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How to uninstall Yandex.Disk from your PC

This page is about Yandex.Disk for Windows. Below you can find details on how to uninstall it from your PC. It is developed by Yandex. You can find out more on Yandex or check for application updates here. Please open if you want to read more on Yandex.Disk on Yandex's page. The program is usually installed in the C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Roaming\Yandex\YandexDisk folder (same installation drive as Windows). C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Roaming\Yandex\YandexDisk\YandexDiskInstaller-5218.exe is the full command line if you want to uninstall Yandex.Disk. YandexDiskStarter.exe is the programs's main file and it takes around 114.31 KB (117056 bytes) on disk.

Yandex.Disk is comprised of the following executables which take 32.72 MB (34311528 bytes) on disk:

  • downloader.exe (177.29 KB)
  • YandexDisk.exe (16.83 MB)
  • YandexDiskInstaller-5218.exe (10.98 MB)
  • YandexDiskScreenshotEditor.exe (4.17 MB)
  • YandexDiskStarter.exe (114.31 KB)
  • yupdate-exec.exe (473.81 KB)
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The current page applies to Yandex.Disk version 1.4.11.5218 only. You can find below a few links to other Yandex.Disk versions:

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Following the uninstall process, the application leaves some files behind on the PC. Part_A few of these are shown below.

Folders remaining:
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Yandex\Yandex.Disk
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Yandex.Disk

The files below are left behind on your disk when you remove Yandex.Disk:
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Yandex\Yandex.Disk\~Overlay_0.txt
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Yandex\Yandex.Disk\~Overlay_1.txt
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Yandex\Yandex.Disk\~Overlay_2.txt
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Yandex\Yandex.Disk\~Overlay_3.txt
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Yandex\Yandex.Disk\activity.dat
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Yandex\Yandex.Disk\config.xml
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Yandex\Yandex.Disk\events_cache.dat
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Yandex\Yandex.Disk\events_cache_editor.dat
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Yandex\Yandex.Disk\events_cache_setup.dat
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Yandex\Yandex.Disk\events_cache_shellext.dat
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Yandex\Yandex.Disk\events_unique_cache.dat
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Yandex\Yandex.Disk\main_menu_settings.dat
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Yandex\Yandex.Disk\menu_settings.dat
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Yandex\Yandex.Disk\notification_data.xml
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Yandex\Yandex.Disk\photostream_settings.dat
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Yandex\Yandex.Disk\report.log
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Yandex\Yandex.Disk\users_settings.dat
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Yandex\Yandex.Disk\YandexDiskInstaller.log
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Yandex\Yandex.Disk\YandexDiskSetup.log
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Yandex.Disk\Ekran görüntüleri Yandex.Disk'te.lnk
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Yandex.Disk\Yandex.Disk.lnk

You will find in the Windows Registry that the following keys will not be cleaned; remove them one by one using regedit.exe:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\Yandex.Disk
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\Yandex.Disk
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Yandex.Disk.Trash
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\YandexDisk
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Yandex\Yandex.Disk

Open regedit.exe in order to delete the following values:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Roaming\Yandex\YandexDisk\YandexDisk.exe.ApplicationCompany
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Roaming\Yandex\YandexDisk\YandexDisk.exe.FriendlyAppName
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Roaming\Yandex\YandexDisk\YandexDiskScreenshotEditor.exe.ApplicationCompany
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Roaming\Yandex\YandexDisk\YandexDiskScreenshotEditor.exe.FriendlyAppName


A way to erase Yandex.Disk from your PC with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Yandex.Disk is a program by Yandex. Sometimes, users decide to uninstall this program. This is hard because deleting this by hand requires some experience related to removing Windows programs manually. The best EASY practice to uninstall Yandex.Disk 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 good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is the best uninstaller and all around tool to take care of your Windows computer.

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  • navigate to Download Link
  • download the setup by pressing the DOWNLOAD button
  • install Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and wealth of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful package of utilities.

3. Press the General Tools category
Go to General Tools


4. Press the Uninstall Programs tool
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. All the applications existing on your computer will appear

6. Scroll the list of applications until you locate Yandex.Disk or simply activate the Search feature and type in "Yandex.Disk". The Yandex.Disk program will be found very quickly. Notice that after you click Yandex.Disk in the list of programs, some information about the program is made available to you:


  • Star rating (in the lower left corner). This explains the opinion other people have about Yandex.Disk, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Reviews by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
  • Technical information about the app you wish to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.
For example you can see that for Yandex.Disk:





  • The web site of the application is: http://clck.yandex.ru/redir/dtype=stred/pid=2/cid=72021/path=promo.win.en/*data=url=http%253A//disk.yandex.com
  • The uninstall string is: C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Roaming\Yandex\YandexDisk\YandexDiskInstaller-5218.exe
7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will show up. accept the removal by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall Yandex.Disk.
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8. After uninstalling Yandex.Disk, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items that belong Yandex.Disk which have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling Yandex.Disk using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry items, files or folders are left behind on your system.

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



Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to uninstall Yandex.Disk by Yandex from your PC, nor are we saying that Yandex.Disk by Yandex is not a good software application. This text simply contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall Yandex.Disk in case 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 discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.

2016-09-01 / Written by Daniel Statescu for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2016-09-01 01:03:09.980