_profile_cookies\5CF0E2297BD302D5\Local Storage\leveldb\000003.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\obs_profile_cookies\5CF0E2297BD302D5\Local Storage\leveldb\CURRENT
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\obs_profile_cookies\5CF0E2297BD302D5\Local Storage\leveldb\LOCK
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\obs_profile_cookies\5CF0E2297BD302D5\Local Storage\leveldb\LOG
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\obs_profile_cookies\5CF0E2297BD302D5\Local Storage\leveldb\MANIFEST-000001
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\obs_profile_cookies\5CF0E2297BD302D5\LOCK
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\obs_profile_cookies\5CF0E2297BD302D5\LOG
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\obs_profile_cookies\5CF0E2297BD302D5\MANIFEST-000001
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\obs_profile_cookies\5CF0E2297BD302D5\Network\Cookies
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\obs_profile_cookies\5CF0E2297BD302D5\Network\Network Persistent State
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\obs_profile_cookies\5CF0E2297BD302D5\Network\NetworkDataMigrated
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\obs_profile_cookies\5CF0E2297BD302D5\Network\Reporting and NEL
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\obs_profile_cookies\5CF0E2297BD302D5\Network\SCT Auditing Pending Reports
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\obs_profile_cookies\5CF0E2297BD302D5\Network\Trust Tokens
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\obs_profile_cookies\5CF0E2297BD302D5\Session Storage\000003.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\obs_profile_cookies\5CF0E2297BD302D5\Session Storage\CURRENT
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\obs_profile_cookies\5CF0E2297BD302D5\Session Storage\LOCK
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\obs_profile_cookies\5CF0E2297BD302D5\Session Storage\LOG
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\obs_profile_cookies\5CF0E2297BD302D5\Session Storage\MANIFEST-000001
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\obs_profile_cookies\5CF0E2297BD302D5\Shared Dictionary\cache\index
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\obs_profile_cookies\5CF0E2297BD302D5\Shared Dictionary\db
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\obs_profile_cookies\5CF0E2297BD302D5\UserPrefs.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\obs_profile_cookies\5CF0E2297BD302D5\Visited Links
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\ShaderCache\data_0
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\ShaderCache\data_1
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\ShaderCache\data_2
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\ShaderCache\data_3
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\ShaderCache\index
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\UserPrefs.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\Visited Links
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\WidevineCdm\4.10.2891.0\_metadata\verified_contents.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\WidevineCdm\4.10.2891.0\_platform_specific\win_x64\widevinecdm.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\WidevineCdm\4.10.2891.0\LICENSE
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\WidevineCdm\4.10.2891.0\manifest.fingerprint
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\WidevineCdm\4.10.2891.0\manifest.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-websocket\config.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\rtmp-services\amazon_ivs_ingests.json
• 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\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\2025-07-07 07-49-15.csv.gz
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\profiler_data\2025-07-07 08-14-59.csv.gz
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\updates\branches.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\updates\manifest.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\updates\whatsnew.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\user.ini

Registry that is not removed:

• 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 with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

OBS Studio is a program released by the software company OBS Project. Some users choose to erase this program. This is difficult because uninstalling this by hand takes some advanced knowledge related to PCs. The best QUICK approach to erase OBS Studio is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here are some detailed instructions about how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your Windows system, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is the best uninstaller and all around utility to maximize the performance of your Windows system.

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

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to admire the program's design and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful PC management program.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Press the Uninstall Programs button


5. All the applications existing on the computer will be shown to you

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 automatically. Notice that after you select OBS Studio in the list , some data regarding the application is made available to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). This tells you the opinion other users have regarding OBS Studio, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
• Details regarding the application you are about to remove, by pressing the Properties button.

7. Click the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will come up. accept the removal by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove OBS Studio.


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

Your PC will remain clean, speedy and able to serve you properly.

Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice 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 PC. This page 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' PCs.