Learn how to uninstall Arduino IDE.
Uninstalling the application
- Windows:
- In Windows 10: Open the start menu and find the Arduino application. Right-click on it and select Uninstall.
- Alternatively, open Explorer and run
C:\Program Files\Arduino IDE\Uninstall Arduino IDE.exe
. Or if you’re using Arduino IDE 1.x,C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\uninstall.exe
.
- macOS:
- Open Finder.
- Go to the
Applications
folder. - Remove the
Arduino.app
orArduino IDE.app
application.
- Linux: The application files are located wherever they were extracted in the installation process. If you need help finding it you can follow these steps.
Removing additional files
Arduino IDE saves your sketches, library files and board cores outside the application folder. This way, they will still be available if you’re updating Arduino IDE to a different version, or if you reinstall it later. Optionally, you can also remove these files:
The Sketchbook contains your saved sketches and installed libraries. It is located in your Documents folder by default, inside the Arduino
subfolder.
- Windows:
C:\Users\{username}\Documents\Arduino
- macOS:
/Users/{username}/Documents/Arduino
- Linux:
/home/{username}/Arduino
The Arduino15 folder. Located in these locations by default:
- Windows:
C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Arduino15
. Open your Users folder in Explorer and look for a folder calledAppData
.- This folder is hidden by default. In newer versions of Windows, you can display hidden items by clicking the View tab, and checking Hidden items.
- macOS:
/Users/{username}/Library/Arduino15
Open Finder and navigate to the home folder(/Users/{username})
. From the Finder menu bar, click onView > Show View Options
, and tick Show Library Folder. TheArduino15
folder can now be found in{username}/Library
. - Linux: The folder is located in
home/{username}/.arduino15
and is hidden by default. To show it, click the hamburger button and check Show Hidden Files.