Uninstall Renpy Online

Drag it to the , or right-click and select Move to Trash . Step 2: Delete Persistent Application Support Files Open Finder .

Deleting the engine folder usually won't delete your game projects unless you saved them inside that folder. Most projects are stored in a separate directory defined in your Ren'Py Preferences .

: If you want to keep your games but remove the engine, move your project folders to a safe location before deleting the main Ren'Py folder. ⚠️ Important Considerations

To uninstall Ren'Py, you do not use a standard Windows "Add or Remove Programs" uninstaller because Ren'Py is distributed as a . This means removing it is as simple as deleting its files manually. 🗑️ Core Uninstallation Process uninstall renpy

(e.g., C:\renpy-8.3.0 or wherever you unzipped it). No uninstaller exists – just delete the directory.

Uninstalling is unusual compared to most software because it doesn't typically appear in your "Add or Remove Programs" list. Since it is a portable application , removal primarily involves manually deleting its folders. 1. Removing the Launcher (The Engine)

If you extracted the .tar.bz2 file to a directory like /home/username/renpy-sdk/ , simply delete that folder. Drag it to the , or right-click and select Move to Trash

: Drag Ren'Py.app (or the folder containing it) to Trash.

Building mobile games in Ren'Py requires downloading heavy SDKs and RAPT (Ren'Py Android Packaging Tool) packages. These files are saved directly inside the rapt subfolder of your main Ren'Py directory or within your user profile environment. Deleting the %appdata%/RenPy folder as detailed above will successfully reclaim this hidden storage space.

Navigate to Library/Caches/ and delete any Ren'Py-related cache folders. Step 3: Empty the Trash Right-click the Trash icon in your Dock. Select to permanently erase the files. Method 3: Uninstalling Ren'Py on Linux Most projects are stored in a separate directory

Look for a folder named RenPy . This folder contains launcher preferences and persistent data for games you have played or built. Right-click the RenPy folder and select . 3. Remove Local AppData (If Applicable) Press Windows Key + R again. Type %localappdata% and press Enter .

While portable apps rarely touch the registry, the Ren’Py launcher creates a few keys for file associations ( .rpy files). To remove them:

macOS stores app preferences in the Library folder.

The steps can slightly vary depending on the distribution you are using: