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How to uninstall WinRAR from your PC

WinRAR is a computer program. This page holds details on how to remove it from your computer. The Windows version was developed by win.rar GmbH. You can find out more on win.rar GmbH or check for application updates here. The program is often installed in the C:\Program Files\WinRAR directory (same installation drive as Windows). You can remove WinRAR by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\Program Files\WinRAR\uninstall.exe. Note that you might be prompted for admin rights. The application's main executable file is named WinRAR.exe and occupies 1.04 MB (1088512 bytes).

WinRAR is composed of the following executables which take 1.90 MB (1994840 bytes) on disk:

  • Ace32Loader.exe (60.09 KB)
  • Rar.exe (388.00 KB)
  • Uninstall.exe (127.50 KB)
  • UnRAR.exe (256.00 KB)
  • WinRAR.exe (1.04 MB)
  • ace32loader.exe (53.50 KB)
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This info is about WinRAR version 5.10.3 alone. You can find below info on other versions of WinRAR :

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After the uninstall process, the application leaves leftovers on the PC. Some of these are shown below.

Folders that were found:
  • C:\Program Files\WinRAR
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WinRAR

Files remaining:
  • C:\Program Files\WinRAR\7zxa.dll
  • C:\Program Files\WinRAR\Ace32Loader.exe
  • C:\Program Files\WinRAR\RarExt.dll.0.tmp
  • C:\Program Files\WinRAR\UNACEV2.DLL

Generally the following registry data will not be uninstalled:
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\WinRAR SFX


A way to erase WinRAR with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

WinRAR is a program released by the software company win.rar GmbH. Some users want to erase this program. This can be troublesome because doing this by hand takes some advanced knowledge related to removing Windows programs manually. The best QUICK way to erase WinRAR 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 a very potent uninstaller and general tool to optimize your Windows system.

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  • navigate to Download Link
  • download the program by pressing the DOWNLOAD NOW button
  • install Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to admire the program's design and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful package of tools.

3. Press the General Tools category
Go to General Tools


4. Press the Uninstall Programs button
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. All the applications installed on your PC will be shown to you

6. Scroll the list of applications until you find WinRAR or simply activate the Search field and type in "WinRAR ". If it exists on your system the WinRAR program will be found automatically. Notice that when you select WinRAR in the list of apps, some 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 WinRAR , from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Reviews by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
  • Technical information regarding the application you wish to remove, by pressing the Properties button.
7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will appear. accept the removal by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall WinRAR .
Uninstall WinRAR


8. After removing WinRAR , Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items that belong WinRAR that have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing WinRAR with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your system.

Your Windows computer will remain clean, speedy and ready to serve you properly.



Geographical user distribution

  • Windows 7 (6.1)
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Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to remove WinRAR by win.rar GmbH from your PC, we are not saying that WinRAR by win.rar GmbH is not a good application for your computer. This text only contains detailed info on how to remove WinRAR supposing you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.

2015-12-20 / Written by Andreea Kartman for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2015-12-20 13:35:09.237