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Update "Add boards to Arduino IDE" / "Uninstall boards from Arduino IDE" [HC-1606] (#439)
* Update Uninstall/Add boards to IDE * Update Add-boards-to-Arduino-IDE.md * Apply suggestions from code review Co-authored-by: Renat0Ribeir0 <[email protected]> --------- Co-authored-by: Renat0Ribeir0 <[email protected]>
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‎content/Software Support/Installation/Add-boards-to-Arduino-IDE.md‎

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A **board core** (or just _board_ for short) is a collection of files needed to compile and upload sketches for a board. Cores are contained in _packages_ and can be installed using the Board Manager.
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In this article:
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- [Add a board with the Boards Manager](#add_board)
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- [Add additional packages to the Boards Manager](#additional_packages)
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- [Install a board manually](#board_manually)
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## Add a board with the Boards Manager
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## Add a board with the Boards Manager{#add_board}
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Official Arduino cores can be conveniently installed with the Boards Manager tool.
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1. In the menu bar, select _Tools > Board > Boards Manager_. In IDE 2 you can also access it by clicking the button in the left-most sidebar.
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1. In the menu bar, select _Tools > Board > Boards Manager..._ ,or click on the ![Boards Manager icon](img/symbol_board.png) button in the sidebar.
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2. Either search for the package name (e.g. "megaAVR"), or the board (e.g. "Uno", "MKR1000", or "Portenta"), by typing in the search field.
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3. Find the package that includes your board.
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4. Click **Install** (the latest version is selected by default).
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> [!NOTE]
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> If the package is already installed, you will instead have the option of installing a different version.
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5. Wait for the installation to complete.
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<figure style="display: inline-block; margin: 0;">
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<img src="img/board-manager-install-ide1.png" alt="Searching for 'Nano Every' and installing the resulting megaAVR Boards package in Board Manager in IDE 1.x."/>
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<figcaption><i>Boards Manager in Arduino IDE 1.x.</i></figcaption>
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<img src="img/board-manager-install-ide2.png" alt="Searching for 'Nano Every' and installing the resulting megaAVR Boards package in Board Manager in IDE 2."/>
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<figcaption style><i>Boards Manager in Arduino IDE 2.</i></figcaption>
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![Board Manager](img/board-manager-install-ide2.png)
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You can now select boards from the installed packages in the _Tools > Board_ menu:
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![Selecting Arduino Nano Every from the megaAVR package in Arduino IDE.](img/ide_menu_tools_board_megaAVR_nano_every.png)
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## Add additional packages to the Boards Manager
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## Add additional packages to the Boards Manager{#additional_packages}
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See [Add or remove third-party boards in Boards Manager](https://support.arduino.cc/hc/en-us/articles/360016466340-Add-or-remove-third-party-boards-in-Boards-Manager).
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## Install a board manually
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## Install a board manually{#board_manually}
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Cores can also be added directly to the file system. See [Find sketches, libraries, board cores, and other files on your computer](https://support.arduino.cc/hc/en-us/articles/4415103213714-Find-sketches-libraries-board-cores-and-other-files-on-your-computer#boards).
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## Further reading
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* [Add or remove third-party boards in Boards Manager](https://support.arduino.cc/hc/en-us/articles/360016466340-Add-or-remove-third-party-boards-in-Boards-Manager)
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* [Uninstall boards using the Boards Manager](https://support.arduino.cc/hc/en-us/articles/4407225360018-Uninstall-boards-using-the-Boards-Manager)
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[Uninstall boards using the Boards Manager](https://support.arduino.cc/hc/en-us/articles/4407225360018-Uninstall-boards-using-the-Boards-Manager)

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The Boards Manager provides the most convenient way to remove unwanted or unused boards. The location of the installed cores can be found [here](https://support.arduino.cc/hc/en-us/articles/4415103213714#boards).
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The following instructions to uninstall is not limited to the core in this example; it equally would be applicable to both official Arduino and third party cores.
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The following instructions to uninstall are not limited to the core in this example; they are equally applicable to both official Arduino and third-party cores.
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- [Uninstall using the Boards Manager](#uninstall_board)
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- [Uninstall by directly deleting files](#delete_files)
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## Uninstall using the Boards Manager
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> In Arduino IDE 1.x, the "Arduino AVR Boards" package is bundled with [the application files](https://support.arduino.cc/hc/en-us/articles/4412943340178-Open-the-Arduino-IDE-installation-folder) and cannot be uninstalled using the Boards Manager.
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## Uninstall using the Boards Manager{#uninstall_board}
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The Boards Manager provides the most convenient way to remove unwanted or unused boards.
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* In IDE 2, you can also click on the ![Boards Manager icon](img/symbol_board.png) button in the sidebar.
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1. In the menu bar, select *Tools > Board > Boards Manager...*, or click on the ![Boards Manager icon](img/symbol_board.png) button in the sidebar.
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![Uninstalling AVR Boards package.](img/uninstall-board.png)
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![Uninstalling the SAMD package in Arduino IDE 1 and IDE 2.](img/uninstall-board.png)
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_The Library Manager looks slightly different depending on what version of the IDE you are using._
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4. Confirm that you want to uninstall the library by clicking **Yes**.
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If you want to remove many packages, or are unsure which packages are installed, it will be more efficient to [delete the files directly](#delete-files).
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* [Add boards to Arduino IDE](https://support.arduino.cc/hc/en-us/articles/360016119519)
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- [Add boards to Arduino IDE](https://support.arduino.cc/hc/en-us/articles/360016119519)

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