Uninstalling Conda

Uninstalling Conda#

This guide will help you uninstall Conda from your computer. This can be useful if:

  • You are trying to install packages with pip, but cannot import the package.

  • You want to change to use pip.

  • You have issues with packages.

  • You already have the Anaconda distribution installed, but need to switch to miniconda.

Windows#

  1. Ensure all shells, command prompts are closed i.e. make sure no files related to Anaconda/Miniconda are open anywhere.

  2. Open your control panel, and press Uninstall application.

  3. Please find all the applications regarding Anaconda (and Miniconda), right click on them and press Uninstall.

MacOS and Linux#

  • If you have installed Miniconda through Homebrew, run the following command line in the terminal:

    brew remove miniconda

    Tip

    If you are unsure how you installed Miniconda, you can check by running the following command in your terminal. If the command returns miniconda, it confirms that it was installed via Homebrew:

    brew list | grep miniconda

  • If you did not install Miniconda through Homebrew, you can remove it by running the following commands in your terminal:

    conda activate
conda init --reverse --all
cd
sudo rm -rf ~/miniconda3
sudo rm -rf /opt/miniconda3

  • If you want to uninstall Anaconda, run the following commands in your terminal:

    conda activate
conda init --reverse --all
cd
sudo rm -rf ~/anaconda3
sudo rm -rf /opt/anaconda3
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