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Removing Old/ Non-Working Add-ons & Repositories

Removing Old Add-ons/Repositories


Removing Add-ons and Repositories that no longer function is a natural progression of our theme directed towards new users to Kodi. As we all know, sometimes an Add-on or a Repository will cease to function for no fault of our own. But what is the best way to remove these?

We will provide you the easiest method to remove an individual Add-on as well as the associated Repository. In addition we’ll also show you how to remove any URL Sources in File Manager.

Why Removing Add-ons/Repos is Important


While it appears the advice concerning repositories is factual and from reliable sources, you may have by mistake installed a Repo/ Add-on that may be malicious or may be using addons that are not from reliable sources. A perfect example is this excellent article concerning Kodil-Exodus-Indigo Blog. As a result, these should be removed as soon as possible. Lets start with a single Add-on.

Removing Add-ons


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First step after opening Kodi is to
  • Click Add-0ns.

  • Select Video add-ons to continue.


 

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The Add-on Gurzil was selected for no reason other than to use as an example. So, to continue to the next step, you need to bring the Context menu up as shown above.
  • If you have a keyboard/mouse combination, you can left click the Mouse or select the letter C on the keyboard. If you only have a remote, select the button with Three (3) Lines also know as the back button.

  • Select Information.

Disable and Uninstall


 

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So far so good, nice job ! A few more clicks and you will be done.
  1. Click on Disable, it reads Enable because I skipped that step to show you what to expect next.

  2. Then select Uninstall as shown above.

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There will be Confirmation pop up asking if you are sure. Select YES. Anytime you are removing anything in Kodi, there will always be a pop up confirming this is what you wish to do. Especially relevant is when you are removing any programs that may or not be needed by kodi. Nice to know that you get a chance to stop and think before committing.

Congratulations, you have just removed an Add-on.

 

Removing Repositories


Return to the Kodi Home Page and select Add-ons.

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Click on the Open Box Icon and then select Install from repositories.

 

 




 

 

 

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Rather than select a working Repository, I decided to show one of the worst repos made SuperRepo. If you have installed this by mistake you will have already noticed there are issues. This should be removed A.S.A.P.

 

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Open the Context menu exactly the same way you did for removing An Add-on. Select Information again.

 

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HEY ! That looks familiar you think to yourself !  Yes it’s the same method and steps used to remove Add-ons.
  1. I left step 1. untouched for this screenshot. So to continue, click Enable to Disable.

  2. Next, select Uninstall.

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Confirmation


 

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Once again, in order to prevent that Oops Moment, you will be asked to Confirm the next step before continuing. You’ve done it again ! Congratulations another repo bites the dust.

 

Removing URL Source from File Manager


 

Finally, our last example is how to remove the Source you have entered as shown here in Part 2 of Guide to Installing Kodi.

 

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Open Kodi, select the Cog Icon at top of the page to the left.

 

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Select File manager.

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From the LEFT Side Only, find the source you wish to remove. Continuing with the SuperRepo source, move the cursor so it hovers over the name. Enable the Context menu again using the same method used earlier. While opening the context menu is done the same way, the content is entirely different. Therefore to continue to the next step, select Remove source.

 

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Consequently, to prevent you from having an Oops Moment, you will be asked to confirm this step. Select Yes. You have just removed an unwanted or non working URL Source! Great work.

 

In Conclusion


Removing Add-ons or Repositories that you no longer use or need for any reason is just good housekeeping on your part. It also stops Kodi going thru the unnecessary process of searching for updates that don’t exist. The more you have installed the longer it takes Kodi to get on with enabling you the user to enjoy what it has to offer.

Removing possible malicious repositories is just common sense. Why would you want to install and keep anything that will install something without your permission ? The Kodi Community as a whole is vigilante and always have your best interests at heart. There will always be a few “Characters” for lack of a better word (there are a few I want to use, but I’ll end up on the Naughty Step) that like to make others lives miserable be it thru greed or ignorance.

Come join us at Ares Project Forum, it’s free to everyone, plus it’s Drama and Bully free as well. Our helpful staff are always around to keep you up to date with what’s new to Kodi as well as sorting any issues you may have.

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