RStudio

A guide to uninstall RStudio from your system

This page contains detailed information on how to uninstall RStudio for Windows. It is made by RStudio. More info about RStudio can be seen here. The program is frequently placed in the C:\Program Files\RStudio folder. Take into account that this path can differ being determined by the user's preference. You can remove RStudio by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\Program Files\RStudio\Uninstall.exe. Keep in mind that you might get a notification for administrator rights. rstudio.exe is the programs's main file and it takes approximately 6.58 MB (6900224 bytes) on disk.

The executable files below are part of RStudio. They take about 186.41 MB (195463243 bytes) on disk.

• Uninstall.exe (114.86 KB)
• consoleio.exe (1.73 MB)
• crashpad_handler.exe (740.00 KB)
• crashpad_http_upload.exe (360.00 KB)
• diagnostics.exe (2.72 MB)
• QtWebEngineProcess.exe (24.62 KB)
• rpostback.exe (5.30 MB)
• rsession.exe (24.33 MB)
• rsinverse.exe (6.30 MB)
• rstudio.exe (6.58 MB)
• urlopener.exe (2.72 MB)
• winpty-agent.exe (902.50 KB)
• cmp.exe (56.00 KB)
• diff.exe (147.00 KB)
• diff3.exe (58.00 KB)
• sdiff.exe (60.50 KB)
• egrep.exe (90.00 KB)
• fgrep.exe (53.50 KB)
• grep.exe (94.00 KB)
• error-mode.exe (30.34 KB)
• msysmnt.exe (1.32 MB)
• ps.exe (1.33 MB)
• scp.exe (49.50 KB)
• sftp.exe (85.00 KB)
• ssh.exe (312.50 KB)
• ssh-add.exe (97.00 KB)
• ssh-agent.exe (86.50 KB)
• ssh-keygen.exe (135.50 KB)
• ssh-keyscan.exe (175.50 KB)
• pandoc.exe (102.50 MB)
• SumatraPDF.exe (6.92 MB)
• winutils.exe (34.00 KB)
• winutils.exe (105.50 KB)
• rsession.exe (19.65 MB)
• winpty-agent.exe (1,004.01 KB)

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The information on this page is only about version 2021.09.1372 of RStudio. For more RStudio versions please click below:

• 1.0.29
• 1.1.419
• 1.1.364
• 2022.02.2485
• 1.1.453
• 1.1.423
• 1.2.5001
• 0.95.258
• 2022.07.0548
• 2022.02.1461.1
• 0.94.110
• 0.99.891
• 0.99.483
• 0.99.442
• 1.2.1568
• 0.99.879
• 1.2.830
• 1.2.1004
• 0.98.1062
• 1.0.136
• 0.99.903
• 2022.07.1554.3
• 0.98.953
• 0.99.386
• 0.98.495
• 1.3.959
• 0.97.316
• 0.99.896
• 0.98.1074
• 0.98.987
• 0.99.1243
• 0.98.1079
• 1.3.10731
• 2021.09.4403
• 0.97.306
• 0.97.248
• 1.1.338
• 0.99.486
• 0.98.1102
• 1.2.1226
• 0.98.1078
• 2021.09.2382
• 2021.09.2382.1
• 2022.02.0443
• 0.98.994
• 1.4.521
• 1.1.463
• 0.99.489
• 0.96.331
• 1.1.442
• 2022.07.1554
• 1.2.50331
• 1.1.353
• 0.97.551
• 1.2.792
• 0.99.473
• 0.98.932
• 0.99.335
• 1.2.1335
• 0.99.484
• 1.3.9441
• 0.98.490
• 0.99.463
• 0.96.122
• 2022.07.2576
• 0.99.485
• 1.2.1030
• 1.2.1237
• 1.1.393
• 1.1.383
• 1.4.1717
• 0.98.945
• 0.96.316
• 0.99.491
• 0.99.887
• 1.4.1725
• 0.99.878
• 1.2.5033
• 0.98.1059
• 0.95.256
• 1.2.5042
• 0.98.484
• 0.97.449
• 0.99.902
• 0.99.451
• 0.99.892
• 1.4.953
• 0.97.312
• 1.0.143
• 2022.02.1461
• 1.2.1511
• 2022.02.0392.1
• 1.1.218
• 0.99.786
• 0.98.497
• 0.99.393
• 0.95.263
• 0.98.1073
• 0.97.320
• 1.1.447

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Following the uninstall process, the application leaves leftovers on the computer. Some of these are shown below.

Folders remaining:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\RStudio

The files below are left behind on your disk by RStudio's application uninstaller when you removed it:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\C__Users_UserName_Desktop_RStudio_bin_rstudio_exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\RStudio\crash-handler.conf
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\RStudio\desktop.ini

Generally the following registry keys will not be cleaned:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.c\OpenWithList\rstudio.exe
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.cpp\OpenWithList\rstudio.exe
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.css\OpenWithList\rstudio.exe
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.h\OpenWithList\rstudio.exe
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.hpp\OpenWithList\rstudio.exe
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.htm\OpenWithList\rstudio.exe
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.html\OpenWithList\rstudio.exe
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.js\OpenWithList\rstudio.exe
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.markdown\OpenWithList\rstudio.exe
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.md\OpenWithList\rstudio.exe
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.mdtxt\OpenWithList\rstudio.exe
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.qmd\OpenWithList\rstudio.exe
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.R\OpenWithList\rstudio.exe
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.Rd\OpenWithList\rstudio.exe
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.rda\OpenWithList\rstudio.exe
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.RData\OpenWithList\rstudio.exe
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.rdprsp\OpenWithList\rstudio.exe
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.Rhtml\OpenWithList\rstudio.exe
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.Rmarkdown\OpenWithList\rstudio.exe
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.Rmd\OpenWithList\rstudio.exe
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.Rnw\OpenWithList\rstudio.exe
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.Rpres\OpenWithList\rstudio.exe
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.Rproj\OpenWithList\rstudio.exe
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.tex\OpenWithList\rstudio.exe
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\rstudio.exe
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\RStudio.Rproj
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\RStudio
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\RStudio

Use regedit.exe to delete the following additional values from the Windows Registry:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\Desktop\RStudio\bin\rstudio.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\Desktop\RStudio\bin\rstudio.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\Desktop\RStudio-2021.09.1-372.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\Desktop\RStudio-2021.09.1-372.exe.FriendlyAppName

How to delete RStudio from your computer with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

RStudio is an application marketed by RStudio. Sometimes, users decide to remove this application. Sometimes this is difficult because deleting this by hand takes some experience related to removing Windows applications by hand. One of the best EASY practice to remove RStudio 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 PC, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and general utility to take care of your system.

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• navigate to Download Link
• download the setup by pressing the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful package of utilities.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs feature


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

6. Navigate the list of applications until you find RStudio or simply click the Search field and type in "RStudio". The RStudio app will be found automatically. After you select RStudio in the list of programs, some data regarding the application is made available to you:

• Star rating (in the lower left corner). This tells you the opinion other users have regarding RStudio, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Details regarding the app you are about to remove, by pressing the Properties button.

7. Press the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will appear. Confirm the uninstall by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall RStudio.


8. After uninstalling RStudio, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Press Next to start the cleanup. All the items that belong RStudio which have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By removing RStudio using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry items, files or folders are left behind on your system.

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

Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to uninstall RStudio by RStudio from your PC, nor are we saying that RStudio by RStudio is not a good software application. This page simply contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall RStudio supposing you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.