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I've installed DotNetNuke using the application installer. How do I remove the app from my site once it's been installed.

Just delete the files using the File Manger or FTP, and delete the database

directhostinguk:

Just delete the files using the File Manger or FTP, and delete the database

 

I would call the process you're describing as a "manual" uninstall. I just thought that since the install is automated through DNP that there may be an uninstall also. So, there's not?

Not at the moment

It is not good idea because you can manually edit some files (or add new tables), Install plugins etc. so DNP Application installer will not know about this changes and so he can't remove this application completely... 

Lord Daedra:

It is not good idea because you can manually edit some files (or add new tables), Install plugins etc. so DNP Application installer will not know about this changes and so he can't remove this application completely... 

That is exactly the reason why we have removed "uninstall" function from Application Installer.

Also, very common issue when the user accidentially removes a working application by a single click.

Hi, I'm just following up on this matter. I do want to suggest that you re-think the uninstallation procedure for Application packs, especially since the end users don't always know, or think about manually removing the Database / or DB users. So, a simple & safe way of uninstalling an application is to remove all files & folders related to that application, plus the database & DB user created during the installation. In most applications, the addons / themes / etc are installed into existing folders / sub-folder (like /templates or /modules or /plugins or /includes etc) so if you remove all the files & folders that was initially installed, it will remove everything related to the app.

I'd like to have the uninstall-button as well, since it's better if the customers can uninstall themselves in an easy way instead of asking us how to uninstall or if we can do it for them. Also, it's better to do as much as possible automatically even if not everything may be removed, than doing the same thing manually.

DNP Developers: You might add an on/off switch for the uninstall buttons for the serveradmin to "activate at own risk". Of course, the end user has to get a warning message in some kind before actually deleting their application. In this warning message there could be some instructions as well, telling the end user that manually made changes they've done will not be deleted, and to delete those they have to use the file manager.

I have got to get this off my computer immediatly.  I can not access areas of web site I must have access to.  Additionally - I don't have a clue how this crap got on my computer or for what it might possibly be good for.  Currently all it's doing is preventing me form passing a test my employment depends on.  Of course any "help" offered on the site isn't helpful.