Uninstall Anaconda (Windows)

For best results Anaconda should be installed on a clean computer without any previous Python or Python Distributions.

Uninstall¶

To Uninstall, right click the Start Button and select Installed Apps:

Uninstall:

• Anaconda
• Miniconda
• Miniforge
• Mambaforge
• Python
• PyCharm
• Spyder
• Thonny
• VSCode

if present.

To uninstall an Anaconda based installer right click the options … beside it and select uninstall:

Select Uninstall:

Select yes:

Select next:

Select Finish:

Windows Environmental Variables Path¶

Right click the Start button and select System:

Select Advanced system Settings:

Select Environmental Variables:

Then select Path and Edit:

The default path looks like the following:

A semicolon can be added at the end:

Once OK is selected and Edit is pressed again, it should display as a list:

Remove any entries that contain Python, Anaconda, Miniconda, Miniforge or Mambaforge.

Purging Configuration Files¶

The default locations for Anaconda installers are in %USERPROFILE% if installed as a single user (default) or %PROGRAMDATA% if installed for all users.

Anaconda is typically installed for a single user in:

%USERPROFILE%

For all users it is installed in:

%PROGRAMDATA%

Open the locations in Windows Explorer:

Delete the folders:

• .conda
• .continuum
• .idlerc
• .ipython
• .jupyter
• .matplotlib
• .spyder-py3
• .vscode
• anaconda3
• miniconda3
• miniforge
• mambaforge

And the file:

• .condarc

Open up File Explorer. In the addressbar type in:

%APPDATA%

Delete the folders:

• .anaconda
• Code
• JetBrains
• jupyter
• Thonny

Open up File Explorer. In the addressbar type in:

%LOCALAPPDATA%

Delete the folders:

• conda
• Jedi
• pip
• scikit-image
• Spyder
• thonny

Start Menu shortcuts for a single user are found in:

%APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs

For all users:

%PROGRAMDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs

Open the locations in Windows Explorer:

Delete any Anaconda3 folders and names of old Python Environments: