How to uninstall R completely from OS X

Question

I'm on Mac OS X 10.11.5, R version 3.3.1

I followed the instructions to remove R:

In command line:

sudo rm -rf /Library/Frameworks/R.framework /Applications/R.app \ /usr/bin/R /usr/bin/Rscript

I no longer see R in applications or anywhere else on my computer. However, I am still able to run R from the command line.

I am mystified. What is going on? How do I get rid of R completely? I want a fresh start.

I'm not familiar with `where`. I tried `whereis R` and nothing happened. — A. Vislova, Jul 16 '16 at 00:17
I also tried `find R` and I get `No such file of directory`, yet I can still run R from command line. I don't get it! — A. Vislova, Jul 16 '16 at 00:30
Does this answer your question? [Uninstall R from Mac OSX 10.9.2](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/24981581/uninstall-r-from-mac-osx-10-9-2) — Paul 'Joey' McMurdie, Nov 29 '21 at 18:59

score 4 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 19 '16 at 09:00

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Use which R. It will give you the location where R is running so that you can remove it from there.

answered Jul 19 '16 at 09:00

sebastian-c

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