Report ID: RP-UNINST-2025-01
Date: [Current Date]
Author: Technical Documentation Dept.
Version: 1.0
Topic: Safe and complete removal of Ren'Py engine and its associated projects, launcher data, and configuration files.
Clear game/project data:
Because you downloaded the portable ZIP version, which does not register itself with Windows. Just delete the folder. uninstall renpy
A simple restart releases file locks held by the OS or other programs. Clear game/project data :
Remove Ren'Py Projects and Files:
Before deleting anything, copy your Ren’Py projects folder (renpy-<version>/projects or wherever you saved games). Otherwise, your visual novel work will be gone. Because you downloaded the portable ZIP version, which
| Platform | Paths |
|----------|-------|
| Windows | C:\path\to\renpy-*\%APPDATA%\RenPy%USERPROFILE%\Desktop\RenPy.lnk |
| macOS | /Applications/renpy.app~/Library/RenPy~/.renpy~/Library/Caches/renpy |
| Linux | ~/renpy-sdk/~/.renpy~/.local/share/renpy~/.cache/renpy |
| Steam (All OS) | Steam → Uninstall + remove steamapps/common/RenPy SDK |