openvino/docs/install_guides/uninstalling-openvino.md

Uninstalling the Intel® Distribution of OpenVINO™ Toolkit

NOTE: Uninstallation procedures remove all Intel® Distribution of OpenVINO™ Toolkit component files but don't affect user files in the installation directory.

Uninstall Using the Original Installation Package

If you have installed OpenVINO Runtime from archive files, you can uninstall it by deleting the archive files and the extracted folders.

@sphinxdirective .. tab:: Windows

If you have created the symbolic link, remove the link first.

Use either of the following methods to delete the files:

• Use Windows Explorer to remove the files.

• Open a Command Prompt and run:

  .. code-block:: sh

  rmdir /s <extracted_folder> del <path_to_archive>

.. tab:: Linux & macOS

If you have created the symbolic link, remove the link first:

.. code-block:: sh

rm /home/<USER>/intel/openvino_2022

To delete the files:

.. code-block:: sh

rm -r <extracted_folder> && rm <path_to_archive>

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