OBS Studio

A way to uninstall OBS Studio from your PC

This web page contains detailed information on how to remove OBS Studio for Windows. It is produced by OBS Project. Further information on OBS Project can be seen here. Usually the OBS Studio application is installed in the C:\Program Files\obs-studio folder, depending on the user's option during setup. The full uninstall command line for OBS Studio is C:\Program Files\obs-studio\uninstall.exe. OBS Studio's primary file takes around 4.89 MB (5131824 bytes) and its name is obs64.exe.

OBS Studio installs the following the executables on your PC, taking about 6.47 MB (6786592 bytes) on disk.

• uninstall.exe (144.57 KB)
• obs-amf-test.exe (26.55 KB)
• obs-ffmpeg-mux.exe (33.55 KB)
• obs-nvenc-test.exe (87.05 KB)
• obs-qsv-test.exe (287.04 KB)
• obs64.exe (4.89 MB)
• get-graphics-offsets32.exe (121.05 KB)
• get-graphics-offsets64.exe (147.05 KB)
• inject-helper32.exe (97.05 KB)
• inject-helper64.exe (121.05 KB)
• obs-browser-page.exe (551.05 KB)

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The current web page applies to OBS Studio version 31.0.2 only. You can find below info on other application versions of OBS Studio:

• 30.1.2
• 23.1.0
• 27.2.1
• 24.0.0
• 21.0.0
• 31.0.4
• 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
• 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
• 29.0.1
• 23.0.0
• 26.0.0
• 31.0.3
• 0.16.2
• 31.1.02
• 21.1.2
• 26.0.2

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

Folders found on disk after you uninstall OBS Studio from your computer:

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

Generally, the following files remain on disk:

• 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\2025-04-24 14-43-17.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\logs\2025-04-24 14-56-16.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\logs\2025-04-24 15-15-42.txt
• 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\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\2025-04-24 14-43-17.csv.gz
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\profiler_data\2025-04-24 14-56-16.csv.gz
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\profiler_data\2025-04-24 15-15-42.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\updater.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\updates\whatsnew.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\user.ini

You will find in the Windows Registry that the following keys will not be removed; 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 using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

OBS Studio is an application offered by the software company OBS Project. Sometimes, people want to uninstall this application. This can be easier said than done because deleting this manually requires some know-how regarding Windows internal functioning. The best EASY approach 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 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 PC.

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• navigate to Download Link
• download the program by pressing the DOWNLOAD button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and number of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful program.

3. Press the General Tools category


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs feature


5. All the programs installed on the computer will be made available to you

6. Scroll the list of programs until you find OBS Studio or simply activate the Search feature and type in "OBS Studio". The OBS Studio application will be found automatically. When you select OBS Studio in the list of programs, the following data regarding the program is made available to you:

• Safety rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating explains the opinion other people have regarding OBS Studio, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the program you wish to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.

7. Click the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will show up. Confirm the uninstall by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall OBS Studio.


8. After removing OBS Studio, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items that belong OBS Studio that have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling OBS Studio using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your PC.

Your Windows system 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 computer, we are not saying that OBS Studio by OBS Project is not a good software application. This page simply contains detailed instructions on how to remove OBS Studio in case you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.