Sibelius

How to uninstall Sibelius from your system

This page contains detailed information on how to uninstall Sibelius for Windows. It is produced by Avid Technology. You can find out more on Avid Technology or check for application updates here. Please follow http://www.avid.com if you want to read more on Sibelius on Avid Technology's web page. The application is often located in the C:\Program Files\Avid\Sibelius folder (same installation drive as Windows). The complete uninstall command line for Sibelius is MsiExec.exe /X{6420DC80-3BCF-4C96-A209-B0C5D26E140D}. Sibelius.exe is the Sibelius's primary executable file and it occupies about 62.79 MB (65838584 bytes) on disk.

Sibelius installs the following the executables on your PC, taking about 63.77 MB (66872304 bytes) on disk.

AvidCrashReporter.exe (454.00 KB)
AvidInspector.exe (33.00 KB)
RegTool.exe (476.99 KB)
Report.exe (45.50 KB)
Sibelius.exe (62.79 MB)

The current web page applies to Sibelius version 8.2.0.83 alone. You can find here a few links to other Sibelius versions:

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

You should delete the folders below after you uninstall Sibelius:

C:\Program Files\Avid\Sibelius
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius

Generally, the following files are left on disk:

C:\Program Files\Avid\Sibelius\AvidCrashReporter.exe
C:\Program Files\Avid\Sibelius\AvidInspector.exe
C:\Program Files\Avid\Sibelius\dbghelp.dll
C:\Program Files\Avid\Sibelius\IssProc.dll
C:\Program Files\Avid\Sibelius\IssProcLanguage.ini
C:\Program Files\Avid\Sibelius\Licenses\LICENSE.pdf
C:\Program Files\Avid\Sibelius\Licenses\ThirdParty\license.txt
C:\Program Files\Avid\Sibelius\MP3.dll
C:\Program Files\Avid\Sibelius\phonon_backend\phonon_ds94.dll
C:\Program Files\Avid\Sibelius\phonon4.dll
C:\Program Files\Avid\Sibelius\PlogueEngine_x64.dll
C:\Program Files\Avid\Sibelius\portaudio_x64.dll
C:\Program Files\Avid\Sibelius\QtCore4.dll
C:\Program Files\Avid\Sibelius\QtGui4.dll
C:\Program Files\Avid\Sibelius\QtNetwork4.dll
C:\Program Files\Avid\Sibelius\qtplugins\accessible\qtaccessiblewidgets4.dll
C:\Program Files\Avid\Sibelius\qtplugins\imageformats\qgif4.dll
C:\Program Files\Avid\Sibelius\qtplugins\imageformats\qjpeg4.dll
C:\Program Files\Avid\Sibelius\qtplugins\imageformats\qsvg4.dll
C:\Program Files\Avid\Sibelius\qtplugins\imageformats\qtiff4.dll
C:\Program Files\Avid\Sibelius\QtScript4.dll
C:\Program Files\Avid\Sibelius\QtSvg4.dll
C:\Program Files\Avid\Sibelius\QtTest4.dll
C:\Program Files\Avid\Sibelius\QtWebKit4.dll
C:\Program Files\Avid\Sibelius\QtXml4.dll
C:\Program Files\Avid\Sibelius\QtXmlPatterns4.dll
C:\Program Files\Avid\Sibelius\RegTool.exe
C:\Program Files\Avid\Sibelius\Report.exe
C:\Program Files\Avid\Sibelius\SARILib.dll
C:\Program Files\Avid\Sibelius\Sibelius Rewire Device_x64.dll
C:\Program Files\Avid\Sibelius\Sibelius.exe
C:\Program Files\Avid\Sibelius\taglib.dll
C:\Program Files\Avid\Sibelius\UnifiedLibrary.xml
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\{6D809377-6AF0-444B-8957-A3773F02200E}_Avid_Sibelius_Sibelius_exe
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Batterie fanfare, batteries.info.txt
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Batterie fanfare, batteries_preview.png
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Batterie fanfare, batteries_thumb.png
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Batterie fanfare, cuivres.info.txt
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Batterie fanfare, cuivres_preview.png
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Batterie fanfare, cuivres_thumb.png
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Batterie fanfare, perc.info.txt
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Batterie fanfare, perc_preview.png
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Batterie fanfare, perc_thumb.png
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Big band.info.txt
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Big band_preview.png
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Big band_thumb.png
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Brass band.info.txt
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Brass band_preview.png
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Brass band_thumb.png
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Choeur en réduction + orgue.info.txt
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Choeur en réduction + orgue_preview.png
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Choeur en réduction + orgue_thumb.png
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Choeur en réduction.info.txt
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Choeur en réduction_preview.png
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Choeur en réduction_thumb.png
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Choeur SATB + orgue.info.txt
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Choeur SATB + orgue_preview.png
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Choeur SATB + orgue_thumb.png
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Choeur SATB + piano.info.txt
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Choeur SATB + piano_preview.png
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Choeur SATB + piano_thumb.png
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Choeur SATB.info.txt
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Choeur SATB_preview.png
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Choeur SATB_thumb.png
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Choeur SSA + piano.info.txt
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Choeur SSA + piano_preview.png
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Choeur SSA + piano_thumb.png
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Choeur SSA.info.txt
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Choeur SSA_preview.png
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Choeur SSA_thumb.png
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Choeur TTBB + piano.info.txt
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Choeur TTBB + piano_preview.png
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Choeur TTBB + piano_thumb.png
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Choeur TTBB.info.txt
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Choeur TTBB_preview.png
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Choeur TTBB_thumb.png
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Choeur, barbershop.info.txt
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Choeur, barbershop_preview.png
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Choeur, barbershop_thumb.png
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Classe Orff 1.info.txt
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Classe Orff 1_preview.png
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Classe Orff 1_thumb.png
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Classe Orff 2.info.txt
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Classe Orff 2_preview.png
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Classe Orff 2_thumb.png
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Concert orchestral.info.txt
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Concert orchestral_preview.png
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Concert orchestral_thumb.png
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Ensemble à vents.info.txt
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Ensemble à vents_preview.png
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Ensemble à vents_thumb.png
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Ensemble de cuivres.info.txt
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Ensemble de cuivres_preview.png
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Ensemble de cuivres_thumb.png
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Ensemble de percussion 1.info.txt
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Ensemble de percussion 1_preview.png
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Ensemble de percussion 1_thumb.png
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Ensemble de percussion 2.info.txt
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Ensemble de percussion 2_preview.png
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Ensemble de percussion 2_thumb.png

Generally the following registry keys will not be uninstalled:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Avid\Sibelius
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Trolltech\OrganizationDefaults\Qt Factory Cache 4.8\com.trolltech.Qt.QImageIOHandlerFactoryInterface:\C:\Program Files\Avid\Sibelius
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Trolltech\OrganizationDefaults\Qt Plugin Cache 4.8.false\C:\Program Files\Avid\Sibelius
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Avid\Sibelius
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\RADAR\HeapLeakDetection\DiagnosedApplications\Sibelius.exe
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{6420DC80-3BCF-4C96-A209-B0C5D26E140D}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Propellerhead Software\ReWire\Sibelius

Additional values that you should delete:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\Avid\Sibelius\
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\WINDOWS\Installer\{6420DC80-3BCF-4C96-A209-B0C5D26E140D}\
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-3974072587-4091244349-1068551263-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume2\Program Files\Avid\Sibelius\Sibelius.exe

A way to erase Sibelius using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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6. Navigate the list of programs until you find Sibelius or simply activate the Search field and type in "Sibelius". If it is installed on your PC the Sibelius program will be found very quickly. Notice that when you select Sibelius in the list of applications, some data about the program is available to you:

Safety rating (in the left lower corner). This explains the opinion other users have about Sibelius, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
Reviews by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
Technical information about the program you wish to remove, by pressing the Properties button.

For example you can see that for Sibelius:

The web site of the application is: http://www.avid.com
The uninstall string is: MsiExec.exe /X{6420DC80-3BCF-4C96-A209-B0C5D26E140D}

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The text above is not a recommendation to remove Sibelius by Avid Technology from your PC, we are not saying that Sibelius by Avid Technology is not a good application for your PC. This text only contains detailed info on how to remove Sibelius 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.

2016-07-04 / Written by Daniel Statescu for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2016-07-04 10:19:16.763

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