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A way to uninstall OBS Studio from your system

This info is about OBS Studio for Windows. Here you can find details on how to uninstall it from your computer. It is produced by OBS Project. You can read more on OBS Project or check for application updates here. Usually the OBS Studio application is to be found in the C:\Program Files\obs-studio folder, depending on the user's option during setup. OBS Studio's full uninstall command line is C:\Program Files\obs-studio\uninstall.exe. The application's main executable file has a size of 4.25 MB (4456256 bytes) on disk and is titled obs64.exe.

OBS Studio is comprised of the following executables which occupy 5.71 MB (5984515 bytes) on disk:

  • uninstall.exe (144.00 KB)
  • obs-amf-test.exe (28.31 KB)
  • obs-ffmpeg-mux.exe (34.81 KB)
  • obs-nvenc-test.exe (25.31 KB)
  • obs-qsv-test.exe (65.81 KB)
  • obs64.exe (4.25 MB)
  • enc-amf-test32.exe (90.31 KB)
  • enc-amf-test64.exe (99.81 KB)
  • get-graphics-offsets32.exe (121.81 KB)
  • get-graphics-offsets64.exe (148.31 KB)
  • inject-helper32.exe (97.81 KB)
  • inject-helper64.exe (122.81 KB)
  • obs-browser-page.exe (513.31 KB)
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The current web page applies to OBS Studio version 29.0.2 only. You can find below a few links to other OBS Studio versions:

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

Folders left behind when you uninstall OBS Studio:
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio

Generally, the following files remain on disk:
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\D__Perso_Application_Dossier Application_obs-studio_bin_64bit_obs64_exe
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\basic\profiles\Sans nom\basic.ini
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\basic\profiles\Sans nom\service.json
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\basic\scenes\Sans nom.json
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\global.ini
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\logs\2023-03-01 21-48-45.txt
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\logs\2023-03-20 01-23-59.txt
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\logs\2023-03-20 01-44-59.txt
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\logs\2023-03-20 02-17-54.txt
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\logs\2023-03-20 02-22-36.txt
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\logs\2023-03-20 18-24-51.txt
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\logs\2023-04-21 20-53-33.txt
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\logs\2023-05-04 09-09-08.txt
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\logs\2023-05-08 00-51-24.txt
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\logs\2023-09-16 14-26-55.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\obs_profile_cookies\869A5B8E3CB41638\000003.log
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\obs_profile_cookies\869A5B8E3CB41638\Cache\Cache_Data\data_0
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\obs_profile_cookies\869A5B8E3CB41638\Cache\Cache_Data\data_1
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\obs_profile_cookies\869A5B8E3CB41638\Cache\Cache_Data\data_2
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\obs_profile_cookies\869A5B8E3CB41638\Cache\Cache_Data\data_3
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\obs_profile_cookies\869A5B8E3CB41638\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000001
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\obs_profile_cookies\869A5B8E3CB41638\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000002
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\obs_profile_cookies\869A5B8E3CB41638\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000003
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\obs_profile_cookies\869A5B8E3CB41638\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000004
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\obs_profile_cookies\869A5B8E3CB41638\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000006
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\obs_profile_cookies\869A5B8E3CB41638\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000007
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\obs_profile_cookies\869A5B8E3CB41638\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000008
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\obs_profile_cookies\869A5B8E3CB41638\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000009
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\obs_profile_cookies\869A5B8E3CB41638\Cache\Cache_Data\f_00000a
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\obs_profile_cookies\869A5B8E3CB41638\Cache\Cache_Data\f_00000b
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\obs_profile_cookies\869A5B8E3CB41638\Cache\Cache_Data\f_00000c
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\obs_profile_cookies\869A5B8E3CB41638\Cache\Cache_Data\f_00000d
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\obs_profile_cookies\869A5B8E3CB41638\Cache\Cache_Data\f_00000e
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\obs_profile_cookies\869A5B8E3CB41638\Cache\Cache_Data\f_00000f
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\obs_profile_cookies\869A5B8E3CB41638\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000010
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\obs_profile_cookies\869A5B8E3CB41638\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000012
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\obs_profile_cookies\869A5B8E3CB41638\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000014
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\obs_profile_cookies\869A5B8E3CB41638\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000015
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\obs_profile_cookies\869A5B8E3CB41638\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000017
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\obs_profile_cookies\869A5B8E3CB41638\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000019
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\obs_profile_cookies\869A5B8E3CB41638\Cache\Cache_Data\f_00001c
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\obs_profile_cookies\869A5B8E3CB41638\Cache\Cache_Data\f_00001d
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\obs_profile_cookies\869A5B8E3CB41638\Cache\Cache_Data\f_00001e
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\obs_profile_cookies\869A5B8E3CB41638\Cache\Cache_Data\f_00001f
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\obs_profile_cookies\869A5B8E3CB41638\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000020
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\obs_profile_cookies\869A5B8E3CB41638\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000021
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\obs_profile_cookies\869A5B8E3CB41638\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000022
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\obs_profile_cookies\869A5B8E3CB41638\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000023
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\obs_profile_cookies\869A5B8E3CB41638\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000024
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\obs_profile_cookies\869A5B8E3CB41638\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000025
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\obs_profile_cookies\869A5B8E3CB41638\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000026
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\obs_profile_cookies\869A5B8E3CB41638\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000027
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\obs_profile_cookies\869A5B8E3CB41638\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000028
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  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\obs_profile_cookies\869A5B8E3CB41638\Cache\Cache_Data\f_00002a
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\obs_profile_cookies\869A5B8E3CB41638\Cache\Cache_Data\f_00002b
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\obs_profile_cookies\869A5B8E3CB41638\Cache\Cache_Data\f_00002c
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\obs_profile_cookies\869A5B8E3CB41638\Cache\Cache_Data\f_00002d
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\obs_profile_cookies\869A5B8E3CB41638\Cache\Cache_Data\f_00002e
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\obs_profile_cookies\869A5B8E3CB41638\Cache\Cache_Data\f_00002f
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\obs_profile_cookies\869A5B8E3CB41638\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000030
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  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\obs_profile_cookies\869A5B8E3CB41638\Cache\Cache_Data\f_00003a
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\obs_profile_cookies\869A5B8E3CB41638\Cache\Cache_Data\f_00003b
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\obs_profile_cookies\869A5B8E3CB41638\Cache\Cache_Data\f_00003c
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\obs_profile_cookies\869A5B8E3CB41638\Cache\Cache_Data\f_00003d
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\obs-browser\obs_profile_cookies\869A5B8E3CB41638\Cache\Cache_Data\f_00003e

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


How to delete OBS Studio using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

OBS Studio is an application marketed by OBS Project. Sometimes, people want to erase this application. Sometimes this can be troublesome because doing this by hand takes some know-how regarding removing Windows programs manually. The best SIMPLE way to erase OBS Studio is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take the following steps on how to do this:





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

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  • go to Download Link
  • download the setup by clicking on the DOWNLOAD button
  • set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good package of tools.

3. Click on the General Tools button
Go to General Tools


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs button
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. All the applications installed on your PC will be shown to you

6. Scroll the list of applications until you find OBS Studio or simply click the Search field and type in "OBS Studio". If it is installed on your PC the OBS Studio app will be found very quickly. Notice that after you select OBS Studio in the list of apps, the following information regarding the program is made available to you:


  • Star rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating explains the opinion other people have regarding OBS Studio, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Opinions by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Technical information regarding the application you are about to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.
7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will show up. Confirm the removal by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove OBS Studio.
Uninstall OBS Studio


8. After removing OBS Studio, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Press Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items that belong OBS Studio which have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling OBS Studio using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry items, files or folders are left behind on your disk.

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



Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to uninstall OBS Studio by OBS Project from your PC, nor are we saying that OBS Studio by OBS Project is not a good application. This page simply contains detailed info on how to uninstall OBS Studio supposing you want to. 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.

2023-02-04 / Written by Dan Armano for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2023-02-04 21:39:52.663