RStudio

A guide to uninstall RStudio from your PC

This web page is about RStudio for Windows. Below you can find details on how to uninstall it from your computer. The Windows version was created by RStudio. You can read more on RStudio or check for application updates here. RStudio is normally set up in the C:\Program Files\RStudio folder, regulated by the user's option. The complete uninstall command line for RStudio is C:\Program Files\RStudio\Uninstall.exe. RStudio's main file takes around 8.19 MB (8591298 bytes) and is named rstudio.exe.

The executables below are part of RStudio. They occupy about 181.59 MB (190406373 bytes) on disk.

• Uninstall.exe (105.71 KB)
• consoleio.exe (5.79 MB)
• diagnostics.exe (5.75 MB)
• rpostback.exe (7.20 MB)
• rsession.exe (22.47 MB)
• rsinverse.exe (7.23 MB)
• rstudio.exe (8.19 MB)
• urlopener.exe (5.71 MB)
• winpty-agent.exe (1,004.01 KB)
• cmp.exe (56.00 KB)
• diff.exe (147.00 KB)
• diff3.exe (58.00 KB)
• sdiff.exe (60.50 KB)
• egrep.exe (90.00 KB)
• fgrep.exe (53.50 KB)
• grep.exe (94.00 KB)
• error-mode.exe (30.34 KB)
• msysmnt.exe (1.32 MB)
• ps.exe (1.33 MB)
• scp.exe (49.50 KB)
• sftp.exe (85.00 KB)
• ssh.exe (312.50 KB)
• ssh-add.exe (97.00 KB)
• ssh-agent.exe (86.50 KB)
• ssh-keygen.exe (135.50 KB)
• ssh-keyscan.exe (175.50 KB)
• pandoc-citeproc.exe (39.80 MB)
• pandoc.exe (43.52 MB)
• SumatraPDF.exe (6.12 MB)
• winutils.exe (34.00 KB)
• winutils.exe (105.50 KB)
• rsession.exe (23.25 MB)
• winpty-agent.exe (902.50 KB)

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The information on this page is only about version 1.1.463 of RStudio. You can find below a few links to other RStudio versions:

• 1.0.29
• 1.1.419
• 1.1.364
• 2022.02.2485
• 1.1.453
• 1.1.423
• 1.2.5001
• 0.95.258
• 2022.07.0548
• 2022.02.1461.1
• 0.94.110
• 0.99.891
• 0.99.483
• 0.99.442
• 1.2.1568
• 0.99.879
• 1.2.830
• 1.2.1004
• 0.98.1062
• 1.0.136
• 0.99.903
• 2022.07.1554.3
• 0.98.953
• 0.99.386
• 0.98.495
• 1.3.959
• 0.97.316
• 0.99.896
• 0.98.1074
• 0.98.987
• 0.99.1243
• 0.98.1079
• 1.3.10731
• 2021.09.4403
• 0.97.306
• 0.97.248
• 1.1.338
• 0.99.486
• 0.98.1102
• 1.2.1226
• 0.98.1078
• 2021.09.2382
• 2021.09.2382.1
• 2022.02.0443
• 0.98.994
• 1.4.521
• 0.99.489
• 0.96.331
• 1.1.442
• 2022.07.1554
• 1.2.50331
• 1.1.353
• 0.97.551
• 1.2.792
• 0.99.473
• 0.98.932
• 0.99.335
• 1.2.1335
• 0.99.484
• 1.3.9441
• 0.98.490
• 0.99.463
• 0.96.122
• 2022.07.2576
• 0.99.485
• 1.2.1030
• 1.2.1237
• 1.1.393
• 1.1.383
• 1.4.1717
• 0.98.945
• 0.96.316
• 0.99.491
• 0.99.887
• 0.99.878
• 1.2.5033
• 0.98.1059
• 0.95.256
• 1.2.5042
• 0.98.484
• 0.97.449
• 0.99.902
• 0.99.451
• 0.99.892
• 1.4.953
• 0.97.312
• 1.0.143
• 2022.02.1461
• 1.2.1511
• 2021.09.1372
• 2022.02.0392.1
• 1.1.218
• 0.99.786
• 0.98.497
• 0.99.393
• 0.95.263
• 0.98.1073
• 0.97.320
• 1.1.447
• 0.97.173

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If you are manually uninstalling RStudio we suggest you to verify if the following data is left behind on your PC.

You should delete the folders below after you uninstall RStudio:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\RStudio

The files below remain on your disk when you remove RStudio:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop\addin_registry
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop\client-state\environment-grid.persistent
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop\client-state\html_preview.persistent
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop\client-state\shiny.persistent
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop\client-state\workbenchp.persistent
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop\console06\INDEX001
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop\ctx\ctx-15263\console_actions
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop\ctx\ctx-15263\environment
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop\ctx\ctx-15263\history
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop\ctx\ctx-15263\settings
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop\history_database
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop\log\rdesktop.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop\log\rsession-UserName.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop\monitored\lists\file_mru
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop\monitored\lists\help_history_links
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop\monitored\lists\project_mru
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop\monitored\user-settings\user-settings
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop\notebooks\44966C42-lesson6_student\1\s\c8sfo4fbg4ytm\000004.csv
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop\notebooks\44966C42-lesson6_student\1\s\c8sfo4fbg4ytm\000005.error
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop\notebooks\44966C42-lesson6_student\1\s\chunks.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop\notebooks\56D78D24-lesson5_student\1\s\chunks.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop\notebooks\56D78D24-lesson5_student\1\s\cnhxk5jim1seq\000004.csv
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop\notebooks\56D78D24-lesson5_student\1\s\cnhxk5jim1seq\000005.error
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop\notebooks\patch-chunk-names
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop\notebooks\paths
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop\pcs\debug-breakpoints.pper
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop\pcs\files-pane.pper
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop\pcs\packages-pane.pper
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop\pcs\source-pane.pper
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop\pcs\source-window.pper
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop\pcs\windowlayoutstate.pper
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop\pcs\workbench-pane.pper
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop\persistent-state
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop\projects_settings\last-project-path
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop\projects_settings\next-session-project
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop\projects_settings\switch-to-project
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop\projects_settings\update-pkg-install-default
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop\rmd-outputs
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop\rversion-settings\defaultRVersion
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop\rversion-settings\restoreProjectRVersion
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop\saved_source_markers
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop\sdb\per\t\3670A47E
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop\sdb\per\t\CF46FAB3
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop\sdb\per\t\DED2BC0D
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop\sdb\per\t\EFD1A03D
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop\sdb\prop\10AC73D7
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop\sdb\prop\10C2FD9A
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop\sdb\prop\11FCE3F8
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop\sdb\prop\121727A5
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop\sdb\prop\12401F8
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop\sdb\prop\12B9224C
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop\sdb\prop\142D06CD
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop\sdb\prop\15834E42
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop\sdb\prop\17423B0C
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop\sdb\prop\1779019E
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop\sdb\prop\18D706D6
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop\sdb\prop\19A236EE
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop\sdb\prop\1DAF6155
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop\sdb\prop\1F7C3C65
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop\sdb\prop\1F8AB49B
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop\sdb\prop\21623CDF
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop\sdb\prop\218148CF
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop\sdb\prop\23F94244
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop\sdb\prop\24F1A1E
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop\sdb\prop\251CCEDC
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop\sdb\prop\25A06D14
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop\sdb\prop\2631B2E1
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop\sdb\prop\277C5229
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop\sdb\prop\27812D09
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop\sdb\prop\2A263C31
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop\sdb\prop\2BB6F86B
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop\sdb\prop\2BD300F
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop\sdb\prop\2D8485E7
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop\sdb\prop\2E985E2E
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop\sdb\prop\3143FE30
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop\sdb\prop\32A1F79F
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop\sdb\prop\33CF6598
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop\sdb\prop\342E073E
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop\sdb\prop\348B8CA8
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop\sdb\prop\34A07D79
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop\sdb\prop\34AE2011
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop\sdb\prop\35BA911B
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop\sdb\prop\36048E5E
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop\sdb\prop\36D1F7CE
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop\sdb\prop\37E4FBC3
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop\sdb\prop\386DD68C
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop\sdb\prop\39384BCC
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop\sdb\prop\3C6FB67E
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop\sdb\prop\3D3AA7C9
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop\sdb\prop\3DC621B
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop\sdb\prop\3DEF5765
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop\sdb\prop\3EF84E7B
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop\sdb\prop\3F28E916
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop\sdb\prop\40518700
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop\sdb\prop\41154876
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop\sdb\prop\41940D5A
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop\sdb\prop\44356C4C
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop\sdb\prop\4506A628
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop\sdb\prop\451ECE3C
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop\sdb\prop\45AB5966

Frequently the following registry keys will not be removed:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.c\OpenWithList\rstudio.exe
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.cpp\OpenWithList\rstudio.exe
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.css\OpenWithList\rstudio.exe
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.h\OpenWithList\rstudio.exe
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.hpp\OpenWithList\rstudio.exe
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.htm\OpenWithList\rstudio.exe
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.html\OpenWithList\rstudio.exe
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.js\OpenWithList\rstudio.exe
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.markdown\OpenWithList\rstudio.exe
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.md\OpenWithList\rstudio.exe
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.mdtxt\OpenWithList\rstudio.exe
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.R\OpenWithList\rstudio.exe
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.Rd\OpenWithList\rstudio.exe
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.rda\OpenWithList\rstudio.exe
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.RData\OpenWithList\rstudio.exe
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.Rhtml\OpenWithList\rstudio.exe
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.Rmarkdown\OpenWithList\rstudio.exe
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.Rmd\OpenWithList\rstudio.exe
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.Rnw\OpenWithList\rstudio.exe
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.Rpres\OpenWithList\rstudio.exe
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.Rproj\OpenWithList\rstudio.exe
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.tex\OpenWithList\rstudio.exe
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\rstudio.exe
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\RStudio.Rproj
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\IntelliPoint\AppSpecific\rstudio.exe
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\IntelliType Pro\AppSpecific\rstudio.exe
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\LowRegistry\DOMStorage\rstudio.com
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\LowRegistry\DOMStorage\www.rstudio.com
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Trolltech\OrganizationDefaults\Qt Factory Cache 4.8\com.trolltech.Qt.QImageIOHandlerFactoryInterface:\C:\Program Files\RStudio
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Trolltech\OrganizationDefaults\Qt Plugin Cache 4.8.false\C:\Program Files\RStudio
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\RStudio
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\RStudio

Open regedit.exe to delete the values below from the Windows Registry:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\D:\Program Files\RStudio\bin\rstudio.exe

A way to delete RStudio from your computer with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

RStudio is an application marketed by the software company RStudio. Some computer users decide to remove this program. Sometimes this is difficult because removing this manually takes some knowledge related to removing Windows applications by hand. One of the best SIMPLE action to remove RStudio 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 PC, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and general tool to take care of your system.

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

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to get familiar with the program's interface and wealth of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful PC management program.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Press the Uninstall Programs feature


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

6. Navigate the list of applications until you find RStudio or simply activate the Search field and type in "RStudio". If it exists on your system the RStudio app will be found automatically. Notice that after you click RStudio in the list , the following information about the program is made available to you:

• Safety rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating explains the opinion other users have about RStudio, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Details about the program you want to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will come up. accept the removal by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will remove RStudio.


8. After removing RStudio, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Click Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items of RStudio that have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling RStudio using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your PC.

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

Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to uninstall RStudio by RStudio from your PC, nor are we saying that RStudio by RStudio is not a good application for your computer. This text simply contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall RStudio supposing you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.