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Repair or Uninstall

The updater, RustEditUpdater.exe in the RustEdit folder, also repairs RustEdit. Use it when RustEdit does not start after an update, or when Update does not work. To remove RustEdit, use the installed apps of Windows.

Repair or update by hand​

The updater checks every program file, replaces missing or damaged ones, and installs the newest version.

  1. Close RustEdit. The updater cannot replace the files of a RustEdit that is running.
  2. Open the folder RustEdit is installed in.
  3. Double-click RustEditUpdater.exe. The RustEdit Update window opens and does its steps.
  4. Wait. When it is done, it says, for example, RustEdit 2.0.2 is installed, or RustEdit 2.0.2 is already installed when nothing had to change.
  5. Click Close and start RustEdit.

If the computer turned off or crashed during an update, the updater puts the old files back first, then installs the update.

You can also repair with the setup: start RustEditSetup.exe and pick your RustEdit folder as the Install folder. See Installation and First Start.

Uninstall​

  1. Close RustEdit.
  2. In Windows, open Settings > Apps > Installed apps (on Windows 10: Apps & features).
  3. Find RustEdit, or RustEdit Beta, and click Uninstall. RustEdit asks Remove RustEdit from and your folder.
  4. Click Yes. It asks Also remove your settings, layouts and logs in this folder (Configuration, Logs, Localization)?
  5. Click No to keep them, or Yes to remove them.

The uninstall removes RustEdit's program files, the updater's .update folder, the shortcuts and the entry in the installed apps. It keeps your maps and the other files you made in the folder. If any are left, the last message says Your own files are still in and the folder.

Your sign-in and license are not in the RustEdit folder, so they stay on the computer. See Installation and First Start.

RustEdit is in the installed apps only if you installed it with the setup.