RStudio

A guide to uninstall RStudio from your PC

RStudio is a software application. This page contains details on how to uninstall it from your PC. It was developed for Windows by Posit Software. Take a look here for more information on Posit Software. The program is often placed in the C:\Program Files\RStudio directory. Keep in mind that this location can differ depending on the user's preference. The full command line for uninstalling RStudio is C:\Program Files\RStudio\Uninstall.exe. Keep in mind that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you might receive a notification for administrator rights. RStudio's main file takes about 154.69 MB (162204672 bytes) and its name is rstudio.exe.

The executable files below are part of RStudio. They occupy an average of 461.66 MB (484085168 bytes) on disk.

• rstudio.exe (154.69 MB)
• Uninstall.exe (136.51 KB)
• consoleio.exe (1.65 MB)
• crashpad_handler.exe (740.00 KB)
• crashpad_http_upload.exe (360.00 KB)
• diagnostics.exe (2.52 MB)
• rpostback.exe (5.87 MB)
• rsession-utf8.exe (25.39 MB)
• rsession.exe (25.39 MB)
• rsinverse.exe (5.91 MB)
• winpty-agent.exe (902.50 KB)
• cmp.exe (56.00 KB)
• diff.exe (147.00 KB)
• diff3.exe (58.00 KB)
• sdiff.exe (60.50 KB)
• grep.exe (210.20 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)
• quarto.exe (284.42 KB)
• deno.exe (67.79 MB)
• esbuild.exe (8.29 MB)
• pandoc.exe (124.04 MB)
• dart.exe (3.86 MB)
• SumatraPDF.exe (6.92 MB)
• winutils.exe (34.00 KB)
• winutils.exe (105.50 KB)
• rsession.exe (21.42 MB)
• winpty-agent.exe (1,004.01 KB)

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The information on this page is only about version 2023.06.0421 of RStudio. You can find below a few links to other RStudio versions:

• 2023.09.1494
• 2023.06.2561
• 2023.06.3581
• 2022.12.0353
• 2023.12.0330
• 2025.05.0496
• 2024.12.1563
• 2023.06.1524
• 2023.03.0386
• 2023.12.0369
• 2024.04.0735
• 2024.12.0467
• 2023.03.1446
• 2024.09.1394
• 2023.09.0463
• 2024.04.1748
• 2023.12.1402
• 2023.03.2454
• 2023.03.1446.1
• 2024.04.2764
• 2024.09.0375
• 2023.12.0369.3

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Some files and registry entries are typically left behind when you uninstall RStudio.

Directories that were left behind:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\IndexedDB\https_community.rstudio.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\RtmpqGV5F9\rstudio-available-packages-1ed427e85485
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\RtmpuIR8bR\rstudio-available-packages-204c47f05683

Check for and remove the following files from your disk when you uninstall RStudio:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\IndexedDB\https_community.rstudio.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\000004.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\IndexedDB\https_community.rstudio.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\000005.ldb
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\IndexedDB\https_community.rstudio.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\CURRENT
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\IndexedDB\https_community.rstudio.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\LOCK
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\IndexedDB\https_community.rstudio.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\LOG
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\IndexedDB\https_community.rstudio.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\MANIFEST-000001
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\125\D__programas_R_RStudio_rstudio_exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\addin_registry
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\cache\QtWebEngine\Default\Cache\data_0
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\cache\QtWebEngine\Default\Cache\data_1
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\cache\QtWebEngine\Default\Cache\data_2
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\cache\QtWebEngine\Default\Cache\data_3
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\cache\QtWebEngine\Default\Cache\index
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\client-state\environment-grid.persistent
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\client-state\source-column-manager.persistent
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\client-state\themes.persistent
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\client-state\updates.persistent
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\client-state\workbenchp.persistent
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\history_database
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\jobs\AB8B2A1E-output.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\log\rdesktop.2023-01-24.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\log\rdesktop.2023-01-28.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\log\rdesktop.2023-01-31.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\log\rdesktop.2023-02-01.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\log\rdesktop.2023-02-07.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\log\rdesktop.2023-02-10.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\log\rdesktop.2023-02-11.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\log\rdesktop.2023-02-13.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\log\rdesktop.2023-02-14.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\log\rdesktop.2023-02-16.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\log\rdesktop.2023-02-24.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\log\rdesktop.2023-02-27.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\log\rdesktop.2023-03-01.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\log\rdesktop.2023-03-09.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\log\rdesktop.2023-03-12.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\log\rdesktop.2023-03-13.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\log\rdesktop.2023-03-23.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\log\rdesktop.2023-04-17.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\log\rdesktop.2023-05-05.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\log\rdesktop.2023-05-06.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\log\rdesktop.2023-05-07.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\log\rdesktop.2023-05-09.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\log\rdesktop.2023-05-10.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\log\rdesktop.2023-05-11.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\log\rdesktop.2023-05-12.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\log\rdesktop.2023-05-13.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\log\rdesktop.2023-05-14.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\log\rdesktop.2023-05-15.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\log\rdesktop.2023-05-16.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\log\rdesktop.2023-05-17.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\log\rdesktop.2023-05-18.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\log\rdesktop.2023-05-20.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\log\rdesktop.2023-05-22.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\log\rdesktop.2023-05-23.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\log\rdesktop.2023-05-24.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\log\rdesktop.2023-05-25.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\log\rdesktop.2023-05-27.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\log\rdesktop.2023-05-30.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\log\rdesktop.2023-06-01.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\log\rdesktop.2023-06-02.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\log\rdesktop.2023-06-05.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\log\rdesktop.2023-06-16.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\log\rdesktop.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\log\rsession-UserName.1.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\log\rsession-UserName.2.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\log\rsession-UserName.3.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\log\rsession-UserName.4.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\log\rsession-UserName.5.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\log\rsession-UserName.6.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\log\rsession-UserName.7.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\log\rsession-UserName.8.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\log\rsession-UserName.9.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\log\rsession-UserName.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\monitored\lists\command_palette_mru
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\monitored\lists\file_mru
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\monitored\lists\help_history_links
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\monitored\lists\plot_publish_mru
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\monitored\lists\project_mru
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\monitored\lists\user_dictionary
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\notebooks\198CB4B0-Tema1\1\9D07CBE29d59d4ea\chunks.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\notebooks\198CB4B0-Tema1\1\9D07CBE2f5e645f7\chunks.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\notebooks\198CB4B0-Tema1\1\s\c0y8twsfc1odh\00000f.csv
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\notebooks\198CB4B0-Tema1\1\s\c0y8twsfc1odh\000010.metadata
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\notebooks\198CB4B0-Tema1\1\s\c0y8twsfc1odh\000010.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\notebooks\198CB4B0-Tema1\1\s\c0y8twsfc1odh\000010.snapshot
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\notebooks\198CB4B0-Tema1\1\s\c3my8vp1d6q05\00000f.csv
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\notebooks\198CB4B0-Tema1\1\s\c3my8vp1d6q05\000010.metadata
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\notebooks\198CB4B0-Tema1\1\s\c3my8vp1d6q05\000010.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\notebooks\198CB4B0-Tema1\1\s\c3my8vp1d6q05\000010.snapshot
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\notebooks\198CB4B0-Tema1\1\s\c4rmok6h8xl67\00000f.csv
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\notebooks\198CB4B0-Tema1\1\s\c4rmok6h8xl67\000010.metadata
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\notebooks\198CB4B0-Tema1\1\s\c4rmok6h8xl67\000010.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\notebooks\198CB4B0-Tema1\1\s\c4rmok6h8xl67\000010.snapshot
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\notebooks\198CB4B0-Tema1\1\s\c6dhkq0ixvvel\00000f.csv
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\notebooks\198CB4B0-Tema1\1\s\c6dhkq0ixvvel\000010.metadata
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\notebooks\198CB4B0-Tema1\1\s\c6dhkq0ixvvel\000010.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\notebooks\198CB4B0-Tema1\1\s\c6dhkq0ixvvel\000010.snapshot
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\notebooks\198CB4B0-Tema1\1\s\c6dhkq0ixvvel\000011.csv
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\notebooks\198CB4B0-Tema1\1\s\c6dhkq0ixvvel\000012.metadata
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\notebooks\198CB4B0-Tema1\1\s\c6dhkq0ixvvel\000012.png

Registry keys:

• 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\.qmd\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\.rdprsp\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\IntelliType Pro\AppSpecific\rstudio.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\RStudio
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Posit Software\RStudio
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\RStudio

Registry values that are not removed from your PC:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\D:\programas\R\Rstudio\bin\rstudio.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\D:\programas\R\Rstudio\bin\rstudio.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\D:\programas\R\Rstudio\bin\x64\rsession.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\D:\programas\R\Rstudio\bin\x64\rsession.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\D:\programas\r\rstudio\resources\app\bin\rsession-utf8.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\D:\programas\r\rstudio\resources\app\bin\rsession-utf8.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\D:\programas\R\RStudio\rstudio.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\D:\programas\R\RStudio\rstudio.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\TCP Query User{A88F66E4-E78C-4A20-BB46-FBE9F3C3F1A9}D:\programas\r\rstudio\resources\app\bin\rsession-utf8.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\UDP Query User{4514F6D6-E897-41A9-88ED-D3F972F14D9C}D:\programas\r\rstudio\resources\app\bin\rsession-utf8.exe

How to delete RStudio from your PC with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

RStudio is a program released by the software company Posit Software. Frequently, users try to remove this program. Sometimes this can be efortful because deleting this by hand takes some know-how related to Windows internal functioning. The best SIMPLE approach to remove RStudio is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your system, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is the best uninstaller and general tool to optimize your PC.

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• navigate to Download Link
• download the setup by clicking on the DOWNLOAD button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and wealth of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful package of tools.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs feature


5. A list of the programs existing on the computer will appear

6. Scroll the list of programs until you find RStudio or simply activate the Search field and type in "RStudio". The RStudio app will be found very quickly. After you select RStudio in the list of programs, some information about the application is available to you:

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

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will appear. Confirm the removal by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall RStudio.


8. After uninstalling RStudio, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to perform the cleanup. All the items of RStudio that have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling RStudio with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry items, files or folders are left behind on your computer.

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

Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to remove RStudio by Posit Software from your computer, nor are we saying that RStudio by Posit Software is not a good software application. This text only contains detailed info on how to remove RStudio supposing you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.