Uninstalling JLive! Chat

To uninstall JLive! Chat; you can simply uninstall the JLive! Chat component, plugin, and module by going to Extensions -> Install/Uninstall from within your Joomla administrator. You may also choose to uninstall the JLive! Chat desktop application from your computer.

Please note that by uninstalling the JLive! Chat component, plugin, module and desktop application you will NOT cause loss of any saved data or preferences. That data will remain untouched on your server even after you uninstall JLive! Chat.

Force removing the JLive! Chat Joomla! component

If for some reason you need to forcefully remove the JLive! Chat compoment; you can do so by deleting the following files located within your website's root directory:
components/com_jlivechat/
components/administrator/com_jlivechat/


Then issue the following SQL command on your MySQL database:
DELETE FROM jos_components WHERE option = 'com_jlivechat';

Force removing the JLive! Chat Joomla! plugin

If for some reason you need to forcefully remove the JLive! Chat plugin; you can do so by deleting the following files located within your website's root directory:
plugins/system/jlivechat.php
plugins/system/jlivechat.xml


Then issue the following SQL command on your MySQL database:
DELETE FROM jos_plugins WHERE element = 'jlivechat';

Force removing is not recommended because it can leave behind some language translation files located in your /language and /administrator/language directories. In which case you will also need to find all the JLive! Chat translation files and delete them as well.