This tool can uninstall versions of the.NET SDK that are required by global.json files on your machine.

Refer to Should I remove a version? to learn which SDKs and runtimes are safe to remove. NET SDKs and runtimes will be removed when you use the remove command. Since this tool has a destructive behavior, it's highly recommended that you do a dry run before running the remove command. Versions 1.2 and later can uninstall SDKs and runtimes with version 5.0 or earlier, and previous versions of the tool can uninstall 3.1 and earlier. NET SDKs and Runtimes that are specified by a collection of options. NET SDKs and Runtimesĭotnet-core-uninstall remove uninstalls. These commands are synonyms.įor more information, see dry-run and whatif commands later in this article. NET SDKs and runtimes that will be removed based on the options provided without performing the uninstall. The dotnet-core-uninstall dry-run and dotnet-core-uninstall whatif commands display the. One way to check if a version is managed by Visual Studio is to view it in Add or Remove Programs, where Visual Studio managed versions are marked as such in their display names.įor more information, see list command later in this article. Specifically, this tool won't display versions installed by zip files or managed by Visual Studio (any version installed with Visual Studio 2019 version 16.3 or later). The output of the dotnet-core-uninstall list command won't match the list of installed versions in the output of dotnet -info in most cases. NET uninstall tool from the tool's releases page and find the source code at the dotnet/cli-lab GitHub repository. The dotnet-core-uninstall list command displays which SDKs can be uninstalled with the tool.

NET SDKs and runtimes installed, including those SDKs and runtimes that the tool can't remove. You can use the dotnet -info command to find all of the. On macOS, the tool can only uninstall SDKs and runtimes located in the /usr/local/share/dotnet folder.īecause of these limitations, the tool might not be able to uninstall all of the.

The Visual Studio installer in versions earlier than Visual Studio 2019 version 16.3.On Windows, the tool can only uninstall SDKs and runtimes that were installed using one of the following installers: A collection of options is available to specify which versions you want to uninstall. NET uninstall tool ( dotnet-core-uninstall) lets you remove.

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