How To Manually Uninstall Rider ?
I can't uninstall rider. Hitting bin/uninstall.exe results in a popup error stating:
'Uninstall hasn't detected folder of Jetbrains Rider installation. Probably uninstall.exe was moved from the installation folder:
So I hit uninstall.exe from the directory... only to be told it doesn't exist.
hitting uninstall from programs results in same effect.
hitting uninstall from toolbox results in same effect.
I need to reinstall but hesitant to do so until it is all removed.
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Unfortunately, it is a known issue. We work hard to find a fix. Feel free to follow the issue to be notified once it is resolved. You can install the latest Rider separately using JetBrains Toolbox as a workaround. We beg your pardon for the inconvenience.
Solution from here: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/75536394/pycharm-uninstall-unsucessful-uninstall-hasnt-detected-folder-of-pycharm-inst
works for Rider too. After creating that empty IdeaWin64.dll, the uninstaller starts working.
I can confirm, adding an empty file named "IdeaWin64.dll" in the bin folder next to uninstall.exe works!
Wierdest hack ever. But also yes it worked for me as well. I had Rider 2021.1.2 and it refused to uninstall. This hacked worked. Create the empty IdeaWin64.dll file in the bin folder along side the uninstall.exe, and the uninstaller starts working.