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noindex: true This page provides step-by-step instructions for removing Workbench along with K3s from your cluster cleanly and safely.

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Cleaning up after pre-installation

If Workbench is not installed, but you have run ./k3s_preinstall.sh, the only changes that have been made to your system are the staging of installation asset files, which consume a small amount of space. If you want to remove those files, run the following commands:

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Uninstalling

To uninstall Workbench and K3s from your cluster:
  1. If Workbench is running, you’ll need to perform a backup before proceeding. This ensures that no data corruption occurs during the K3s shutdown process. Perform a backup by running the following command:
  2. Pause the application by running the following command:
  3. If your cluster has worker nodes, uninstall them by running the following command on each node:
  4. Uninstall K3s by running the following commands on the server:
    This does not remove existing Workbench data (data stored in /opt/anaconda/storage). If you would like to remove this data, perform the pre-installation cleanup commands.