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A way to uninstall RStudio from your computer

RStudio is a Windows application. Read below about how to uninstall it from your PC. The Windows version was created by RStudio. More information on RStudio can be found here. The program is usually placed in the C:\Program Files\RStudio directory (same installation drive as Windows). 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 get a notification for admin rights. The application's main executable file is labeled rstudio.exe and its approximative size is 6.40 MB (6708433 bytes).

RStudio installs the following the executables on your PC, occupying about 150.26 MB (157553927 bytes) on disk.

  • Uninstall.exe (102.88 KB)
  • consoleio.exe (4.28 MB)
  • diagnostics.exe (4.24 MB)
  • rpostback.exe (5.62 MB)
  • rsession.exe (19.06 MB)
  • rsinverse.exe (5.65 MB)
  • rstudio.exe (6.40 MB)
  • urlopener.exe (4.19 MB)
  • 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 (32.68 MB)
  • pandoc.exe (36.31 MB)
  • SumatraPDF.exe (5.15 MB)
  • rsession.exe (22.14 MB)
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The current page applies to RStudio version 0.99.437 only. Click on the links below for other RStudio versions:

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RStudio has the habit of leaving behind some leftovers.

Folders that were left behind:
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\RStudio

Files remaining:
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Local Storage\http_www.rstudio.com_0.localstorage
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop\client-state\environment-grid.persistent
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop\client-state\workbenchp.persistent
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop\history_database

Generally the following registry keys will not be uninstalled:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.R
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\RStudio

Supplementary values that are not removed:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\E:\Program Files\RStudio\bin\rstudio.exe.ApplicationCompany
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\E:\Program Files\RStudio\bin\rstudio.exe.FriendlyAppName
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\E:\Program Files\RStudio\bin\sumatra\SumatraPDF.exe.ApplicationCompany
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\E:\Program Files\RStudio\bin\sumatra\SumatraPDF.exe.FriendlyAppName


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

RStudio is an application released by the software company RStudio. Frequently, users try to erase this application. This is difficult because removing this manually takes some knowledge related to Windows internal functioning. One of the best QUICK practice to erase RStudio is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here are some detailed instructions about how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your system, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is the best uninstaller and all around tool to maximize the performance of your system.

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  • download the setup by clicking on the DOWNLOAD NOW button
  • set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and number of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful system optimizer.

3. Click on the General Tools category
Go to General Tools


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs feature
Go to Uninstall Programs


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

6. Navigate the list of programs until you locate RStudio or simply activate the Search feature and type in "RStudio". If it exists on your system the RStudio program will be found automatically. After you click RStudio in the list , some information about the program is made 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".
  • Reviews by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Details about the app you wish to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.
7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will come up. Confirm the removal by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall RStudio.
Uninstall RStudio


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

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



Geographical user distribution

  • Windows 7 (6.1)
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Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to remove RStudio by RStudio from your PC, we are not saying that RStudio by RStudio is not a good application. This text simply contains detailed info on how to remove RStudio supposing 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 discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.

2015-05-21 / Written by Andreea Kartman for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2015-05-21 06:11:05.610