RStudio

A guide to uninstall RStudio from your system

RStudio is a Windows application. Read more about how to remove it from your PC. The Windows release was developed by RStudio. Open here for more information on RStudio. The program is often installed in the C:\Program Files\RStudio folder. Keep in mind that this location can differ depending on the user's choice. RStudio's complete uninstall command line is C:\Program Files\RStudio\Uninstall.exe. rstudio.exe is the programs's main file and it takes circa 6.70 MB (7029248 bytes) on disk.

The following executable files are contained in RStudio. They occupy 285.63 MB (299502651 bytes) on disk.

• Uninstall.exe (130.16 KB)
• consoleio.exe (1.87 MB)
• crashpad_handler.exe (740.00 KB)
• crashpad_http_upload.exe (360.00 KB)
• diagnostics.exe (2.86 MB)
• QtWebEngineProcess.exe (24.62 KB)
• rpostback.exe (6.10 MB)
• rsession-utf8.exe (25.49 MB)
• rsession.exe (25.48 MB)
• rsinverse.exe (6.43 MB)
• rstudio.exe (6.70 MB)
• urlopener.exe (2.85 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)
• deno.exe (53.91 MB)
• esbuild.exe (7.74 MB)
• pandoc.exe (107.17 MB)
• dart.exe (3.84 MB)
• SumatraPDF.exe (6.92 MB)
• winutils.exe (34.00 KB)
• winutils.exe (105.50 KB)
• rsession.exe (20.60 MB)
• winpty-agent.exe (1,004.01 KB)

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The information on this page is only about version 2022.02.2485 of RStudio. You can find below info on other versions of RStudio:

• 1.0.29
• 1.1.419
• 1.1.364
• 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
• 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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When planning to uninstall RStudio you should check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Folders that were found:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\R\win-library\4.2\clipr\rstudio
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\R\win-library\4.2\questionr\rstudio
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\R\win-library\4.2\styler\rstudio
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio

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

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\R\win-library\4.2\bslib\help\figures\rstudio-templates.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\R\win-library\4.2\clipr\rstudio\addins.dcf
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\R\win-library\4.2\questionr\rstudio\addins.dcf
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\R\win-library\4.2\shiny\www\shared\highlight\rstudio.css
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\R\win-library\4.2\styler\rstudio\addins.dcf
• 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\rdesktop.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\log\rsession-HP.1.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\log\rsession-HP.2.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\log\rsession-HP.3.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\log\rsession-HP.4.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\log\rsession-HP.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\notebooks\paths
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\pcs\debug-breakpoints.pper
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\pcs\files-pane.pper
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\pcs\packages-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\persistent-state
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\projects\none\console07\6DBD4A31
• 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\next-session-project
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\QtWebEngine\Default\devtoolsprefs.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\QtWebEngine\Default\GPUCache\data_0
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\QtWebEngine\Default\GPUCache\data_1
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\QtWebEngine\Default\GPUCache\data_2
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\QtWebEngine\Default\GPUCache\data_3
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\QtWebEngine\Default\GPUCache\index
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\QtWebEngine\Default\Local Storage\leveldb\000003.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\QtWebEngine\Default\Local Storage\leveldb\CURRENT
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\QtWebEngine\Default\Local Storage\leveldb\LOCK
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\QtWebEngine\Default\Local Storage\leveldb\LOG
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\QtWebEngine\Default\Local Storage\leveldb\MANIFEST-000001
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\QtWebEngine\Default\Visited Links
• 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\prop\0C85C030
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\sources\prop\0D45F5D7
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\sources\prop\25A5D0C4
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\sources\prop\4810F100
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\sources\prop\6B62821F
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\sources\prop\72F24264
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\sources\prop\CEFC17B9
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\sources\prop\E64E42A5
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\sources\prop\INDEX
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\sources\s-5EE7136F\3A1B8260
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\sources\s-5EE7136F\C60A027F
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\sources\s-5EE7136F\F02F49E1
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\sources\s-5EE7136F\lock_file
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\viewer-cache\40917AB7.Rdata
• 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

Registry that is not 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

Additional values that are not removed:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\D:\RStudio\bin\rstudio.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\TCP Query User{88CE6CB1-CA4C-494D-9013-CE6CDFF92669}C:\program files\rstudio\bin\rsession.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\TCP Query User{AB4742BA-B88C-45EB-B784-57501A2206CD}C:\program files\rstudio\bin\rsession-utf8.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\UDP Query User{22E422E8-51E3-497A-B248-7EC0922C3DDE}C:\program files\rstudio\bin\rsession.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\UDP Query User{98EA57D4-67E2-4CA9-94BF-A90A93F3312A}C:\program files\rstudio\bin\rsession-utf8.exe

How to remove RStudio from your PC with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

RStudio is an application by RStudio. Sometimes, users choose to remove it. This can be easier said than done because doing this manually takes some knowledge related to Windows internal functioning. The best QUICK solution to remove RStudio is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your PC, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is one of the best uninstaller and all around utility to clean your system.

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

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to admire the program's design and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful PC management program.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs tool


5. All the programs existing on the PC will be shown to you

6. Navigate the list of programs until you locate RStudio or simply activate the Search feature and type in "RStudio". The RStudio program will be found very quickly. Notice that after you click RStudio in the list of apps, some information about the program is made available to you:

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

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will come up. Confirm the uninstall by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove RStudio.


8. After uninstalling RStudio, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items of RStudio which have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By removing RStudio using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry items, files or directories are left behind on your disk.

Your Windows PC will remain clean, speedy and able to take on new tasks.

Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to remove RStudio by RStudio from your PC, we are not saying that RStudio by RStudio is not a good software application. This page only contains detailed info on how to remove RStudio supposing you want to. 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.