Title: uninstalling plugins
Last modified: August 18, 2016

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# uninstalling plugins

 *  [Sandro Dzneladze](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sandrodz/)
 * (@sandrodz)
 * [18 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/uninstalling-plugins/)
 * I noticed after deactivation of a plugin allot of trash is left in mysql. How
   do I uninstall plugins completely, provided that they don’t have full manual?
 * I installed wp e-commerce, I didn’t like it, so I need clean up my wp directory
   and mysql 🙂

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 *  [MichaelH](https://wordpress.org/support/users/michaelh/)
 * (@michaelh)
 * [18 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/uninstalling-plugins/#post-637164)
 * Unfortunately, most plugins don’t offer uninstalls. So deactivate the plugin,
   delete the actual files in wp-content/plugins, backup your database, then delete
   tables that are specific to that plugin. Finally, look for records in wp-options
   that you can recognize as belong to that plugin.
 * Ugly Ugly I know 😉
 *  [Lester Chan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gamerz/)
 * (@gamerz)
 * [18 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/uninstalling-plugins/#post-637182)
 * my does =D
 *  Thread Starter [Sandro Dzneladze](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sandrodz/)
 * (@sandrodz)
 * [18 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/uninstalling-plugins/#post-637184)
 * can u please write more about wp-options? for what should I look there?
 *  [Lester Chan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gamerz/)
 * (@gamerz)
 * [18 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/uninstalling-plugins/#post-637186)
 * look at the plugin source then note look for add_option()
 *  [MichaelH](https://wordpress.org/support/users/michaelh/)
 * (@michaelh)
 * [18 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/uninstalling-plugins/#post-637196)
 * Yeah, sorry Gamerz, I should have mentioned your plugins do have uninstalls. 
   Thank you!
 *  [Lester Chan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gamerz/)
 * (@gamerz)
 * [18 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/uninstalling-plugins/#post-637204)
 * MichaelH: Cheers man =)

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 * Last reply from: [Lester Chan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gamerz/)
 * Last activity: [18 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/uninstalling-plugins/#post-637204)
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