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Uninstalling dotACARS Free

This guide explains how to remove dotACARS Free from a pilot PC and how to clean up optional VA/server-side files when needed.

Uninstall the Windows app​

  1. Close dotACARS Free.
  2. Open Windows Settings.
  3. Go to Apps.
  4. Find dotACARS Free.
  5. Click Uninstall.
  6. Follow the uninstall wizard.

The default installed program folder is:

C:\Program Files\dotACARS Free

Remove local profiles​

The app uninstall does not necessarily remove pilot profile data. To fully remove saved profiles, delete:

%APPDATA%\dotACARS Free

This removes stored Virtual Airline profiles and saved credentials for the current Windows user.

:::warning Saved login data Only delete this folder if you want a clean uninstall. After deleting it, the pilot must enter the VA URL and login credentials again. :::

Remove the X-Plane bridge​

If you installed the bridge, remove this folder from X-Plane:

<X-Plane folder>\Resources\plugins\dotACARSBridge

Restart X-Plane after removing it.

Remove server files from phpVMS​

Only Virtual Airline administrators should remove server-side files.

Before removing anything:

  1. Put the VA in maintenance mode if necessary.
  2. Back up the server files.
  3. Back up the database.
  4. Confirm no pilot is currently tracking a flight.

phpVMS 5​

If the server patch was installed in the common phpVMS 5 location, remove:

public_html/crew/acars

If your phpVMS 5 crew center is installed in another public folder, remove the acars folder from that crew center root.

phpVMS 7​

If the server patch was installed in the common phpVMS 7 location, remove:

<phpVMS root>/modules/DotAcars

Do not remove the phpVMS modules folder itself. Remove only the dotACARS DotAcars module folder.

:::danger Server cleanup Do not delete phpVMS core folders such as app, bootstrap, config, resources, storage, modules or vendor. For phpVMS 7, remove only modules/DotAcars. For phpVMS 5, remove only the uploaded acars folder. :::