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How to Uninstall NitroPack Extension for Magento

Updated over 10 months ago

In case you decide you don’t want to use NitroPack’s performance optimizations, follow the steps below to uninstall NitroPack for Magento:

Step 1: Put your store in Maintenance Mode

To avoid a broken page, place your webstore in Maintenance mode by running the following command:

php bin/magento maintenance:enable

Step 2: Deactivate the NitroPack extension with this command

By running the following command, you will disable the NitroPack extension for Magento:

php bin/magento module:disable NitroPack_NitroPack

You should see the following success message:

DisableNP_result.jpg

📍Please note that the files will still exist, but NitroPack’s functionality will be detached from Magento.

Step 3: Remove the extension files via Composer

First, run the following command:

php bin/magento module:uninstall NitroPack_NitroPack

Here's the success message you should see:

2_Uninsltall_extension_result.jpg

Afterwards, run one of these commands based on the source of your NitroPack Magento module installation:

  • If installed via Packagist:

composer remove nitropack/magento2-extension
  • If installed via Adobe Marketplace:

composer remove nitropack/nitropack-extension

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If you are unsure whether the module is installed through Adobe Marketplace or Packagist, check using the following command:

composer show | grep 'nitropack'

This will display the name of module so you can tell the source. You need to use the same command.

  • If the output shows nitropack/nitropack-extension, it was installed through Adobe Marketplace.

  • If the output shows nitropack/magento2-extension, it was installed through Packagist.

Step 4: Finish the uninstallation

Run the following commands to finalize the uninstallation process:

php bin/magento setup:upgrade
php bin/magento setup:di:compile
php bin/magento setup:static-content:deploy -f

The following message indicated you’ve uninstalled the NitroPack extension successfully:

After_NP_uninstallation_result.jpg

📍Please note the above commands are required for any uninstallation to set up the database, compile files, and prefetch front-end changes.

Step 5: Clean up the cache

Then, clean up the Magento cache so that the cache created from the NitroPack extension is removed.

php bin/magento cache:clean
php bin/magento cache:flush

Step 6: Disable Maintenance mode

The NitroPack extension for Magento is now successfully uninstalled. Lastly, exit Maintenance mode by running the following command:

php bin/magento maintenance:disable

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