Adobe Acrobat

A guide to uninstall Adobe Acrobat from your system

Adobe Acrobat is a Windows application. Read below about how to remove it from your PC. It is produced by Adobe Systems Incorporated. You can read more on Adobe Systems Incorporated or check for application updates here. You can read more about related to Adobe Acrobat at http://www.adobe.com. The program is frequently found in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC directory (same installation drive as Windows). MsiExec.exe /I{AC76BA86-1033-FFFF-7760-0C0F074E4100} is the full command line if you want to uninstall Adobe Acrobat. Adobe Acrobat's main file takes around 4.47 MB (4683728 bytes) and its name is Acrobat.exe.

Adobe Acrobat contains of the executables below. They take 139.88 MB (146677808 bytes) on disk.

• Acrobat.exe (4.47 MB)
• AcrobatInfo.exe (32.45 KB)
• acrobat_sl.exe (35.95 KB)
• AcroBroker.exe (293.45 KB)
• acrodist.exe (483.45 KB)
• AcroRd32.exe (3.62 MB)
• AcroShareTarget.exe (66.22 KB)
• AcroTextExtractor.exe (49.95 KB)
• acrotray.exe (5.90 MB)
• ADelRCP.exe (282.45 KB)
• AdobeCollabSync.exe (5.30 MB)
• arh.exe (84.66 KB)
• CRLogTransport.exe (204.27 KB)
• CRWindowsClientService.exe (355.95 KB)
• FullTrustNotifier.exe (213.48 KB)
• LogTransport2.exe (840.16 KB)
• ShowAppPickerForPDF.exe (21.45 KB)
• wow_helper.exe (117.95 KB)
• AcroCEF.exe (1.99 MB)
• AcroServicesUpdater.exe (42.01 MB)
• AcroLayoutRecognizer.exe (14.50 KB)
• WCChromeNativeMessagingHost.exe (172.95 KB)
• AGSService.exe (3.41 MB)
• gccustomhook.exe (3.27 MB)
• AcroLicApp.exe (4.33 MB)
• adobe_licensing_helper.exe (2.46 MB)
• adobe_licutil.exe (2.64 MB)
• adobe_licensing_wf_acro.exe (1.30 MB)
• adobe_licensing_wf_helper_acro.exe (365.77 KB)
• adobe_licensing_wf_acro.exe (2.21 MB)
• adobe_licensing_wf_helper_acro.exe (344.95 KB)
• 32BitMAPIBroker.exe (104.95 KB)
• 64BitMAPIBroker.exe (258.45 KB)
• MSRMSPIBroker.exe (361.05 KB)
• 7za.exe (810.55 KB)
• AcroScanBroker.exe (1.92 MB)
• PrintInf64.exe (128.45 KB)
• PrintINFArm64.exe (119.72 KB)
• Acrobat Elements.exe (2.43 MB)
• HTML2PDFWrapFor64Bit.exe (140.95 KB)
• Setup.exe (410.66 KB)
• WindowsInstaller-KB893803-v2-x86.exe (2.47 MB)

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This info is about Adobe Acrobat version 22.003.20310 only. Click on the links below for other Adobe Acrobat versions:

• 24.002.20895
• 23.001.20174
• 24.002.20759
• 24.005.20307
• 24.003.20112
• 24.003.20180
• 24.002.20687
• 22.003.20258
• 25.001.20458
• 25.001.20474
• 24.005.20392
• 24.002.20933
• 23.006.20320
• 23.008.20533
• 24.002.20857
• 22.003.20263
• 23.008.20458
• 23.003.20244
• 24.004.20220
• 24.005.20421
• 23.008.20470
• 24.001.20643
• 23.006.20380
• 24.005.20399
• 23.003.20201
• 23.001.20143
• 22.003.20322
• 24.003.20054
• 25.001.20432
• 23.003.20284
• 24.002.21005
• 24.002.20854
• 24.001.20604
• 24.001.20615
• 24.004.20243
• 23.008.20421
• 23.001.20064
• 24.004.20272
• 23.003.20215
• 23.001.20093
• 23.003.20269
• 24.001.20629
• 23.008.20555
• 25.001.20435
• 22.003.20282
• 25.001.20467
• 24.005.20320
• 24.002.20991
• 25.001.20428
• 24.002.20965
• 22.003.20314
• 24.002.20736
• 24.005.20414
• 23.006.20360

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A considerable amount of files, folders and Windows registry entries will not be uninstalled when you are trying to remove Adobe Acrobat from your PC.

You should delete the folders below after you uninstall Adobe Acrobat:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Adobe\Acrobat
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Adobe\AcroCef\DC\Acrobat
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Adobe\ARM\Acrobat_21.001.20142

The files below are left behind on your disk when you remove Adobe Acrobat:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat Elements\Acrobat Elements.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat Elements\agm.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat Elements\BIB.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat Elements\ContextMenu.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat Elements\ContextMenu64.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat Elements\ContextMenuIExplorerCommandShim.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat Elements\ContextMenuShim64.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\1494870C-9912-C184-4CC9-B401-A53F4D8DE290.pdf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\A3DUtils.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\acadres\ltypeshp.shx
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\acadres\MyriadCAD.otf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\ACE.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\acroamt.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\Accessibility.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\Actions.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\AddSignBranding.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\AppCenter.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\CCXApp.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\Certificates.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\CollectFeedback.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\CollectPayments.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\CollectSignatures.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\Combine.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\Comments.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\compare.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\CompressPDF.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\ConvertPDF_Full.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\CreateCustom.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\CreatePDF.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\CreateWebForm.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\Developer.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\Edit.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\Export.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\FillSign.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\Forms.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\Home.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\HomeWelcome.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\InAppSign.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\Index.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\Measure.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\MoreTools.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\OptimizePDF.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\Pages.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\PaperToPDF.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\PrintProduction.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\Protect.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\Redact.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\Review.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\RichMedia.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\SendInBulk.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\Stamp.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\Standards.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\TrackedSend.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\UnifiedShare.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\Viewer.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ESP\Accessibility.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ESP\Actions.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ESP\AddSignBranding.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ESP\AppCenter.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ESP\CCXApp.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ESP\Certificates.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ESP\CollectPayments.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ESP\CollectSignatures.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ESP\Combine.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ESP\Comments.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ESP\compare.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ESP\CompressPDF.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ESP\ConvertPDF_Full.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ESP\CreateCustom.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ESP\CreatePDF.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ESP\CreateWebForm.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ESP\Developer.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ESP\Edit.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ESP\Export.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ESP\FillSign.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ESP\Forms.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ESP\Home.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ESP\InAppSign.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ESP\Index.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ESP\Measure.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ESP\MoreTools.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ESP\OptimizePDF.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ESP\Pages.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ESP\PaperToPDF.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ESP\PrintProduction.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ESP\Protect.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ESP\Redact.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ESP\Review.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ESP\RichMedia.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ESP\SendInBulk.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ESP\Stamp.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ESP\Standards.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ESP\TrackedSend.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ESP\UnifiedShare.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ESP\Viewer.aapp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\Acrobat.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\Acrobat.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\acrobat.tlb
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\acrobat_sl.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcrobatInfo.exe

Use regedit.exe to manually remove from the Windows Registry the data below:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\Adobe.Acrobat.ContextMenu
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Adobe.Acrobat.HTMLPreview.1
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\Adobe.Acrobat.ContextMenu
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppModel\PackageRepository\Extensions\windows.appUriHandler\acrobat.adobe.com
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppModel\PackageRepository\Extensions\windows.appUriHandler\stage.acrobat.adobe.com
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppModel\SystemAppData\AdobeAcrobatReaderCoreApp_pc75e8sa7ep4e\AppUriHandlers\acrobat.adobe.com
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppModel\SystemAppData\AdobeAcrobatReaderCoreApp_pc75e8sa7ep4e\AppUriHandlers\stage.acrobat.adobe.com
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\MIME\Database\Content Type\application/vnd.adobe.acrobat.aaui+xml
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\MIME\Database\Content Type\application/vnd.adobe.acrobat-security-settings
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SOFTWARE\Adobe\Acrobat
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Adobe\Acrobat Distiller
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Adobe\Acrobat Elements
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Adobe\Acrobat Reader
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Adobe\Adobe Acrobat
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Adobe\Acrobat Distiller
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Adobe\Acrobat Elements
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Adobe\Acrobat PDFMaker
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Adobe\Acrobat Reader
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Adobe\Adobe Acrobat
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Adobe\Repair\Acrobat Reader
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Adobe\Repair\Adobe Acrobat
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\68AB67CA3301FFFF7706C0F070E41400
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\68AB67CA7DA74301B744CAF070E41400
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{AC76BA86-1033-FFFF-7760-0C0F074E4100}
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Mozilla\NativeMessagingHosts\com.adobe.acrobat.firefox_webcapture
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\MozillaPlugins\Adobe Acrobat
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Adobe\Acrobat Reader
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Adobe\Adobe Acrobat

Registry values that are not removed from your PC:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\Acrobat.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\Acrobat.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\acrodist.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\acrodist.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\68AB67CA3301FFFF7706C0F070E41400\ProductName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\68AB67CA7DA74301B744CAF070E41400\ProductName

A way to remove Adobe Acrobat from your computer with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Adobe Acrobat is an application released by the software company Adobe Systems Incorporated. Sometimes, users decide to remove it. This is hard because removing this by hand requires some skill regarding Windows program uninstallation. The best SIMPLE way to remove Adobe Acrobat 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 Windows PC, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and all around utility to take care of your Windows computer.

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• navigate to Download Link
• download the setup by clicking on the DOWNLOAD button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and number of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful Windows tool.

3. Press the General Tools category


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs feature


5. A list of the applications existing on the computer will appear

6. Scroll the list of applications until you find Adobe Acrobat or simply click the Search feature and type in "Adobe Acrobat". If it is installed on your PC the Adobe Acrobat application will be found automatically. Notice that after you click Adobe Acrobat in the list of applications, some information about the program is made available to you:

• Star rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other users have about Adobe Acrobat, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
• Details about the app you are about to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.

For instance you can see that for Adobe Acrobat:

• The web site of the program is: http://www.adobe.com
• The uninstall string is: MsiExec.exe /I{AC76BA86-1033-FFFF-7760-0C0F074E4100}

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will show up. accept the uninstall by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove Adobe Acrobat.


8. After uninstalling Adobe Acrobat, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Press Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items that belong Adobe Acrobat which have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling Adobe Acrobat using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your disk.

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

Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to remove Adobe Acrobat by Adobe Systems Incorporated from your PC, nor are we saying that Adobe Acrobat by Adobe Systems Incorporated is not a good software application. This text simply contains detailed instructions on how to remove Adobe Acrobat in case you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.