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A guide to uninstall WhatsApp from your PC

This info is about WhatsApp for Windows. Below you can find details on how to remove it from your PC. It is written by WhatsApp. Go over here for more details on WhatsApp. WhatsApp is frequently set up in the C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\WhatsApp folder, depending on the user's choice. The full command line for removing WhatsApp is C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\Update.exe --uninstall. Keep in mind that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you might receive a notification for administrator rights. squirrel.exe is the WhatsApp's primary executable file and it takes about 1.85 MB (1942800 bytes) on disk.

WhatsApp installs the following the executables on your PC, taking about 128.09 MB (134316368 bytes) on disk.

  • squirrel.exe (1.85 MB)
  • WhatsApp.exe (61.27 MB)
  • WhatsApp.exe (61.27 MB)


The information on this page is only about version 0.2.5863 of WhatsApp. You can find here a few links to other WhatsApp releases:

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WhatsApp has the habit of leaving behind some leftovers.

Folders that were left behind:
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\IndexedDB\https_web.whatsapp.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\WhatsApp Crashes
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\WhatsApp

The files below were left behind on your disk by WhatsApp when you uninstall it:
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\IndexedDB\https_web.whatsapp.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\000004.log
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\IndexedDB\https_web.whatsapp.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\000005.ldb
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\IndexedDB\https_web.whatsapp.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\CURRENT
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\IndexedDB\https_web.whatsapp.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\LOCK
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\IndexedDB\https_web.whatsapp.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\LOG
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\IndexedDB\https_web.whatsapp.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\MANIFEST-000001
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\WhatsApp Crashes\operation_log.txt
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app.ico
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.5863\blink_image_resources_200_percent.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.5863\content_resources_200_percent.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.5863\content_shell.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.5863\d3dcompiler_47.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.5863\ffmpeg.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.5863\icudtl.dat
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.5863\libEGL.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.5863\libGLESv2.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.5863\LICENSE
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.5863\locales\am.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.5863\locales\ar.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.5863\locales\bg.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.5863\locales\bn.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.5863\locales\ca.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.5863\locales\cs.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.5863\locales\da.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.5863\locales\de.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.5863\locales\el.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.5863\locales\en-GB.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.5863\locales\en-US.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.5863\locales\es.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.5863\locales\es-419.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.5863\locales\et.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.5863\locales\fa.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.5863\locales\fake-bidi.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.5863\locales\fi.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.5863\locales\fil.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.5863\locales\fr.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.5863\locales\gu.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.5863\locales\he.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.5863\locales\hi.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.5863\locales\hr.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.5863\locales\hu.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.5863\locales\id.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.5863\locales\it.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.5863\locales\ja.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.5863\locales\kn.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.5863\locales\ko.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.5863\locales\lt.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.5863\locales\lv.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.5863\locales\ml.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.5863\locales\mr.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.5863\locales\ms.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.5863\locales\nb.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.5863\locales\nl.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.5863\locales\pl.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.5863\locales\pt-BR.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.5863\locales\pt-PT.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.5863\locales\ro.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.5863\locales\ru.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.5863\locales\sk.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.5863\locales\sl.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.5863\locales\sr.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.5863\locales\sv.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.5863\locales\sw.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.5863\locales\ta.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.5863\locales\te.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.5863\locales\th.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.5863\locales\tr.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.5863\locales\uk.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.5863\locales\vi.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.5863\locales\zh-CN.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.5863\locales\zh-TW.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.5863\natives_blob.bin
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.5863\node.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.5863\resources\app.asar
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.5863\resources\electron.asar
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.5863\snapshot_blob.bin
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.5863\squirrel.exe
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.5863\SquirrelSetup.log
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.5863\ui_resources_200_percent.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.5863\views_resources_200_percent.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.5863\WhatsApp.exe
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.5863\xinput1_3.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\packages\RELEASES
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\packages\WhatsApp-0.2.5863-full.nupkg
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\packages\WhatsApp-2.2142.12-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\Start Menu\Programs\WhatsApp\WhatsApp.lnk
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Cache\data_0
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Cache\data_1
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Cache\data_2
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Cache\data_3
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Cache\f_000001
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Cache\f_000002
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Cache\f_000003
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Cache\f_000004
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Cache\f_000005
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Cache\index
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Cookies
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\databases\Databases.db

Frequently the following registry keys will not be cleaned:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\whatsapp
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\WhatsApp


A way to erase WhatsApp from your computer with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

WhatsApp is an application released by WhatsApp. Some people try to erase this program. This is difficult because uninstalling this by hand takes some knowledge regarding removing Windows programs manually. One of the best QUICK manner to erase WhatsApp 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 already installed on your system, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and all around tool to optimize your PC.

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  • navigate to Download Link
  • download the program by pressing the green DOWNLOAD button
  • install Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to admire the program's design and number of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good Windows tool.

3. Press the General Tools category
Go to General Tools


4. Press the Uninstall Programs tool
Go to Uninstall Programs


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

6. Scroll the list of applications until you locate WhatsApp or simply click the Search field and type in "WhatsApp". If it exists on your system the WhatsApp program will be found very quickly. After you select WhatsApp in the list of programs, the following data regarding the application is made available to you:


  • Star rating (in the left lower corner). This explains the opinion other users have regarding WhatsApp, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Opinions by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
  • Technical information regarding the application you are about to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.
7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will show up. Confirm the uninstall by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will remove WhatsApp.
Uninstall WhatsApp


8. After removing WhatsApp, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Press Next to perform the cleanup. All the items of WhatsApp which have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing WhatsApp with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your PC.

Your system will remain clean, speedy and ready to run without errors or problems.



Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to remove WhatsApp by WhatsApp from your computer, nor are we saying that WhatsApp by WhatsApp is not a good application for your PC. This text only contains detailed instructions on how to remove WhatsApp supposing you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.

2017-08-24 / Written by Andreea Kartman for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2017-08-24 08:00:49.247