How to uninstall PhotoStructure
Uninstalling PhotoStructure is easy: just follow the steps specific for your edition.
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🍎 PhotoStructure for Desktops on macOS
Uninstall the application
Drag the PhotoStructure.app directory that you installed (probably in
/Applications) into the trash.
Remove your library previews and database
If you don’t expect to open your PhotoStructure library again, you can delete the library previews and database.
Open your PhotoStructure library in Finder. If hidden files are not shown, tap .photostructure directory into the trash.
Remove system settings
Open Finder, tap ~/Library/Application Support. Drag the PhotoStructure directory to the
trash.
Remove caches
Open Finder, tap ~/Library/Caches. Drag the PhotoStructure directory to the
trash.
Remove logs
Open Finder, tap ~/Library/Logs. Drag the PhotoStructure directory to the
trash.
🪟 PhotoStructure for Desktops on Windows
Uninstall the application
Open the “Add or remove programs” system settings from the Start menu or by
tapping the
Scroll down to PhotoStructure, and click “uninstall”.
Remove your library previews and database
If you don’t expect to open your PhotoStructure library again, you can delete the library previews and database.
Open your PhotoStructure library in File Explorer. If you don’t see the hidden .photostructure directory, click File > “Change folder and search options”. Select the View tab. In Advanced Settings > Hidden files and folders, select “Show hidden files, folders, and drives”. Click OK.
Right-click the .photostructure directory and select Delete.
Remove system settings and logs
Open the File Explorer. Click the location bar, and type %APPDATA%. Right-click the PhotoStructure directory and select Delete.
Remove caches
Open the File Explorer. Click the location bar, and type %LOCALAPPDATA%. Right-click the PhotoStructure directory and select Delete.
🐧 PhotoStructure for Node and Desktop on Linux
Uninstall the application
If you were using PhotoStructure for Desktops, remove the package:
sudo apt remove photostructure # Debian / Ubuntu
sudo dnf remove photostructure # Fedora
Removing the package leaves our software repository configured, so your machine keeps checking it for updates. To remove that too:
# Debian / Ubuntu
sudo rm /etc/apt/sources.list.d/photostructure.list
sudo rm /usr/share/keyrings/photostructure.gpg
sudo apt update
# Fedora
sudo rm /etc/yum.repos.d/photostructure.repo
If you were using PhotoStructure for Node, delete the
photostructure-for-servers directory.
Remove your library previews and database
If you don’t expect to open your PhotoStructure library again, you can delete the library previews and database.
Click the Files application, and navigate to your PhotoStructure library. If you can’t see .photostructure, click the hamburger menu in the titlebar and select “Show Hidden Files”.
Right-click the .photostructure directory and select Move to Trash.
Remove caches, system settings and logs
Open a terminal and run
rm -rf ~/.cache/photostructure ~/.config/PhotoStructure
🐳 PhotoStructure for docker
Shut down the docker instance
Open a terminal and run
docker stop photostructure
(replace photostructure with the name of your PhotoStructure docker container)
Remove the docker image
Open a terminal and run
docker rmi photostructure/server
And then remove the cache, system settings, logs that you bind-mounted into your container.
Remove your library previews and database
If you don’t expect to open your PhotoStructure library again, you can delete
the library previews and database, which is in your library directory and named
.photostructure.
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