OBS Studio

How to uninstall OBS Studio from your PC

You can find on this page detailed information on how to remove OBS Studio for Windows. It was coded for Windows by OBS Project. Open here where you can get more info on OBS Project. OBS Studio is typically set up in the C:\Program Files\obs-studio folder, however this location can vary a lot depending on the user's choice when installing the application. The full command line for removing OBS Studio is C:\Program Files\obs-studio\uninstall.exe. Keep in mind that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you might be prompted for administrator rights. obs64.exe is the OBS Studio's primary executable file and it takes around 4.39 MB (4602696 bytes) on disk.

OBS Studio installs the following the executables on your PC, occupying about 6.01 MB (6302002 bytes) on disk.

• uninstall.exe (143.97 KB)
• obs-amf-test.exe (28.32 KB)
• obs-ffmpeg-mux.exe (34.82 KB)
• obs-nvenc-test.exe (25.32 KB)
• obs-qsv-test.exe (184.32 KB)
• obs64.exe (4.39 MB)
• enc-amf-test32.exe (90.31 KB)
• enc-amf-test64.exe (99.31 KB)
• get-graphics-offsets32.exe (121.82 KB)
• get-graphics-offsets64.exe (148.32 KB)
• inject-helper32.exe (97.82 KB)
• inject-helper64.exe (122.82 KB)
• obs-browser-page.exe (562.32 KB)

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This page is about OBS Studio version 30.0.2 only. Click on the links below for other OBS Studio versions:

• 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
• 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
• 30.1.0
• 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. Part_A few of these are shown below.

Folders remaining:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\NVIDIA\NvBackend\ApplicationOntology\data\wrappers\obs_studio
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\NVIDIA\NvBackend\VisualOPSData\obs_studio
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio

The files below are left behind on your disk by OBS Studio when you uninstall it:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\NVIDIA\NvBackend\ApplicationOntology\data\translations\obs_studio.translation
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\NVIDIA\NvBackend\ApplicationOntology\data\wrappers\obs_studio\common.lua
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\NVIDIA\NvBackend\ApplicationOntology\data\wrappers\obs_studio\current_game.lua
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\NVIDIA\NvBackend\ApplicationOntology\data\wrappers\obs_studio\json.lua
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\NVIDIA\NvBackend\VisualOPSData\obs_studio\29841033\manifest.xml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\NVIDIA\NvBackend\VisualOPSData\obs_studio\29841033\metadata.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\NVIDIA\NvBackend\VisualOPSData\obs_studio\29841033\obs_studio_001.jpg
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\{6D809377-6AF0-444B-8957-A3773F02200E}_obs-studio_bin_64bit_obs64_exe
• 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\profiles\Untitled\streamEncoder.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\2022-12-22 13-53-30.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\logs\2022-12-22 20-35-05.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\logs\2023-01-01 21-27-17.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\logs\2023-09-13 17-34-53.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\logs\2023-11-07 14-16-56.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\logs\2023-11-07 14-18-17.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\logs\2023-11-07 18-36-35.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\logs\2023-12-19 11-14-44.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\logs\2023-12-19 11-15-20.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\logs\2024-01-02 18-08-21.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\Cache\Cache_Data\data_0
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\Cache\Cache_Data\data_1
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\Cache\Cache_Data\data_2
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\Cache\Cache_Data\data_3
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000001
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\Cache\Cache_Data\index
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\Code Cache\js\index
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\Code Cache\wasm\index
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\CURRENT
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\GPUCache\data_0
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\GPUCache\data_1
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\GPUCache\data_2
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\GPUCache\data_3
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\GPUCache\index
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\Local Storage\leveldb\000003.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\Local Storage\leveldb\CURRENT
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\Local Storage\leveldb\LOCK
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\Local Storage\leveldb\LOG
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\Local Storage\leveldb\MANIFEST-000001
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\LocalPrefs.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\LOCK
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\LOG
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\MANIFEST-000001
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\Network\Cookies
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\Network\Network Persistent State
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\Network\NetworkDataMigrated
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\Network\Reporting and NEL
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\Network\TransportSecurity
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\obs_profile_cookies\28092E2183EA7AE3\000003.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\obs_profile_cookies\28092E2183EA7AE3\Cache\Cache_Data\data_0
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\obs_profile_cookies\28092E2183EA7AE3\Cache\Cache_Data\data_1
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\obs_profile_cookies\28092E2183EA7AE3\Cache\Cache_Data\data_2
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\obs_profile_cookies\28092E2183EA7AE3\Cache\Cache_Data\data_3
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\obs_profile_cookies\28092E2183EA7AE3\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000001
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\obs_profile_cookies\28092E2183EA7AE3\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000002
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\obs_profile_cookies\28092E2183EA7AE3\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000003
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\obs_profile_cookies\28092E2183EA7AE3\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000004
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\obs_profile_cookies\28092E2183EA7AE3\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000005
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\obs_profile_cookies\28092E2183EA7AE3\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000007
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\obs_profile_cookies\28092E2183EA7AE3\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000008
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\obs_profile_cookies\28092E2183EA7AE3\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000009
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\obs_profile_cookies\28092E2183EA7AE3\Cache\Cache_Data\f_00000a
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\obs_profile_cookies\28092E2183EA7AE3\Cache\Cache_Data\f_00000b
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\obs_profile_cookies\28092E2183EA7AE3\Cache\Cache_Data\f_00000d
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\obs_profile_cookies\28092E2183EA7AE3\Cache\Cache_Data\f_00000e
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\obs_profile_cookies\28092E2183EA7AE3\Cache\Cache_Data\f_00000f
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\obs_profile_cookies\28092E2183EA7AE3\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000011
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\obs_profile_cookies\28092E2183EA7AE3\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000012
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\obs_profile_cookies\28092E2183EA7AE3\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000013
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\obs_profile_cookies\28092E2183EA7AE3\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000014
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\obs_profile_cookies\28092E2183EA7AE3\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000016
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\obs_profile_cookies\28092E2183EA7AE3\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000017
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\obs_profile_cookies\28092E2183EA7AE3\Cache\Cache_Data\f_00001a
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\obs_profile_cookies\28092E2183EA7AE3\Cache\Cache_Data\f_00001b
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\obs_profile_cookies\28092E2183EA7AE3\Cache\Cache_Data\f_00001c
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\obs_profile_cookies\28092E2183EA7AE3\Cache\Cache_Data\f_00001d
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\obs_profile_cookies\28092E2183EA7AE3\Cache\Cache_Data\f_00001e
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\obs_profile_cookies\28092E2183EA7AE3\Cache\Cache_Data\f_00001f
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\obs_profile_cookies\28092E2183EA7AE3\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000020
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\obs_profile_cookies\28092E2183EA7AE3\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000021
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\obs_profile_cookies\28092E2183EA7AE3\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000022
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\obs_profile_cookies\28092E2183EA7AE3\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000023
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\obs_profile_cookies\28092E2183EA7AE3\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000024
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\obs_profile_cookies\28092E2183EA7AE3\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000025
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\obs_profile_cookies\28092E2183EA7AE3\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000026
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\obs_profile_cookies\28092E2183EA7AE3\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000027
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\obs_profile_cookies\28092E2183EA7AE3\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000028
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\obs_profile_cookies\28092E2183EA7AE3\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000029
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\obs_profile_cookies\28092E2183EA7AE3\Cache\Cache_Data\f_00002a
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\obs_profile_cookies\28092E2183EA7AE3\Cache\Cache_Data\f_00002b
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\obs_profile_cookies\28092E2183EA7AE3\Cache\Cache_Data\f_00002c
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\obs_profile_cookies\28092E2183EA7AE3\Cache\Cache_Data\f_00002d
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\obs_profile_cookies\28092E2183EA7AE3\Cache\Cache_Data\f_00002e
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\obs_profile_cookies\28092E2183EA7AE3\Cache\Cache_Data\f_00002f
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\obs_profile_cookies\28092E2183EA7AE3\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000030
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\obs_profile_cookies\28092E2183EA7AE3\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000031

Use regedit.exe to manually remove from the Windows Registry the data below:

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

How to uninstall OBS Studio from your PC with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

OBS Studio is a program offered by the software company OBS Project. Some computer users decide to remove it. Sometimes this can be difficult because deleting this by hand takes some experience related to Windows internal functioning. One of the best QUICK action to remove OBS Studio is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here are some detailed instructions about how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your Windows PC, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and all around utility to clean your Windows system.

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• go to Download Link
• download the setup by clicking on the DOWNLOAD NOW button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good system utility.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs tool


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

6. Scroll the list of applications until you locate OBS Studio or simply activate the Search field and type in "OBS Studio". If it exists on your system the OBS Studio application will be found very quickly. Notice that after you click OBS Studio in the list , the following information regarding the program is shown to you:

• Star rating (in the lower left corner). This tells you the opinion other people have regarding OBS Studio, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Details regarding the program you are about to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will come up. Confirm the uninstall by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall OBS Studio.


8. After uninstalling OBS Studio, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Press Next to start the cleanup. All the items that belong OBS Studio that have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing OBS Studio using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your computer.

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

Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to uninstall OBS Studio by OBS Project from your PC, we are not saying that OBS Studio by OBS Project is not a good application for your PC. This page only contains detailed info on how to uninstall OBS Studio in case you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.