Since its launch over 5 years ago, VALORANT has become one of the most popular games in the world. A significant reason for this is that the game is a first-person shooter. Players can boot up the game and play with their friends against other groups of players. The game is primarily known for its competitive/ranked game mode. But all good things come to an end and so players who have had enough of the game may be seeking to learn how to uninstall VALORANT from their systems completely.
Keep reading this guide for a step-by-step breakdown of what you need to do to remove VALORANT.
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Well, the reason for fans uninstalling a game like VALORANT on their PC is quite subjective. Some gamers haven’t played VALORANT for an extended period of time. This could be due to their friends not playing the game anymore. Others may be interested in uninstalling VALORANT due to encountering an error within the game. On their support page, Riot Games has already defined specific errors that fans could face while booting the game. This includes the following:
To get rid of such errors, it is advised that fans uninstall and reinstall the game. Another reason fans may uninstall the game is that it consumes a significant amount of space on their PC. Before the recent patch 11.02, VALORANT had an installation size of over 55 GB. After the patch was released, VALORANT now takes about 28.4 GB of space on one’s PC. In the eyes of many, this could be quite a lot, as it could be over 10% of one PC or laptop with 256 GB of SSD storage.
If you decide to uninstall VALORANT, there are a couple of things to note. Players can play VALORANT using their Riot ID on a different PC. All the skins and in-game cosmetics that a VALORANT player buys on their account will be backed up.
Alongside that, all the crosshair and in-game settings of a player will be backed up to their account. This includes the graphics, the sensitivity, and the HUD layout settings. Lastly, even after uninstalling the game, players can still receive in-game drops from the VALORANT Champions Tour tournaments’ live streams on Twitch.
When you download VALORANT, your PC will also download the Vanguard anti-cheat system and the Riot Launcher. All three need to be removed from your PC in order to be considered a ‘full uninstallation’. Let’s start with Riot Vanguard.
Now that Riot Vanguard has been uninstalled from your system, it is time to uninstall the VALORANT game from your system as well.
“C:\Riot Games”
If you find the above steps too complex, there is an easier way to uninstall VALORANT. This can be achieved by using the command prompt on the PC. Here’s how:
Please note that you will still need to delete the remaining VALORANT files in the “C:\Riot Games” folder.
Of course, you can continue playing the game, trying to get better using the best VALORANT agents (just don’t get too frustrated over losing!)
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