How to delete a version of DCS?

[imacken]

I want to remove the release verson of DCS, and leave only the 1.5 Beta and 2.0 Alpha.

What is the simplest way of doing this? Just deleting the DCS World folder? Or will that remove certain important modules, etc.?

[imacken]

Surely someone must know the answer!

[razo+r]

Surely someone must know the answer!

 

Run the uninstaller

[imacken]

And that is done how? Where is the uninstaller?

[sampler]

I think what you want is to revert to an earlier version, am I wrong? Have you installed 2.1 and want to go back?

[imacken]

Sorry, but no. As I said in the OP, I have all 3 versions installed and just want to get rid of the release version.

[BIGNEWY]

the uninstaller is in the root folder of the dcs version you are using, or in programs and features in windows. This is the correct way of doing it.

 

however if you want you can just delete the DCS folder

[imacken]

Thanks BIGNEWY. So, deleting the folder won't have any effect on other installs or validation count on modules?

[BIGNEWY]

Thanks BIGNEWY. So, deleting the folder won't have any effect on other installs or validation count on modules?

 

correct

 

I always just delete the dcs folder myself when removing installs, and I have 6 of them at the moment :)

Edited July 2, 2017 by BIGNEWY

[imacken]

Thanks a lot!

[Argo Navis]

Hello all,

 

I am running the stable version and want to switch to open beta. I want to uninstall the stable version because I don't have space for both versions. I can't uninstall it, DCS doesn't even show up in the programs list.

 

A year ago or so I moved the DCS folder from a hard drive to an ssd by simply copy/pasting the whole DCS folder. I didn't change anything in the registry. It worked, however, something must have gone wrong.

 

Should I just delete the folder as mentioned above by BIGNEWY?

Thanks

[Rudel_chw]

I am running the stable version and want to switch to open beta. I want to uninstall the stable version because I don't have space for both versions. I can't uninstall it, DCS doesn't even show up in the programs list.

 

You dont need to uninstall/reinstall ... the DCS_Updater.EXE can be used to convert from one to the other, here are the instructions:

 

https://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=114030

 

see the section "Updating or Switching an Install Between "Open Beta" and "Release" Version Branches"

[Argo Navis]

Hey Rudel, Thanks a lot, it worked!

 

However, DCS still doesn't show up in the program list, the uninstall.exe also missing from the DCS folder. There is no way to uninstall it at the moment.

[Svsmokey]

May i suggest Skatezilla's Gui ?

 

https://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=160053

 

It makes all things in DCS maintenance so much easier , and offers several other handy features as well .