Adobe Photoshop Lightroom does not include an uninstaller (a program that uninstalls Lightroom for you). Therefore, to uninstall Lightroom, it's necessary to delete several files manually. Follow the instructions below to uninstall Lightroom.
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(Optional) Delete the preferences file, the catalog file, and other Lightroom files on your computer. For a list of those files and their default locations, see the following documents:
- Preference file and other file locations | Lightroom CC and 6
- Preference file and other file locations | Lightroom 5
- Preference file and other file locations | Lightroom 4
- Preference file and other file locations | Lightroom 3.x
- Preference file and other file locations | Lightroom 2.x
- Preference file and other file locations | Lightroom 1.x
- Preference file and other file locations | Lightroom CC and 6
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(Optional) Delete the preferences file, the catalog file, and other Lightroom files on your computer. For a list of those files and their default locations, see:
- Preference file and other file locations | Lightroom CC and 6
- Preference file and other file locations | Lightroom 5
- Preference file and other file locations | Lightroom 4
- Preference file and other file locations | Lightroom 3.x
- Preference file and other file locations | Lightroom 2.x
- Preference file and other file locations | Lightroom 1.x
- Preference file and other file locations | Lightroom CC and 6