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You can use this guide to uninstall each component in Visual Studio for Mac individually by navigating to the relevant section, or you can use the scripts provided in the Uninstall Script section to uninstall everything.
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I manually uninstall Visual Studio for Mac: 1) remove main application. Rm -R '/Applications/Visual Studio.app' 2) if you don't want or if you are not using package manager Microsoft NuGet remove it. Rm -R './.nuget' 3) and search for some possible remains. Visual Studio Uninstaller. This executable is designed to clean up and delete Preview, RC and final releases of Visual Studio 2013 and Visual Studio 2015. It is designed to be used as a final resort to clean up a system of remaining artifacts from a non-successful installation, instead of having to. Visual Studio for Mac.NET. Azure DevOps Server (TFS) 1. Unable to install visual studio enterprise for mac. Visual studio for mac. Srinivasan Balram reported May 11, 2017 at 04:51 AM. Show comments 1. Add comment 10 40000 characters. Today, I officially uninstall Visual Studio 2015 and upgrade to Visual Studio 2017!! Whenever I do a major upgrade I usually re-format my machine and get a fresh install, but this time I decided not to and just uninstall and clean up my machine as best as I can. While VS 2015 for sure installs tons of stuff all over the place and I can manually.
This information will only remove Visual Studio 2019 or 2017 for Mac from your machine. to uninstall Visual Studio Code, see this issue for details.
Uninstall Script
There are two scripts that can be used to uninstall Visual Studio for Mac and all components for your machine:
The following sections provide information on downloading and using the scripts.
Visual Studio for Mac and Xamarin script
You can uninstall Visual Studio and Xamarin components in one go by using the uninstall script.
This uninstall script contains most of the commands that you will find in the article. There are three main omissions from the script and are not included due to possible external dependencies. To remove this, jump to the relevant section below and remove them manually:
To run the script, do the following steps:
- Right-click on the script and select Save As to save the file on your Mac.
- Open Terminal and change the working directory to where the script was downloaded:
- Make the script executable and the run it with sudo:
- Finally, delete the uninstall script and remove Visual Studio for Mac from the dock (if it's there).
.NET Core script
The uninstall script for .NET Core is located in the dotnet cli repo
To run the script, do the following steps:
- Right-click on the script and select Save As to save the file on your Mac.
- Open Terminal and change the working directory to where the script was downloaded:
- Make the script executable and the run it with sudo:
- Finally, delete the .NET Core uninstall script.
Uninstall Visual Studio for Mac
The first step in uninstalling Visual Studio from a Mac is to locate Visual Studio.app in the /Applications directory and drag it to the Trash Can. Alternatively, right-click and select Move to Trash as illustrated in the following image:
Deleting this app bundle removes Visual Studio for Mac, even though there may be other files related to Xamarin still on the file system.
To remove all traces of Visual Studio for Mac, run the following commands in Terminal:
You may also want to remove the following directory containing various Xamarin files and folders. However, before you do you should be aware that this directory contains the Android signing keys. For more information refer to the section Uninstalling Android SDK and Java SDK:
Uninstall Mono SDK (MDK)
Mono is an open-source implementation of Microsoft's .NET Framework and is used by all Xamarin Products—Xamarin.iOS, Xamarin.Android, and Xamarin.Mac to allow development of these platforms in C#.
Warning
There are other applications outside of Visual Studio for Mac that also use Mono, such as Unity.Be sure that there are no other dependencies on Mono before uninstalling it.
To remove the Mono Framework from a machine, run the following commands in Terminal:
Uninstall Xamarin.Android
There are a number of items required for the installation and use of Xamarin.Android, such as the Android SDK and Java SDK.
Use the following commands to remove Xamarin.Android:
Uninstall Android SDK and Java SDK
The Android SDK is required for development of Android applications. To completely remove all parts of the Android SDK, locate the file at ~/Library/Developer/Xamarin/ and move it to Trash.
Warning
You should be aware that Android signing keys that are generated by Visual Studio for Mac are located in
~/Library/Developer/Xamarin/Keystore
. Make sure to back these up appropriately, or avoid removing this directory if you wish to keep your keystore.How To Uninstall Vs 2019
The Java SDK (JDK) does not need to be uninstalled, as it is already pre-packaged as part of Mac OS X / macOS.
Uninstall Android AVD
Warning
There are other applications outside of Visual Studio for Mac that also use Android AVD and these additional android components, such as Android Studio.Removing this directory may cause projects to break in Android Studio.
To remove any Android AVDs and additional Android components use the following command:
To remove only the Android AVDs use the following command:
Uninstall Xamarin.iOS
Xamarin.iOS allows iOS application development using C# or F# with Visual Studio for Mac.
Use the following commands in Terminal to remove all Xamarin.iOS files from a file system:
Uninstall Xamarin.Mac
Xamarin.Mac can be removed from your machine using the following two commands to eradicate the product and license from your Mac respectively:
Uninstall Workbooks and Inspector
Starting with 1.2.2, Xamarin Workbooks & Inspector can be uninstalled from a terminal by running:
For older versions, you need to manually remove the following artifacts:
- Delete the Workbooks app at
'/Applications/Xamarin Workbooks.app'
- Delete the Inspector app at
'Applications/Xamarin Inspector.app'
- Delete the add-ins:
'~/Library/Application Support/XamarinStudio-6.0/LocalInstall/Addins/Xamarin.Interactive'
and'~/Library/Application Support/XamarinStudio-6.0/LocalInstall/Addins/Xamarin.Inspector'
- Delete Inspector and supporting files here:
/Library/Frameworks/Xamarin.Interactive.framework
and/Library/Frameworks/Xamarin.Inspector.framework
Uninstall the Xamarin Profiler
Uninstall the Visual Studio Installer
Use the following commands to remove all traces of the Xamarin Universal Installer:
Uninstall Visual Studio 2019 for Mac Preview
Visual Studio 2019 for Mac Preview was launched as a separate preview, allowing you to continue to work with your Visual Studio 2017 for Mac install side-by-side.
Now that Visual Studio 2019 for Mac has been released, you can now safely remove the Visual Studio 2019 for Mac Preview application.
To uninstall the preview application bundle, select Visual Studio (Preview) from your Applications folder and click Move to Trash, as depicted in the following image:
You can also remove the Preview plist file with the following command:
See also
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Note
This topic applies to Visual Studio on Windows. For Visual Studio for Mac, see Uninstall Visual Studio for Mac.
Tip
If you're having trouble with your instance of Visual Studio, try the Repair tool. For more information, see Repair Visual Studio.
If you want to change the location for some of your Visual Studio files, it's possible to do so without uninstalling your current instance. For more information, see Select the installation locations in Visual Studio.
For general troubleshooting tips, see Troubleshoot Visual Studio installation and upgrade issues.
- Find the Visual Studio Installer on your computer.For example, on a computer running Windows 10 Anniversary Update or later, select Start and scroll to the letter V, where it's listed as Visual Studio Installer.NoteOn some computers, the Visual Studio Installer might be listed under the letter 'M' as the Microsoft Visual Studio Installer.
Alternatively, you can find the Visual Studio Installer in the following location:C:Program Files (x86)Microsoft Visual StudioInstallervs_installer.exe
- In the installer, look for the edition of Visual Studio that you installed. Next, choose More, and then choose Uninstall.Windows programs torrent. :Â an Open-Source, Junk-Free uTorrentWe recommend qBittorrent.
- Click OK to confirm your choice.
If you change your mind later and want to reinstall Visual Studio 2017, start the Visual Studio Installer again, and then select Install from the selection screen.
Uninstall Visual Studio Installer
To completely remove all installations of Visual Studio 2017 and the Visual Studio Installer from your machine, uninstall it from Apps & Features.
- In Windows 10, type Apps and Features in the 'Type here to search' box.
- Find Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 (or, Visual Studio 2017).
- Choose Uninstall.
- Then, find Microsoft Visual Studio Installer.
- Choose Uninstall.
- Find the Visual Studio Installer on your computer.For example, on a computer running Windows 10, select Start, and then scroll to the letter V, where it's listed as Visual Studio Installer. Computer store macon ga.NoteYou can also find the Visual Studio Installer in the following location:
C:Program Files (x86)Microsoft Visual StudioInstallervs_installer.exe
You might have to update the installer before continuing. If so, follow the prompts. - In the installer, look for the edition of Visual Studio that you installed. Next, choose More, and then choose Uninstall.
- Click OK to confirm your choice.
If you change your mind later and want to reinstall Visual Studio 2019, start the Visual Studio Installer again, choose the Available tab, choose the edition of Visual Studio that you want to install, and then select Install.
Uninstall Visual Studio Installer
To remove all installations of Visual Studio 2019 and the Visual Studio Installer from your machine, uninstall it from Apps & Features.
- In Windows 10, type Apps and Features in the 'Type here to search' box.
- Find Visual Studio 2019.
- Choose Uninstall.
- Then, find Microsoft Visual Studio Installer.
- Choose Uninstall.
Remove all files
If you experience a catastrophic error and can't uninstall Visual Studio by using the previous instructions, there is a 'last resort' option that you can consider using instead. For more information about how to remove all Visual Studio installation files and product information completely, see the Remove Visual Studio page.
Get support
Uninstalling Visual Studio For Mac
Sometimes, things can go wrong. If your Visual Studio installation fails, see Troubleshoot Visual Studio installation and upgrade issues for step-by-step guidance.
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We also offer an installation chat (English only) support option for installation-related issues.
Here are a few more support options:
- Report product issues to us via the Report a Problem tool that appears both in the Visual Studio Installer and in the Visual Studio IDE.
- Suggest a feature, track product issues, and find answers in the Visual Studio Developer Community.
- Use your GitHub account to talk to us and other Visual Studio developers in the Visual Studio conversation in the Gitter community.