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A guide to uninstall Slack from your computer

This web page contains complete information on how to remove Slack for Windows. It was created for Windows by Slack Technologies. Go over here where you can get more info on Slack Technologies. Usually the Slack program is found in the C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\slack folder, depending on the user's option during setup. You can uninstall Slack by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\slack\Update.exe --uninstall. Note that you might get a notification for administrator rights. The application's main executable file occupies 1.46 MB (1529312 bytes) on disk and is titled squirrel.exe.

Slack contains of the executables below. They occupy 142.33 MB (149243744 bytes) on disk.




  • squirrel.exe (1.46 MB)
  • slack.exe (70.04 MB)
  • squirrel.exe (1.46 MB)
  • slack.exe (67.92 MB)


The information on this page is only about version 2.0.1 of Slack. Click on the links below for other Slack versions:

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Following the uninstall process, the application leaves some files behind on the PC. Some of these are listed below.

You should delete the folders below after you uninstall Slack:
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\slack
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\Slack Crashes
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Slack

Check for and delete the following files from your disk when you uninstall Slack:
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\slack\Update.exe
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\Slack Crashes\operation_log.txt
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Slack\redux-state.json

Registry that is not cleaned:
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\slack

Supplementary values that are not cleaned:
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\slack\DisplayIcon
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\slack\DisplayName
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\slack\InstallLocation
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\slack\Publisher


A way to remove Slack from your PC using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Slack is an application offered by the software company Slack Technologies. Frequently, computer users try to uninstall this program. This can be difficult because removing this manually takes some skill regarding PCs. One of the best SIMPLE approach to uninstall Slack is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





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

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  • download the setup by clicking on the DOWNLOAD button
  • set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to admire the program's interface and number of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good package of tools.

3. Press the General Tools button
Go to General Tools


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs button
Go to Uninstall Programs


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

6. Navigate the list of applications until you find Slack or simply click the Search field and type in "Slack". If it is installed on your PC the Slack application will be found automatically. After you select Slack in the list of programs, some information about the program is shown to you:


  • Safety rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other people have about Slack, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Reviews by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
  • Technical information about the app you want to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.
7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will appear. Confirm the removal by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will remove Slack.
Uninstall Slack


8. After uninstalling Slack, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Press Next to perform the cleanup. All the items that belong Slack that have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling Slack with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry items, files or directories are left behind on your PC.

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



Geographical user distribution

  • Windows 7 (6.1)
  • 10.0
  • Windows 8 (6.2)
  • Windows 8.1 (6.3)
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Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to remove Slack by Slack Technologies from your computer, nor are we saying that Slack by Slack Technologies is not a good application. This text only contains detailed instructions on how to remove Slack supposing you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.

2016-07-24 / Written by Daniel Statescu for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2016-07-24 09:37:57.453