RStudio

How to uninstall RStudio from your system

RStudio is a software application. This page is comprised of details on how to uninstall it from your PC. It is produced by Posit Software. You can find out more on Posit Software or check for application updates here. The application is usually located in the C:\Program Files\RStudio folder. Take into account that this path can differ depending on the user's decision. The complete uninstall command line for RStudio is C:\Program Files\RStudio\Uninstall.exe. RStudio's main file takes around 142.18 MB (149089280 bytes) and is called rstudio.exe.

RStudio contains of the executables below. They take 436.02 MB (457203799 bytes) on disk.

• rstudio.exe (142.18 MB)
• Uninstall.exe (136.18 KB)
• consoleio.exe (1.65 MB)
• crashpad_handler.exe (740.00 KB)
• crashpad_http_upload.exe (360.00 KB)
• diagnostics.exe (2.53 MB)
• rpostback.exe (5.83 MB)
• rsession-utf8.exe (25.33 MB)
• rsession.exe (25.33 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 (21.37 MB)
• winpty-agent.exe (1,004.01 KB)

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The information on this page is only about version 2022.12.0353 of RStudio. Click on the links below for other RStudio versions:

• 2023.09.1494
• 2023.06.2561
• 2023.06.3581
• 2023.12.0330
• 2025.05.0496
• 2024.12.1563
• 2023.06.0421
• 2023.06.1524
• 2023.03.0386
• 2023.12.0369
• 2024.04.0735
• 2024.12.0467
• 2023.03.1446
• 2024.09.1394
• 2023.09.0463
• 2024.04.1748
• 2023.12.1402
• 2023.03.2454
• 2023.03.1446.1
• 2024.04.2764
• 2024.09.0375
• 2023.12.0369.3

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After the uninstall process, the application leaves some files behind on the computer. Part_A few of these are listed below.

Folders remaining:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\RStudio

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

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\D__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.2023-03-05.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\log\rdesktop.2023-03-16.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\log\rdesktop.2023-03-19.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\patch-chunk-names
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\pcs\files-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\3298E4FD
• 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\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\index
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\RStudio\Code Cache\js\050700fe2dce7cfa_0
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\RStudio\Code Cache\js\05422069c995b99a_0
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\RStudio\Code Cache\js\0554b674eac77fe1_0
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\RStudio\Code Cache\js\139e49829fb5af9a_0
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\RStudio\Code Cache\js\20c81a36ec874cff_0
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\RStudio\Code Cache\js\2ec4cfd4938fce41_0
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\RStudio\Code Cache\js\35d65d060725d6b6_0
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\RStudio\Code Cache\js\37d352925b50afc9_0
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\RStudio\Code Cache\js\5655f2222e4540c1_0
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\RStudio\Code Cache\js\5e77f69827b7f77d_0
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\RStudio\Code Cache\js\607b7e47e5886d22_0
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\RStudio\Code Cache\js\65348a70f4ad4178_0
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\RStudio\Code Cache\js\68b806618b16f230_0
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\RStudio\Code Cache\js\7ca39ec6f494cd66_0
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\RStudio\Code Cache\js\8443b83812d5f5aa_0
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\RStudio\Code Cache\js\86689df59861e291_0
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\RStudio\Code Cache\js\8963166964d96882_0
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\RStudio\Code Cache\js\8d6e46dc82700e27_0
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\RStudio\Code Cache\js\9195a3be23a286e0_0
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\RStudio\Code Cache\js\9de9db0ebd118ef7_0
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\RStudio\Code Cache\js\a785f9e1bb3be345_0
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\RStudio\Code Cache\js\a790596764ac6b21_0
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\RStudio\Code Cache\js\c8e072194fd46506_0
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\RStudio\Code Cache\js\c9d98e283f2cd0a0_0
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\RStudio\Code Cache\js\d4dff4d093a036b1_0
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\RStudio\Code Cache\js\d632c163a7529581_0
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\RStudio\Code Cache\js\d6d2aae4c8fc973d_0
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\RStudio\Code Cache\js\de4f553a27e9a98a_0
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\RStudio\Code Cache\js\e999617d9acc7d84_0
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\RStudio\Code Cache\js\ed094b38f1f24bfe_0
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\RStudio\Code Cache\js\f04846f3dfe8a671_0
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\RStudio\Code Cache\js\f5a5a869b2394967_0
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\RStudio\Code Cache\js\index
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\RStudio\Code Cache\wasm\index
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\RStudio\config.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\RStudio\crash-handler.conf
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\RStudio\GPUCache\data_0
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\RStudio\GPUCache\data_1
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\RStudio\GPUCache\data_2
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\RStudio\GPUCache\data_3
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\RStudio\GPUCache\index
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\RStudio\Local State
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\RStudio\Local Storage\leveldb\000003.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\RStudio\Local Storage\leveldb\CURRENT
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\RStudio\Local Storage\leveldb\LOCK
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\RStudio\Local Storage\leveldb\LOG
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\RStudio\Local Storage\leveldb\MANIFEST-000001
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\RStudio\Network\Cookies
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\RStudio\Network\Network Persistent State

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

Supplementary registry values that are not removed:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\D:\rstudio\resources\app\bin\rsession-utf8.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\D:\rstudio\resources\app\bin\rsession-utf8.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-3331722000-2497331527-3214766088-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume2\New folder\RStudio\rstudio.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\TCP Query User{891F7E4A-941D-4690-ADA6-F19086E996CF}D:\rstudio\resources\app\bin\rsession-utf8.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\UDP Query User{EAD93180-3DE5-4920-974F-48E961896ADC}D:\rstudio\resources\app\bin\rsession-utf8.exe

A way to remove RStudio from your computer with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

RStudio is a program offered by the software company Posit Software. Sometimes, users want to erase it. This can be easier said than done because deleting this manually takes some knowledge regarding PCs. The best QUICK approach to erase RStudio is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your system, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very potent uninstaller and all around tool to optimize your computer.

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

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and number of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful package of tools.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs feature


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

6. Scroll the list of programs until you find RStudio or simply activate the Search field and type in "RStudio". If it is installed on your PC the RStudio app will be found automatically. When you click RStudio in the list , some data about the application is shown to you:

• Safety rating (in the lower left corner). This tells you the opinion other users have about RStudio, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
• Technical information about the application you are about to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will appear. Confirm the removal by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall RStudio.


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 of RStudio which have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling RStudio using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry items, files or directories are left behind on your PC.

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

Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to remove RStudio by Posit Software from your computer, nor are we saying that RStudio by Posit Software is not a good application for your computer. This page simply contains detailed instructions 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 discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.