How to Uninstall OpenClaw

Before You Uninstall

Before removing OpenClaw, consider whether you actually need to uninstall or just need to fix an issue:

• Gateway not starting? — See the gateway pairing fix
• Rate limit errors? — See the rate limit troubleshooting guide
• Bot not responding? — See the bot troubleshooting guide
• Want to start fresh? — You can reset your config without uninstalling: rm -rf ~/.openclaw then reconfigure.

Uninstall on macOS

If installed via npm

npm uninstall -g openclaw

If installed via Homebrew

brew uninstall openclaw

Remove config and data

# Remove OpenClaw config directory
rm -rf ~/.openclaw

# Remove any cached skills
rm -rf ~/Library/Caches/openclaw

Uninstall on Windows

If installed via npm

npm uninstall -g openclaw

If installed via installer

Open Settings → Apps → Installed apps, search for “OpenClaw”, and click Uninstall.

Remove config and data

# Remove OpenClaw config directory (PowerShell)
Remove-Item -Recurse -Force "$env:USERPROFILE\.openclaw"

# Or in Command Prompt
rmdir /s /q "%USERPROFILE%\.openclaw"

Uninstall on Linux

If installed via npm

npm uninstall -g openclaw

If installed via package manager

# Debian/Ubuntu
sudo apt remove openclaw

# Arch Linux
sudo pacman -R openclaw

Remove config and data

rm -rf ~/.openclaw

Uninstall Docker Installation

If you're running OpenClaw in Docker:

# Stop and remove the container
docker stop openclaw && docker rm openclaw

# Remove the Docker image
docker rmi ghcr.io/openclaw/openclaw:latest

# Remove bind-mounted config (adjust path as needed)
rm -rf ~/openclaw-data

Verify Removal

Confirm OpenClaw is fully removed:

# Check if the command is still available
which openclaw
# Should return "openclaw not found"

# Check if config directory is gone
ls ~/.openclaw
# Should return "No such file or directory"

# Check for running Docker containers
docker ps | grep openclaw
# Should return nothing

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