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A guide to uninstall RStudio from your PC

RStudio is a software application. This page is comprised of details on how to uninstall it from your PC. It is made by Posit Software. Go over here for more information on Posit Software. The program is often installed in the C:\Program Files\RStudio folder (same installation drive as Windows). RStudio's full uninstall command line is C:\Program Files\RStudio\Uninstall.exe. The program's main executable file occupies 168.77 MB (176964096 bytes) on disk and is labeled rstudio.exe.

The following executable files are incorporated in RStudio. They take 672.70 MB (705372521 bytes) on disk.

  • rstudio.exe (168.77 MB)
  • Uninstall.exe (146.29 KB)
  • consoleio.exe (1.67 MB)
  • crashpad_handler.exe (740.00 KB)
  • crashpad_http_upload.exe (360.00 KB)
  • diagnostics.exe (2.54 MB)
  • rpostback.exe (6.96 MB)
  • rsession-utf8.exe (26.54 MB)
  • rsession.exe (26.54 MB)
  • rsinverse.exe (7.21 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)
  • node.exe (67.51 MB)
  • quarto.exe (292.42 KB)
  • pandoc.exe (204.49 MB)
  • deno.exe (78.55 MB)
  • esbuild.exe (9.19 MB)
  • typst.exe (31.92 MB)
  • dart.exe (3.71 MB)
  • SumatraPDF.exe (6.92 MB)
  • winutils.exe (34.00 KB)
  • winutils.exe (105.50 KB)
  • rsession.exe (22.25 MB)
  • winpty-agent.exe (1,004.01 KB)
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This data is about RStudio version 2024.04.1748 alone. For more RStudio versions please click below:

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

Check for and delete the following files from your disk when you uninstall RStudio:
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\D__UserName_Program_RStudio_rstudio_exe

Use regedit.exe to manually remove from the Windows Registry the data below:
  • 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\Posit Software\RStudio

Open regedit.exe to delete the registry values below from the Windows Registry:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\D:\UserName\Program\RStudio\rstudio.exe.ApplicationCompany
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\D:\UserName\Program\RStudio\rstudio.exe.FriendlyAppName


A way to remove RStudio using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

RStudio is an application by Posit Software. Frequently, users try to uninstall this application. Sometimes this is easier said than done because performing this by hand takes some knowledge regarding Windows program uninstallation. The best SIMPLE manner 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 on your PC, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and all around tool to maximize the performance of your system.

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  • navigate to Download Link
  • download the setup by pressing the DOWNLOAD NOW button
  • set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and number of functions 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 button
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. A list of the applications existing on your PC will be made available to you

6. Navigate the list of applications 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 very quickly. Notice that after you select RStudio in the list of applications, the following data about the application is made available to you:


  • Star rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other people have about RStudio, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Opinions by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Technical information about the program you want to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.
7. Press the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will come up. Confirm the removal by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove RStudio.
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8. After uninstalling RStudio, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Press Next to start 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 can be sure that no registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your PC.

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

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Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to remove RStudio by Posit Software from your PC, nor are we saying that RStudio by Posit Software is not a good application for your computer. This page simply contains detailed info on how to remove RStudio supposing you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.

2024-05-15 / Written by Daniel Statescu for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2024-05-15 20:23:30.580