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rhino:5:rhi:uninstall [2016/03/03]
rhino:5:rhi:uninstall [2020/08/14] (current)
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 +====== Uninstalling Rhino 5 RHI Plug-ins ======
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 +====Problem====
 +Plug-ins that use the Rhino RHI installer do not have an automatic uninstall.
  
 +====Applies to====
 +Rhino 5 plug-ins installed using the built-in RHI installer engine.
 +
 +====Solution====
 +Manually remove the plug-in's folder. The plug-in may be in up to three default folder locations. 
 +
 +===Find the AppData location (Location 1)==
 +  - Close all Rhino applications.
 +  - Go to Windows Explorer.
 +  - In the address bar type **%APPDATA%**.
 +  - There should be a long list of folders.  Go to //McNeel > Rhinoceros > 5.0 > Plug-ins//
 +  - Find the folder that contains the name of your plug-in and delete that folder.
 +
 +===Find the Common Files location (Location 2)==
 +  - Close all Rhino applications.
 +  - Go to Windows Explorer.
 +  - Go to the //C:\Program Files\Common Files\McNeel\Rhinoceros\5.0\Plug-ins//.
 +  - Find the folder that contains the name of your plug-in and delete that folder.
 +
 +===Find the additional Common Files location on 64-bit systems (Location 3)==
 +  - Close all Rhino applications.
 +  - Go to Windows Explorer.
 +  - Go to the //C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\McNeel\Rhinoceros\5.0\Plug-ins//.
 +  - Find the folder that contains the name of your plug-in and delete that folder.
 +
 +**Note:** Once you restart Rhino, there may be an error at start-up, but it will be a one time message only.
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