How to uninstall Oracle database.

1 year ago
Jackson Davis
2 minutes

To uninstall Oracle database, you can follow these steps:

  1. Stop all Oracle-related services and processes. You can use either the command line or the service manager to stop services. For example, on a Windows system, you can run the following command in the command prompt to stop Oracle services:
  2. Stop the OracleService with the specified SID.
  3. serves as the system identifier for the database.
  4. Remove the installation directory of Oracle database. In Windows system, the default installation directory is C:\Oracle. You can delete this directory using the file manager.
  5. Delete the data files of the database instance. In Windows system, the default data file directory is C:\Oracle\oradata\. You can delete this directory using a file manager.
  6. Delete the Oracle registry entry. In Windows systems, you can open the registry using a registry editor (such as regedit) and then delete the following key values:
  7. The Oracle software is located in the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE in the registry.
  8. Note: Before deleting registry entries, make sure to back up the registry.
  9. If you want to completely remove Oracle, you can also delete the following files and directories:
  10. Directory C:\Program Files\Oracle\Inventory
  11. Directory C:\Program Files\Oracle\
  12. The directory of C:\ProgramData\Oracle.

Please be aware that uninstalling Oracle database is a very important and sensitive operation. We recommend backing up relevant data and configuration files before proceeding, and ensuring that you have sufficient permissions and understanding of the operation.

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