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A guide to uninstall RStudio from your PC

RStudio is a Windows application. Read more about how to remove it from your computer. The Windows version was created by RStudio. You can find out more on RStudio or check for application updates here. The application is often found in the C:\Program Files\RStudio folder (same installation drive as Windows). You can remove RStudio by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\Program Files\RStudio\Uninstall.exe. Note that you might get a notification for admin rights. RStudio's main file takes about 7.83 MB (8212143 bytes) and its name is rstudio.exe.

RStudio installs the following the executables on your PC, taking about 179.07 MB (187768140 bytes) on disk.

  • Uninstall.exe (105.17 KB)
  • consoleio.exe (5.64 MB)
  • diagnostics.exe (5.60 MB)
  • rpostback.exe (6.91 MB)
  • rsession.exe (22.65 MB)
  • rsinverse.exe (6.94 MB)
  • rstudio.exe (7.83 MB)
  • urlopener.exe (5.56 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 (40.09 MB)
  • pandoc.exe (43.72 MB)
  • SumatraPDF.exe (6.12 MB)
  • winutils.exe (34.00 KB)
  • winutils.exe (105.50 KB)
  • rsession.exe (23.32 MB)
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The current web page applies to RStudio version 1.0.136 alone. Click on the links below for other RStudio versions:

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

Folders found on disk after you uninstall RStudio from your computer:
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\fcww0azj.default\storage\default\https+++community.rstudio.com
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\RStudio

Usually, the following files remain on disk:
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Cortana_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\{6D809377-6AF0-444B-8957-A3773F02200E}_RStudio_bin_rstudio_exe
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Cortana_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\{7C5A40EF-A0FB-4BFC-874A-C0F2E0B9FA8E}_R-Studio_en_rstudio_chm
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop\addin_registry
  • 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
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop\log\rdesktop.log
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop\log\rsession-UserName.log
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop\monitored\lists\file_mru
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop\monitored\lists\help_history_links
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop\monitored\user-settings\user-settings
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop\notebooks\paths
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop\pcs\debug-breakpoints.pper
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop\pcs\files-pane.pper
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop\pcs\packages-pane.pper
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop\pcs\source-pane.pper
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop\pcs\source-window.pper
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop\pcs\windowlayoutstate.pper
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop\pcs\workbench-pane.pper
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop\projects_settings\last-project-path
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop\rmd-outputs
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop\saved_source_markers
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop\sdb\per\t\202A49CE
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop\sdb\per\t\32935167
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop\sdb\per\t\35C58D0
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop\sdb\per\t\89F808DB
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop\sdb\per\t\997B5080
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop\sdb\per\t\CF12E283
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop\sdb\per\t\F7858934
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop\sdb\per\t\FE3066E
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop\sdb\per\u\4651F750
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop\sdb\per\u\4CC07081
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop\sdb\per\u\B44C8327
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop\sdb\per\u\C287584
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop\sdb\per\u\EA6D7A17
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop\sdb\prop\1342463
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop\sdb\prop\13CB7AEB
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop\sdb\prop\1D124FED
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop\sdb\prop\274B7A76
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop\sdb\prop\2CF269C
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop\sdb\prop\39B23BEE
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop\sdb\prop\3EE893B7
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop\sdb\prop\5F4B4141
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop\sdb\prop\5FC1AD08
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop\sdb\prop\61A04F7C
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop\sdb\prop\71C959DC
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop\sdb\prop\7D7B5EB
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop\sdb\prop\8516ADFB
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop\sdb\prop\8A1E8D0F
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop\sdb\prop\9F1EBCD2
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop\sdb\prop\A00874E5
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop\sdb\prop\B2417CE5
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop\sdb\prop\C8A504D1
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop\sdb\prop\D6D7C012
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop\sdb\prop\DC2D2C44
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop\sdb\prop\E7441FA2
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop\sdb\prop\E8BA306F
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop\sdb\prop\EDDA2230
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop\sdb\prop\F43AEC9C
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop\sdb\prop\INDEX
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop\session-persistent-state
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\fcww0azj.default\storage\default\https+++community.rstudio.com\cache\caches.sqlite
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\fcww0azj.default\storage\default\https+++community.rstudio.com\cache\morgue\1\{18451f45-a5b8-46ac-af91-fe845e12da01}.final
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\fcww0azj.default\storage\default\https+++community.rstudio.com\cache\morgue\1\{72e9affa-2daf-4069-bc69-91553f549d01}.final
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\fcww0azj.default\storage\default\https+++community.rstudio.com\cache\morgue\10\{a4a018f7-4e2c-4ff7-8b17-995f3a276c0a}.final
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\fcww0azj.default\storage\default\https+++community.rstudio.com\cache\morgue\101\{8cf42eae-a8f6-4f2e-bc5b-71ce31044d65}.final
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\fcww0azj.default\storage\default\https+++community.rstudio.com\cache\morgue\106\{da9282f4-cd75-479d-ac17-8e9ed62cb56a}.final
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\fcww0azj.default\storage\default\https+++community.rstudio.com\cache\morgue\11\{b5ce1bdd-ea1d-4d65-b071-c237d53d4b0b}.final
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\fcww0azj.default\storage\default\https+++community.rstudio.com\cache\morgue\111\{1057aa91-d72a-4913-b0e9-e4cb396bb86f}.final
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\fcww0azj.default\storage\default\https+++community.rstudio.com\cache\morgue\111\{82f6bf2f-229e-4672-a02e-26b45313576f}.final
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\fcww0azj.default\storage\default\https+++community.rstudio.com\cache\morgue\114\{7b059991-62a1-4a9f-b859-6a850d766872}.final
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\fcww0azj.default\storage\default\https+++community.rstudio.com\cache\morgue\115\{53e8ebc6-a3fa-49fd-9e9c-dd83de65b473}.final
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\fcww0azj.default\storage\default\https+++community.rstudio.com\cache\morgue\117\{7809362d-2732-4304-b1ab-348db3718b75}.final
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\fcww0azj.default\storage\default\https+++community.rstudio.com\cache\morgue\118\{47effcea-498a-4862-90c0-4bd00b770b76}.final
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\fcww0azj.default\storage\default\https+++community.rstudio.com\cache\morgue\118\{620bfc52-d0b3-4701-9b3e-081174082176}.final
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\fcww0azj.default\storage\default\https+++community.rstudio.com\cache\morgue\120\{835f5c94-b44e-4259-b968-3f4003aaba78}.final
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\fcww0azj.default\storage\default\https+++community.rstudio.com\cache\morgue\123\{1e45f91c-188e-4247-a7a7-064728d0157b}.final
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\fcww0azj.default\storage\default\https+++community.rstudio.com\cache\morgue\128\{62e41f05-1e78-42a0-91e2-75882168a780}.final
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\fcww0azj.default\storage\default\https+++community.rstudio.com\cache\morgue\131\{2a395576-0bf4-4b4a-a3ab-2c0e0d754f83}.final
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\fcww0azj.default\storage\default\https+++community.rstudio.com\cache\morgue\131\{b5c54f4d-afc1-4f29-b281-f67165e01583}.final
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\fcww0azj.default\storage\default\https+++community.rstudio.com\cache\morgue\132\{7e7447e0-f255-41c0-be16-526c9ff34484}.final
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\fcww0azj.default\storage\default\https+++community.rstudio.com\cache\morgue\133\{431946b5-06df-4992-86a2-f8d0d5dbf585}.final
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\fcww0azj.default\storage\default\https+++community.rstudio.com\cache\morgue\133\{cbc48e27-dadd-499d-92e5-e4c07ed94785}.final
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\fcww0azj.default\storage\default\https+++community.rstudio.com\cache\morgue\134\{e8b92f80-48c0-4476-ac6c-41c18557b386}.final
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\fcww0azj.default\storage\default\https+++community.rstudio.com\cache\morgue\145\{5279af26-6c52-4ccf-9dc0-3346ecdcd491}.final
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\fcww0azj.default\storage\default\https+++community.rstudio.com\cache\morgue\146\{a489b73f-1ef5-477e-a1c4-2f33ab43cd92}.final
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\fcww0azj.default\storage\default\https+++community.rstudio.com\cache\morgue\152\{3ed3ee71-5886-4997-b485-16a04b30d298}.final
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\fcww0azj.default\storage\default\https+++community.rstudio.com\cache\morgue\16\{90c0003c-4a69-4498-8dba-a946a95f8c10}.final
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\fcww0azj.default\storage\default\https+++community.rstudio.com\cache\morgue\160\{a3026fd5-e13a-45be-9609-41ac3ca2e0a0}.final
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\fcww0azj.default\storage\default\https+++community.rstudio.com\cache\morgue\163\{15638223-5d44-43f9-89a7-79ae1b60d5a3}.final
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\fcww0azj.default\storage\default\https+++community.rstudio.com\cache\morgue\166\{b235a024-238a-45e8-b68a-d96a69cbcba6}.final
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\fcww0azj.default\storage\default\https+++community.rstudio.com\cache\morgue\17\{5d4371ba-b5bb-4958-a309-0eccf5fc7611}.final
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\fcww0azj.default\storage\default\https+++community.rstudio.com\cache\morgue\171\{990c961a-ea81-41be-a546-54b9130070ab}.final
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\fcww0azj.default\storage\default\https+++community.rstudio.com\cache\morgue\171\{a89618ea-420b-4e75-8f65-4ca8e96ad8ab}.final
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\fcww0azj.default\storage\default\https+++community.rstudio.com\cache\morgue\18\{4685819e-339d-4b74-aa42-fbd086d45612}.final
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\fcww0azj.default\storage\default\https+++community.rstudio.com\cache\morgue\183\{59af93c5-f0b7-4a35-8f41-cf5d94579db7}.final
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\fcww0azj.default\storage\default\https+++community.rstudio.com\cache\morgue\184\{8cf3e919-0b29-4ea8-af92-08c5a81dfdb8}.final
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\fcww0azj.default\storage\default\https+++community.rstudio.com\cache\morgue\184\{a1b311e8-8e83-4dcc-98c2-123a5125d7b8}.final
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\fcww0azj.default\storage\default\https+++community.rstudio.com\cache\morgue\187\{ab004c2f-dfc3-4997-a80a-bb7785ee4fbb}.final
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\fcww0azj.default\storage\default\https+++community.rstudio.com\cache\morgue\188\{b6af5d00-9aed-4c2b-aedc-cbc8f8d6dfbc}.final

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\.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\.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

Supplementary values that are not removed:
  • 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


A way to erase RStudio using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

RStudio is a program by RStudio. Frequently, people decide to uninstall it. Sometimes this can be difficult because doing this manually requires some experience related to removing Windows applications by hand. One of the best QUICK approach 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 Windows PC, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very potent uninstaller and general tool to take care of your Windows system.

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  • navigate to Download Link
  • download the setup by pressing the green DOWNLOAD button
  • install Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to get familiar with the program's design and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful PC management program.

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


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs feature
Go to Uninstall Programs


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

6. Scroll the list of applications until you locate RStudio or simply activate the Search field and type in "RStudio". If it exists on your system the RStudio app will be found very quickly. After you select RStudio in the list of programs, some data regarding the application is available to you:


  • Star rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating explains the opinion other users have regarding RStudio, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Opinions by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Details regarding the app you are about to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.
7. Press the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will show up. accept the uninstall by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will remove RStudio.
Uninstall RStudio


8. After uninstalling RStudio, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Click Next to perform the cleanup. All the items of RStudio which have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing RStudio with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your PC.

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



Disclaimer

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

2017-01-08 / Written by Daniel Statescu for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2017-01-07 22:38:29.007