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# Uninstalling forward compatible direct connection files

You can uninstall all of the drivers you have installed or specific ones.

## Windows installations

Uninstalling all the 9.3 direct connect drivers

You can uninstall all the ArcGIS 9.3 geodatabase direct connect for 9.2 files you have on a computer through the Windows Control Panel.

1. Open the Control Panel then open Add or Remove Programs.
2. Click ArcGIS 9.3 GDB Direct Connect to 9.2 Client in the Currently installed programs list and click Remove.
3. Click Yes to confirm the uninstallation.

Uninstalling the 9.3 direct connect drivers for certain components

You can change your installation to remove the direct connect drivers for specific clients.

1. Open the Control Panel then open Add or Remove Programs.
2. Click ArcGIS 9.3 GDB Direct Connect to 9.2 Client in the Currently installed programs list and click Change.

3. Choose Modify and click Next.

4. Click the feature for which you want to remove the 9.3 direct connect drivers. Choose the Entire feature will be unavailable and click Next.

   This removes the files for that client.

## UNIX/Linux installations

To uninstall the ArcGIS 9.3 geodatabase direct connect for 9.2 clients files from a UNIX or Linux machine, you need to delete the drivers from the installation location.

1. Change directories to the installation directory for the client or ArcSDE component for which you want to remove the direct connect drivers.

   For ArcGIS Server, ArcIMS, ArcReader, or ArcInfo Workstation, the following files can be deleted:

   - libgsrvrdb293.so
   - libgsrvrora9i93.so
   - libgsrvrora10g93.so

   ArcGIS Engine Runtime, ArcReader, ArcGIS Server, and ArcIMS ArcMap Server install into <install_directory>/arcgis/bin.

   ArcIMS installs to $AIMSHOME/lib.

2. For ArcSDE, the following libraries can be deleted. Which files are present is dependent on the operating system where they are installed.

   AIX, Solaris, or Linux | HP
   libgsrvrdb293.so libgsrvrdb293_64.so libgsrvrora9i93.so libgsrvrora9i93_64.so libgsrvrora10g93.so libgsrvrora10g93_64.so | libgsrvdb293.sl libgsrvrora9i93.sl libgsrvora10g93.sl

   ArcSDE installs into $SDEHOME/lib.