OBS Studio

A way to uninstall OBS Studio from your computer

This page contains detailed information on how to uninstall OBS Studio for Windows. The Windows release was created by OBS Project. Go over here where you can read more on OBS Project. The application is often installed in the C:\Program Files\obs-studio folder. Keep in mind that this location can vary being determined by the user's preference. You can remove OBS Studio by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\Program Files\obs-studio\uninstall.exe. Note that you might be prompted for admin rights. OBS Studio's main file takes around 4.21 MB (4413256 bytes) and is called obs64.exe.

OBS Studio contains of the executables below. They take 5.58 MB (5847753 bytes) on disk.

• uninstall.exe (143.99 KB)
• obs-amf-test.exe (27.32 KB)
• obs-ffmpeg-mux.exe (34.82 KB)
• obs64.exe (4.21 MB)
• enc-amf-test32.exe (90.32 KB)
• enc-amf-test64.exe (99.82 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 (513.82 KB)

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This info is about OBS Studio version 28.0.1 alone. For more OBS Studio versions please click below:

• 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
• 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
• 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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If you are manually uninstalling OBS Studio we suggest you to verify if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Directories found on disk:

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

The files below were left behind on your disk when you remove OBS Studio:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\F__obs-studio_bin_64bit_obs64_exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\basic\profiles\dark\basic.ini
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\basic\profiles\Untitled\basic.ini
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\basic\scenes\Untitled.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\crashes\Crash 2023-06-14 06-37-45.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\global.ini
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\logs\2021-04-14 01-12-01.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\logs\2021-04-26 13-45-39.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\logs\2022-09-11 17-44-32.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\logs\2022-09-11 23-47-56.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\logs\2022-09-17 05-27-24.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\logs\2023-03-25 04-07-41.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\logs\2023-06-10 22-05-44.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\logs\2023-06-13 05-24-00.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\logs\2023-06-14 06-37-34.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\logs\2023-06-14 06-37-50.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\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\Session Storage\000003.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\Session Storage\CURRENT
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\Session Storage\LOCK
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\Session Storage\LOG
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\Session Storage\MANIFEST-000001
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\Visited Links
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\rtmp-services\meta.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\rtmp-services\package.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\rtmp-services\services.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\rtmp-services\twitch_ingests.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\profiler_data\2020-08-21 06-33-56.csv.gz
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\profiler_data\2021-02-23 21-35-08.csv.gz
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\profiler_data\2021-04-14 01-12-01.csv.gz
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\profiler_data\2021-04-26 13-45-39.csv.gz
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\profiler_data\2022-09-11 17-44-32.csv.gz
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\profiler_data\2022-09-11 23-47-56.csv.gz
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\profiler_data\2022-09-17 05-27-24.csv.gz
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\profiler_data\2023-03-25 04-07-41.csv.gz
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\profiler_data\2023-06-10 22-05-44.csv.gz
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\profiler_data\2023-06-13 05-24-00.csv.gz
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\profiler_data\2023-06-14 06-37-50.csv.gz
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\updates\manifest.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\updates\updater.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\updates\whatsnew.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio-node-server\metadata
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio-node-server\settings.dat

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

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

Registry values that are not removed from your computer:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\F:\obs-studio\bin\64bit\obs64.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\F:\obs-studio\bin\64bit\obs64.exe.FriendlyAppName

A way to remove OBS Studio with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

OBS Studio is a program marketed by OBS Project. Sometimes, users want to remove it. This can be difficult because uninstalling this manually takes some knowledge regarding removing Windows applications by hand. The best SIMPLE 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 already installed on your Windows PC, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is one of the best uninstaller and general tool to clean your Windows PC.

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

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to get familiar with the program's interface and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful Windows tool.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs tool


5. All the programs existing on the computer will be shown to you

6. Scroll the list of programs until you find OBS Studio or simply activate the Search field and type in "OBS Studio". If it is installed on your PC the OBS Studio app will be found automatically. Notice that after you select OBS Studio in the list , the following data regarding the application is shown to you:

• Safety rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating explains the opinion other people have regarding OBS Studio, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
• Details regarding the app you want to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.

7. Click the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will appear. Confirm the uninstall by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove OBS Studio.


8. After uninstalling OBS Studio, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items of OBS Studio which have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By removing OBS Studio with 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 ready to run without errors or problems.

Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to remove 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 text only contains detailed info on how to remove OBS Studio supposing you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.