System Cleanup
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It you have done testing of MASQ in the past, it is important to do a full System Cleanup to remove old MASQ core databases and config!
You will need to end the background serviceMASQNode
(named MASQDaemon or MASQNode) on your machine if this is still running after an uninstall.
There is a specific MASQ Uninstaller tool that was created with v0.9.2 to assist users to system cleanup.
For Linux snap it's a single command: sudo snap remove masq
Delete any Electron files in directory: C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\electron
Delete the cache and setting files in directory: C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Roaming\MASQ
Delete the cache and setting files in directory if present, from previous installers: C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Local\MASQ
Check your MASQ installation folder before doing any new installs, and ensure the masqnode.exe file has been removed. If not follow breaking changes instructions:
Open Task Manager
Navigate/Find to the Services tab
Locate 'MASQ Daemon' and right click it and select "Stop" service.
Then you can delete the MASQNode.exe file from the previous installation directory under your installation directory (in Windows this is default under 'Program Files')
A few Windows 10 users have reported that their logs and node-data.db file may appear in this filepath:
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\MASQ
You can utilize a batch file to quickly delete cache, logs and database files in between installing/uninstalling Beta versions.
Here are some suggested command scripts users can employ:
You can also follow these steps to create a one-click batch file to run on Windows!
Create new text document in Notepad. Paste the above into it.
Save the file as a Batch (.bat) file.
Uninstall MASQ, using Windows 'Programs & Features' menu
Right click batch file and select 'Run as Administrator' to have it delete all the above folders, and remove MASQ Daemon service files
Reinstall MASQ.
You can use the Windows batch file to handle all of this is a few simple clicks !
You can also use the Windows batch file to handle all of this is a few simple clicks !
Many testers have reported using AppZapper very successfully to remove all logs and previous installer caches on MacOS: Otherwise you can follow manual file removal steps below: