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How to Manually Uninstall Netwrix Data Classification

Overview​

To manually uninstall Netwrix Data Classification, follow the instructions below.

Instructions​

  1. Delete the SQL database using SQL Server Management Studio.
  2. Uninstall the three Windows services by issuing these commands from the command prompt:
C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\InstallUtil /u "C:\Program Files\ConceptSearching\Services\conceptCollectorService\conceptCollectorService.exe""
C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\InstallUtil /u "C:\Program Files\ConceptSearching\Services\conceptIndexer\conceptIndexerService.exe"
C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\InstallUtil /u "C:\Program Files\ConceptSearching\Services\conceptIndexer\conceptClassifierService.exe"

NOTE: You may need to adjust these commands to reflect the locations of your Windows Folder, the version(s) of Microsoft.NET Runtime installed, and the location of your conceptSearching installation.

  1. Delete the folder at C:\Program Files\ConceptSearching.
  2. Delete the folder that contains the conceptSearching index ("*.cse") files. Note that this is included in the above folder location by default, but can be changed from within the SETUP utility.