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How to uninstall RStudio from your PC

RStudio is a software application. This page contains details on how to uninstall it from your PC. The Windows release was developed by Posit Software. You can read more on Posit Software or check for application updates here. The program is often installed in the C:\Program Files\RStudio folder. Take into account that this path can vary depending on the user's choice. C:\Program Files\RStudio\Uninstall.exe is the full command line if you want to remove RStudio. rstudio.exe is the programs's main file and it takes approximately 150.53 MB (157839360 bytes) on disk.

The executables below are part of RStudio. They occupy an average of 444.40 MB (465986169 bytes) on disk.

  • rstudio.exe (150.53 MB)
  • Uninstall.exe (136.21 KB)
  • consoleio.exe (1.65 MB)
  • crashpad_handler.exe (740.00 KB)
  • crashpad_http_upload.exe (360.00 KB)
  • diagnostics.exe (2.52 MB)
  • rpostback.exe (5.83 MB)
  • rsession-utf8.exe (25.34 MB)
  • rsession.exe (25.34 MB)
  • rsinverse.exe (5.88 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)
  • quarto.exe (284.42 KB)
  • deno.exe (62.39 MB)
  • esbuild.exe (8.29 MB)
  • pandoc.exe (116.57 MB)
  • dart.exe (3.84 MB)
  • SumatraPDF.exe (6.92 MB)
  • winutils.exe (34.00 KB)
  • winutils.exe (105.50 KB)
  • rsession.exe (21.38 MB)
  • winpty-agent.exe (1,004.01 KB)
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The information on this page is only about version 2023.03.1446 of RStudio. Click on the links below for other RStudio versions:

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If you're planning to uninstall RStudio you should check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Directories left on disk:
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\RStudio

The files below were left behind on your disk by RStudio when you uninstall it:
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\{6D809377-6AF0-444B-8957-A3773F02200E}_RStudio_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\themes.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-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\976D1D73-CENG3516_FinalProject-Büt\1\496E1344bf8fe8b5\chunks.json
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\notebooks\976D1D73-CENG3516_FinalProject-Büt\1\s\c3ejpfvi3lj07\00000f.csv
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\notebooks\976D1D73-CENG3516_FinalProject-Büt\1\s\c3ejpfvi3lj07\000010.metadata
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\notebooks\976D1D73-CENG3516_FinalProject-Büt\1\s\c3ejpfvi3lj07\000010.rdf
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\notebooks\976D1D73-CENG3516_FinalProject-Büt\1\s\cbf07so3smpuq\00000f.csv
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\notebooks\976D1D73-CENG3516_FinalProject-Büt\1\s\conxb0cd4apue\00000f.csv
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\notebooks\976D1D73-CENG3516_FinalProject-Büt\1\s\ctxk1evtvrme5\00000f.csv
  • 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\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\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\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\8E4E8B93
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\sources\prop\CD9B794F
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\sources\prop\INDEX
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\sources\session-486ce541\332C7F32
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\sources\session-486ce541\47672753
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\sources\session-486ce541\lock_file
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\RStudio\Cache\Cache_Data\data_0
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\RStudio\Cache\Cache_Data\data_1
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\RStudio\Cache\Cache_Data\data_2
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\RStudio\Cache\Cache_Data\data_3
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\RStudio\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000001
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\RStudio\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000002
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\RStudio\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000003
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\RStudio\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000004
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\RStudio\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000005
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\RStudio\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000006
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\RStudio\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000007
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\RStudio\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000008
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\RStudio\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000009
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\RStudio\Cache\Cache_Data\f_00000a
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\RStudio\Cache\Cache_Data\f_00000b
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\RStudio\Cache\Cache_Data\f_00000c
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\RStudio\Cache\Cache_Data\f_00000d
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\RStudio\Cache\Cache_Data\f_00000e
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\RStudio\Cache\Cache_Data\f_00000f
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\RStudio\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000010
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\RStudio\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000011
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\RStudio\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000012
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\RStudio\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000013
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\RStudio\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000014
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\RStudio\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000015
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\RStudio\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000016
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\RStudio\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000017
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\RStudio\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000018
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\RStudio\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000019
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\RStudio\Cache\Cache_Data\f_00001a
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\RStudio\Cache\Cache_Data\f_00001b
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\RStudio\Cache\Cache_Data\f_00001c
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\RStudio\Cache\Cache_Data\f_00001d
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\RStudio\Cache\Cache_Data\f_00001e
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\RStudio\Cache\Cache_Data\f_00001f
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\RStudio\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000020
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\RStudio\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000021
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\RStudio\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000022
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\RStudio\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000023
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\RStudio\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000024
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\RStudio\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000025
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\RStudio\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000026
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\RStudio\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000027
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\RStudio\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000028
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\RStudio\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000029
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\RStudio\Cache\Cache_Data\f_00002a
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\RStudio\Cache\Cache_Data\f_00002b
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\RStudio\Cache\Cache_Data\index
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\RStudio\Code Cache\js\01642023874b21a7_0
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\RStudio\Code Cache\js\045a25dacde933fb_0
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\RStudio\Code Cache\js\0e5ef83065c78c7a_0
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\RStudio\Code Cache\js\127389389c9c945a_0
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\RStudio\Code Cache\js\16b2bce204e38599_0
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\RStudio\Code Cache\js\173b7b2d3b24e88e_0
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\RStudio\Code Cache\js\17bc0d3fdf51a4ee_0
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\RStudio\Code Cache\js\1998f1e9a48951cc_0
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\RStudio\Code Cache\js\1c14fe5e0a88259b_0
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\RStudio\Code Cache\js\1e084f6b0f51d8a7_0

Registry that is not removed:
  • 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 in order to remove the following registry values:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\RStudio\rstudio.exe.ApplicationCompany
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\RStudio\rstudio.exe.FriendlyAppName
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\D:\Download\RStudio-2022.07.2-576.exe.ApplicationCompany
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\D:\Download\RStudio-2022.07.2-576.exe.FriendlyAppName
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\D:\Download\RStudio-2023.03.0-386.exe.ApplicationCompany
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\D:\Download\RStudio-2023.03.0-386.exe.FriendlyAppName
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\D:\Download\RStudio-2023.03.1-446.exe.ApplicationCompany
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\D:\Download\RStudio-2023.03.1-446.exe.FriendlyAppName
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-3605164744-3084326094-3479361244-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume2\PROGRA~1\RStudio\rstudio.exe
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-3605164744-3084326094-3479361244-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume2\Program Files\RStudio\rstudio.exe


A way to delete RStudio from your computer using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

RStudio is an application offered by the software company Posit Software. Sometimes, people decide to erase this application. Sometimes this is hard because performing this by hand requires some skill regarding Windows program uninstallation. The best QUICK manner to erase 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, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very potent uninstaller and all around utility to clean your system.

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  • navigate to Download Link
  • 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 some time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and number of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful Windows optimizer.

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


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


5. A list of the programs existing on your PC will be shown to you

6. Navigate the list of programs until you locate RStudio or simply click 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 click RStudio in the list of applications, some data regarding the application is available to you:


  • Star rating (in the left lower corner). This explains the opinion other users have regarding RStudio, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Opinions by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Details regarding the app you want to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.
7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will come up. Confirm the removal by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove RStudio.
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8. After removing RStudio, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items that belong RStudio that 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 can be sure that no registry items, files or directories are left behind on your computer.

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

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Disclaimer

This page 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 PC. This text 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 other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.

2023-05-13 / Written by Dan Armano for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2023-05-13 15:11:39.367