
Or an easier solution because you intend to reinstall the same version as you uninstalled.Ĭopy the \xampp\mysql\data folder to you temporary location that you stored htdocs files and folders. When you have reinstalled XAMPP you will need to create your databases again then import the backup sql files into those databases you just recreated - so save the user/pass of those databases if you need to keep them the same as you uninstalled ones.

Open phpMyAdmin and create a backup sql file of the databases you want to keep.


First copy your own files and folders from the htdocs folder to a temporary location - do not save any XAMPP files or folders in the htdocs folder as you will be replacing them when you reinstall - see below for an easier method.
