Uninstalling Miniconda
To uninstall your Miniconda installation:
(Optional) If you have created any environments outside your miniconda3
directory, Anaconda recommends manually deleting them to increase available disc space on your computer. This step must be performed before uninstalling Miniconda.
- Search for “Control Panel” in the taskbar search and select the Control Panel app.
- Click Uninstall a program under Programs.
- Select Anaconda from the list of programs.
- Click Uninstall.
- Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the uninstallation process.
- Verify your uninstall was successful by searching for “Anaconda Prompt” in the taskbar search. It should no longer appear.
- Search for “Control Panel” in the taskbar search and select the Control Panel app.
- Click Uninstall a program under Programs.
- Select Anaconda from the list of programs.
- Click Uninstall.
- Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the uninstallation process.
- Verify your uninstall was successful by searching for “Anaconda Prompt” in the taskbar search. It should no longer appear.
On Windows operating systems, you can silently uninstall Miniconda using either Command Prompt or PowerShell.
Open a new Command Prompt window and run the following command:
As of Miniconda v24.11.1, you can also use additional arguments to remove other files from your system.
Using these arguments is not recommended if you have multiple conda installations.
The following command is an example of how the uninstall arguments could be used:
Open a new Command Prompt window and run the following command:
As of Miniconda v24.11.1, you can also use additional arguments to remove other files from your system.
Using these arguments is not recommended if you have multiple conda installations.
The following command is an example of how the uninstall arguments could be used:
Open a new PowerShell window and run the following command:
As of Miniconda v24.11.1, you can also use additional arguments to remove other files from your system.
Using these arguments is not recommended if you have multiple conda installations.
The following command is an example of how the uninstall arguments could be used:
Verify your uninstall was successful by searching for “Anaconda Prompt” in the taskbar search. It should no longer appear.
(Optional) If you have created any environments outside your miniconda3
directory, Anaconda recommends manually deleting them to increase available disc space on your computer. This step must be performed before uninstalling Miniconda.
- Search for “Control Panel” in the taskbar search and select the Control Panel app.
- Click Uninstall a program under Programs.
- Select Anaconda from the list of programs.
- Click Uninstall.
- Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the uninstallation process.
- Verify your uninstall was successful by searching for “Anaconda Prompt” in the taskbar search. It should no longer appear.
- Search for “Control Panel” in the taskbar search and select the Control Panel app.
- Click Uninstall a program under Programs.
- Select Anaconda from the list of programs.
- Click Uninstall.
- Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the uninstallation process.
- Verify your uninstall was successful by searching for “Anaconda Prompt” in the taskbar search. It should no longer appear.
On Windows operating systems, you can silently uninstall Miniconda using either Command Prompt or PowerShell.
Open a new Command Prompt window and run the following command:
As of Miniconda v24.11.1, you can also use additional arguments to remove other files from your system.
Using these arguments is not recommended if you have multiple conda installations.
The following command is an example of how the uninstall arguments could be used:
Open a new Command Prompt window and run the following command:
As of Miniconda v24.11.1, you can also use additional arguments to remove other files from your system.
Using these arguments is not recommended if you have multiple conda installations.
The following command is an example of how the uninstall arguments could be used:
Open a new PowerShell window and run the following command:
As of Miniconda v24.11.1, you can also use additional arguments to remove other files from your system.
Using these arguments is not recommended if you have multiple conda installations.
The following command is an example of how the uninstall arguments could be used:
Verify your uninstall was successful by searching for “Anaconda Prompt” in the taskbar search. It should no longer appear.
-
Open a new terminal application window.
-
(Optional) If you have created any environments outside your
miniconda3
directory, you can manually delete them to increase available disc space on your computer. This step must be performed before uninstalling Miniconda. -
Deactivate your
(base)
environment by running the following command:You should no longer see
(base)
in your terminal prompt. -
As of Miniconda v24.11.1, an
uninstaller.sh
script is available to help you remove Miniconda from your system. Run the basic script to remove Miniconda and its shell initializations, or add arguments to remove additional user or system files. If your version does not have the uninstaller script, use the instructions under Manual uninstall.If you have installed Miniconda into a system location, you must use
sudo -E
to run the uninstaller. For example, the.pkg
installer for macOS installs Miniconda into a system location,/opt/miniconda3
.- Including additional uninstall arguments is optional. These arguments remove additional files from your system. Using these arguments is not recommended if you have multiple conda installations.
- If any files outside the installation directory are symlinks, it’s possible that only the link will be removed, and not the underlying files, meaning you’ll need to find and delete them manually.
The following command is an example of how the uninstall arguments could be used:
-
(Optional) Remove any conda initialization scripts from all your terminal shell profiles by running the following command:
-
Remove your entire
miniconda3
directory withrm -rf
. Depending on your installation, this directory will be in your root folder or in your opt folder.When paired with the
-r
(recursive) flag, thef
(force) flag deletes all specified directories and the files within them without prompting you for confirmation. Double-check and verify that you have correctly specified the directories you intend to delete before runningrm -rf
, as this action can’t be undone. -
(Optional) Remove the hidden
.condarc
file and.conda
and.continuum
directories from your home directory by running the following command:Consider keeping a backup of the
.condarc
file, especially if you have custom configurations for conda and are planning on reinstalling.
-
Close and reopen your terminal to refresh it. You should no longer see
(base)
in your terminal prompt.