CrashPlan

A way to uninstall CrashPlan from your computer

CrashPlan is a Windows application. Read more about how to remove it from your computer. It is produced by CrashPlan. More information on CrashPlan can be seen here. Further information about CrashPlan can be seen at http://www.crashplan.com. CrashPlan is normally set up in the C:\Program Files\CrashPlan folder, but this location can differ a lot depending on the user's decision when installing the application. CrashPlan's complete uninstall command line is MsiExec.exe /X{FAF63FF7-1DB6-44D4-91C3-E9422166E8F9}. The program's main executable file occupies 256.50 KB (262656 bytes) on disk and is titled CrashPlanDesktop.exe.

CrashPlan contains of the executables below. They occupy 1.51 MB (1585472 bytes) on disk.

• CrashPlanDesktop.exe (256.50 KB)
• CrashPlanService.exe (217.50 KB)
• CrashPlanTray.exe (446.00 KB)
• jabswitch.exe (54.41 KB)
• java-rmi.exe (15.91 KB)
• java.exe (185.41 KB)
• jp2launcher.exe (96.91 KB)
• pack200.exe (15.91 KB)
• ssvagent.exe (63.91 KB)
• tnameserv.exe (16.41 KB)
• unpack200.exe (179.41 KB)

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The information on this page is only about version 3.0.3 of CrashPlan. Click on the links below for other CrashPlan versions:

• 3.3
• 3.5.5.1
• 3.6.1.4
• 3.4.1
• 3.5.2
• 3.5.3
• 3.2.1
• 1.10.0308
• 3.6.1
• 3.0
• 3.2

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Following the uninstall process, the application leaves leftovers on the computer. Part_A few of these are shown below.

Folders found on disk after you uninstall CrashPlan from your PC:

• C:\Program Files\CrashPlan
• C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\CrashPlan
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\VirtualStore\ProgramData\CrashPlan
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\CrashPlan

The files below were left behind on your disk when you remove CrashPlan:

• C:\Program Files\CrashPlan\~custom
• C:\Program Files\CrashPlan\bin\restart.bat
• C:\Program Files\CrashPlan\bin\vars.bat
• C:\Program Files\CrashPlan\bin\vss.bat

You will find in the Windows Registry that the following keys will not be uninstalled; remove them one by one using regedit.exe:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{FAF63FF7-1DB6-44D4-91C3-E9422166E8F9}

Additional values that are not cleaned:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\CrashPlan\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Windows\Installer\{FAF63FF7-1DB6-44D4-91C3-E9422166E8F9}\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\UserData\S-1-5-18\Components\03DB00A9A039C314A90183D1083AED17\7FF36FAF6BD14D44193C9E2412668E9F
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\UserData\S-1-5-18\Components\05A132DD2B002B94D83A54EABA380ED8\7FF36FAF6BD14D44193C9E2412668E9F

How to uninstall CrashPlan from your computer with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

CrashPlan is an application marketed by CrashPlan. Frequently, users decide to uninstall this application. Sometimes this can be easier said than done because uninstalling this by hand requires some know-how regarding Windows internal functioning. One of the best SIMPLE practice to uninstall CrashPlan is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take the following steps on how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your Windows PC, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is one of the best uninstaller and general tool to maximize the performance of your Windows system.

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• navigate to Download Link
• download the setup by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to get familiar with the program's design and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful package of utilities.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs tool


5. A list of the programs existing on the computer will be shown to you

6. Scroll the list of programs until you locate CrashPlan or simply activate the Search feature and type in "CrashPlan". The CrashPlan application will be found automatically. Notice that when you click CrashPlan in the list of applications, some data about the application is available to you:

• Star rating (in the lower left corner). This explains the opinion other users have about CrashPlan, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
• Technical information about the program you are about to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.

For example you can see that for CrashPlan:

• The web site of the program is: http://www.crashplan.com
• The uninstall string is: MsiExec.exe /X{FAF63FF7-1DB6-44D4-91C3-E9422166E8F9}

7. Press the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will show up. accept the removal by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall CrashPlan.


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

Your Windows system will remain clean, speedy and ready to take on new tasks.

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Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to uninstall CrashPlan by CrashPlan from your PC, nor are we saying that CrashPlan by CrashPlan is not a good software application. This text only contains detailed info on how to uninstall CrashPlan supposing you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.