# How to uninstall
**URL:** https://forum.syncthing.net/t/how-to-uninstall/381
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [June 12, 2014, 3:05pm UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/how-to-uninstall/381 "2014-06-12T15:05:44Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@Scoon](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/Scoon)
#### Post date: [June 12, 2014, 3:05pm UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/how-to-uninstall/381/1 "2014-06-12T15:05:44Z")
Hi, I’m not sure what I did but I think I messed something up during configuration. Now when I go to the address to access it, I get a message saying that chrome can’t connect. To 127.0.0.1:8080. This is after a brief flash of the syncthing page.
Anyway, I like running a fairly clean machine so I was wondering how I can uninstall from ubuntu 14.04.
Thanks
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### Author:  [@calmh](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/calmh)
#### Post date: [June 12, 2014, 4:13pm UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/how-to-uninstall/381/2 "2014-06-12T16:13:01Z")
Remove the binary, wherever you installed it and `rm -rf ~/.config/syncthing`. You might also have the default sync directory `~/Sync` that you can remove unless you put something interesting in it.
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### Author:  [@Scoon](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/Scoon)
#### Post date: [June 13, 2014, 4:58am UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/how-to-uninstall/381/3 "2014-06-13T04:58:31Z")
Thanks for your assistance. I think I have figured out what I did wrong, so once I get rid of it I might give it another go. Just a quick question, if I understand correctly, in order to sync, both nodes must be connected to the net at the same time, as syncthing bypasses the notion of the cloud, is that correct?
Cheers
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### Author:  [@calmh](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/calmh)
#### Post date: [June 13, 2014, 9:48am UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/how-to-uninstall/381/4 "2014-06-13T09:48:32Z")
Yes, that’s correct!
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### Author:  [@camaleo](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/camaleo)
#### Post date: [June 14, 2015, 7:03am UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/how-to-uninstall/381/5 "2015-06-14T07:03:26Z")
Hallo,
first of all thank you so much for syncthing!
I installed OX 10.11 Beta on my old MacBook Pro and transferred all my development system data/setting from TimeMachine.
As I guess also my syncthing setting are on the MBP, before logging in, I feel its better to remove the setting to avoid confusing syncthing.
Unfortunately I cannot find the `~/.config/syncthing` folder, most probably it was used in a previous version (I’m running 0.11.8).
However I found out the `/Users/username/Library/Application Support/Syncthing` folder that includes a series of certificates.
I guess it’s sage to remove this folder and then let syncthing to create a new foder and certificates on the new system.
Is this the right procedure to move syncthing to a new system?
Thanks again!
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### Author:  [@calmh](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/calmh)
#### Post date: [June 14, 2015, 8:58am UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/how-to-uninstall/381/6 "2015-06-14T08:58:23Z")
> [@camaleo](#):
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> However I found out the /Users/username/Library/Application Support/Syncthing folder that includes a series of certificates.
That’s the location on Mac, removing that plus the `syncthing` binary is the full uninstall.
(The location is printed after the option summary if you run `syncthing -help`.)
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### Author:  [@will](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/will)
#### Post date: [June 23, 2015, 12:23am UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/how-to-uninstall/381/7 "2015-06-23T00:23:00Z")
Hello boys and girls because I have a problem accessing initially configured with gui and I forgot the password, if I can not delete or change settings in the system is Debian hope your help thanks
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### Author:  [@AudriusButkevicius](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/AudriusButkevicius)
#### Post date: [June 23, 2015, 12:27am UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/how-to-uninstall/381/8 "2015-06-23T00:27:07Z")
If you cannot modify config.xml, you cannot remove the password.
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### Author:  [@will](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/will)
#### Post date: [June 23, 2015, 12:34am UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/how-to-uninstall/381/9 "2015-06-23T00:34:30Z")
thanks for your answer config.xml where I find - I’m new to linux thanks in advance
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### Author:  [@AudriusButkevicius](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/AudriusButkevicius)
#### Post date: [June 23, 2015, 12:37am UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/how-to-uninstall/381/10 "2015-06-23T00:37:13Z")
it’s in `~/.config/syncthing/config.xml`, just remove the username and password entries. If you are using some sort of init scripts, it might be elsewhere, check the scripts.
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### Author:  [@will](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/will)
#### Post date: [June 23, 2015, 1:16am UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/how-to-uninstall/381/11 "2015-06-23T01:16:45Z")
Can not open root mode is refused connection thanks
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### Author:  [@will](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/will)
#### Post date: [June 23, 2015, 1:57am UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/how-to-uninstall/381/12 "2015-06-23T01:57:53Z")
thanks for your help was solved two hours after the restart and delete config.xml with $ rm …/config.xml
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### Author:  [@Eddy2909](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/Eddy2909)
#### Post date: [June 23, 2015, 12:24pm UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/how-to-uninstall/381/13 "2015-06-23T12:24:12Z")
@Scoon next time, you could try port 8384
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### Author:  [@Chrisikal](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/Chrisikal)
#### Post date: [January 21, 2016, 9:54pm UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/how-to-uninstall/381/14 "2016-01-21T21:54:05Z")
Hi, sorry for my stupid questions but I’m a newbie:
–\> You are writing “…removing /Users/username/Library/Application Support/Syncthing plus the binary is the full install…” –\> where do I find “the binary”? If i put “syncthing -help” in the console it says “command not found”
once again sorry for the stupid question and thanks in advance
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### Author:  [@canton7](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/canton7)
#### Post date: [January 21, 2016, 10:15pm UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/how-to-uninstall/381/15 "2016-01-21T22:15:16Z")
Presumably at some point you downloaded Syncthing (or you wouldn’t be asking how to uninstall it). Where did you download it to?
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### Author:  [@krmathis](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/krmathis)
#### Post date: [January 22, 2016, 9:26am UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/how-to-uninstall/381/16 "2016-01-22T09:26:21Z")
So, the Syncthing binary is not in your $PATH and you have forgotten where you installed it.
Could look like you’re on OS X, and in case search and find it. 😉
```
mdfind "kMDItemDisplayName == 'syncthing'"
```
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### Author:  [@Chrisikal](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/Chrisikal)
#### Post date: [January 26, 2016, 10:03pm UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/how-to-uninstall/381/17 "2016-01-26T22:03:45Z")
Thanks for your answer! I think I was just a bit confused about the wording. If I got it right, “the binary” is this exec file and to uninstall syncthing it is sufficient to delete this file and the Syncthing folder in the path: /Users/username/Library/Application Support/!? No other hidden stuff?
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### Author:  [@calmh](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/calmh)
#### Post date: [January 27, 2016, 6:31am UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/how-to-uninstall/381/18 "2016-01-27T06:31:08Z")
No other hidden stuff.
Well, there’s the zero byte `.stfolder` in your folder, and `.stversions` if you configured versioning but those are your files so would not remove them anyway.
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### Author:  [@wylie](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/wylie)
#### Post date: [April 6, 2017, 10:56pm UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/how-to-uninstall/381/19 "2017-04-06T22:56:25Z")
Thanks for your help earlier. To help others, the syncthing binary in my installation was in /Users/_username_/bin. In my case I removed it with this command, rm -rf /Users/wylie/bin/syncthing.
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### Author:  [@cosas](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/cosas)
#### Post date: [April 9, 2017, 12:03pm UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/how-to-uninstall/381/20 "2017-04-09T12:03:34Z")
I don’t see why forgot password would require uninstall to recover. Just stop/kill st then edit config.xml as Audrius said. Restart st and enjoy back. BTW, browsers password cache are not designed for platypi 😉 I alway use different random 50+ passwords and help with FF sync I never worry with passwords. Although, I’d be concerned using IE or GC
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