Complete Uninstall for 2012

SolidWorks has had the complete uninstall functionality for the last couple major releases. If you are not aware it is no surprise as it is not very easy to find.

To use it you start the uninstall and the installation manager will open with a list of products to remove. You then need to right mouse click on the header and select “Total Uninstall”. This would remove all settings with no options to not remove specific items.

New in SolidWorks 2012 you can choose what to remove from the install

As you can see above you can select to remove almost everything SolidWorks. Program files is selected by default and cannot be unselected. You may also select registry entries, data file locations and also download files.

Once you have the appropriate items selected and you continue with the uninstall a dialog opens warning that you are removing more than just the standard uninstall does. Proceed with your selective uninstall if desired.