Plugins reload after deleting

Stermo

Hi guys need some help.

Every time when I delete plugins of Sketchup 2014 from appdata folder they reload again after starting the Sketchup. I just want to clean the sketchup from all plugin. I was trying to reinstalling and cleaning with ccleaner after uninstallation but no success. I have a sketchup 2013 installed also and may be this is the problem.Some suggestion how to deal with the problem.
Thank you !!!

Box

Make sure you are deleting the correct ones and that you don't have a second plugin folder.
The default location for SU2014 is
C:\Users\YOURUSERNAME\AppData\Roaming\SketchUp\SketchUp 2014\SketchUp\Plugins

But there can also be one at
C:\Program Files (x86)\SketchUp\SketchUp 2014\Plugins
this second folder can be auto created by some plugins as it was the default location in the past.

and if you have linked it to dropbox or similar it will return.

TIG

Which plugins are doing this ?
All, or some ?
Some plugins consist of a single RB [or rarely an RBS] file.
Removing them and restarting SketchUp means they will not be loaded as SketchUp starts.
Others come as 'extensions' - there is still a 'loader' RB file which sets up the extension and then that can load RB or RBZ files within a subfolder [usually sharing a name with the loader RB]: again removing the loader RB file means they will not be loaded as SketchUp starts.
You need to be sure that you 'disable' the correct files.

Plugin files load from the User's default Plugins folder [Users...AppData... path as detailed earlier], there might also be a Plugins folder in the ProgramData path [made by some 'installers for ALL users on the PC]: if you have an add-on that creates new folder paths files in their might load too - e.g. Fredo's AdditionalPluginsFolderer script.
The Ruby variable $: includes the folders from which SketchUp will load files.
Typically this includes the User's default Plugins folder, Tools folder [used for SketchUp's own helper files] and in v2014 two Ruby2 folders from which helper RB files etc can be 'required'.
It might also include the ProgramData...Plugins folder IF it exists, and any extra folders included by add-ons...
To see the list type $: + <enter> in the Ruby Console.

Have you though of using the SketchUcation toolset submenu item to 'Uninstall' a plugin ?
This does NOT delete the file, but it renames it RB >> RBX etc so that it no longer auto-loads...
If you find those you can manually delete those if desired.
The SketchUcation toolset also includes Managers to 'red-button' 'Disable' Extensions from loading as SketchUp starts, OR 'Disable' Plugins from loading [file RB >> RB!] - this prevents them appearing in menus/toolbars etc, BUT you can 'Enable' them later either permanently [green-button] or just for that session [orange-button]. You can also save 'Sets' [blue-button] and use those to suit particular workflows...

driven

@stermo said:

... I just want to clean the sketchup from all plugin.

the re created plugins should all start with su_ because they are the built in SketchUp ones, and SU remakes them if missing...
you can 'disable' them as well, but you will loose some basic functionality.
john

TIG

Driven is correct - any RB files within the Shipped_Extensions subfolder will get copied into the Plugins folder as SketchUp starts, so deleting those su_... ones means they get recreated anyway - you can't stop them loading, BUT their Extensions CAN be disabled - but not recommended...

To prevent ALL plugins loading in newer versions of SketchUp you can set it in the Ruby console thus:
Sketchup.plugins_disabled=true

When SketchUp restarts NO plugins are loaded.
This change applies until you rest it:
Sketchup.plugins_disabled=false
and restart SketchUp again...

Box

Correct me if I'm wrong but from memory, aren't shipped plugins contained within the standard menus and therefore don't create the Plugin menu in a fresh install. So if you see the plugins menu, more is loading than the shipped plugins.

Stermo

I delete plugins form
C:\Users\YOURUSERNAME\AppData\Roaming\SketchUp\SketchUp 2014\SketchUp\Plugins
C:\Program Files (x86)\SketchUp\SketchUp 2014\Plugins
I am not linked to dropbox

All my plugins is reload after deleting.I am not istalled one by one I just copy/paste from Sketchup 2013 and now trying to delete and install only couple of them.I will try to do this guys

Thank you I will give a information about my problem soon

Stermo

I fix the problem.The plugins also exciting in
C:\Program Files (x86)\SketchUp\SketchUp 2014\ShippedExtensions
When deleting all plugins from folder they not reload again.

Thank you for helping ! Have a good Weekend

TIG

The Shipped-Extensions are installed with SketchUp, they include dynamic-components tools, sandbox etc, so it is not advisable to delete them, moving them would be better...

Why are you so keen on having NO plugins loading at all ?

The method I showed to disable all plugins loading stays like that across sessions, until you reset it, and that way avoids messing about with SketchUp's own shipped files...

djh

@box said:

Make sure you are deleting the correct ones and that you don't have a second plugin folder.
The default location for SU2014 is
C:\Users\YOURUSERNAME\AppData\Roaming\SketchUp\SketchUp 2014\SketchUp\Plugins

Box, thank you. I didn't think to look in C:\Users\. I had only looked in the place where I installed the program and deleted the plugin, but it kept reappearing.