[eclipse-plugin] Correct way to remove plugin from Eclipse

Last times, I'm facing problem of removing plugins from Eclipse.

symptoms:

1. if removing thru already installed menu,that can't reinstall correctly and have several perspectives - e.g. for SQL Explorer. (in Open Perspective menu)

2. if removing thru file system - manually from plugins directory,that I'm not certain about what .jars should I remove

The question is, what are the steps that guarantee correct full removing of plugin and what is better, manual or automatic removing?

Share,please,your experience.

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The answer is


Correct way to remove install plug-in from Eclipse/STS :

Go to install folder of eclipse ----> plugin --> select required plugin and remove it.

Ex-

Step 1. 
E:\springsource\sts-3.4.0.RELEASE\plugins

Step 2. 
select and remove related plugins jars.

Inspired by sergionni's answer, I ended up doing the following steps:

Help --> Installation Details --> Installation History tab

In the Previous configurations table, you can select a configuration and see in the Configuration contents exactly which plugins were installed and are included in it.

It's easy to find the configuration that contains the plugin you want to remove, using the Compare button. This button is enabled when two configurations are selected.

After tracking the configuration that's responsible for that plugin, select the previous configuration and press the Revert button.

Note that if you revert to a configuration that isn't the one just right before the Current Installation, it causes any other plugins that were installed since, to be uninstalled as well.


I'm using Eclipse Kepler release. There is no Installation Details or About Eclipse menu item under help. For me, it was Help | Eclipse Marketplace...

I had to click on the "Installed" tab. The plug-in I wanted to remove was listed there, with an "Uninstall" option.


For some 'Eclipse Marketplace' plugins Uninstall may not work. (Ex: SonarLint v5)

So Try,

Help -> About Eclipse -> Installation details
  • search the plugin name in 'Installed Software'

  • Select plugin name and Uninstall it

Additional Detail

To fix plugin errors, after the uninstall revert back older version of plugin,

Help -> install new software..
  • Get plugin url from Google search and Add it (Example: https://eclipse-uc.sonarlint.org)

  • Select and install older versions of the Plugin. This will fix most of the plugin problems.


Using the menus, open

  • Help | About Eclipse IDE | Installation details (in newer versions),
  • Help | Installation Details (in older versions), or
  • Help | About Eclipse | Installation details (in even older versions).

In the "Installed software" tab click on the software that you wish to uninstall, then click the "Uninstall..." button below.

If you installed the plug-in by dropping into the dropins folder, then just delete it from the dropins folder and restart Eclipse.

See the answer of @Cogentleman for more recent versions of Eclipse.


Help --> About Eclipse --> Installation Details --> select whatever you want to uninstall from "Installed Software" tab.


Eclipse Photon user here, found it under the toolbar's Windows > Preferences > Install/Update > "Uninstall or update" link > Click stuff and hit the "Uninstall" button.

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