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A way to uninstall calibre from your PC

calibre is a Windows application. Read more about how to remove it from your PC. It was developed for Windows by Kovid Goyal. Take a look here where you can get more info on Kovid Goyal. Click on to get more facts about calibre on Kovid Goyal's website. The application is usually installed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Calibre2 directory (same installation drive as Windows). You can remove calibre by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line MsiExec.exe /I{8162FB74-BE08-4525-9241-DAB991F90147}. Note that you might receive a notification for administrator rights. calibre's main file takes around 58.00 KB (59392 bytes) and its name is calibre.exe.

calibre is comprised of the following executables which occupy 5.07 MB (5312512 bytes) on disk:

  • calibre-complete.exe (24.00 KB)
  • calibre-customize.exe (24.00 KB)
  • calibre-debug.exe (24.00 KB)
  • calibre-eject.exe (27.50 KB)
  • calibre-file-dialog.exe (32.50 KB)
  • calibre-parallel.exe (24.00 KB)
  • calibre-server.exe (24.00 KB)
  • calibre-smtp.exe (24.00 KB)
  • calibre.exe (58.00 KB)
  • calibredb.exe (24.00 KB)
  • cjpeg-calibre.exe (542.00 KB)
  • ebook-convert.exe (24.00 KB)
  • ebook-device.exe (24.00 KB)
  • ebook-edit.exe (86.50 KB)
  • ebook-meta.exe (24.00 KB)
  • ebook-polish.exe (24.00 KB)
  • ebook-viewer.exe (79.50 KB)
  • fetch-ebook-metadata.exe (24.00 KB)
  • jpegtran-calibre.exe (283.00 KB)
  • lrf2lrs.exe (24.00 KB)
  • lrfviewer.exe (79.50 KB)
  • lrs2lrf.exe (24.00 KB)
  • markdown-calibre.exe (24.00 KB)
  • optipng-calibre.exe (129.50 KB)
  • pdfinfo.exe (1.01 MB)
  • pdftohtml.exe (1.22 MB)
  • pdftoppm.exe (1.17 MB)
  • web2disk.exe (24.00 KB)
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The current page applies to calibre version 2.81.0 alone. Click on the links below for other calibre versions:

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Some files, folders and registry entries can not be removed when you remove calibre from your PC.

Folders left behind when you uninstall calibre:
  • C:\Program Files\Calibre2
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\calibre-cache
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\calibre

Check for and remove the following files from your disk when you uninstall calibre:
  • C:\Program Files\Calibre2\calibre.exe
  • C:\Program Files\Calibre2\calibre-complete.exe
  • C:\Program Files\Calibre2\calibre-customize.exe
  • C:\Program Files\Calibre2\calibredb.exe
  • C:\Program Files\Calibre2\calibre-debug.exe
  • C:\Program Files\Calibre2\calibre-eject.exe
  • C:\Program Files\Calibre2\calibre-file-dialog.exe
  • C:\Program Files\Calibre2\calibre-launcher.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Calibre2\calibre-parallel.exe
  • C:\Program Files\Calibre2\calibre-server.exe
  • C:\Program Files\Calibre2\calibre-smtp.exe
  • C:\Program Files\Calibre2\cjpeg-calibre.exe
  • C:\Program Files\Calibre2\DLLs\expat.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Calibre2\DLLs\freetype.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Calibre2\DLLs\icudt53.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Calibre2\DLLs\icuin53.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Calibre2\DLLs\icuio53.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Calibre2\DLLs\icule53.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Calibre2\DLLs\iculx53.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Calibre2\DLLs\icutu53.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Calibre2\DLLs\icuuc53.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Calibre2\DLLs\jpeg8.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Calibre2\DLLs\libeay32.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Calibre2\DLLs\libexslt.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Calibre2\DLLs\libiconv.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Calibre2\DLLs\libimobiledevice.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Calibre2\DLLs\libplist.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Calibre2\DLLs\libpng16.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Calibre2\DLLs\libusbmuxd.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Calibre2\DLLs\libxml2.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Calibre2\DLLs\libxslt.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Calibre2\DLLs\perfmondata.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Calibre2\DLLs\podofo.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Calibre2\DLLs\py.ico
  • C:\Program Files\Calibre2\DLLs\pyc.ico
  • C:\Program Files\Calibre2\DLLs\PyISAPI_loader.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Calibre2\DLLs\python27.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Calibre2\DLLs\pythoncom27.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Calibre2\DLLs\pythoncomloader27.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Calibre2\DLLs\pywintypes27.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Calibre2\DLLs\Qt5Core.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Calibre2\DLLs\Qt5Gui.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Calibre2\DLLs\Qt5Multimedia.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Calibre2\DLLs\Qt5MultimediaWidgets.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Calibre2\DLLs\Qt5Network.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Calibre2\DLLs\Qt5OpenGL.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Calibre2\DLLs\Qt5Positioning.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Calibre2\DLLs\Qt5PrintSupport.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Calibre2\DLLs\Qt5Sensors.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Calibre2\DLLs\Qt5Sql.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Calibre2\DLLs\Qt5Svg.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Calibre2\DLLs\Qt5WebKit.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Calibre2\DLLs\Qt5WebKitWidgets.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Calibre2\DLLs\Qt5Widgets.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Calibre2\DLLs\Qt5WinExtras.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Calibre2\DLLs\Qt5Xml.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Calibre2\DLLs\sqlite3.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Calibre2\DLLs\ssleay32.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Calibre2\DLLs\zlib1.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Calibre2\ebook-convert.exe
  • C:\Program Files\Calibre2\ebook-device.exe
  • C:\Program Files\Calibre2\ebook-edit.exe
  • C:\Program Files\Calibre2\ebook-meta.exe
  • C:\Program Files\Calibre2\ebook-polish.exe
  • C:\Program Files\Calibre2\ebook-viewer.exe
  • C:\Program Files\Calibre2\fetch-ebook-metadata.exe
  • C:\Program Files\Calibre2\jpegtran-calibre.exe
  • C:\Program Files\Calibre2\LICENSE
  • C:\Program Files\Calibre2\lrf2lrs.exe
  • C:\Program Files\Calibre2\lrfviewer.exe
  • C:\Program Files\Calibre2\lrs2lrf.exe
  • C:\Program Files\Calibre2\markdown-calibre.exe
  • C:\Program Files\Calibre2\Microsoft.VC90.CRT\Microsoft.VC90.CRT.manifest
  • C:\Program Files\Calibre2\Microsoft.VC90.CRT\msvcm90.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Calibre2\Microsoft.VC90.CRT\msvcp90.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Calibre2\Microsoft.VC90.CRT\msvcr90.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Calibre2\optipng-calibre.exe
  • C:\Program Files\Calibre2\pdfinfo.exe
  • C:\Program Files\Calibre2\pdftohtml.exe
  • C:\Program Files\Calibre2\pdftoppm.exe
  • C:\Program Files\Calibre2\plugins2\dukpy.pyd
  • C:\Program Files\Calibre2\plugins2\hunspell.pyd
  • C:\Program Files\Calibre2\plugins2\imageops.pyd
  • C:\Program Files\Calibre2\plugins2\podofo.pyd
  • C:\Program Files\Calibre2\plugins2\progress_indicator.pyd
  • C:\Program Files\Calibre2\plugins2\sqlite_custom.pyd
  • C:\Program Files\Calibre2\plugins2\unrar.pyd
  • C:\Program Files\Calibre2\plugins2\wpd.pyd
  • C:\Program Files\Calibre2\pylib.zip
  • C:\Program Files\Calibre2\qt_plugins\audio\qtaudio_windows.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Calibre2\qt_plugins\iconengines\qsvgicon.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Calibre2\qt_plugins\imageformats\qdds.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Calibre2\qt_plugins\imageformats\qgif.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Calibre2\qt_plugins\imageformats\qicns.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Calibre2\qt_plugins\imageformats\qico.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Calibre2\qt_plugins\imageformats\qjp2.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Calibre2\qt_plugins\imageformats\qjpeg.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Calibre2\qt_plugins\imageformats\qmng.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Calibre2\qt_plugins\imageformats\qsvg.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Calibre2\qt_plugins\imageformats\qtga.dll

Registry that is not cleaned:
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\calibre
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\calibre
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\47BF261880EB52542914AD9B199F1074
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{8162FB74-BE08-4525-9241-DAB991F90147}

Open regedit.exe to delete the values below from the Windows Registry:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Calibre2\calibre.exe
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\47BF261880EB52542914AD9B199F1074\ProductName
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\Calibre2\
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Windows\Installer\{8162FB74-BE08-4525-9241-DAB991F90147}\


How to remove calibre from your PC with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

calibre is a program released by the software company Kovid Goyal. Frequently, people decide to erase this application. Sometimes this is easier said than done because deleting this by hand takes some know-how regarding removing Windows applications by hand. The best SIMPLE manner to erase calibre is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take the following steps on how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your PC, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and all around utility to take care of your PC.

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  • go to Download Link
  • download the setup by clicking on the DOWNLOAD button
  • install Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to get familiar with the program's design and number of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful system utility.

3. Click on the General Tools button
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4. Press the Uninstall Programs button
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. A list of the programs installed on your computer will be made available to you

6. Navigate the list of programs until you find calibre or simply click the Search field and type in "calibre". If it is installed on your PC the calibre app will be found very quickly. Notice that after you click calibre in the list of programs, some data regarding the application is available to you:


  • Safety rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating explains the opinion other users have regarding calibre, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Reviews by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Technical information regarding the app you want to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.
For instance you can see that for calibre:





  • The software company is: https://calibre-ebook.com
  • The uninstall string is: MsiExec.exe /I{8162FB74-BE08-4525-9241-DAB991F90147}
7. Press the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will come up. accept the removal by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall calibre.
Uninstall calibre


8. After uninstalling calibre, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items of calibre which have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling calibre using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry items, files or folders are left behind on your computer.

Your Windows computer will remain clean, speedy and able to run without errors or problems.



Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to remove calibre by Kovid Goyal from your computer, nor are we saying that calibre by Kovid Goyal is not a good software application. This page only contains detailed info on how to remove calibre supposing you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.

2017-03-10 / Written by Dan Armano for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2017-03-10 11:57:05.507