Last Modified Date: 06 Apr 2023
Environment
- Tableau Desktop
- Windows
Answer
When we are not sure what versions are installed, we can use the latest version to remove all previous versions.First install the latest version of Tableau Desktop with the REMOVEINSTALLEDAPP option, then, uninstall the latest version:
- Get the latest version of Tableau Desktop from Product Releases.
- Install the latest version of Tableau Desktop from the command line.
Example: tableauDesktop-64bit-2023-1-0.exe /quiet /norestart ACCEPTEULA=1 REMOVEINSTALLEDAPP=1
- Confirm all older versions are uninstalled except the latest version.
- Uninstall the latest version.
Example: tableauDesktop-64bit-2023-1-0.exe /uninstall /quiet /norestart
- Remove all unused folders according to the steps in Completely Removing Tableau Desktop.
Additional Information
- Installing Tableau Desktop with the REMOVEINSTALLEDAPP option removes all versions of Tableau Desktop or Tableau Reader. To remove very old versions such as 9.2 and earlier, you will need to uninstall them manually.
- REMOVEINSTALLEDAPP is not available on the Mac.
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