RStudio

How to uninstall RStudio from your computer

This page contains detailed information on how to uninstall RStudio for Windows. The Windows version was created by RStudio. Go over here where you can get more info on RStudio. The application is usually installed in the C:\Program Files\RStudio directory (same installation drive as Windows). You can uninstall RStudio by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\Program Files\RStudio\Uninstall.exe. Keep in mind that you might get a notification for administrator rights. The program's main executable file has a size of 6.58 MB (6900224 bytes) on disk and is called rstudio.exe.

RStudio installs the following the executables on your PC, occupying about 186.41 MB (195467857 bytes) on disk.

• Uninstall.exe (114.87 KB)
• consoleio.exe (1.73 MB)
• crashpad_handler.exe (740.00 KB)
• crashpad_http_upload.exe (360.00 KB)
• diagnostics.exe (2.72 MB)
• QtWebEngineProcess.exe (24.62 KB)
• rpostback.exe (5.30 MB)
• rsession.exe (24.33 MB)
• rsinverse.exe (6.30 MB)
• rstudio.exe (6.58 MB)
• urlopener.exe (2.72 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)
• 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.exe (102.50 MB)
• SumatraPDF.exe (6.92 MB)
• winutils.exe (34.00 KB)
• winutils.exe (105.50 KB)
• rsession.exe (19.65 MB)
• winpty-agent.exe (1,004.01 KB)

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This info is about RStudio version 2021.09.2382 alone. You can find below info on other application versions of RStudio:

• 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
• 2021.09.2382.1
• 2022.02.0443
• 0.98.994
• 1.4.521
• 1.1.463
• 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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A considerable amount of files, folders and registry entries can not be uninstalled when you are trying to remove RStudio from your PC.

Directories that were left behind:

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

Files remaining:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\{6D809377-6AF0-444B-8957-A3773F02200E}_RStudio_bin_rstudio_exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\addin_registry
• 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\workbenchp.persistent
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\crash-handler-permission
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\history_database
• 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.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\patch-chunk-names
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\pcs\files-pane.pper
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\pcs\source-pane.pper
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\pcs\windowlayoutstate.pper
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\pcs\workbench-pane.pper
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\projects\none\console07\869FB33D
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\projects\none\console07\INDEX001
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\projects_settings\last-project-path
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\projects_settings\project-id-mappings
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\projects_settings\switch-to-project
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\projects_settings\update-pkg-install-default
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\rmd-outputs
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\rstudio-desktop.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\saved_source_markers
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\sources\per\u\8DD108CB
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\RStudio\crash-handler.conf
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\RStudio\desktop.ini
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\RStudio\rstudio-prefs.json

Many times the following registry data will not be cleaned:

• 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_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\RStudio
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\RStudio

Open regedit.exe in order to delete the following values:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\program files\rstudio\bin\rsession.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\program files\rstudio\bin\rsession.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\RStudio\bin\rstudio.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\RStudio\bin\rstudio.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\TCP Query User{272B49C0-5147-47F6-94BD-4FAAB1450B0F}C:\program files\rstudio\bin\rsession.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\UDP Query User{299E07C0-2F64-4472-898E-257AABC64540}C:\program files\rstudio\bin\rsession.exe

A way to remove RStudio from your PC using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

RStudio is a program offered by RStudio. Sometimes, computer users choose to uninstall this application. Sometimes this is hard because deleting this manually requires some know-how related to Windows internal functioning. One of the best EASY way to uninstall 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 already installed on your system, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very potent uninstaller and all around utility to clean your computer.

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• visit Download Link
• download the setup by pressing the green DOWNLOAD button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and number of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful package of utilities.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs feature


5. All the programs installed on the PC will appear

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

• Safety rating (in the left lower corner). This explains the opinion other users have about RStudio, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
• Technical information about the program you want to remove, by pressing the Properties button.

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will appear. accept the removal by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove RStudio.


8. After uninstalling RStudio, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Click Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items of RStudio that have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling RStudio with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your system.

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

Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to uninstall RStudio by RStudio from your computer, we are not saying that RStudio by RStudio is not a good application for your PC. This page simply contains detailed info on how to uninstall RStudio supposing you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.