OBS Studio

A guide to uninstall OBS Studio from your computer

This page contains complete information on how to remove OBS Studio for Windows. The Windows release was developed by OBS Project. More data about OBS Project can be found here. OBS Studio is frequently set up in the C:\Program Files\obs-studio folder, but this location can differ a lot depending on the user's choice when installing the program. The full 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 approximately 5.07 MB (5313344 bytes) on disk.

OBS Studio is composed of the following executables which occupy 6.65 MB (6975349 bytes) on disk:

• uninstall.exe (144.58 KB)
• obs-amf-test.exe (26.81 KB)
• obs-ffmpeg-mux.exe (34.32 KB)
• obs-nvenc-test.exe (86.05 KB)
• obs-qsv-test.exe (294.81 KB)
• obs64.exe (5.07 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 (549.81 KB)

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The information on this page is only about version 31.1.0 of OBS Studio. 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
• 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
• 31.0.2
• 29.0.0
• 28.1.1
• 19.0.2
• 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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After the uninstall process, the application leaves leftovers on the PC. Part_A few of these are listed below.

You should delete the folders below after you uninstall OBS Studio:

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

The files below remain 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\2025-07-19 21-42-32.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\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\2025-07-19 21-42-32.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 data will not be uninstalled; remove them one by one using regedit.exe:

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

How to uninstall OBS Studio from your PC with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

OBS Studio is a program marketed by the software company OBS Project. Some people choose to uninstall it. Sometimes this can be troublesome because removing this by hand requires some knowledge related to PCs. One of the best QUICK way to uninstall 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 already installed on your system, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very potent uninstaller and general tool to take care 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. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to admire the program's interface and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful package of utilities.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Press the Uninstall Programs button


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

6. Scroll the list of programs until you find OBS Studio or simply click the Search field and type in "OBS Studio". The OBS Studio application will be found automatically. After you select OBS Studio in the list , some data regarding the program is available to you:

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

7. Press the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will come up. accept the uninstall by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will remove OBS Studio.


8. After removing OBS Studio, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Press Next to perform 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 removing OBS Studio using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your system.

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

Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to remove OBS Studio by OBS Project from your PC, nor are we saying that OBS Studio by OBS Project is not a good application for your PC. This page only contains detailed instructions on how to remove OBS Studio supposing you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.