How to uninstall Tableau Desktop on Windows 10/Mac?
Here's How to uninstall Tableau Desktop.
i. To uninstall Tableau Public on Mac OR uninstall old versions of tableau Mac, you can follow these steps:
Quit Tableau Public.
Open Finder and navigate to the following location:
/Applications/Tableau Public.app
Drag the Tableau Public app to the Trash.
Empty the Trash.
Remove any remaining Tableau Public files from your computer. To do this, open a Finder window and navigate to the following locations:
~/Library/Application Support/Tableau Public
~/Documents/My Tableau Repository
/Library/Application Support/Tableau Public
Delete all of the files in these locations.
If you are having trouble uninstalling Tableau Public, you can use a third-party uninstaller. Those uninstallers can scan your computer for all of Tableau Public's files and registry entries, and then uninstall them completely.
ii. There are a few different ways to uninstall older versions of Tableau.
Use the Tableau Installer.
The Tableau installer can be used to uninstall older versions of Tableau. To do this, open the Tableau installer and select the "Uninstall" option. The installer will then guide you through the steps necessary to uninstall the older version of Tableau.
Use the Windows Control Panel.
The Windows Control Panel can also be used to uninstall older versions of Tableau. To do this, open the Windows Control Panel and go to "Programs and Features." Select the older version of Tableau that you want to uninstall and click "Uninstall."
Whichever method you choose, be sure to back up your data before uninstalling Tableau. This will help to ensure that you do not lose any of your data during the uninstall process.
Here are some additional tips for uninstalling older versions of Tableau:
Uninstall older versions of Tableau in the order that they were installed. This will help to ensure that all of Tableau's files and registry entries are removed completely.
If you are having trouble uninstalling Tableau, you can use a third-party uninstaller. Those uninstallers can scan your computer for all of Tableau's files and registry entries, and then uninstall them completely.
Be sure to back up your data before uninstalling Tableau. This will help to ensure that you do not lose any of your data during the uninstall process.
iii. FYI: you can uninstall previous versions of Tableau when you upgrade to the latest version. Tableau will automatically detect and remove any previous versions of Tableau that are installed on your computer. However, if you want to uninstall a previous version of Tableau manually, you can follow these steps:
Open the Windows Control Panel.
Click on "Programs and Features."
Select the previous version of Tableau that you want to uninstall.
Click on "Uninstall."
Follow the on-screen instructions to uninstall the previous version of Tableau.
Once you have uninstalled the previous version of Tableau, you can then install the latest version of Tableau.
Here are some additional tips for uninstalling previous versions of Tableau:
Uninstall previous versions of Tableau in the order that they were installed. This will help to ensure that all of Tableau's files and registry entries are removed completely.
If you are having trouble uninstalling Tableau, you can use a third-party uninstaller. Those uninstallers can scan your computer for all of Tableau's files and registry entries, and then uninstall them completely.
Be sure to back up your data before uninstalling Tableau. This will help to ensure that you do not lose any of your data during the uninstall process.
iv. here are the steps on how to uninstall Tableau SDK:
Close all Tableau applications.
Open a command prompt.
Navigate to the directory where Tableau SDK is installed.
Run the following command:
npm uninstall tableau-sdk
Delete the Tableau SDK directory.
rm -rf tableau-sdk
Restart your computer.
Once you have completed these steps, Tableau SDK will be completely uninstalled from your computer.
v. Here are the steps on how to uninstall Tableau Server on Ubuntu:
Stop the Tableau Server service.
sudo service tableau-server stop
Remove the Tableau Server installation directory.
sudo rm -rf /opt/tableau/tableau-server
Remove the Tableau Server configuration files.
sudo rm -rf /etc/tableau/tableau-server
Remove the Tableau Server log files.
sudo rm -rf /var/log/tableau/tableau-server
Remove the Tableau Server data directory.
sudo rm -rf /var/lib/tableau/tableau-server
Remove the Tableau Server permissions.
sudo chown -R root:root /opt/tableau/tableau-server
sudo chmod -R 755 /opt/tableau/tableau-server
Restart the server.
sudo service restart
Once you have completed these steps, Tableau Server will be completely uninstalled from your Ubuntu server.