Bitcoin core uninstall problem

[morbius55]

How do I uninstall Bitcoin core when it won't show up in programs. I can still get to it via %APPDATA% but I want to completely uninstall it. I had a Bitcoin core on my pc but the uninstall exe didn't work so I reinstalled hoping it would fix what was there already. I then used the uninstall exe and all it did was remove the newer one, but the old is still there. Can I just go to the folder in APPDATA and right click and delete all the individual components? will that remove it all?. Thanks.

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[jackg]

How do I uninstall Bitcoin core when it won't show up in programs. I can still get to it via %APPDATA% but I want to completely uninstall it. I had a Bitcoin core on my pc but the uninstall exe didn't work so I reinstalled hoping it would fix what was there already. I then used the uninstall exe and all it did was remove the newer one, but the old is still there. Can I just go to the folder in APPDATA and right click and delete all the individual components? will that remove it all?. Thanks.

You can go ahead and do that, however, first try this (as I assume your OS is Windows):
Start>control panel>programs and features.
Then scroll down the list to where bitcoin core/bitcoin-qt is listed, right click and click "uninstall or change a program". And then try uninstalling it that way.

[morbius55]

How do I uninstall Bitcoin core when it won't show up in programs. I can still get to it via %APPDATA% but I want to completely uninstall it. I had a Bitcoin core on my pc but the uninstall exe didn't work so I reinstalled hoping it would fix what was there already. I then used the uninstall exe and all it did was remove the newer one, but the old is still there. Can I just go to the folder in APPDATA and right click and delete all the individual components? will that remove it all?. Thanks.

You can go ahead and do that, however, first try this (as I assume your OS is Windows):
Start>control panel>programs and features.
Then scroll down the list to where bitcoin core/bitcoin-qt is listed, right click and click "uninstall or change a program". And then try uninstalling it that way.

The trouble is that the bitcoin core remaining doesn't show itself in programs.

[Devilcheg]

How do I uninstall Bitcoin core when it won't show up in programs. I can still get to it via %APPDATA% but I want to completely uninstall it. I had a Bitcoin core on my pc but the uninstall exe didn't work so I reinstalled hoping it would fix what was there already. I then used the uninstall exe and all it did was remove the newer one, but the old is still there. Can I just go to the folder in APPDATA and right click and delete all the individual components? will that remove it all?. Thanks.

Literally yesterday wrote about this. I will repeat here.

If you have a portable version, just delete bitcoin-qt and all programs named bitcoin - *.exe

Therefore delete the folder C: \ Users \ YOUR USER \ AppData \ Roaming \ Bitcoin
Only first make the backup file walledt.dat (this is your wallet)

If you had the version you installed, do the same.
But then run regedit (win + r -> regedit).
In the search, enter Bitcoin and delete the entries.

[HCP]

The %AppData% folder isn't technically part of the installed program... it is, as the name suggests... the Application Data directory. This is NOT removed when you uninstall as a safety measure to prevent wallet files from being deleted should the application be accidentally uninstalled.

A LOT of applications leave their %appdata% directory behind after the application is uninstalled. It is a fairly common practice.  Most (un)installers only remove the program installation directory (generally in "C:\Program Files" and/or "C:\Program Files(x86)")