TrueCrypt

A guide to uninstall TrueCrypt from your computer

This info is about TrueCrypt for Windows. Here you can find details on how to remove it from your computer. It was created for Windows by TrueCrypt Foundation. You can find out more on TrueCrypt Foundation or check for application updates here. Click on http://www.truecrypt.org/applink.php?version=6.0a&dest=index to get more details about TrueCrypt on TrueCrypt Foundation's website. TrueCrypt is typically set up in the C:\Program Files\TrueCrypt folder, but this location can differ a lot depending on the user's decision while installing the application. You can uninstall TrueCrypt by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\Program Files\TrueCrypt\TrueCrypt Setup.exe. Keep in mind that you might get a notification for admin rights. TrueCrypt's main file takes around 1.17 MB (1225920 bytes) and its name is TrueCrypt.exe.

TrueCrypt installs the following the executables on your PC, occupying about 5.32 MB (5577304 bytes) on disk.

• TrueCrypt Format.exe (1.30 MB)
• TrueCrypt Setup.exe (2.85 MB)
• TrueCrypt.exe (1.17 MB)

The current web page applies to TrueCrypt version 6.0 only. You can find below info on other versions of TrueCrypt:

• 6.2
• 7.1
• Unknown
• 6.1
• 6.3
• 5.1
• 7.0
• 7.2
• 5.0

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How to delete TrueCrypt with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

TrueCrypt is an application released by the software company TrueCrypt Foundation. Sometimes, computer users decide to uninstall it. This can be efortful because doing this by hand requires some experience regarding removing Windows programs manually. The best EASY approach to uninstall TrueCrypt is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take the following steps on how to do this:





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

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• navigate to Download Link
• download the setup by pressing the DOWNLOAD button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful package of utilities.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs button


5. All the programs installed on the computer will be shown to you

6. Scroll the list of programs until you find TrueCrypt or simply activate the Search feature and type in "TrueCrypt". If it exists on your system the TrueCrypt program will be found automatically. After you select TrueCrypt in the list , some data about the program is available to you:

• Safety rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating explains the opinion other users have about TrueCrypt, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
• Details about the app you want to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.

For example you can see that for TrueCrypt:

• The publisher is: http://www.truecrypt.org/applink.php?version=6.0a&dest=index
• The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files\TrueCrypt\TrueCrypt Setup.exe

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will show up. Confirm the uninstall by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove TrueCrypt.


8. After uninstalling TrueCrypt, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items that belong TrueCrypt that have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling TrueCrypt using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your system.

Your PC will remain clean, speedy and able to serve you properly.

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Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to uninstall TrueCrypt by TrueCrypt Foundation from your computer, nor are we saying that TrueCrypt by TrueCrypt Foundation is not a good application. This page simply contains detailed info on how to uninstall TrueCrypt 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' computers.