Uninstalling the Omniverse Launcher

Important

These steps apply to both the Workstation Launcher and IT Workstation Launcher.

For Windows-based Computers

Prior to uninstalling the Omniverse Launcher from your computer, complete the following steps:

• Ensure that any/all data stored within Nucleus Workstation has been safely backed up, if applicable. While this data is typically stored in the default directory: c:\users\[username]\appData\local\ov\data, the location may vary if it was customized during the initial Nucleus Workstation installation.

Note

The data stored in the path above is in the Nucleus database format. To back up the raw files themselves (USD files, image files, etc.), use Nucleus Navigator to copy these files from within Nucleus to a storage location of your choice.

• Click here to download the latest version of the Omniverse Launcher Cleanup Tool. Once it’s downloaded, unzip it to a location on your computer.

Uninstallation steps

1. Close the Omniverse Launcher from the Windows System Tray if it’s running. (Right-click the icon and choose Exit.)

2. Run the Omniverse Launcher Cleanup Tool (launcher-cleanup.exe) and follow the prompts. When the tool is complete and ‘Done’ is shown within the terminal window, press Enter to close it. (There may be some directories that cannot be deleted; this is okay for now. Continue with the next step.)

3. From within the Windows Control Panel, uninstall the Omniverse Launcher.

4. Now, reboot your computer.

5. Once your computer is rebooted, manually delete the following directories, if present:

   • c:\users\[username]\appdata\local\ov

   • c:\users\[username]\appdata\local\omniverse-launcher-updater

   • c:\users\[username]\appdata\roaming\omni-launcher

   • c:\users\[username]\.nvidia-omniverse

   • c:\users\[username]\documents\kit

   • c:\users\[username]\documents\omniverse

The Omniverse Launcher and related software are now completely removed from your computer.

For Linux-based Computers

Prior to uninstalling the Omniverse Launcher from your computer, complete the following steps:

• Ensure that any/all data stored within Nucleus Workstation has been safely backed up, if applicable. While this data is typically stored in the default directory: /home/[username]/.local/share/ov/data, the location may vary if it was customized during the initial Nucleus Workstation installation.

Note

The data stored in the path above is in the Nucleus database format. To back up the raw files themselves (USD files, image files, etc.), use Nucleus Navigator to copy these files from within Nucleus to a storage location of your choice.

• Click here to download the latest version of the Omniverse Launcher Cleanup Tool. Once it’s downloaded, unzip it to a location on your computer.

Additionally, ensure that the permissions for the cleanup tool are set appropriately. (i.e., application is allowed to be executed as your user.)

Uninstallation steps

1. Close the Omniverse Launcher. (Ensure the AppImage is not running.)

2. Run the Launcher Cleanup Tool (./launcher-cleanup) and follow the prompts. When the tool is complete and Done is shown within the terminal window, press Enter to close it. (There may be some directories that cannot be deleted; this is okay for now. Continue with the next step.)

3. Manually delete the following directories, if present:

   • /home/[username]/.local/share/ov/pkg

   • /home/[username]/.local/share/ov/data

   • /home/[username]/.cache/ov

   • /home/[username]/.nvidia-omniverse

   • /home/[username]/.config/omniverse-launcher

The Omniverse Launcher and related software are now completely removed from your computer.