OBS Studio

How to uninstall OBS Studio from your PC

This page contains thorough information on how to uninstall OBS Studio for Windows. It is made by OBS Project. Additional info about OBS Project can be seen here. OBS Studio is usually installed in the C:\Program Files\obs-studio folder, but this location may differ a lot depending on the user's option when installing the application. You can uninstall OBS Studio by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\Program Files\obs-studio\uninstall.exe. Keep in mind that you might receive a notification for admin rights. The application's main executable file has a size of 4.55 MB (4769096 bytes) on disk and is called obs64.exe.

OBS Studio installs the following the executables on your PC, occupying about 5.81 MB (6088970 bytes) on disk.

• uninstall.exe (144.56 KB)
• obs-amf-test.exe (28.32 KB)
• obs-ffmpeg-mux.exe (34.32 KB)
• obs-nvenc-test.exe (25.32 KB)
• obs-qsv-test.exe (189.32 KB)
• obs64.exe (4.55 MB)
• get-graphics-offsets32.exe (21.82 KB)
• get-graphics-offsets64.exe (153.32 KB)
• inject-helper32.exe (20.82 KB)
• inject-helper64.exe (127.82 KB)
• obs-browser-page.exe (543.32 KB)

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This data is about OBS Studio version 30.1.0 only. You can find below info on other application versions of OBS Studio:

• 30.1.2
• 23.1.0
• 27.2.1
• 24.0.0
• 21.0.0
• 28.1.2
• 27.2.2
• 0.14.0
• 25.0.4
• 0.13.3
• 25.0.1
• 27.0.1
• 20.1.3
• 22.0.2
• 31.0.03
• 22.0.1
• 19.0.1
• 22.0.0
• 18.0.2
• 30.0.0
• 30.2.1
• 30.2.04
• 0.15.4
• 19.0.0
• Unknown
• 29.0.2
• 25.0.0
• 0.16.5
• 27.2.0
• 30.1.03
• 30.0.02
• 26.0.1
• 21.0.1
• 30.2.3
• 27.0.0
• 28.0.2
• 28.0.1
• 20.0.1
• 18.0.0
• 20.1.1
• 29.1.1
• 29.1.2
• 28.0.3
• 24.0.3
• 28.0.0
• 0.14.2
• 24.0.2
• 17.0.1
• 20.1.2
• 0.16.6
• 30.0.2
• 0.13.2
• 30.2.0
• 25.0.8
• 24.0.1
• 23.2.0
• 0.13.4
• 0.15.0
• 31.0.01
• 28.1.0
• 29.0.0
• 28.1.1
• 19.0.2
• 0.15.1
• 30.1.01
• 27.1.0
• 29.1.0
• 30.2.01
• 0.13.1
• 0.16.0
• 0.16.1
• 20.0.0
• 27.2.3
• 27.1.3
• 31.0.0
• 27.1.2
• 18.0.1
• 23.0.2
• 0.15.2
• 30.0.03
• 23.2.1
• 30.1.1
• 21.1.0
• 17.0.2
• 26.1.1
• 27.1.1
• 30.2.2
• 29.0.1
• 23.0.0
• 26.0.0
• 0.16.2
• 21.1.2
• 26.0.2
• 29.1.3
• 23.0.1
• 0.16.4
• 20.1.0
• 30.0.01
• 0.14.1
• 27.2.4

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Following the uninstall process, the application leaves some files behind on the PC. Some of these are shown below.

Folders left behind when you uninstall OBS Studio:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio

Files remaining:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\basic\profiles\Untitled\basic.ini
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\basic\profiles\Untitled\service.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\basic\scenes\Untitled.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\global.ini
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\logs\2024-10-03 23-56-22.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\logs\2024-10-04 09-02-31.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\000003.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\cef.103.0.chrome.0.2594.103.0\000003.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\cef.103.0.chrome.0.2594.103.0\Cache\Cache_Data\data_0
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\cef.103.0.chrome.0.2594.103.0\Cache\Cache_Data\data_1
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\cef.103.0.chrome.0.2594.103.0\Cache\Cache_Data\data_2
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\cef.103.0.chrome.0.2594.103.0\Cache\Cache_Data\data_3
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\cef.103.0.chrome.0.2594.103.0\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000001
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\cef.103.0.chrome.0.2594.103.0\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000002
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\cef.103.0.chrome.0.2594.103.0\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000003
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\cef.103.0.chrome.0.2594.103.0\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000004
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\cef.103.0.chrome.0.2594.103.0\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000005
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\cef.103.0.chrome.0.2594.103.0\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000006
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\cef.103.0.chrome.0.2594.103.0\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000007
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\cef.103.0.chrome.0.2594.103.0\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000008
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\cef.103.0.chrome.0.2594.103.0\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000009
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• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\cef.103.0.chrome.0.2594.103.0\Cache\Cache_Data\f_00001a
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Registry that is not uninstalled:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\OBS Studio
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\OBS Studio

A way to remove OBS Studio from your computer using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

OBS Studio is a program offered by the software company OBS Project. Some people try to remove this program. This can be efortful because performing this by hand requires some experience regarding removing Windows applications by hand. The best EASY way to remove OBS Studio 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 an efficient uninstaller and general tool to clean your Windows computer.

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• navigate to Download Link
• download the setup by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good package of tools.

3. Press the General Tools category


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs button


5. All the applications existing on your PC will appear

6. Navigate the list of applications until you locate OBS Studio or simply activate the Search field and type in "OBS Studio". The OBS Studio program will be found very quickly. After you select OBS Studio in the list of applications, the following information about the program is made available to you:

• Star rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating explains the opinion other people have about OBS Studio, 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 clicking on the Properties button.

7. Press the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will show up. Confirm the removal by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall OBS Studio.


8. After removing OBS Studio, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Click Next to perform the cleanup. All the items of OBS Studio which have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing OBS Studio with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your disk.

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

Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to uninstall OBS Studio by OBS Project from your computer, we are not saying that OBS Studio by OBS Project is not a good application for your computer. This page simply contains detailed info on how to uninstall OBS Studio in case you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.