Uninstalling JIRA from Windows

This page describes the procedure for uninstalling JIRA, which had been installed using the Windows Installer.

If you wish to re-install JIRA in 'unattended mode', do not uninstall your previous installation of JIRA just yet. See Using the Silent Installation Feature for more information.

To uninstall JIRA from Windows:

1. Log in to Windows as the same user that was used to install JIRA with the Windows Installer.
2. Start the uninstaller by doing either of the following:
   • Click the Windows 'Start' menu -> 'All Programs' -> 'JIRA X.Y' -> 'Uninstall JIRA X.Y'
     (where 'X.Y' refers to the installed version of JIRA that you are about to uninstall)
     OR
   • Open the Windows Control Panel, choose 'Add or Remove Programs' (on Windows XP) or 'Programs and Features' on (Windows 7/Vista) and then uninstall 'JIRA X.Y' from the list of applications
     OR
   • Open the Windows command prompt and do the following:
     1. Change directory cd to your JIRA installation directory
     2. Run the uninstall.exe file
3. Follow the prompts to uninstall JIRA from your computer.

 Please note:

• The uninstaller will not delete the JIRA Home Directory.
• All log files that were generated while JIRA was running will not be deleted.
• All files within the JIRA Installation Directory will be deleted (with the exception of the Tomcat log folder located in the JIRA Installation Directory).
• The uninstaller can be made to operate in unattended mode by specifying the -q option at the Windows command prompt — i.e. uninstall.exe -q