{"id":2244,"date":"2024-11-10T11:28:13","date_gmt":"2024-11-10T05:43:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aaradhanakalakendra.in\/blog\/?p=2244"},"modified":"2024-11-10T11:29:59","modified_gmt":"2024-11-10T05:44:59","slug":"how-to-uninstall-local-wordpress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aaradhanakalakendra.in\/blog\/how-to-uninstall-local-wordpress\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Uninstall Local WordPress on macOS, Windows, and Ubuntu"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2244\" class=\"elementor elementor-2244\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-483f72c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"483f72c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-be4b0b9\" data-id=\"be4b0b9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9dbf03b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9dbf03b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Whether you\u2019re moving to a new platform or simply need to free up space,<strong> uninstalling Local WordPress<\/strong> is straightforward but involves three main parts: The content encompasses individual WordPress site files, \u2018Local\u2019 app and Local configuration files. Here is a guide on how to uninstall each part to give an application a thorough clean out on macOS, Windows, and Ubuntu.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b067a31 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b067a31\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Three Parts of Local\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-137e275 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"137e275\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Local consists of three components, and depending on your needs, you may wish to uninstall some or all of them:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-715c511 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"715c511\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Individual WordPress Sites\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b65a3c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6b65a3c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>These are the files for every WordPress site that has been set in local. When we uninstall the Local app, it doesn\u2019t remove these, but one should back up necessary sites before deletion. On each site in the web page, right-click and choose Export in order to save the backup.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09cb12f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"09cb12f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Local App\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2b8f05 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e2b8f05\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This app allows the user to create and control Word Press sites. And so I don\u2019t think that uninstalling or updating the Local app affects site data but it is always recommended that if there are certain configuration one would wish to retain then they should backup.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33defa9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"33defa9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Configuration local\u2019s directory\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-295c3c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"295c3c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It contains archivers, configuration files and other data that Local uses at runtime of the site. DO NOT remove this folder because it has resulted to setting all accounts to the factory default, and wiping off raw server files inclusive of the database information. Smack always it is wise to back up important site before deleting.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7edfa91 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7edfa91\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Uninstall Local on macOS\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f65b73 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9f65b73\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" src=\"https:\/\/aaradhanakalakendra.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Uninstall-Local-on-macOS.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2250\" alt=\"Uninstall Local on macOS\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aaradhanakalakendra.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Uninstall-Local-on-macOS.png 1200w, https:\/\/aaradhanakalakendra.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Uninstall-Local-on-macOS-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/aaradhanakalakendra.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Uninstall-Local-on-macOS-1024x536.png 1024w, https:\/\/aaradhanakalakendra.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Uninstall-Local-on-macOS-768x402.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2958417 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2958417\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Step-by-Step Guide:\n\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e7a5fa elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8e7a5fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Delete WordPress Sites:\n\n\n<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ccbd8f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6ccbd8f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Open Local and select multiple sites using <code>Cmd + Click<\/code> or <code>Shift + Click<\/code>.<\/li><li>Right-click on the selected sites and choose <strong>Delete<\/strong>.<\/li><li>Alternatively, manually remove sites by navigating to the <strong>~\/Local Sites<\/strong> folder in Finder and deleting the folders.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27280a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"27280a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1003\" height=\"655\" src=\"https:\/\/aaradhanakalakendra.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/uninstall-local-bulk-delete-sites-in-app.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2247\" alt=\"How to Uninstall Local WordPress\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aaradhanakalakendra.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/uninstall-local-bulk-delete-sites-in-app.webp 1003w, https:\/\/aaradhanakalakendra.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/uninstall-local-bulk-delete-sites-in-app-300x196.webp 300w, https:\/\/aaradhanakalakendra.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/uninstall-local-bulk-delete-sites-in-app-768x502.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1003px) 100vw, 1003px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33ab2ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"33ab2ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Uninstall the Local App:<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c1b393 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3c1b393\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Go to <strong>Applications<\/strong> in Finder.<\/li><li>Locate <strong>Local<\/strong> and move it to Trash to uninstall the application.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de7ba58 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"de7ba58\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/aaradhanakalakendra.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/uninstall-local-mac-delete-app.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2248\" alt=\"How to Uninstall Local WordPress\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aaradhanakalakendra.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/uninstall-local-mac-delete-app.webp 1000w, https:\/\/aaradhanakalakendra.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/uninstall-local-mac-delete-app-300x182.webp 300w, https:\/\/aaradhanakalakendra.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/uninstall-local-mac-delete-app-768x467.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ace2aa3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ace2aa3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Remove Local\u2019s Configuration Folder:<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8889988 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8889988\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>In Finder, navigate to <strong>~\/Library\/Application Support<\/strong>.<\/li><li>Find and delete the <strong>Local<\/strong> folder.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19b64c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"19b64c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1003\" height=\"655\" src=\"https:\/\/aaradhanakalakendra.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/uninstall-local-mac-delete-in-finder.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2249\" alt=\"How to Uninstall Local WordPress\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aaradhanakalakendra.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/uninstall-local-mac-delete-in-finder.webp 1003w, https:\/\/aaradhanakalakendra.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/uninstall-local-mac-delete-in-finder-300x196.webp 300w, https:\/\/aaradhanakalakendra.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/uninstall-local-mac-delete-in-finder-768x502.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1003px) 100vw, 1003px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-079ad7c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"079ad7c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote><p>Also read: <a href=\"https:\/\/aaradhanakalakendra.in\/blog\/wordpress-ultimate-member-causing-critical-error-on-login-page\/\">How to Fix WordPress Ultimate Member Causing Critical Error on Login Page<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9048ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a9048ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Uninstall Local on Windows\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18eb310 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"18eb310\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" src=\"https:\/\/aaradhanakalakendra.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Uninstall-Local-on-Windows.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2251\" alt=\"Uninstall Local on Windows\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aaradhanakalakendra.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Uninstall-Local-on-Windows.png 1200w, https:\/\/aaradhanakalakendra.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Uninstall-Local-on-Windows-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/aaradhanakalakendra.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Uninstall-Local-on-Windows-1024x536.png 1024w, https:\/\/aaradhanakalakendra.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Uninstall-Local-on-Windows-768x402.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de02112 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"de02112\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Step-by-Step Guide:\n\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9c0c2b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f9c0c2b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Delete WordPress Sites:\n\n\n<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f74ef58 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f74ef58\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>In Local, select sites by holding <code>Shift<\/code> while clicking, then right-click and choose <strong>Delete<\/strong>.<\/li><li>Alternatively, manually delete the <strong>Local Sites<\/strong> folder from <strong>C:\\Users[Your Username]\\Local Sites<\/strong>.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dccb394 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"dccb394\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"864\" src=\"https:\/\/aaradhanakalakendra.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/uninstall-local-win-remove-sites-in-local-1536x864-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2255\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aaradhanakalakendra.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/uninstall-local-win-remove-sites-in-local-1536x864-1.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/aaradhanakalakendra.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/uninstall-local-win-remove-sites-in-local-1536x864-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aaradhanakalakendra.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/uninstall-local-win-remove-sites-in-local-1536x864-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/aaradhanakalakendra.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/uninstall-local-win-remove-sites-in-local-1536x864-1-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e24f1db elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e24f1db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Uninstall the Local App:\n\n\n\n<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4eda386 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4eda386\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Open <strong>Settings<\/strong> &gt; <strong>Apps &amp; features<\/strong>.<\/li><li>Find <strong>Local<\/strong> in the list, select it, and click <strong>Uninstall<\/strong>.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a2c4ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9a2c4ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"1157\" src=\"https:\/\/aaradhanakalakendra.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/uninstall-local-win-remove-sites-in-file-explorer-1536x1157-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2254\" alt=\"Uninstall Local on Windows\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aaradhanakalakendra.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/uninstall-local-win-remove-sites-in-file-explorer-1536x1157-1.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/aaradhanakalakendra.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/uninstall-local-win-remove-sites-in-file-explorer-1536x1157-1-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aaradhanakalakendra.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/uninstall-local-win-remove-sites-in-file-explorer-1536x1157-1-1024x771.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/aaradhanakalakendra.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/uninstall-local-win-remove-sites-in-file-explorer-1536x1157-1-768x579.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5e2ab4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f5e2ab4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Delete the Configuration Folder:<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df0f133 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"df0f133\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Open File Explorer, go to <strong>C:\\Users[Your Username]\\AppData\\Roaming<\/strong>.<\/li><li>Locate and delete the <strong>Local<\/strong> folder. (Note: AppData is a hidden folder; enable hidden items in File Explorer if necessary.)<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c13038f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c13038f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"1212\" src=\"https:\/\/aaradhanakalakendra.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/uninstall-local-win-remove-local-app-1536x1212-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2252\" alt=\"Uninstall Local on Windows\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aaradhanakalakendra.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/uninstall-local-win-remove-local-app-1536x1212-1.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/aaradhanakalakendra.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/uninstall-local-win-remove-local-app-1536x1212-1-300x237.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aaradhanakalakendra.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/uninstall-local-win-remove-local-app-1536x1212-1-1024x808.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/aaradhanakalakendra.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/uninstall-local-win-remove-local-app-1536x1212-1-768x606.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6671b6d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6671b6d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"1157\" src=\"https:\/\/aaradhanakalakendra.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/uninstall-local-win-remove-local-configuration-folder-1536x1157-1.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2253\" alt=\"Uninstall Local on Windows\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aaradhanakalakendra.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/uninstall-local-win-remove-local-configuration-folder-1536x1157-1.webp 1536w, https:\/\/aaradhanakalakendra.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/uninstall-local-win-remove-local-configuration-folder-1536x1157-1-300x226.webp 300w, https:\/\/aaradhanakalakendra.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/uninstall-local-win-remove-local-configuration-folder-1536x1157-1-1024x771.webp 1024w, https:\/\/aaradhanakalakendra.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/uninstall-local-win-remove-local-configuration-folder-1536x1157-1-768x579.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ebfbb9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8ebfbb9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Uninstall Local from Ubuntu Linux\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-217b4d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"217b4d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" src=\"https:\/\/aaradhanakalakendra.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Uninstall-Local-from-Ubuntu-Linux.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2256\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aaradhanakalakendra.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Uninstall-Local-from-Ubuntu-Linux.png 1200w, https:\/\/aaradhanakalakendra.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Uninstall-Local-from-Ubuntu-Linux-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/aaradhanakalakendra.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Uninstall-Local-from-Ubuntu-Linux-1024x536.png 1024w, https:\/\/aaradhanakalakendra.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Uninstall-Local-from-Ubuntu-Linux-768x402.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a618b9b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a618b9b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Step-by-Step Guide:\n\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a13d583 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a13d583\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Remove WordPress Sites:<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7caf25 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b7caf25\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>In Local, use <code>Shift + Click<\/code> to select sites, right-click, and choose <strong>Delete<\/strong>.<\/li><li>Alternatively, manually delete folders from <strong>~\/Local Sites<\/strong>.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ac6748 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6ac6748\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1366\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/aaradhanakalakendra.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Uninstall-Local-from-Ubuntu-Linux.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2257\" alt=\"Uninstall Local from Ubuntu Linux\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aaradhanakalakendra.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Uninstall-Local-from-Ubuntu-Linux.webp 1366w, https:\/\/aaradhanakalakendra.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Uninstall-Local-from-Ubuntu-Linux-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/aaradhanakalakendra.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Uninstall-Local-from-Ubuntu-Linux-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/aaradhanakalakendra.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Uninstall-Local-from-Ubuntu-Linux-768x432.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1366px) 100vw, 1366px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-efd7404 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"efd7404\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Uninstall the Local App:\n\n<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b885b6c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b885b6c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Open Terminal.<\/li><li>Run the command <code>sudo apt remove local<\/code> to uninstall Local.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de77d66 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"de77d66\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"565\" src=\"https:\/\/aaradhanakalakendra.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Uninstall-Local-from-Ubuntu.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2258\" alt=\"Uninstall Local from Ubuntu Linux\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aaradhanakalakendra.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Uninstall-Local-from-Ubuntu.png 831w, https:\/\/aaradhanakalakendra.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Uninstall-Local-from-Ubuntu-300x212.png 300w, https:\/\/aaradhanakalakendra.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Uninstall-Local-from-Ubuntu-768x542.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4fc562 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a4fc562\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Delete the Configuration Folder:\n<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef5b0b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ef5b0b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>In Terminal, navigate to <code>~\/.config\/<\/code>.<\/li><li>Use the command <code>rm -rf Local<\/code> to delete the configuration directory.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2e445e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a2e445e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"942\" height=\"649\" src=\"https:\/\/aaradhanakalakendra.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Uninstall-Local.png\" 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