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Question Colin Brough · Apr 20, 2023

Uninstalling Ensemble

#Ensemble #Debugging #Management Portal #Microsoft Windows #System Administration

On a developer's laptop, having had two or three Ensemble installs with different settings/config changes made, and encountering unexplained errors compiling classes, wanting to scrub as much of the previous installs off the machine before doing any fresh installation... But can't find clear documentation on doing a complete uninstall!

Have stopped the server.

Am I safe to remove C:\InterSystems\Ensemble (for the instance installed into that folder)?

What other files/Registry/locations contain references to an Ensemble install, and are there tools or documentation on clearing those out?

Or tell me why the above is unnecessary!

(Be interested to know what the story is for Iris too - we will be upgrading at some point in the nearish future.)

Thanks.

Product version: Ensemble 2018.1
$ZV: Cache for Windows (x86-64) 2018.1 (Build 184U)
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Colin Brough  Apr 20, 2023 to Cristiano Silva

Thanks Cristiano. I'd found the page you linked to before, but its not very explicit about uninstallation!

Would I be correct in interpreting it as:

  • only uninstall option is the unattended section at https://docs.intersystems.com/ens201817/csp/docbook/DocBook.UI.Page.cls…
  • would I be correct to interpret 'CacheC' in the example command as the instance name of the Ensemble installation to be uninstalled? Or is that the folder name on the filesystem where it is in installed?
  • Not familiar with Windows Registry editing, so can I safely delete those two trees in the registry if i want a completely fresh start?

Thanks!

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Cristiano Silva  Apr 20, 2023 to Colin Brough

You can use add or remove programs too.

  • would I be correct to interpret 'CacheC' in the example command as the instance name of the Ensemble installation to be uninstalled? Or is that the folder name on the filesystem where it is in installed?

Is the instance name.

  • Not familiar with Windows Registry editing, so can I safely delete those two trees in the registry if i want a completely fresh start?

After uninstall and if you have only one installation yes.
 

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Evgeny Shvarov · Apr 20, 2023

Hi @Colin Brough !

I don't know if you can use IRIS but if yes docker+IRIS is a perfect combination for desktop operations.

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Colin Brough  Apr 21, 2023 to Evgeny Shvarov

Thanks @Evgeny.Shvarov. Unfortunately can't use Iris yet - maybe at some point in the future - but a useful extra benefit when we do make the transition. 

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John Murray · Apr 21, 2023

Did you try using the "Add/Remove Programs" option in Windows (might be named differently depending on your exact version)?

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