OBS Studio

A guide to uninstall OBS Studio from your system

This page is about OBS Studio for Windows. Here you can find details on how to uninstall it from your computer. The Windows release was developed by OBS Project. Check out here where you can read more on OBS Project. OBS Studio is usually set up in the C:\Program Files\obs-studio directory, however this location may differ a lot depending on the user's option while installing the program. The full uninstall command line for OBS Studio is C:\Program Files\obs-studio\uninstall.exe. OBS Studio's main file takes around 4.29 MB (4496704 bytes) and is named obs64.exe.

The executable files below are part of OBS Studio. They occupy an average of 5.66 MB (5934019 bytes) on disk.

• uninstall.exe (144.00 KB)
• obs-amf-test.exe (28.31 KB)
• obs-ffmpeg-mux.exe (35.31 KB)
• obs-nvenc-test.exe (25.31 KB)
• obs-qsv-test.exe (65.81 KB)
• obs64.exe (4.29 MB)
• enc-amf-test64.exe (99.31 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 (514.81 KB)

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The current web page applies to OBS Studio version 29.1.0 alone. 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
• 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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Some files and registry entries are usually left behind when you remove OBS Studio.

Folders that were left behind:

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

Generally, the following files remain on disk:

• 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\global.ini
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\logs\2023-05-06 13-15-51.txt
• 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\win-capture\compatibility.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\win-capture\meta.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\plugin_config\win-capture\package.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\profiler_data\2023-05-06 13-15-51.csv.gz
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\updates\branches.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\obs-studio\updates\whatsnew.json

Generally the following registry keys will not be cleaned:

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

Additional registry values that you should delete:

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

A way to erase OBS Studio from your PC using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

OBS Studio is an application offered by OBS Project. Frequently, computer users want to uninstall it. Sometimes this can be efortful because performing this by hand takes some experience regarding removing Windows programs manually. The best QUICK practice to uninstall 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 already installed on your Windows system, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very potent uninstaller and all around utility to take care of your Windows PC.

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

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to get familiar with the program's design and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful Windows tool.

3. Press the General Tools category


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs button


5. A list of the applications existing on your computer will appear

6. Navigate the list of applications until you locate OBS Studio or simply click the Search feature and type in "OBS Studio". If it is installed on your PC the OBS Studio app will be found very quickly. After you click OBS Studio in the list of apps, the following data about the application is available to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating explains the opinion other users have about OBS Studio, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
• Technical information about the program you wish to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.

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


8. After uninstalling OBS Studio, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Press Next to proceed with 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 with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your PC.

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

Disclaimer

The text above 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 software application. This text simply contains detailed instructions on how to remove OBS Studio supposing you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.