How To Uninstall RStudio
Uninstalling RStudio is the same as a typical application on your system
Windows: Run the program uninstaller from the Start Menu (All Programs | RStudio | Uninstall). Alternatively, you may use the Add or Remove Programs utility from the control panel.
Mac: Simply drag the RStudio application into the trash from your Applications directory
Linux: Remove RStudio using your system's uninstaller from the command line:
- Debian/Ubuntu -
$ sudo apt-get remove rstudio - Fedora -
$ sudo rpm -e rstudio
Saved Settings and Preferences
After uninstalling RStudio, your personalized settings are preserved in the RStudio-Desktop directory. This remains on your system in case you decide to reinstall RStudio. If you wish to delete this hidden directory, it is stored in the following locations:
Windows Vista and 7: The user's local App Data
directory AppData\Local
Windows XP: The user's local App Data directory
Local Settings\Application Data
Mac OS X: The user's home directory
~/.rstudio-desktop
Linux: The user's home directory
~/.rstudio-desktop