OBS Studio

A way to uninstall OBS Studio from your system

OBS Studio is a computer program. This page contains details on how to remove it from your PC. It was created for Windows by OBS Project. You can find out more on OBS Project or check for application updates here. OBS Studio is typically set up in the C:\Program Files\obs-studio directory, subject to the user's option. OBS Studio's complete uninstall command line is C:\Program Files\obs-studio\uninstall.exe. The application's main executable file is named obs64.exe and its approximative size is 4.89 MB (5131824 bytes).

The following executables are contained in OBS Studio. They take 6.57 MB (6888277 bytes) on disk.

• uninstall.exe (144.56 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)
• enc-amf-test64.exe (99.31 KB)
• 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 information on this page is only about version 31.0.3 of OBS Studio. For other 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
• 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
• 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
• 0.16.2
• 31.1.02
• 21.1.2
• 26.0.2
• 29.1.3
• 23.0.1
• 0.16.4

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Following the uninstall process, the application leaves leftovers on the PC. Part_A few of these are shown below.

Directories that were left behind:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\NVIDIA Corporation\NVIDIA App\NvBackend\ApplicationOntology\data\wrappers\obs_studio
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\NVIDIA Corporation\NVIDIA App\NvBackend\Recommendations\obs_studio
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio

Check for and delete the following files from your disk when you uninstall OBS Studio:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\NVIDIA Corporation\NVIDIA App\NvBackend\ApplicationOntology\data\translations\obs_studio.translation
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\NVIDIA Corporation\NVIDIA App\NvBackend\ApplicationOntology\data\wrappers\obs_studio\common.lua
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\NVIDIA Corporation\NVIDIA App\NvBackend\ApplicationOntology\data\wrappers\obs_studio\current_game.lua
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\NVIDIA Corporation\NVIDIA App\NvBackend\Recommendations\obs_studio\9cc1f60a6580571be2858c1f273b6eb99b545325184152cced35c7626bfb1198\metadata.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\NVIDIA Corporation\NVIDIA App\NvBackend\Recommendations\obs_studio\9cc1f60a6580571be2858c1f273b6eb99b545325184152cced35c7626bfb1198\regular\metadata.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\NVIDIA Corporation\NVIDIA App\NvBackend\Recommendations\obs_studio\9cc1f60a6580571be2858c1f273b6eb99b545325184152cced35c7626bfb1198\regular\pops.pub.tsv
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\NVIDIA Corporation\NVIDIA App\NvBackend\Recommendations\obs_studio\9cc1f60a6580571be2858c1f273b6eb99b545325184152cced35c7626bfb1198\translations\obs_studio.translation
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\NVIDIA Corporation\NVIDIA App\NvBackend\Recommendations\obs_studio\9cc1f60a6580571be2858c1f273b6eb99b545325184152cced35c7626bfb1198\wrappers\common.lua
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\NVIDIA Corporation\NVIDIA App\NvBackend\Recommendations\obs_studio\9cc1f60a6580571be2858c1f273b6eb99b545325184152cced35c7626bfb1198\wrappers\current_game.lua
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\NVIDIA Corporation\NVIDIA App\NvBackend\Recommendations\obs_studio\metadata.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\basic\profiles\Untitled\basic.ini
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\basic\profiles\Untitled\streamEncoder.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\basic\scenes\STREAMING.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\basic\scenes\Untitled.json.bak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\global.ini
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\logs\2025-06-17 17-35-06.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\logs\2025-06-17 17-36-02.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\logs\2025-06-17 17-37-51.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\logs\2025-06-17 17-43-08.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\logs\2025-06-17 17-46-56.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\logs\2025-06-17 18-01-37.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\logs\2025-06-17 18-20-18.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\f_000002
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000003
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000004
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000005
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000006
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\Cache\Cache_Data\f_00000b
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000019
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\Cache\Cache_Data\f_00002c
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\Cache\Cache_Data\f_00002d
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\Cache\Cache_Data\f_00002e
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\Cache\Cache_Data\f_00002f
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000030
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000031
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000032
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000033
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000034
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000035
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000036
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000037
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000038
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000039
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\Cache\Cache_Data\f_00003a
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\Cache\Cache_Data\f_00003b
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\Cache\Cache_Data\f_00003c
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\Cache\Cache_Data\f_00003d
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\Cache\Cache_Data\f_00003e
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\Cache\Cache_Data\f_00003f
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000040
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000041
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000042
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\Cache\Cache_Data\f_00004c
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\Cache\Cache_Data\f_00004e
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\Cache\Cache_Data\f_00004f
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000059
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\Cache\Cache_Data\f_00005c
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\Cache\Cache_Data\f_00005e
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\Cache\Cache_Data\f_00005f
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000069
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\Cache\Cache_Data\f_00006a
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\Cache\Cache_Data\f_00006b
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000070
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000071
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000073
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\Cache\Cache_Data\f_00007e
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\Cache\Cache_Data\f_00007f
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000080
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000081
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000082
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000083
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000095
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\Cache\Cache_Data\f_0000a3
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\Cache\Cache_Data\f_0000a7
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\Cache\Cache_Data\f_0000ae
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\Cache\Cache_Data\f_0000b3
• 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\cef.127.145.chrome.7.3039.127.0\000003.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\cef.127.145.chrome.7.3039.127.0\Cache\Cache_Data\data_0
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\cef.127.145.chrome.7.3039.127.0\Cache\Cache_Data\data_1
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\cef.127.145.chrome.7.3039.127.0\Cache\Cache_Data\data_2
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\cef.127.145.chrome.7.3039.127.0\Cache\Cache_Data\data_3
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\cef.127.145.chrome.7.3039.127.0\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000001
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\cef.127.145.chrome.7.3039.127.0\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000002
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\cef.127.145.chrome.7.3039.127.0\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000003
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\cef.127.145.chrome.7.3039.127.0\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000004
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\cef.127.145.chrome.7.3039.127.0\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000005
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\cef.127.145.chrome.7.3039.127.0\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000006
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\cef.127.145.chrome.7.3039.127.0\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000007
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\cef.127.145.chrome.7.3039.127.0\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000008
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\cef.127.145.chrome.7.3039.127.0\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000009
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\cef.127.145.chrome.7.3039.127.0\Cache\Cache_Data\f_00000a
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\cef.127.145.chrome.7.3039.127.0\Cache\Cache_Data\f_00000b
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\cef.127.145.chrome.7.3039.127.0\Cache\Cache_Data\f_00000c
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\cef.127.145.chrome.7.3039.127.0\Cache\Cache_Data\f_00000d

Many times the following registry data will not be removed:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\UserNamews\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 an application marketed by OBS Project. Frequently, users choose to remove this program. This can be hard because deleting this by hand requires some know-how related to removing Windows programs manually. The best SIMPLE way to remove 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 system, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is one of the best uninstaller and all around utility to clean your Windows PC.

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• navigate to Download Link
• download the program by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful system utility.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Press the Uninstall Programs tool


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

6. Navigate the list of programs until you locate OBS Studio or simply activate the Search field and type in "OBS Studio". If it exists on your system the OBS Studio app will be found very quickly. When you click OBS Studio in the list of applications, the following data regarding the application is shown to you:

• Safety rating (in the lower left corner). This tells you the opinion other users have regarding OBS Studio, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the application you are about to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will show up. Confirm the removal by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall OBS Studio.


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

Your PC will remain clean, speedy and able to run without errors or problems.

Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to uninstall OBS Studio by OBS Project from your computer, nor are we saying that OBS Studio by OBS Project is not a good software application. This page 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 other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.