(Windows) Unity uninstall leaves behind Monodevelop - with no uninstaller...

Unity Engine
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It’s great that Unity (optionally) installs Monodevelop - it would be nice if it uninstalled it when it’s removed.

Instead it leaves it behind with NO UNINSTALLER…

Ideas as to how to remove it - and a slap on the wrist for whoever forgot that part of the uninstall eh?

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Shift+delete :slight_smile:

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In Windows 7 you can simply uninstall via the Uninstall Programs control panel, like any other program…

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Not in this WIndows7 I can’t - nothing in the Add/Remove programs list - no uninstaller in the Monodevelop/Unity folders.

All that’s left is a Unity subfolder in the Programs Menu with a Monodevelop icon (and it launches and works)…

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I know that I CAN - it’s just that it’s probably left a tonne of other junk lying around - it’s sloppy and unprofessional…

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I have uninstalled Monodevelop on 2 systems, one with Win7 32 bit and one with Win7 64 bit; it works.

Just go to the control panel and uninstall it there like you would anything else.

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You didn’t read my post - I’m talking about the version of Monodevelop which is installed by Unity - no uninstaller is created and the Unity uninstaller doesn’t remove it…

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Yes, I did read your post, and I am in fact referring to the version installed with Unity by default. The version of Monodevelop included with Unity can be uninstalled from Windows 7 32-bit and Windows 7 64-bit from the control panel, same as most software installed on Win7.

If for whatever reason you cannot, it’s possible something went wrong when Unity/Monodevelop was first installed on your machine. In which I suppose you will have to manually locate and delete Mono’s files if you like.

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To test this I reinstalled Unity today using the latest download - including MonoDevelop - and then checked the Add/Remove programs and there’s only 1 entry - for Unity itself.

Uninstalling that removes Unity but NOT MonoDevelop - which is still sitting inside a ‘Unity’ program group - still launches and work…

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Ccleaner ftw!

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I’m sorry, but that’s not the case for me with Win7 either 32 or 64 bit. I don’t know why this is happening to you, perhaps it’s your version of Windows, or something on your system, I honestly am out of ideas, sorry.

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I think the problem may have occurred with the installation of version 3.4.1.

She also presented other problems, including for compiling Angry Bots exemple.

I’m on a windows7 64.

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Now I deleted the entire folder of Unity and ran the ccleaner for remove dlls, after I installed the new version 3.4.2, and for some reason the unity remember the project I had previously opened and MonoDevelop does not work!

Does anyone have any tips for me?

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I wouldn’t use CCleaner or any type of registy “cleaner”; using this kind of software is asking for major problems.

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O_O

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You could not be more wrong. I am having the same exact issue. Win7 64bit. Installed by the Unity 3.4.1 installer.

Mono does not come with an uninstaller.

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Same issue just happened to me. Installed the full Unity package and promptly uninstalled. I was left MonoDevelop with no way to uninstall…

UnitySetup-4.1.2.exe

Windows 7 pro, 64-bit

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Same problem here. I’ve uninstalled Unity 3.4 because I’m downloading the new 4.1.5 version and MonoDevelop is still there, working, with no uninstall options available!?!

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Same thing here

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And the same for me on Windows 7. This thread was created two years ago and Unity still hasn’t fixed the problem?