How to remove dotnet versions
Managing .NET SDK and runtime versions on your system can be crucial for maintaining a clean development environment and ensuring compatibility with different projects. This guide will walk you through the process of listing, individually removing, and batch removing .NET SDK and runtime versions using terminal commands.
List the .NET SDK Versions
Before removing any SDK versions, it’s helpful to see which versions are currently installed. To list all installed .NET SDK versions, use the following command in the terminal:
dotnet --list-sdksThis command will display output similar to the following:
6.0.423 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\sdk]7.0.100-rc.2.22477.23 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\sdk]7.0.100 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\sdk]7.0.304 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\sdk]8.0.100 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\sdk]8.0.302 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\sdk]dotnet --list-sdksThis command will display output similar to the following:
6.0.423 [/usr/local/share/dotnet/sdk]7.0.100-rc.2.22477.23 [/usr/local/share/dotnet/sdk]7.0.100 [/usr/local/share/dotnet/sdk]7.0.304 [/usr/local/share/dotnet/sdk]8.0.100 [/usr/local/share/dotnet/sdk]8.0.302 [/usr/local/share/dotnet/sdk]dotnet --list-sdksThis command will display output similar to the following:
6.0.423 [/usr/share/dotnet/sdk/]7.0.100-rc.2.22477.23 [/usr/share/dotnet/sdk/]7.0.100 [/usr/share/dotnet/sdk/]7.0.304 [/usr/share/dotnet/sdk/]8.0.100 [/usr/share/dotnet/sdk/]8.0.302 [/usr/share/dotnet/sdk/]Remove Individual .NET SDK Versions
To remove a specific .NET SDK version, use the rm command followed by the path of the SDK version you want to delete. Here’s the general format:
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sudo rm -rf /usr/local/share/dotnet/sdk/<version-number>For example, to remove the .NET SDK version 7.0.304, run:
sudo rm -rf /usr/local/share/dotnet/sdk/7.0.304sudo rm -rf /usr/share/dotnet/sdk/<version-number>For example, to remove the .NET SDK version 7.0.304, run:
sudo rm -rf /usr/share/dotnet/sdk/7.0.304Remove an entire Version Series (e.g., 7.*)
If you want to remove all SDK versions within a major release series (e.g., all 6.x versions), you can use a wildcard * with the rm command:
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sudo rm -rf /usr/local/share/dotnet/sdk/7.*sudo rm -rf /usr/share/dotnet/sdk/7.*This command will remove all installed .NET SDK versions that start with 7, such as 7.0.100, 7.0.200, etc.
List the .NET Runtime Versions
Similarly, you may want to list all installed .NET runtime versions. To list them, use the following command in the terminal:
dotnet --list-runtimesThis command will display output similar to the following:
Microsoft.AspNetCore.App 6.0.31 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.AspNetCore.App]Microsoft.AspNetCore.App 7.0.0-rc.2.22476.2 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.AspNetCore.App]Microsoft.AspNetCore.App 7.0.0 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.AspNetCore.App]Microsoft.AspNetCore.App 7.0.3 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.AspNetCore.App]Microsoft.AspNetCore.App 8.0.0 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.AspNetCore.App]Microsoft.AspNetCore.App 8.0.6 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.AspNetCore.App]Microsoft.NETCore.App 6.0.31 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App]Microsoft.NETCore.App 7.0.0-rc.2.22472.3 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App]Microsoft.NETCore.App 7.0.0 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App]Microsoft.NETCore.App 7.0.3 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App]Microsoft.NETCore.App 8.0.0 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App]Microsoft.NETCore.App 8.0.6 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App]dotnet --list-runtimesThis command will display output similar to the following:
Microsoft.AspNetCore.App 6.0.31 [/usr/local/share/dotnet/shared/Microsoft.AspNetCore.App]Microsoft.AspNetCore.App 7.0.0-rc.2.22476.2 [/usr/local/share/dotnet/shared/Microsoft.AspNetCore.App]Microsoft.AspNetCore.App 7.0.0 [/usr/local/share/dotnet/shared/Microsoft.AspNetCore.App]Microsoft.AspNetCore.App 7.0.3 [/usr/local/share/dotnet/shared/Microsoft.AspNetCore.App]Microsoft.AspNetCore.App 8.0.0 [/usr/local/share/dotnet/shared/Microsoft.AspNetCore.App]Microsoft.AspNetCore.App 8.0.6 [/usr/local/share/dotnet/shared/Microsoft.AspNetCore.App]Microsoft.NETCore.App 6.0.31 [/usr/local/share/dotnet/shared/Microsoft.NETCore.App]Microsoft.NETCore.App 7.0.0-rc.2.22472.3 [/usr/local/share/dotnet/shared/Microsoft.NETCore.App]Microsoft.NETCore.App 7.0.0 [/usr/local/share/dotnet/shared/Microsoft.NETCore.App]Microsoft.NETCore.App 7.0.3 [/usr/local/share/dotnet/shared/Microsoft.NETCore.App]Microsoft.NETCore.App 8.0.0 [/usr/local/share/dotnet/shared/Microsoft.NETCore.App]Microsoft.NETCore.App 8.0.6 [/usr/local/share/dotnet/shared/Microsoft.NETCore.App]dotnet --list-runtimesThis command will display output similar to the following:
Microsoft.AspNetCore.App 6.0.31 [/usr/share/dotnet/shared/Microsoft.AspNetCore.App]Microsoft.AspNetCore.App 7.0.0-rc.2.22476.2 [/usr/share/dotnet/shared/Microsoft.AspNetCore.App]Microsoft.AspNetCore.App 7.0.0 [/usr/share/dotnet/shared/Microsoft.AspNetCore.App]Microsoft.AspNetCore.App 7.0.3 [/usr/share/dotnet/shared/Microsoft.AspNetCore.App]Microsoft.AspNetCore.App 8.0.0 [/usr/share/dotnet/shared/Microsoft.AspNetCore.App]Microsoft.AspNetCore.App 8.0.6 [/usr/share/dotnet/shared/Microsoft.AspNetCore.App]Microsoft.NETCore.App 6.0.31 [/usr/share/dotnet/shared/Microsoft.NETCore.App]Microsoft.NETCore.App 7.0.0-rc.2.22472.3 [/usr/share/dotnet/shared/Microsoft.NETCore.App]Microsoft.NETCore.App 7.0.0 [/usr/share/dotnet/shared/Microsoft.NETCore.App]Microsoft.NETCore.App 7.0.3 [/usr/share/dotnet/shared/Microsoft.NETCore.App]Microsoft.NETCore.App 8.0.0 [/usr/share/dotnet/shared/Microsoft.NETCore.App]Microsoft.NETCore.App 8.0.6 [/usr/share/dotnet/shared/Microsoft.NETCore.App]Remove Individual .NET Runtime Versions
To remove a specific .NET runtime version, use the rm command followed by the path of the runtime version you want to delete. Here’s the general format:
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sudo rm -rf /usr/local/share/dotnet/shared/<runtime-name>/<version-number>For example, to remove the .NET runtime version Microsoft.AspNetCore.App 7.0.3, run:
sudo rm -rf /usr/local/share/dotnet/shared/Microsoft.AspNetCore.App/7.0.3sudo rm -rf /usr/share/dotnet/shared/<runtime-name>/<version-number>For example, to remove the .NET runtime version Microsoft.AspNetCore.App 7.0.3, run:
sudo rm -rf /usr/share/dotnet/shared/Microsoft.AspNetCore.App/7.0.3Remove an Entire Runtime Version Series (e.g., 7.*)
If you want to remove all runtime versions within a major release series (e.g., all 7.x versions), you can use a wildcard * with the rm command:
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sudo rm -rf /usr/local/share/dotnet/shared/Microsoft.AspNetCore.App/7.*sudo rm -rf /usr/local/share/dotnet/shared/Microsoft.NETCore.App/7.*sudo rm -rf /usr/share/dotnet/shared/Microsoft.AspNetCore.App/7.*sudo rm -rf /usr/share/dotnet/shared/Microsoft.NETCore.App/7.*This command will remove all installed .NET runtime versions that start with 7, such as 7.0.0, 7.0.3, etc.