Please note that we have an update about Synergy 2 on our blog.
Windows
- Uninstall Synergy using “Add or remove programs” (or Apps & features).
- Run regedit and delete these registry keys (if they exist):
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Symless
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Synergy
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Synergy
- Delete these directories (if they exist):
- C:\ProgramData\Symless
- C:\ProgramData\Synergy v2
- %USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\Synergy
- %USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\Symless
- Delete config folder SystemConfig.ini (In case used "All users" settings)
Location example:
C:\Program Files\Synergy\SystemConfig.ini
- Reboot Windows to ensure that the hook DLL is completely unloaded.
- Install again following the normal instructions.
macOS
- Close the Synergy app if it's running.
- Delete the Synergy app from the Applications directory.
- Run these commands to remove the settings (even if these files or directories do not exist).
-code-rm -rf ~/Library/Preferences/Synergy-/code-
-code-rm -rf ~/Library/Preferences/Symless-/code-
-code-rm -rf ~/Library/Synergy-/code-
-code-rm -rf ~/Library/Symless-/code-
-code-rm ~/Library/Preferences/com.https-symless-com.Synergy.plist-/code-
-code-rm ~/Library/Preferences/com.http-symless-com.Synergy.plist-/code-
- Run this command to unload the preferences:
-code-killall -u $USER cfprefsd-/code-
- Delete config folder SystemConfig.ini (In case used "All users" settings)
Location example:
usr/local/etc/Symless/SystemConfig.ini - Install again following the normal instructions. Note: Sometimes the cfprefsd command fails silently, so you may need to retry the reinstall steps.
Linux
- Remove the Synergy package using your package manager.
- Run these commands to remove your settings(even if these files or directories do not exist):
-code-rm -rf ~/.config/Symless/-/code-
-code-rm -rf ~/.config/Synergy/-/code-
-code-rm -rf ~/.synergy/-/code-
-code-rm -rf ~/.symless/-/code-
- Delete config folder SystemConfig.ini (In case used "All users" settings)
Location example:
usr/local/etc/Symless/SystemConfig.ini - Install again following the normal instructions.
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