OBS Studio

A guide to uninstall OBS Studio from your PC

This info is about OBS Studio for Windows. Here you can find details on how to uninstall it from your computer. It is produced by OBS Project. You can read more on OBS Project or check for application updates here. Usually the OBS Studio application is to be found in the C:\Program Files\obs-studio folder, depending on the user's option during setup. OBS Studio's full uninstall command line is C:\Program Files\obs-studio\uninstall.exe. The application's main executable file has a size of 4.25 MB (4456256 bytes) on disk and is titled obs64.exe.

OBS Studio is comprised of the following executables which occupy 5.71 MB (5984515 bytes) on disk:

• uninstall.exe (144.00 KB)
• obs-amf-test.exe (28.31 KB)
• obs-ffmpeg-mux.exe (34.81 KB)
• obs-nvenc-test.exe (25.31 KB)
• obs-qsv-test.exe (65.81 KB)
• obs64.exe (4.25 MB)
• enc-amf-test32.exe (90.31 KB)
• enc-amf-test64.exe (99.81 KB)
• get-graphics-offsets32.exe (121.81 KB)
• get-graphics-offsets64.exe (148.31 KB)
• inject-helper32.exe (97.81 KB)
• inject-helper64.exe (122.81 KB)
• obs-browser-page.exe (513.31 KB)

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The current web page applies to OBS Studio version 29.0.2 only. You can find below a few links to 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
• 22.0.1
• 19.0.1
• 22.0.0
• 18.0.2
• 30.0.0
• 0.15.4
• 19.0.0
• Unknown
• 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
• 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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After the uninstall process, the application leaves some files behind on the computer. Some of these are listed below.

Folders left behind when you uninstall OBS Studio:

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

Generally, the following files remain on disk:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\HP Inc\HP Accessory Center\icons\OBS Studio (64bit).png
• 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\2022-08-16 20-38-17.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\logs\2022-08-16 20-40-50.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\logs\2022-08-17 15-23-04.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\logs\2022-08-17 15-24-09.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\logs\2022-08-17 15-52-47.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\logs\2023-03-02 14-39-25.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\Cache\Cache_Data\data_0
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\Cache\Cache_Data\data_1
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\Cache\Cache_Data\data_2
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\Cache\Cache_Data\data_3
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\Cache\Cache_Data\index
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\Code Cache\js\index
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\Code Cache\wasm\index
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\CURRENT
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\GPUCache\data_0
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\GPUCache\data_1
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\GPUCache\data_2
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\GPUCache\data_3
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\GPUCache\index
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\Local Storage\leveldb\000003.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\Local Storage\leveldb\CURRENT
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\Local Storage\leveldb\LOCK
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\Local Storage\leveldb\LOG
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\Local Storage\leveldb\MANIFEST-000001
• 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\Network\Cookies
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\Network\Network Persistent State
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\Network\NetworkDataMigrated
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\Network\Reporting and NEL
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\Network\TransportSecurity
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\Session Storage\000003.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\Session Storage\CURRENT
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\Session Storage\LOCK
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\Session Storage\LOG
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\Session Storage\MANIFEST-000001
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\Visited Links
• 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\profiler_data\2022-08-16 20-38-17.csv.gz
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\profiler_data\2022-08-16 20-40-50.csv.gz
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\profiler_data\2022-08-17 15-23-04.csv.gz
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\profiler_data\2022-08-17 15-52-47.csv.gz
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\profiler_data\2023-03-02 14-39-25.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

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

Additional registry values that you should clean:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\Downloads\OBS-Studio-29.0.2-Full-Installer-x64.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\Downloads\OBS-Studio-29.0.2-Full-Installer-x64.exe.FriendlyAppName

How to remove OBS Studio with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

OBS Studio is an application marketed by OBS Project. Sometimes, people try to erase this program. Sometimes this can be hard because deleting this manually requires some skill regarding Windows program uninstallation. One of the best QUICK way to erase 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, install 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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• visit Download Link
• download the program by pressing the DOWNLOAD 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 tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful system utility.

3. Press the General Tools category


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs button


5. A list of the programs existing on the PC will be made available to you

6. Scroll the list of programs until you find OBS Studio or simply click the Search field and type in "OBS Studio". If it is installed on your PC the OBS Studio application will be found very quickly. Notice that after you select OBS Studio in the list of apps, some information regarding the application is made available to you:

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

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


8. After uninstalling OBS Studio, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional 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 removing OBS Studio with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry items, files or directories are left behind on your system.

Your Windows computer will remain clean, speedy and ready to run without errors or problems.

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 software application. This text only contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall OBS Studio in case you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.