This article discusses the recommended procedure for uninstalling Sage 200 Evolution from a PC.

Apply the following steps to achieve the above outcome: 

1. If you have any customized Sage Intelligence (SI) Report layouts and the local PC is also the server PC on which these layouts are hosted, do the following:

a) Within the Evolution company, open the SI Report Manager screen.

b) Find and individually export all customised report layouts into the *.al report layout file format.

2. Close all applications on the local P where Evolution needs to be uninstalled.

3. Go to Control Panel | Programs on the local PC.

4. First, individually uninstall all Sage Evolution Add-in modules.

5. Finally, uninstall the main Sage Evolution installation. 

For instance, the add-on modules listed below are uninstalled first, and then finally the Sage Evolution (11.1.3.0) is uninstalled.

6. Go to Windows Explorer (File Explorer).

7. Find and delete the C:\Program Files (x86)\Sage Evolution folder (if still found).

Also, note the following: You could have named the folder, e.g., Sage Evolution 11.1.3.0 so that it currently represents as C:\Program Files (x86)\Sage Evolution11.1.3.0. Regardless of what it's named, delete it.

8. If you have any customized Sage Intelligence (SI) Report layouts and the local PC is also the server PC on which these layouts are hosted, do the following:

1. Open File (Windows) Explorer
2. Find and copy the C:\EvoBICMetaData folder.
3. Save/paste it in a safe location as a backup of your customized report layouts.
4. Delete the C:\EvoBICMetaData folder.

9. Restart the PC.