RStudio

How to uninstall RStudio from your PC

RStudio is a software application. This page is comprised of details on how to uninstall it from your computer. The Windows version was created by RStudio. Additional info about RStudio can be found here. RStudio is frequently set up in the C:\Program Files\RStudio directory, but this location can differ a lot depending on the user's option when installing the program. The entire uninstall command line for RStudio is C:\Program Files\RStudio\Uninstall.exe. RStudio's main file takes about 8.19 MB (8591298 bytes) and is called rstudio.exe.

The executable files below are installed beside RStudio. They occupy about 181.57 MB (190394528 bytes) on disk.

• Uninstall.exe (105.70 KB)
• consoleio.exe (5.79 MB)
• diagnostics.exe (5.75 MB)
• rpostback.exe (7.20 MB)
• rsession.exe (22.47 MB)
• rsinverse.exe (7.23 MB)
• rstudio.exe (8.19 MB)
• urlopener.exe (5.71 MB)
• winpty-agent.exe (1,004.01 KB)
• 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 (39.80 MB)
• pandoc.exe (43.52 MB)
• SumatraPDF.exe (6.12 MB)
• winutils.exe (34.00 KB)
• winutils.exe (105.50 KB)
• rsession.exe (23.24 MB)
• winpty-agent.exe (902.50 KB)

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This data is about RStudio version 1.1.456 alone. Click on the links below for other RStudio versions:

• 1.0.29
• 1.1.419
• 1.1.364
• 2022.02.2485
• 1.1.453
• 1.1.423
• 1.2.5001
• 0.95.258
• 2022.07.0548
• 2022.02.1461.1
• 0.94.110
• 0.99.891
• 0.99.483
• 0.99.442
• 1.2.1568
• 0.99.879
• 1.2.830
• 1.2.1004
• 0.98.1062
• 1.0.136
• 0.99.903
• 2022.07.1554.3
• 0.98.953
• 0.99.386
• 0.98.495
• 1.3.959
• 0.97.316
• 0.99.896
• 0.98.1074
• 0.98.987
• 0.99.1243
• 0.98.1079
• 1.3.10731
• 2021.09.4403
• 0.97.306
• 0.97.248
• 1.1.338
• 0.99.486
• 0.98.1102
• 1.2.1226
• 0.98.1078
• 2021.09.2382
• 2021.09.2382.1
• 2022.02.0443
• 0.98.994
• 1.4.521
• 1.1.463
• 0.99.489
• 0.96.331
• 1.1.442
• 2022.07.1554
• 1.2.50331
• 1.1.353
• 0.97.551
• 1.2.792
• 0.99.473
• 0.98.932
• 0.99.335
• 1.2.1335
• 0.99.484
• 1.3.9441
• 0.98.490
• 0.99.463
• 0.96.122
• 2022.07.2576
• 0.99.485
• 1.2.1030
• 1.2.1237
• 1.1.393
• 1.1.383
• 1.4.1717
• 0.98.945
• 0.96.316
• 0.99.491
• 0.99.887
• 0.99.878
• 1.2.5033
• 0.98.1059
• 0.95.256
• 1.2.5042
• 0.98.484
• 0.97.449
• 0.99.902
• 0.99.451
• 0.99.892
• 1.4.953
• 0.97.312
• 1.0.143
• 2022.02.1461
• 1.2.1511
• 2021.09.1372
• 2022.02.0392.1
• 1.1.218
• 0.99.786
• 0.98.497
• 0.99.393
• 0.95.263
• 0.98.1073
• 0.97.320
• 1.1.447

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

Folders found on disk after you uninstall RStudio from your computer:

• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Roaming\RStudio

The files below are left behind on your disk by RStudio's application uninstaller when you removed it:

• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\125\K__RStudio_bin_rstudio_exe
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop\addin_registry
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop\client-state\environment-grid.persistent
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop\client-state\workbenchp.persistent
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop\console06\INDEX001
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop\history_database
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop\log\rdesktop.log
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop\log\rsession-UserName.log
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop\monitored\lists\file_mru
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop\monitored\UserName-settings\UserName-settings
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop\notebooks\patch-chunk-names
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop\notebooks\paths
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop\pcs\files-pane.pper
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop\pcs\packages-pane.pper
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop\pcs\source-pane.pper
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop\pcs\windowlayoutstate.pper
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop\pcs\workbench-pane.pper
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop\persistent-state
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop\projects_settings\last-project-path
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop\projects_settings\next-session-project
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop\rmd-outputs
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop\saved_source_markers
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop\sources\prop\7586A42A
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop\sources\prop\A6A136AA
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop\sources\prop\C5D83A84
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop\sources\prop\INDEX
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop\sources\s-655B5DE9\3B323744
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop\sources\s-655B5DE9\4D7C8E7
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop\sources\s-655B5DE9\7DF7927E
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop\sources\s-655B5DE9\7FEE7442
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop\sources\s-655B5DE9\DD980FE1
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\RStudio-Desktop\sources\s-655B5DE9\lock_file
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Roaming\RStudio\desktop.ini

You will find in the Windows Registry that the following keys will not be removed; remove them one by one using regedit.exe:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.css\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

Use regedit.exe to remove the following additional values from the Windows Registry:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\K:\RStudio\bin\rstudio.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\K:\RStudio\bin\rstudio.exe.FriendlyAppName

How to remove RStudio from your PC with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

RStudio is an application marketed by the software company RStudio. Some users try to uninstall it. Sometimes this is easier said than done because performing this by hand takes some know-how related to Windows internal functioning. One of the best SIMPLE way to uninstall RStudio is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your Windows PC, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and general tool to take care of your Windows computer.

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• go to Download Link
• download the program by pressing the DOWNLOAD NOW button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful system optimizer.

3. Press the General Tools category


4. Press the Uninstall Programs tool


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

6. Scroll the list of programs until you find RStudio or simply activate the Search feature and type in "RStudio". The RStudio app will be found automatically. Notice that after you click RStudio in the list of programs, some information about the program is made available to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other people have about RStudio, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
• Details about the app you are about to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will appear. accept the uninstall by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove RStudio.


8. After removing RStudio, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to start the cleanup. All the items of RStudio that have been left behind will be detected 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 computer.

Your PC will remain clean, speedy and able to serve you properly.

Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to uninstall RStudio by RStudio from your computer, we are not saying that RStudio by RStudio is not a good application for your PC. This page only contains detailed instructions 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' computers.