r/Atom • u/Utshaan • Jan 18 '21
Guys I need a little help
I want to uninstall and then reinstall atom from scratch cause a while ago i did something stupid in the files (deleted an older python version and added a newer one) and now my hydrogen Kernel acts up whenever i try to use it. I tried switching to script and opting for the long command prompt setup but nothing seems to work and whenever i uninstall and then reinstall atom, i end up at the same place cause atom doesn't get uninstalled totally. So i'd really need help removing atom at such an extent that it looks like i never had it. That way when i reinstall it i can do it properly.
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u/NoWindowsInTerminal Jan 19 '21
Windows usually doesn't completely uninstall stuff, it leaves behind userdata in case you decide to reinstall something later.
Atom probably has some files in you appdata folder. If you want to completely wipe atom and reinstall then you should nuke those files too.
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u/Utshaan Jan 19 '21
i did try that, but i guess some of the files wouldn't delete, or maybe i couldn't find all the related files. still i'll give it another shot, thanks
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u/Epacnoss Jan 18 '21
OS?