Update: NVIDIA reached out to us with some new information. And you’ll probably only notice it if you use a disk space analysis tool. I’ve seen these files use over 4 GB of space, and, while that may sound like a small amount of space to some, it’s a lot of wasted space on a smaller SSD.

NVIDIA leaves old installer files buried on your hard drive until you get annoyed and manually delete them…if you even realize you need to.Īs someone who’s used NVIDIA graphics hardware for years, this has been annoying me for a very long time. If you’re a gamer (or just a PC user) with NVIDIA graphics, NVIDIA’s drivers are probably wasting gigabytes of storage on your hard drive. Once the uninstall process has completed, reboot your PC to complete the changes. Click Uninstall/Change to remove the NVIDIA drivers from your PC. If you have a long list of programs installed on your PC, you may need to scroll down to find the NVIDIA Graphics Driver. Select NVIDIA Graphics Driver from the list of installed programs.Select the option to uninstall all Nvidia software. Click on the program entitled ‘Nvidia Control Panel,’ which contains a built-in uninstaller. How to Uninstall Nvidia Drivers - Uninstalling Nvidia Drivers Click on the Start menu and select ‘Control Panel.Add/remove programs should only be used if there is no uninstaller. I always prefer to use an uninstaller specific to the software I am trying to remove. Add/remove programs was not removing all of the files and leaving some behind in the system directory. The nvidia uninstaller is more thorough at removing the old driver.

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