# How to completely reset processing

**URL:** https://discourse.processing.org/t/how-to-completely-reset-processing/32140
**Category:** Processing
**Created:** [September 7, 2021, 6:02pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/how-to-completely-reset-processing/32140 "2021-09-07T18:02:47Z")
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### Author: ![EinsMalteHH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ecd19e/32.png) [@EinsMalteHH](https://discourse.processing.org/u/EinsMalteHH)
#### Post date: [September 7, 2021, 6:02pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/how-to-completely-reset-processing/32140/1 "2021-09-07T18:02:47Z")

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I want to reset processing because yeah, why not. Where are ale the files I need to delete?

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### Author: ![Chrisir](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.processing.org/chrisir/32/45_2.png) [@Chrisir](https://discourse.processing.org/u/Chrisir)
#### Post date: [September 7, 2021, 8:38pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/how-to-completely-reset-processing/32140/2 "2021-09-07T20:38:24Z")

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you can open the preferences file in the  
preferences dialog to check the path

you want to delete this file (during processing is closed)