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A way to uninstall WhatsApp from your system

WhatsApp is a computer program. This page is comprised of details on how to remove it from your PC. It was coded for Windows by WhatsApp. More data about WhatsApp can be found here. The application is usually installed in the C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\WhatsApp directory (same installation drive as Windows). You can uninstall WhatsApp by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\Update.exe --uninstall. Note that you might be prompted for administrator rights. The application's main executable file is labeled squirrel.exe and it has a size of 1.85 MB (1942800 bytes).

The executables below are part of WhatsApp. They take about 87.67 MB (91923760 bytes) on disk.

  • squirrel.exe (1.85 MB)
  • WhatsApp.exe (83.96 MB)


The current web page applies to WhatsApp version 0.2.2732 alone. For other WhatsApp versions please click below:

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Several files, folders and Windows registry entries will be left behind when you remove WhatsApp from your computer.

Folders remaining:
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\WhatsApp
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\tr5icesf.default-release\storage\default\https+++web.whatsapp.com
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp

The files below are left behind on your disk when you remove WhatsApp:
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\SquirrelTemp\WhatsApp-0.2.2732-full.nupkg
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\WhatsApp Image 2021-08-23 at 12.07.39 PM.jpeg
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\WhatsApp Image 2022-01-23 at 11.54.33 AM.jpeg
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2732\blink_image_resources_200_percent.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2732\content_resources_200_percent.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2732\content_shell.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2732\d3dcompiler_47.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2732\ffmpeg.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2732\icudtl.dat
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2732\libEGL.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2732\libGLESv2.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2732\LICENSE
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2732\locales\am.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2732\locales\ar.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2732\locales\bg.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2732\locales\bn.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2732\locales\ca.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2732\locales\cs.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2732\locales\da.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2732\locales\de.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2732\locales\el.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2732\locales\en-GB.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2732\locales\en-US.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2732\locales\es.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2732\locales\es-419.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2732\locales\et.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2732\locales\fa.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2732\locales\fake-bidi.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2732\locales\fi.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2732\locales\fil.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2732\locales\fr.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2732\locales\gu.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2732\locales\he.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2732\locales\hi.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2732\locales\hr.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2732\locales\hu.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2732\locales\id.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2732\locales\it.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2732\locales\ja.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2732\locales\kn.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2732\locales\ko.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2732\locales\lt.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2732\locales\lv.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2732\locales\ml.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2732\locales\mr.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2732\locales\ms.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2732\locales\nb.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2732\locales\nl.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2732\locales\pl.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2732\locales\pt-BR.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2732\locales\pt-PT.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2732\locales\ro.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2732\locales\ru.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2732\locales\sk.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2732\locales\sl.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2732\locales\sr.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2732\locales\sv.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2732\locales\sw.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2732\locales\ta.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2732\locales\te.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2732\locales\th.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2732\locales\tr.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2732\locales\uk.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2732\locales\vi.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2732\locales\zh-CN.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2732\locales\zh-TW.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2732\natives_blob.bin
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2732\node.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2732\resources\app.asar
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2732\resources\electron.asar
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2732\snapshot_blob.bin
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2732\squirrel.exe
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2732\SquirrelSetup.log
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2732\ui_resources_200_percent.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2732\views_resources_200_percent.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2732\WhatsApp.exe
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2732\xinput1_3.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\packages\RELEASES
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\packages\WhatsApp-0.2.2732-full.nupkg
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\SquirrelSetup.log
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\Update.exe
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\WhatsApp Image 2021-06-27 at 9.02.00 AM.jpeg.lnk
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\WhatsApp Image 2021-12-20 at 4.45.59 PM.jpeg.lnk
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\WhatsApp Image 2021-12-27 at 11.07.54 AM.jpeg.lnk
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\WhatsApp Image 2021-12-28 at 2.27.31 PM.jpeg.lnk
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\WhatsApp Image 2022-01-09 at 11.20.42 AM.jpeg.lnk
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\WhatsApp Image 2022-01-19 at 12.18.53 PM(1).jpeg.lnk
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\WhatsApp Image 2022-01-19 at 12.18.53 PM(2).jpeg.lnk
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\WhatsApp Image 2022-01-19 at 12.18.53 PM.jpeg.lnk
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\WhatsApp\WhatsApp.lnk
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\tr5icesf.default-release\storage\default\https+++web.whatsapp.com\cache\caches.sqlite
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\tr5icesf.default-release\storage\default\https+++web.whatsapp.com\cache\morgue\101\{6201d953-7522-40f4-b3c2-c1b82095cd65}.final
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\tr5icesf.default-release\storage\default\https+++web.whatsapp.com\cache\morgue\103\{b67a6826-39b2-43c2-92d4-a6290a645467}.final
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\tr5icesf.default-release\storage\default\https+++web.whatsapp.com\cache\morgue\107\{fa6fbeb6-5ae0-428a-b1af-ba5283b35c6b}.final
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\tr5icesf.default-release\storage\default\https+++web.whatsapp.com\cache\morgue\108\{5385df90-e388-4c7d-9480-0595b2a5116c}.final
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\tr5icesf.default-release\storage\default\https+++web.whatsapp.com\cache\morgue\112\{91281d94-b52d-4676-979b-bdc9811f2570}.final
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\tr5icesf.default-release\storage\default\https+++web.whatsapp.com\cache\morgue\114\{36cd3192-4ca5-4a98-b9e7-cb73826dbb72}.final
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\tr5icesf.default-release\storage\default\https+++web.whatsapp.com\cache\morgue\120\{2e2f8e42-a33d-4d50-bfb9-39ef3d24e078}.final
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\tr5icesf.default-release\storage\default\https+++web.whatsapp.com\cache\morgue\123\{7446d0e1-603d-4b9c-86e8-59121ca62b7b}.final
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\tr5icesf.default-release\storage\default\https+++web.whatsapp.com\cache\morgue\126\{b90be898-fb1a-4d24-8bba-bad2e616c07e}.final

Use regedit.exe to manually remove from the Windows Registry the data below:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\whatsapp
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\WhatsApp


A way to remove WhatsApp with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

WhatsApp is a program offered by the software company WhatsApp. Frequently, computer users want to uninstall this program. Sometimes this is hard because performing this manually takes some skill related to Windows program uninstallation. The best QUICK solution to uninstall WhatsApp is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here are some detailed instructions about how to do this:





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6. Navigate the list of programs until you find WhatsApp or simply click the Search feature and type in "WhatsApp". If it is installed on your PC the WhatsApp app will be found very quickly. After you click WhatsApp in the list of programs, the following information about the program is made available to you:


  • Star rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other people have about WhatsApp, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Opinions by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Details about the program you want to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.
7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will show up. Confirm the uninstall by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall WhatsApp.
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8. After removing WhatsApp, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items of WhatsApp that have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By removing WhatsApp with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry items, files or directories are left behind on your system.

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  • Windows 8.1 (6.3)
  • Windows 7 (6.1)
  • Windows 8 (6.2)
  • Windows Vista (6.0)
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Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to remove WhatsApp by WhatsApp from your PC, we are not saying that WhatsApp by WhatsApp is not a good software application. This text simply contains detailed info on how to remove WhatsApp supposing you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.

2016-12-08 / Written by Daniel Statescu for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2016-12-08 20:46:12.470