Title: Problem uninstalling Wordfence
Last modified: April 23, 2021

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# Problem uninstalling Wordfence

 *  Resolved [lirelok](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lirelok/)
 * (@lirelok)
 * [5 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-uninstalling-wordfence/)
 * Hi, I have a problem with the “Wordfence” plugin.
    I have uninstalled it and 
   now it does not let me enter the wordpress backend and the recovery email does
   not reach me either. The web page loads fine, but I cannot enter the control 
   panel, I have uninstalled the plugin by following these steps:
 * – Install “Wordfence Assistant” plugin.
    – Click on “Disable Wordfence Firewall”
   button to remove the firewall related files/entries in “.htaccess”/.user.ini 
   file. – Click on “Remove all Wordfence Data in the Database and elsewhere”. –
   Connect to your website via SFTP/FTP to delete the plugin folder from (/wp-content/
   plugins/) directory.
 * Once the steps are done, now I can’t enter the wordpress backend, what can I 
   do?

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 *  Thread Starter [lirelok](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lirelok/)
 * (@lirelok)
 * [5 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-uninstalling-wordfence/#post-14355351)
 * I have activated debugging and this tells me in the wordpress backend:
 * Fatal error: Allowed memory size of 41943040 bytes exhausted (tried to allocate
   20480 bytes) in /home/xxx/public_html/wp-content/plugins/js_composer/include/
   params/iconpicker/iconpicker.php on line 3729
 * There has been a critical error on this website. Please check your site administrator’s
   email inbox for instructions.
 * Learn more about WordPress diagnostics.
 * Fatal error: Allowed memory size of 41943040 bytes exhausted (tried to allocate
   32768 bytes) in /home/xxx/public_html/wp-content/plugins/sitepress-multilingual-
   cms/classes/utilities/lock/class-wpml-lock.php on line 1
 *  Plugin Support [WFAdam](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wfadam/)
 * (@wfadam)
 * [5 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-uninstalling-wordfence/#post-14356451)
 * Hello [@lirelok](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lirelok/) and thanks for
   reaching out to us!
 * To ensure you have completely removed Wordfence, follow these steps:
    - Remove extended protection manually ([https://www.wordfence.com/help/firewall/optimizing-the-firewall/#removing-the-optimization](https://www.wordfence.com/help/firewall/optimizing-the-firewall/#removing-the-optimization))
    - Remove the `wordfence` plugin folder located in `wp-content/plugins`
    - Remove the `wflogs` folder located in `wp-content`
    - Remove `wordfence-waf.php` located in the root of you WordPress installation
    - Remove all Wordfence related database tables from the database, using for 
      example phpMyAdmin or Wordfence Assistant plugin.
    - Check either `.htaccess` file or `.user.ini` depending on your server configuration
      and remove any code snippets wrapped by `# Wordfence WAF and # END Wordfence
      WAF.`
 * Let me know if this helps!
 * Thanks again!

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 * Last activity: [5 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-uninstalling-wordfence/#post-14356451)
 * Status: resolved