# How can I completely remove Obsidian from my system to start fresh? **URL:** \ **Category:** Help\ **Created:** [April 4, 2025, 3:30pm UTC](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/how-can-i-completely-remove-obsidian-from-my-system-to-start-fresh/99180 "2025-04-04T15:30:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 1
**Author:** ![sturmwarnung](https://forum.obsidian.md/user_avatar/forum.obsidian.md/sturmwarnung/32/78987_2.png) [@sturmwarnung](https://forum.obsidian.md/u/sturmwarnung)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2025, 3:30pm UTC](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/how-can-i-completely-remove-obsidian-from-my-system-to-start-fresh/99180/1 "2025-04-04T15:30:07Z")
### What I’m trying to do I tested Obsidian for my purposes, installed lots of plugins and tried lots of workflows (with and without dropbox and onedrive). Now I want a fresh start for my real data - removing my test data, the plugins I don’t need and reset everything else. I tried creating a new vault and removing the plugins, but it still showed waiting for plugins previously installed. Then I uninstalled the whole app and reinstalled it after a reboot, but it still tries to open vaults I already deleted and shows some plugin remnants. I uninstalled again and hunted after common settings locations like program data and user data and deleted what I found there. Then reinstalled. I still get “ghost notes” (meaning they do not appear every time I open the app, and they have only the title, no content). On the other hand, the “daily notes” lose part of their content sometimes. It’s inconsistent. I am sure it is a “me”-problem, don’t know how I messed up so badly, but I really want to use Obsidian. How can I get a completely fresh start? I am on windows 11 and using the latest installer for Obsidian. --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/how-can-i-completely-remove-obsidian-from-my-system-to-start-fresh/99180)._