Chapter 4. Uninstalling MicroShift

Before you uninstall MicroShift, clean up all the MicroShift data and configuration by running the microshift-cleanup-data script.

4.1. Uninstalling MicroShift from an RPM package
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Prerequisites

You are logged into MicroShift as an administrator with root-user access.
You have filed a support case.
You have root access to the MicroShift node.

Procedure

Clean all your data by running the following command:
```
sudo microshift-cleanup-data --all
```
```
$ sudo microshift-cleanup-data --all 
```
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When you run the script with the --all argument, you perform the following clean up actions:
Stop and disable all MicroShift services
Delete all MicroShift pods
Delete all container image storage
Reset network configuration
Delete the /var/lib/microshift data directory
Delete OVN-K networking configuration
Run the following command:
```
sudo dnf remove -y microshift*
```
```
$ sudo dnf remove -y microshift*
```
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