Uninstall

Removing OpenClaw from your system.

Using CLI

openclaw uninstall

This removes:

• OpenClaw binary
• Configuration files
• Data and sessions
• Services

Keep Data

To uninstall but keep your data:

openclaw uninstall --keep-config --keep-data

Manual Uninstall

If the CLI doesn't work:

macOS

# Remove binary
rm /usr/local/bin/openclaw

# Remove configuration
rm -rf ~/.config/openclaw

# Remove data
rm -rf ~/.local/share/openclaw

# Remove service
launchctl unload ~/Library/LaunchAgents/ai.openclaw.gateway.plist
rm ~/Library/LaunchAgents/ai.openclaw.gateway.plist

Linux

# Remove binary
sudo rm /usr/local/bin/openclaw

# Remove configuration
rm -rf ~/.config/openclaw

# Remove data
rm -rf ~/.local/share/openclaw

# Remove service
sudo systemctl disable openclaw-gateway
sudo rm /etc/systemd/system/openclaw-gateway.service
sudo systemctl daemon-reload

Reinstalling

After uninstalling, you can reinstall anytime:

curl -fsSL https://get.openclaw.ai | bash

See Also

• Installation
• CLI: uninstall