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A guide to uninstall RStudio from your computer

You can find below detailed information on how to remove RStudio for Windows. The Windows release was developed by RStudio. Further information on RStudio can be seen here. The program is frequently located in the C:\Program Files\RStudio directory (same installation drive as Windows). You can uninstall RStudio by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\Program Files\RStudio\Uninstall.exe. Keep in mind that you might be prompted for administrator rights. rstudio.exe is the RStudio's main executable file and it takes circa 6.70 MB (7023616 bytes) on disk.

The following executables are installed along with RStudio. They occupy about 285.61 MB (299488344 bytes) on disk.

  • Uninstall.exe (130.19 KB)
  • consoleio.exe (1.87 MB)
  • crashpad_handler.exe (740.00 KB)
  • crashpad_http_upload.exe (360.00 KB)
  • diagnostics.exe (2.86 MB)
  • QtWebEngineProcess.exe (24.62 KB)
  • rpostback.exe (6.10 MB)
  • rsession-utf8.exe (25.48 MB)
  • rsession.exe (25.48 MB)
  • rsinverse.exe (6.43 MB)
  • rstudio.exe (6.70 MB)
  • urlopener.exe (2.85 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)
  • 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)
  • deno.exe (53.91 MB)
  • esbuild.exe (7.74 MB)
  • pandoc.exe (107.17 MB)
  • dart.exe (3.84 MB)
  • SumatraPDF.exe (6.92 MB)
  • winutils.exe (34.00 KB)
  • winutils.exe (105.50 KB)
  • rsession.exe (20.60 MB)
  • winpty-agent.exe (1,004.01 KB)
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The information on this page is only about version 2022.02.1461 of RStudio. You can find below info on other versions of RStudio:

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

Folders remaining:
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\RStudio
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\RStudio

The files below are left behind on your disk when you remove RStudio:
  • 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\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\rsession-G.1.log
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\log\rsession-G.10.log
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\log\rsession-G.11.log
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\log\rsession-G.12.log
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\log\rsession-G.2.log
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\log\rsession-G.3.log
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\log\rsession-G.4.log
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\log\rsession-G.5.log
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\log\rsession-G.6.log
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\log\rsession-G.7.log
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\log\rsession-G.8.log
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\log\rsession-G.9.log
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\log\rsession-G.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\notebooks\paths
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\pcs\debug-breakpoints.pper
  • 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\d575525b\console07\4EBD6F01
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\projects\d575525b\console07\INDEX001
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\projects\none\console07\B1B5B1F9
  • 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\projects_settings\switch-to-project
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\projects_settings\update-pkg-install-default
  • 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\per\t\0098268C
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\sources\per\t\220E9B18
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\sources\per\t\3EC91145
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\sources\per\t\527ACDDB
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\sources\per\t\B4BB26A2
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\sources\prop\146984B5
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\sources\prop\26BE20D6
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\sources\prop\2BA38B2C
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\sources\prop\43DBD9A8
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\sources\prop\46A45BED
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\sources\prop\4B7E6790
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\sources\prop\5D8A4DDC
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\sources\prop\711236DD
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\sources\prop\8D273BFC
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\sources\prop\90400EA0
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\sources\prop\99614150
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\sources\prop\BACF38D6
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\sources\prop\C142E67E
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\sources\prop\CE0C7B28
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\sources\prop\D2D01DAE
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\sources\prop\DA7915B4
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\sources\prop\E0827F89
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\sources\prop\INDEX
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\RStudio\RStudio.lnk
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\RStudio\Uninstall.lnk
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\RStudio\crash-handler.conf
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\RStudio\desktop.ini
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\RStudio\rstudio-prefs.json

You will find in the Windows Registry that the following data will not be cleaned; remove them one by one using regedit.exe:
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\RStudio
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\RStudio

Registry values that are not removed from your computer:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\users\UserName\appdata\local\programs\rstudio\bin\rsession.exe.ApplicationCompany
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\users\UserName\appdata\local\programs\rstudio\bin\rsession.exe.FriendlyAppName
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\TCP Query User{5154514C-08AE-45ED-8BEA-7A489EC1F7CE}C:\users\UserName\appdata\local\programs\rstudio\bin\rsession.exe
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\UDP Query User{3DF4C5D8-9A64-47FF-A064-10303EF3D14C}C:\users\UserName\appdata\local\programs\rstudio\bin\rsession.exe


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

RStudio is a program marketed by RStudio. Some people want to uninstall this program. Sometimes this can be hard because performing this by hand takes some experience related to Windows program uninstallation. The best QUICK 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 system, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and general utility to maximize the performance of your Windows computer.

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2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and number of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good package of tools.

3. Press the General Tools category
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4. Click on the Uninstall Programs tool
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. All the applications existing on your computer will be made available to you

6. Scroll the list of applications until you locate RStudio or simply click the Search feature and type in "RStudio". The RStudio program will be found automatically. Notice that after you click RStudio in the list of apps, the following information about the application is shown to you:


  • Safety rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating 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.
  • Details about the app you wish to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.
7. Click the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will come up. accept the removal by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall RStudio.
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8. After removing RStudio, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Press 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 removing RStudio using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry items, files or folders are left behind on your system.

Your Windows computer will remain clean, speedy and ready 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 software application. This text only 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 our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.

2022-03-26 / Written by Daniel Statescu for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2022-03-26 03:10:31.433