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Uninstall neo4j in windows
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To uninstall Neo4j on Windows, follow these steps:
Stop the Neo4j service:
- Open the "Services" window by pressing
Win + R
and typingservices.msc
. - Locate the Neo4j service in the list, which is usually named "Neo4j Database - Neo4jEdition" or something similar.
- Right-click on the Neo4j service and select "Stop" to stop the service.
- Open the "Services" window by pressing
Delete the Neo4j installation directory:
- Navigate to the installation directory of Neo4j. By default, it is located at
C:\Program Files\Neo4j
orC:\Program Files\Neo4j Community
. - Delete the entire Neo4j installation directory and all its contents.
- Navigate to the installation directory of Neo4j. By default, it is located at
Remove Neo4j data and configuration files (optional):
- If you want to remove all data and configuration files associated with Neo4j, navigate to the Neo4j data directory. By default, it is located at
C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\Neo4j
. - Delete the Neo4j data directory to remove all data and configuration files. Be cautious, as this will delete all your graph data and configurations.
- If you want to remove all data and configuration files associated with Neo4j, navigate to the Neo4j data directory. By default, it is located at
Remove Neo4j from the Windows registry (optional):
- Press
Win + R
to open the "Run" dialog, typeregedit
, and press Enter to open the Windows Registry Editor. - Navigate to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Neo4j
. - Right-click on the "Neo4j" key and select "Delete" to remove it from the registry.
- Press
Remove Neo4j from the PATH environment variable (optional):
- If you added Neo4j to the PATH environment variable during installation and want to remove it, follow these steps:
- Open the "System Properties" window by right-clicking on "This PC" and selecting "Properties".
- Click on "Advanced system settings" on the left-hand side.
- In the "System Properties" window, click on the "Environment Variables" button.
- In the "Environment Variables" window, locate the "Path" variable under "System variables" and click on "Edit".
- Remove the Neo4j path from the list of paths and click "OK" to save the changes.
- If you added Neo4j to the PATH environment variable during installation and want to remove it, follow these steps:
After completing these steps, Neo4j should be completely uninstalled from your Windows system. Make sure to back up any important data before proceeding with the uninstallation.