Uninstalling the Agent

sudo apt-get remove datadog-agent -y

This command removes the Agent, but does not remove:

• the datadog.yaml configuration file,
• user-created files in the /etc/datadog-agent configuration folder,
• user-created files in the /opt/datadog-agent folder,
• the dd-agent user.

If you also want to remove these elements, use this command instead:

sudo apt-get remove --purge datadog-agent -y

sudo apt-get remove datadog-agent -y

This command removes the Agent, but does not remove:

• the datadog.yaml configuration file,
• user-created files in the /etc/dd-agent configuration folder,
• user-created files in the /opt/datadog-agent folder,
• the dd-agent user.

If you also want to remove these elements, use this command instead:

sudo apt-get --purge remove datadog-agent -y

sudo yum remove datadog-agent

This command removes the Agent, but does not remove:

• the datadog.yaml configuration file,
• user-created files in the /etc/datadog-agent configuration folder,
• user-created files in the /opt/datadog-agent folder,
• the dd-agent user.

If you also want to remove these elements and your Datadog log files, run this command after removing the Agent:

sudo userdel dd-agent \
&& sudo rm -rf /opt/datadog-agent/ \
&& sudo rm -rf /etc/datadog-agent/ \
&& sudo rm -rf /var/log/datadog/

sudo yum remove datadog-agent

This command removes the Agent, but does not remove:

• the datadog.yaml configuration file,
• user-created files in the /etc/dd-agent configuration folder,
• user-created files in the /opt/datadog-agent folder,
• the dd-agent user.

If you also want to remove these elements and your Datadog log files, run this command after removing the Agent:

sudo userdel dd-agent \
&& sudo rm -rf /opt/datadog-agent/ \
&& sudo rm -rf /etc/dd-agent/ \
&& sudo rm -rf /var/log/datadog/

sudo zypper remove datadog-agent

This command removes the Agent, but does not remove:

• the datadog.yaml configuration file,
• user-created files in the /etc/datadog-agent configuration folder,
• user-created files in the /opt/datadog-agent folder,
• the dd-agent user.

If you also want to remove these elements and your Datadog log files, run this command after removing the Agent:

sudo userdel dd-agent \
&& sudo rm -rf /opt/datadog-agent/ \
&& sudo rm -rf /etc/datadog-agent/ \
&& sudo rm -rf /var/log/datadog/

sudo zypper remove datadog-agent

This command removes the Agent, but does not remove:

• the datadog.yaml configuration file,
• user-created files in the /etc/dd-agent configuration folder,
• user-created files in the /opt/datadog-agent folder,
• the dd-agent user.

If you also want to remove these elements and your Datadog log files, run this command after removing the Agent:

sudo userdel dd-agent \
&& sudo rm -rf /opt/datadog-agent/ \
&& sudo rm -rf /etc/dd-agent/ \
&& sudo rm -rf /var/log/datadog/

Single user installation

To remove the Agent and all Agent configuration files:

1. Stop and close the Datadog Agent with the bone icon in the tray.
2. Drag the Datadog application from the application folder to the trash bin.
3. Run the following commands:

   sudo rm -rf /opt/datadog-agent
   sudo rm -rf /usr/local/bin/datadog-agent
   sudo rm -rf ~/.datadog-agent/**​ #to remove broken symlinks
   launchctl remove com.datadoghq.agent
   sudo rm -rf /var/log/datadog
   

4. Reboot your machine for the changes to take effect.

System-wide LaunchDaemon installation

To remove the Agent and all Agent configuration files:

1. Drag the Datadog application from the application folder to the trash bin.
2. To remove remaining files, run the following:

   sudo rm -rf /opt/datadog-agent
   sudo rm -rf /usr/local/bin/datadog-agent
   sudo rm -rf ~/.datadog-agent/**​ #to remove broken symlinks
   sudo launchctl disable system/com.datadoghq.agent && sudo launchctl bootout system/com.datadoghq.agent
   sudo rm /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.datadoghq.agent.plist
   sudo rm -rf /var/log/datadog
   

3. Reboot your machine for the changes to take effect.

1. Stop and close the Datadog Agent with the bone icon in the tray.
2. Drag the Datadog application from the application folder to the trash bin.
3. Run:

sudo rm -rf /opt/datadog-agent
sudo rm -rf /usr/local/bin/datadog-agent
sudo rm -rf ~/.datadog-agent/** #to remove broken symlinks

If you ran the optional install commands to have the Agent run at boot time, run the following to finish uninstalling:

sudo launchctl unload -w /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.datadoghq.agent.plist
sudo rm /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.datadoghq.agent.plist

This method removes the Agent, as well as all Agent configuration files.

There are two different methods to uninstall the Agent on Windows. Both methods remove the Agent, but do not remove the C:\ProgramData\Datadog configuration folder on the host.

Add or remove programs

1. Press CTRL and Esc or use the Windows key to run Windows Search.
2. Search for add and click Add or remove programs.
3. Search for Datadog Agent and click Uninstall.

PowerShell

Note: Enable WinRM to use the commands below.

Use one of the following PowerShell commands to uninstall the Agent without rebooting:

start-process msiexec -Wait -ArgumentList ('/log', 'C:\uninst.log', '/q', '/x', (Get-CimInstance -ClassName Win32_Product -Filter "Name='Datadog Agent'" -ComputerName .).IdentifyingNumber, 'REBOOT=ReallySuppress')

Using /norestart:

start-process msiexec -Wait -ArgumentList ('/log', 'C:\uninst.log', '/norestart', '/q', '/x', (Get-CimInstance -ClassName Win32_Product -Filter "Name='Datadog Agent'" -ComputerName .).IdentifyingNumber)

There are two different methods to uninstall the Agent on Windows. Both methods remove the Agent, but do not remove the C:\ProgramData\Datadog configuration folder on the host.

Note: For Agent < v5.12.0, it’s important to uninstall the Agent with the original account used to install the Agent, otherwise it may not be cleanly removed.

Add or remove programs

1. Press CTRL and Esc or use the Windows key to run Windows Search.
2. Search for add and click Add or remove programs.
3. Search for Datadog Agent and click Uninstall.

PowerShell

Note: Enable WinRM to use the commands below.

Use the following PowerShell command to uninstall the Agent without rebooting:

start-process msiexec -Wait -ArgumentList ('/log', 'C:\uninst.log', '/norestart', '/q', '/x', (Get-CimInstance -ClassName Win32_Product -Filter "Name='Datadog Agent'" -ComputerName .).IdentifyingNumber)