TrueCrypt

A guide to uninstall TrueCrypt from your system

You can find on this page details on how to remove TrueCrypt for Windows. It is written by TrueCrypt Foundation. Further information on TrueCrypt Foundation can be seen here. Further information about TrueCrypt can be seen at http://www.truecrypt.org/. TrueCrypt is frequently installed in the C:\Program Files\TrueCrypt folder, depending on the user's decision. TrueCrypt's complete uninstall command line is C:\Program Files\TrueCrypt\TrueCrypt Setup.exe. TrueCrypt.exe is the TrueCrypt's main executable file and it takes around 1.45 MB (1516496 bytes) on disk.

The executable files below are part of TrueCrypt. They occupy about 6.29 MB (6593448 bytes) on disk.

• TrueCrypt Format.exe (1.54 MB)
• TrueCrypt Setup.exe (3.31 MB)
• TrueCrypt.exe (1.45 MB)

This web page is about TrueCrypt version 7.1 only. You can find here a few links to other TrueCrypt releases:

• 6.2
• Unknown
• 6.1
• 6.3
• 6.0
• 5.1
• 7.0
• 7.2
• 5.0

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If you are manually uninstalling TrueCrypt we recommend you to check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Folders left behind when you uninstall TrueCrypt:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\TrueCrypt

Check for and delete the following files from your disk when you uninstall TrueCrypt:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\TrueCrypt\Configuration.xml

Generally the following registry data will not be uninstalled:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AppID\TrueCrypt Format.exe
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AppID\TrueCrypt.exe
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TrueCrypt
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Tracing\Ninite TrueCrypt WinRAR Installer_RASAPI32
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Tracing\Ninite TrueCrypt WinRAR Installer_RASMANCS
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\TrueCrypt
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\truecrypt

Use regedit.exe to delete the following additional values from the Windows Registry:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\truecrypt\DisplayName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\truecrypt\ImagePath

A way to delete TrueCrypt from your PC with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

TrueCrypt is an application released by the software company TrueCrypt Foundation. Frequently, users choose to uninstall this program. Sometimes this can be hard because removing this manually requires some know-how related to Windows program uninstallation. The best SIMPLE manner to uninstall TrueCrypt is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here are some detailed instructions about how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your PC, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is one of the best uninstaller and general tool to optimize your computer.

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• download the setup by pressing the green DOWNLOAD button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful program.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs feature


5. A list of the applications existing on your PC will appear

6. Scroll the list of applications until you locate TrueCrypt or simply activate the Search field and type in "TrueCrypt". If it exists on your system the TrueCrypt program will be found automatically. Notice that after you select TrueCrypt in the list of apps, some information regarding the program is available to you:

• Safety rating (in the lower left corner). This explains the opinion other users have regarding TrueCrypt, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Details regarding the application you are about to remove, by pressing the Properties button.

For example you can see that for TrueCrypt:

• The software company is: http://www.truecrypt.org/
• The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files\TrueCrypt\TrueCrypt Setup.exe

7. Click the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will appear. accept the uninstall by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will remove TrueCrypt.


8. After uninstalling TrueCrypt, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to perform the cleanup. All the items of TrueCrypt that have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing TrueCrypt with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your disk.

Your 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 TrueCrypt by TrueCrypt Foundation from your PC, nor are we saying that TrueCrypt by TrueCrypt Foundation is not a good application. This page only contains detailed info on how to uninstall TrueCrypt supposing you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.