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Asked: 2026-05-28T02:03:17+00:00

I have mismatched plugin files floating around ~/.vim ; I am experiencing a corrupted

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I have mismatched plugin files floating around ~/.vim; I am experiencing a corrupted behavior within vim itself, and both my .vimrc and .gvimrc are filled with things I don’t understand.

Examples: NERDTree plugin displays two identical file drawers on start, settings in .vimrc and .gvimrc aren’t manifesting themselves.

Is there any way that I can completely “re-install” vim? Or, is there a way that I can get a new .vim folder, and start over form scratch? I want to learn vim, but it’s hard with all these plugins installed. I just want to start with a plain vanilla installation.

Thanks for any help in advance.

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  1. Editorial Team

    To remove everything from your vim configuration remove the entire .vim folder as well as everything from your .vimrc file. Keep the empty file in place though because without it vim will start in compatible mode by default and you almost certainly don’t want that.

    Note that there are system-wide files that are not stored in your home directory but if you haven’t tweaked any of those then the above steps are all you need to do.

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