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How to uninstall RStudio from your system

You can find below details on how to uninstall RStudio for Windows. It was developed for Windows by RStudio. Go over here where you can get more info on RStudio. The application is frequently found in the C:\Program Files\RStudio directory. Take into account that this path can differ depending on the user's decision. C:\Program Files\RStudio\Uninstall.exe is the full command line if you want to uninstall RStudio. rstudio.exe is the RStudio's primary executable file and it occupies approximately 9.44 MB (9903395 bytes) on disk.

The following executables are installed together with RStudio. They take about 104.20 MB (109258253 bytes) on disk.

  • Uninstall.exe (98.53 KB)
  • consoleio.exe (8.22 MB)
  • rpostback.exe (9.21 MB)
  • rsession.exe (21.98 MB)
  • rsinverse.exe (9.24 MB)
  • rspdflatex.exe (8.39 MB)
  • rstudio.exe (9.44 MB)
  • urlopener.exe (8.16 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)
  • ssh-add.exe (80.00 KB)
  • ssh-agent.exe (68.00 KB)
  • ssh-keygen.exe (106.50 KB)
  • ssh-keyscan.exe (141.00 KB)
  • ssh.exe (250.00 KB)
  • SumatraPDF.exe (4.30 MB)
  • rsession.exe (23.98 MB)
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The information on this page is only about version 0.96.331 of RStudio. Click on the links below for other RStudio versions:

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

You should delete the folders below after you uninstall RStudio:
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\RStudio

Generally, the following files are left on disk:
  • C:\Program Files\RStudio\bin\rstudio.exe
  • 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\user-settings\user-settings

You will find in the Windows Registry that the following keys will not be uninstalled; remove them one by one using regedit.exe:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.R
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\RStudio

Additional registry values that are not removed:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\RStudio\bin\rstudio.exe
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\R_auto_file\shell\open\command\


A way to uninstall RStudio from your PC with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

RStudio is an application by RStudio. Frequently, people try to uninstall it. Sometimes this can be hard because deleting this manually requires some experience regarding 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 on your system, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and all around tool to optimize your system.

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  • navigate to Download Link
  • download the program by clicking on the DOWNLOAD button
  • set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and number of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good package of utilities.

3. Press the General Tools category
Go to General Tools


4. Press the Uninstall Programs tool
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. A list of the programs installed on the computer will be made available to you

6. Navigate the list of programs until you find 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 when you select RStudio in the list of apps, the following information about the application is available to you:


  • Safety rating (in the left lower corner). This explains the opinion other users have about RStudio, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Reviews by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
  • Details about the program you wish to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.
7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will appear. accept the removal by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove RStudio.
Uninstall RStudio


8. After uninstalling RStudio, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Press Next to perform 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 using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry items, files or directories are left behind on your disk.

Your computer will remain clean, speedy and ready to serve you properly.



Geographical user distribution

  • Windows 7 (6.1)
  • Windows 8.1 (6.3)
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Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to remove RStudio by RStudio from your PC, nor are we saying that RStudio by RStudio is not a good software application. This text only 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 our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.

2016-10-08 / Written by Dan Armano for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2016-10-08 20:38:39.390