Rust

How to uninstall Rust from your computer

You can find on this page detailed information on how to uninstall Rust for Windows. It is made by Facepunch Studios. Open here for more details on Facepunch Studios. Detailed information about Rust can be seen at http://www.playrust.com/. Rust is frequently set up in the C:\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\Rust folder, but this location can vary a lot depending on the user's option while installing the application. C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steam.exe is the full command line if you want to uninstall Rust. The application's main executable file occupies 2.78 MB (2917456 bytes) on disk and is called Steam.exe.

Rust installs the following the executables on your PC, taking about 415.75 MB (435946456 bytes) on disk.

• GameOverlayUI.exe (374.08 KB)
• Steam.exe (2.78 MB)
• steamerrorreporter.exe (499.58 KB)
• steamerrorreporter64.exe (554.08 KB)
• SteamTmp.exe (1.29 MB)
• streaming_client.exe (2.31 MB)
• WriteMiniDump.exe (277.79 KB)
• html5app_steam.exe (1.79 MB)
• steamservice.exe (1.45 MB)
• steamwebhelper.exe (1.97 MB)
• wow_helper.exe (65.50 KB)
• x64launcher.exe (383.58 KB)
• x86launcher.exe (373.58 KB)
• appid_10540.exe (189.24 KB)
• appid_10560.exe (189.24 KB)
• appid_17300.exe (233.24 KB)
• appid_17330.exe (489.24 KB)
• appid_17340.exe (221.24 KB)
• appid_6520.exe (2.26 MB)
• dotNetFx40_Client_x86_x64.exe (41.01 MB)
• vcredist_2005_atl_x86.exe (2.62 MB)
• vcredist_2005_x86.exe (2.60 MB)
• vcredist_2008_x86.exe (1.74 MB)
• vcredist_x86.exe (4.02 MB)
• vcredist_x86_vs2010sp1.exe (4.76 MB)
• amdcpusetup.exe (2.83 MB)
• DXSETUP.exe (505.84 KB)
• Borderlands2.exe (34.42 MB)
• Launcher.exe (111.00 KB)
• ReShade Setup.exe (31.50 KB)
• hl2.exe (120.28 KB)
• bspzip.exe (333.00 KB)
• captioncompiler.exe (176.00 KB)
• demoinfo.exe (100.00 KB)
• dmxconvert.exe (537.00 KB)
• dmxedit.exe (1.59 MB)
• elementviewer.exe (3.04 MB)
• glview.exe (199.50 KB)
• hammer.exe (151.50 KB)
• height2normal.exe (685.00 KB)
• height2ssbump.exe (695.50 KB)
• hlfaceposer.exe (1.58 MB)
• hlmv.exe (470.50 KB)
• MakeScenesImage.exe (2.02 MB)
• mksheet.exe (698.50 KB)
• motionmapper.exe (243.50 KB)
• normal2ssbump.exe (681.00 KB)
• pfm2tgas.exe (612.50 KB)
• qc_eyes.exe (2.78 MB)
• shadercompile.exe (93.50 KB)
• splitskybox.exe (143.00 KB)
• steamerrorreporter.exe (501.19 KB)
• studiomdl.exe (1.71 MB)
• vbsp.exe (1.20 MB)
• vbspinfo.exe (292.00 KB)
• vpk.exe (629.50 KB)
• vrad.exe (94.00 KB)
• vtex.exe (83.00 KB)
• vtf2tga.exe (711.50 KB)
• vvis.exe (83.50 KB)
• dota2.exe (275.58 KB)
• vconsole2.exe (3.85 MB)
• dota2.exe (283.08 KB)
• vconsole2.exe (4.91 MB)
• vcredist_x64.exe (9.80 MB)
• vcredist_x86.exe (8.57 MB)
• hl2.exe (141.50 KB)
• awesomium_process.exe (41.57 KB)
• bspzip.exe (412.41 KB)
• captioncompiler.exe (181.91 KB)
• dmxedit.exe (1.61 MB)
• elementviewer.exe (3.09 MB)
• glview.exe (195.41 KB)
• gmad.exe (251.00 KB)
• gmpublish.exe (295.50 KB)
• hammer.exe (126.50 KB)
• height2normal.exe (679.41 KB)
• height2ssbump.exe (689.91 KB)
• hlfaceposer.exe (1.59 MB)
• hlmv.exe (457.41 KB)
• shadercompile.exe (78.00 KB)
• splitskybox.exe (133.41 KB)
• studiomdl.exe (1.79 MB)
• vbsp.exe (1.39 MB)
• vpk.exe (644.41 KB)
• vrad.exe (78.00 KB)
• vtex.exe (75.91 KB)
• vtf2tga.exe (704.41 KB)
• vvis.exe (69.00 KB)
• GoatGame-Win32-Shipping.exe (41.76 MB)
• dotNetFx40_Full_x86_x64.exe (48.11 MB)
• H1Z1.exe (48.39 MB)
• H1Z1_BE.exe (583.53 KB)
• LaunchPad.exe (1.08 MB)
• wws_crashreport_uploader.exe (312.00 KB)
• BEService_x64.exe (1.25 MB)
• BrowserCefChildProcess64.exe (990.00 KB)
• GameLauncherCefChildProcess.exe (200.00 KB)
• wws_crashreport_uploader.exe (293.35 KB)
• vc_redist.x64.exe (14.07 MB)
• vc_redist.x86.exe (13.32 MB)
• hl.exe (99.50 KB)
• hlds.exe (395.41 KB)
• hltv.exe (251.51 KB)
• Rake(multiplayer).exe (15.36 MB)
• ss2013.exe (11.09 MB)
• ss2013_DirectToRift.exe (108.50 KB)
• hl2.exe (118.08 KB)
• bspzip.exe (334.00 KB)
• captioncompiler.exe (177.50 KB)

...click to view all... After the uninstall process, the application leaves some files behind on the computer. Some of these are listed below.

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

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\NVIDIA\NvBackend\ApplicationOntology\data\wrappers\rust
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\NVIDIA\NvBackend\VisualOPSData\rust
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Microsoft VS Code\resources\app\extensions\rust
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Microsoft VS Code\resources\app\node_modules.asar.unpacked\vsda\rust

Generally, the following files are left on disk:

• C:\Program Files\Epic Games\rocketleague\TAGame\CookedPCConsole\skin_pixie_rust_SF.upk
• C:\Program Files\Epic Games\rocketleague\TAGame\CookedPCConsole\skin_pixie_rust_T_SF.upk
• C:\Program Files\Epic Games\UE_4.26\Samples\MobileStarterContent\Content\MobileStarterContent\Materials\M_Metal_Rust.uasset
• C:\Program Files\Epic Games\UE_4.26\Samples\MobileStarterContent\Content\MobileStarterContent\Textures\T_Metal_Rust_D.uasset
• C:\Program Files\Epic Games\UE_4.26\Samples\MobileStarterContent\Content\MobileStarterContent\Textures\T_Metal_Rust_N.uasset
• C:\Program Files\Epic Games\UE_4.26\Samples\StarterContent\Content\StarterContent\Materials\M_Metal_Rust.uasset
• C:\Program Files\Epic Games\UE_4.26\Samples\StarterContent\Content\StarterContent\Textures\T_Metal_Rust_D.uasset
• C:\Program Files\Epic Games\UE_4.26\Samples\StarterContent\Content\StarterContent\Textures\T_Metal_Rust_N.uasset
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\NVIDIA\NvBackend\ApplicationOntology\data\translations\rust.translation
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\NVIDIA\NvBackend\ApplicationOntology\data\translations\rust_a.translation
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\NVIDIA\NvBackend\ApplicationOntology\data\translations\rust_b.translation
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\NVIDIA\NvBackend\ApplicationOntology\data\wrappers\rust\common.lua
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\NVIDIA\NvBackend\ApplicationOntology\data\wrappers\rust\current_game.lua
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\NVIDIA\NvBackend\ApplicationOntology\data\wrappers\rust\json.lua
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\NVIDIA\NvBackend\ApplicationOntology\data\wrappers\rust_a\common.lua
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\NVIDIA\NvBackend\ApplicationOntology\data\wrappers\rust_a\current_game.lua
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\NVIDIA\NvBackend\ApplicationOntology\data\wrappers\rust_b\common.lua
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\NVIDIA\NvBackend\ApplicationOntology\data\wrappers\rust_b\current_game.lua
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\NVIDIA\NvBackend\VisualOPSData\rust\33147762\manifest.xml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\NVIDIA\NvBackend\VisualOPSData\rust\33147762\metadata.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\NVIDIA\NvBackend\VisualOPSData\rust\33147762\rust_001.jpg
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\NVIDIA\NvBackend\VisualOPSData\rust\33147762\rust_002.jpg
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\NVIDIA\NvBackend\VisualOPSData\rust\33147762\rust_003.jpg
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\NVIDIA\NvBackend\VisualOPSData\rust\33147762\rust_004.jpg
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\NVIDIA\NvBackend\VisualOPSData\rust\33147762\rust_005.jpg
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\NVIDIA\NvBackend\VisualOPSData\rust\33147762\rust_006.jpg
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\NVIDIA\NvBackend\VisualOPSData\rust\33147762\rust_007.jpg
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\NVIDIA\NvBackend\VisualOPSData\rust\33147762\rust_008.jpg
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\NVIDIA\NvBackend\VisualOPSData\rust\33147762\rust_009.jpg
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\NVIDIA\NvBackend\VisualOPSData\rust\33147762\rust_010.jpg
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Plutonium\storage\iw5\mp\mp_rust.arena
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Plutonium\storage\iw5\mp_rust.iwd
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Plutonium\storage\iw5\zone\mp_rust.ff
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Plutonium\storage\iw5\zone\mp_rust_load.ff
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Microsoft VS Code\resources\app\extensions\rust\build\update-grammar.mjs
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Microsoft VS Code\resources\app\extensions\rust\language-configuration.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Microsoft VS Code\resources\app\extensions\rust\package.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Microsoft VS Code\resources\app\extensions\rust\package.nls.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Microsoft VS Code\resources\app\extensions\rust\syntaxes\rust.tmLanguage.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Microsoft VS Code\resources\app\node_modules.asar.unpacked\vsda\rust\web\vsda_bg.wasm
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Steam\Rust.url

Many times the following registry data will not be uninstalled:

• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Facepunch Studios LTD\Rust
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\IntelliPoint\AppSpecific\Rust.exe
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\IntelliType Pro\AppSpecific\Rust.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Steam App 252490
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\Valve\Steam\Apps\rust_EAC_EOS

A way to erase Rust with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Rust is an application offered by Facepunch Studios. Some people decide to remove this application. Sometimes this can be difficult because removing this manually takes some experience regarding removing Windows programs manually. One of the best EASY action to remove Rust is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your system, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is the best uninstaller and all around utility to optimize your system.

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• go to Download Link
• download the program by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and wealth of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful PC management program.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Press the Uninstall Programs button


5. A list of the programs existing on your PC will appear

6. Navigate the list of programs until you find Rust or simply activate the Search feature and type in "Rust". If it is installed on your PC the Rust app will be found very quickly. After you click Rust in the list , some information regarding the program is available to you:

• Star rating (in the lower left corner). This explains the opinion other users have regarding Rust, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the app you are about to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.

For example you can see that for Rust:

• The software company is: http://www.playrust.com/
• The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steam.exe

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will come up. Confirm the removal by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove Rust.


8. After removing Rust, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to start the cleanup. All the items that belong Rust which have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing Rust using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your PC.

Your computer will remain clean, speedy and able to run without errors or problems.

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Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to remove Rust by Facepunch Studios from your computer, nor are we saying that Rust by Facepunch Studios is not a good application for your computer. This text only contains detailed info on how to remove Rust in case you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.