Uninstalling Historian

About this task

Uninstalling Historian removes all saved Favorites from your Trend Client and all Users and Scopes you created. To keep these and other configurations on an upgrade, do not uninstall Historian unless you are changing server roles as previously described. If you must uninstall Historian on an upgrade, you can Export your favorites and save your data and tag configuration files for future use.

For information on uninstalling OPC Data Collectors, refer to the Modifying and Uninstalling OPC Collectors section of the Historian Data Collectors manual.

Procedure

  1. To uninstall Historian from your computer:
    1. Double-click the Programs / Uninstall a Program link in the Control Panel.
    2. Select Historian and click Uninstall.
      Note: Historian archives are not removed by default. If you need to remove them, delete the folder manually.

      A progress meter appears, showing that the software is being uninstalled. This may take some time.

      To abort the uninstall, click Cancel.

  2. To remove all related software from your computer:
    1. Double-click the Programs / Uninstall a Program link in the Control Panel.
    2. Select Proficy Common Licensing, and click Uninstall.