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A way to uninstall BitTorrent from your system

You can find below details on how to remove BitTorrent for Windows. It is written by BitTorrent Inc.. You can read more on BitTorrent Inc. or check for application updates here. Click on to get more details about BitTorrent on BitTorrent Inc.'s website. BitTorrent is normally installed in the C:\Program Files\BitTorrent folder, subject to the user's option. "C:\Program Files\BitTorrent\BitTorrent.exe" /UNINSTALL is the full command line if you want to remove BitTorrent. The application's main executable file is labeled BitTorrent.exe and occupies 2.85 MB (2984816 bytes).

BitTorrent is composed of the following executables which take 2.85 MB (2984816 bytes) on disk:

  • BitTorrent.exe (2.85 MB)


The information on this page is only about version 7.1.0 of BitTorrent. Click on the links below for other BitTorrent versions:

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Some files and registry entries are regularly left behind when you uninstall BitTorrent.

You should delete the folders below after you uninstall BitTorrent:
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\BitTorrent

The files below are left behind on your disk when you remove BitTorrent:
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\BitTorrent\apps\player.btapp
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\BitTorrent\bittorrent.lng
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\BitTorrent\Bloodshot (2020) [1080p] [WEBRip] [5.1] [YTS.MX].1.torrent
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\BitTorrent\Bloodshot (2020) [1080p] [WEBRip] [5.1] [YTS.MX].torrent
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\BitTorrent\dht.dat
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\BitTorrent\dht_feed.dat
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\BitTorrent\dlimagecache\165F6EF40A81DD175FFAEA69E77ABFD30B27E71C
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\BitTorrent\dlimagecache\9B9C4DBE3268915A40292366D877CE09AFE4E143
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\BitTorrent\Don't Knock Twice (2016) [1080p] [BluRay] [5.1] [YTS.MX].torrent
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\BitTorrent\Little Women (2019) [1080p] [WEBRip] [5.1] [YTS.MX].torrent
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\BitTorrent\maindoc.ico
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\BitTorrent\My Spy (2020) [1080p] [BluRay] [5.1] [YTS.MX].torrent
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\BitTorrent\Need For Speed Underground.torrent
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\BitTorrent\NFS Underground.torrent
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\BitTorrent\Rambo (2008) [1080p] [YTS.AG].torrent
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\BitTorrent\resume.dat
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\BitTorrent\rss.dat
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\BitTorrent\settings.dat
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\BitTorrent\T-34 (2018) [WEBRip] [1080p] [YTS.AM].torrent
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\BitTorrent\updates.dat
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\BitTorrent\updates\7.10.5_45597\bittorrentie.exe

Registry that is not cleaned:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\BitTorrent.exe
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\BitTorrent
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\MIME\Database\Content Type\application/x-bittorrent
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\BitTorrent
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\BitTorrent
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\BitTorrent

Additional values that are not removed:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.btsearch\OpenWithProgids\BitTorrent
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.torrent\OpenWithProgids\BitTorrent
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\BitTorrent\BitTorrent.exe.ApplicationCompany
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\BitTorrent\BitTorrent.exe.FriendlyAppName


How to uninstall BitTorrent using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

BitTorrent is a program by the software company BitTorrent Inc.. Some users decide to remove this application. Sometimes this is troublesome because doing this manually takes some experience related to Windows internal functioning. The best SIMPLE procedure to remove BitTorrent is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your Windows system, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is one of the best uninstaller and general utility to take care of your Windows system.

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  • download the setup by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD button
  • install Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to get familiar with the program's interface and wealth of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful package of utilities.

3. Press the General Tools button
Go to General Tools


4. Press the Uninstall Programs button
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. A list of the applications existing on the PC will be shown to you

6. Scroll the list of applications until you find BitTorrent or simply activate the Search field and type in "BitTorrent". The BitTorrent application will be found automatically. When you select BitTorrent in the list of applications, the following information about the application is made available to you:


  • Safety rating (in the lower left corner). This explains the opinion other people have about BitTorrent, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Reviews by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
  • Details about the app you wish to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.
For instance you can see that for BitTorrent:





  • The software company is: http://www.bittorrent.com
  • The uninstall string is: "C:\Program Files\BitTorrent\BitTorrent.exe" /UNINSTALL
7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will come up. Confirm the uninstall by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall BitTorrent.
Uninstall BitTorrent


8. After uninstalling BitTorrent, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Press Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items that belong BitTorrent which have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing BitTorrent using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry items, files or folders are left behind on your system.

Your Windows computer will remain clean, speedy and able to run without errors or problems.



Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to uninstall BitTorrent by BitTorrent Inc. from your computer, nor are we saying that BitTorrent by BitTorrent Inc. is not a good application. This text simply contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall BitTorrent in case you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.

2015-09-22 / Written by Daniel Statescu for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2015-09-22 08:31:01.980