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A way to uninstall RStudio from your system

This page contains thorough information on how to remove RStudio for Windows. The Windows version was created by RStudio. Check out here for more info on RStudio. The application is frequently installed in the C:\Program Files\RStudio directory (same installation drive as Windows). RStudio's complete uninstall command line is C:\Program Files\RStudio\Uninstall.exe. rstudio.exe is the RStudio's primary executable file and it takes around 6.51 MB (6824448 bytes) on disk.

The following executables are installed along with RStudio. They occupy about 297.81 MB (312271757 bytes) on disk.

  • Uninstall.exe (132.36 KB)
  • consoleio.exe (1.58 MB)
  • crashpad_handler.exe (740.00 KB)
  • crashpad_http_upload.exe (360.00 KB)
  • diagnostics.exe (2.45 MB)
  • QtWebEngineProcess.exe (24.62 KB)
  • rpostback.exe (5.82 MB)
  • rsession-utf8.exe (25.28 MB)
  • rsession.exe (25.28 MB)
  • rsinverse.exe (5.87 MB)
  • rstudio.exe (6.51 MB)
  • urlopener.exe (2.45 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)
  • grep.exe (210.20 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)
  • quarto.exe (286.42 KB)
  • deno.exe (58.23 MB)
  • esbuild.exe (7.74 MB)
  • pandoc.exe (116.57 MB)
  • dart.exe (3.84 MB)
  • SumatraPDF.exe (6.92 MB)
  • winutils.exe (34.00 KB)
  • winutils.exe (105.50 KB)
  • rsession.exe (21.33 MB)
  • winpty-agent.exe (1,004.01 KB)
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The information on this page is only about version 2022.07.2576 of RStudio. For other RStudio versions please click below:

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When planning to uninstall RStudio you should check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

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

Check for and delete the following files from your disk when you uninstall RStudio:
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\AD2F1837.myHP_v10z8vjag6ke6\LocalCache\Roaming\HP Inc\HP Accessory Center\icons\RStudio.png
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\addin_registry
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\crash-handler-permission
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\history_database
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\jobs\2CB542BE-output.json
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\log\rsession-UserName.1.log
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\log\rsession-UserName.log
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\monitored\lists\command_palette_mru
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\monitored\lists\file_mru
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\monitored\lists\help_history_links
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\monitored\lists\plot_publish_mru
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\monitored\lists\project_mru
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\monitored\lists\user_dictionary
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\notebooks\patch-chunk-names
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\notebooks\paths
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\persistent-state
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\projects\none\console07\INDEX001
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\projects_settings\last-project-path
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\projects_settings\project-id-mappings
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\rstudio-desktop.json
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\sources\prop\9D1CFD32
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\sources\prop\A9A3D416
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\sources\prop\C8D23A7F
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\sources\prop\INDEX
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\sources\session-4D5A6F64\1C7C75EB
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\sources\session-4D5A6F64\41DF22AF
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\sources\session-4D5A6F64\58F61A88-contents
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\sources\session-4D5A6F64\A8F41EF7
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\sources\session-4D5A6F64\D7845CC1-contents
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\sources\session-4D5A6F64\DECA5B3A-contents
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\sources\session-4D5A6F64\ECD83705-contents
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\sources\session-4D5A6F64\lock_file
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\RStudio\crash-handler.conf
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\RStudio\desktop.ini
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\RStudio\rstudio-prefs.json

Usually the following registry keys will not be uninstalled:
  • 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


How to uninstall RStudio from your computer with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

RStudio is an application released by the software company RStudio. Sometimes, people choose to uninstall it. Sometimes this can be troublesome because deleting this manually requires some know-how regarding removing Windows applications by hand. The best QUICK way to uninstall 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, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and general tool to optimize your computer.

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  • go to Download Link
  • download the program by clicking on the DOWNLOAD button
  • set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to admire the program's interface and number of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful program.

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


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs feature
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. A list of the programs existing on your PC will be made available to you

6. Navigate the list of programs until you locate RStudio or simply click the Search field and type in "RStudio". If it is installed on your PC the RStudio program will be found automatically. Notice that when you select RStudio in the list of apps, some information regarding the program is available to you:


  • Safety rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating explains the opinion other users have regarding RStudio, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Opinions by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Technical information regarding the application you are about to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.
7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will appear. accept the removal by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall RStudio.
Uninstall RStudio


8. After uninstalling RStudio, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to start the cleanup. All the items of RStudio which have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing RStudio with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your system.

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



Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to remove RStudio by RStudio from your PC, we are not saying that RStudio by RStudio is not a good application. This text only contains detailed info on how to remove RStudio 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' PCs.

2022-09-22 / Written by Daniel Statescu for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2022-09-22 17:55:07.603