WD SmartWare

A way to uninstall WD SmartWare from your PC

You can find on this page detailed information on how to uninstall WD SmartWare for Windows. It was developed for Windows by Western Digital. You can find out more on Western Digital or check for application updates here. Please follow http://support.wdc.com if you want to read more on WD SmartWare on Western Digital's page. WD SmartWare is typically installed in the C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare directory, regulated by the user's choice. You can remove WD SmartWare by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line MsiExec.exe /X{22A51951-1F45-4C8A-B888-306527F9C45F}. Note that you might get a notification for administrator rights. WD SmartWare's primary file takes around 2.71 MB (2841016 bytes) and is called WDSmartWare.exe.

The executable files below are installed along with WD SmartWare. They occupy about 7.67 MB (8042296 bytes) on disk.

WD Quick Formatter.exe (4.45 MB)
WDLockedFiles.exe (521.44 KB)
WDSmartWare.exe (2.71 MB)

The information on this page is only about version 1.6.2.6 of WD SmartWare. You can find below info on other releases of WD SmartWare:

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If you are manually uninstalling WD SmartWare we suggest you to verify if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Directories left on disk:

C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare

The files below remain on your disk by WD SmartWare when you uninstall it:

C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\Backup.html
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\BCKP1A.html
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\BCKP2A.html
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\BCKP2B.html
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\BCKP3A.html
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\BCKP3B.html
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\BCKP4A.html
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\BCKP4B.html
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\BCKP5A_BETTERBEST.html
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\BCKP5A_GOOD.html
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\CSS\WDSmartWareHelp.css
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\EULA.html
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\EULA.rtf
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\EX_UNLK0.html
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\EX_UNLK1.html
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\EX_UNLK1B.html
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\EX_UNLK2.html
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\EX_UNLK3.html
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\FP_BCKP1A.html
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\FP_BCKP2A.html
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\FP_BCKP3A.html
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\FP_BCKP4A.html
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\FP_BCKP4B.html
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\FP_BCKP5.html
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\FP_HOME.html
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\FP_HOME_DRIVE_SETTINGS.html
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\FP_HOME_view2.html
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\FP_RTRV1A.html
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\FP_RTRV3A.html
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\FP_RTRV4A.html
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\FP_RTRV4B.html
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\FP_RTRV5A.html
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\FP_RTRV5B.html
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\FP_RTRV5C.html
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\FP_RTRV6A.html
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\FP_RTRV6B.html
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\FP_RTRV6C.html
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\FP_SETS1A.html
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\FP_SETS2A.html
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\FP_SETS2B.html
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\FP_SETS2C.html
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\FP_SETS2D.html
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\FP_SETS2D1.html
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\FP_SETS2E.html
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\FP_SETS2F.html
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\FP_SETS3A_BETTERBEST.html
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\FP_SETS3A_BETTERBEST_NOENC.html
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\FP_SETS3A_GOOD.html
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\FP_SETS3A_GOOD_NOENC.html
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\FP_SETS4A.html
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\FP_SETS4B2.html
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\FP_SETS4B3.html
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\FP_SETS4C.html
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\FP_SETS4D.html
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\FP_SETS4E.html
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\FP_SETS4F.html
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\FP_SETS4F_NOENCR.html
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\FP_SETS4G.html
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\FP_SETS4H.html
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\INST0.html
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\INST1A.html
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\INST1B.html
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\INST1C.html
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\INST2A.html
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\INST2B.html
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\INST2C.html
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\INST3A.html
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\INST3B.html
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\INST3C.html
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\INST4A.html
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\INST4A_ONX.html
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\INSTE.html
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\ManageAndCustomize.html
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\MOREHELP.html
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\MOREHELP_D.html
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\Overview.html
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\REQ0.html
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\REQ1.html
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\Retrieve.html
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\RQMT0.html
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\SETS1A.html
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\SETS1B.html
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\SETS1C.html
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\SETS2B.html
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\SETS2C.html
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\SETS3.html
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\SUPPORT.html
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\SUPPORT_D.html
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\UNLK1.html
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\UNLK1B.html
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\UNLK2.html
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\UNLK2B.html
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\UNLK3.html
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\UNST1.html
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\UNST2.html
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\UPDE.html
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\UPDF_UNLK1.html
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\UPDF_UNLK2B.html
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\UPDF1.html
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\UPDF2.html

Use regedit.exe to manually remove from the Windows Registry the keys below:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Western Digital\WD SmartWare
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\15915A2254F1A8C48B880356729F4CF5
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{22A51951-1F45-4C8A-B888-306527F9C45F}

Additional registry values that you should remove:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\15915A2254F1A8C48B880356729F4CF5\ProductName
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Windows\Installer\{22A51951-1F45-4C8A-B888-306527F9C45F}\

A way to delete WD SmartWare from your computer with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

WD SmartWare is a program marketed by Western Digital. Sometimes, people want to remove this program. This is troublesome because doing this manually takes some skill related to Windows internal functioning. The best EASY procedure to remove WD SmartWare 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 system, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and general utility to optimize your Windows computer.

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2. Run 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 good Windows optimizer.

3. Press the General Tools button
Go to General Tools

4. Activate the Uninstall Programs tool
Go to Uninstall Programs

5. All the applications installed on the computer will appear

6. Navigate the list of applications until you locate WD SmartWare or simply activate the Search feature and type in "WD SmartWare". If it exists on your system the WD SmartWare application will be found automatically. When you click WD SmartWare in the list , the following data regarding the program is made available to you:

Safety rating (in the left lower corner). This tells you the opinion other people have regarding WD SmartWare, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
Reviews by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
Details regarding the application you wish to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.

For example you can see that for WD SmartWare:

The web site of the program is: http://support.wdc.com
The uninstall string is: MsiExec.exe /X{22A51951-1F45-4C8A-B888-306527F9C45F}

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will appear. Confirm the removal by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove WD SmartWare.
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8. After removing WD SmartWare, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Press Next to start the cleanup. All the items of WD SmartWare which have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling WD SmartWare using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry items, files or directories are left behind on your system.

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

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This page is not a recommendation to uninstall WD SmartWare by Western Digital from your PC, nor are we saying that WD SmartWare by Western Digital is not a good application for your computer. This text only contains detailed info on how to uninstall WD SmartWare 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 discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.

2016-06-20 / Written by Daniel Statescu for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2016-06-20 20:44:44.230

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