Adobe Lightroom

How to uninstall Adobe Lightroom from your PC

This web page contains complete information on how to remove Adobe Lightroom for Windows. It was developed for Windows by Adobe Inc.. Go over here where you can find out more on Adobe Inc.. Further information about Adobe Lightroom can be seen at https://helpx.adobe.com/support/lightroom-cc.html. Adobe Lightroom is typically installed in the C:\Program Files\Adobe folder, however this location can vary a lot depending on the user's option when installing the program. You can remove Adobe Lightroom by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\Adobe Desktop Common\HDBox\Uninstaller.exe. Keep in mind that you might be prompted for admin rights. Adobe Lightroom's main file takes around 32.72 MB (34314224 bytes) and its name is lightroom.exe.

The following executables are contained in Adobe Lightroom. They occupy 1.48 GB (1594221096 bytes) on disk.

• Acrobat.exe (6.12 MB)
• AcrobatInfo.exe (36.46 KB)
• acrobat_sl.exe (42.40 KB)
• AcroBroker.exe (2.94 MB)
• acrodist.exe (541.41 KB)
• AcroShareTarget.exe (69.91 KB)
• AcroTextExtractor.exe (61.96 KB)
• acrotray.exe (10.23 MB)
• ADelRCP.exe (421.46 KB)
• ADNotificationManager.exe (504.46 KB)
• Adobe Crash Processor.exe (1.14 MB)
• AdobeCollabSync.exe (40.12 MB)
• CRLogTransport.exe (212.90 KB)
• CRWindowsClientService.exe (1.46 MB)
• Eula.exe (130.90 KB)
• LogTransport2.exe (1.06 MB)
• ShowAppPickerForPDF.exe (80.96 KB)
• AcroCEF.exe (3.55 MB)
• AcroServicesUpdater.exe (225.60 MB)
• SingleClientServicesUpdater.exe (229.13 MB)
• FullTrustNotifier.exe (213.16 KB)
• WCChromeNativeMessagingHost.exe (262.46 KB)
• Adobe_Acrobat_Diagnostics.exe (360.90 KB)
• AGSService.exe (3.56 MB)
• gccustomhook.exe (3.28 MB)
• adobe_licensing_wf_acro.exe (3.42 MB)
• adobe_licensing_wf_helper_acro.exe (463.41 KB)
• AdobeFips.exe (5.23 MB)
• 32BitMAPIBroker.exe (108.90 KB)
• 64BitMAPIBroker.exe (285.90 KB)
• MSRMSPIBroker.exe (552.46 KB)
• AcroScanBroker.exe (2.46 MB)
• FullTrustNotifier.exe (213.16 KB)
• CreatePDFPrinterUtility64.exe (265.91 KB)
• Acrobat.exe (5.20 MB)
• PrintInf64.exe (150.46 KB)
• Acrobat Elements.exe (2.45 MB)
• HTML2PDFWrapFor64Bit.exe (141.40 KB)
• Adobe Audition.exe (1.44 MB)
• AdobeCrashReport.exe (595.94 KB)
• crashpad_handler.exe (894.94 KB)
• CRLogTransport.exe (751.94 KB)
• CRWindowsClientService.exe (353.94 KB)
• dvaapprelauncher.exe (47.44 KB)
• dvaaudiofilterscan.exe (164.94 KB)
• dynamiclinkmanager.exe (724.94 KB)
• ImporterREDServer.exe (140.94 KB)
• CEPHtmlEngine.exe (4.64 MB)
• Adobe Crash Processor.exe (1.21 MB)
• Creative Cloud CustomHook.exe (442.91 KB)
• Creative Cloud Helper.exe (2.16 MB)
• Creative Cloud UI Helper.exe (1.32 MB)
• Creative Cloud.exe (2.40 MB)
• CRLogTransport.exe (214.41 KB)
• CRWindowsClientService.exe (1.60 MB)
• Adobe Creative Cloud Diagnostics.exe (1.58 MB)
• CCXProcess.exe (189.56 KB)
• Adobe Crash Processor.exe (1.11 MB)
• CRLogTransport.exe (152.56 KB)
• CRWindowsClientService.exe (366.06 KB)
• node.exe (81.25 MB)
• Adobe Crash Processor.exe (1.22 MB)
• AIMonitor.exe (1.04 MB)
• AIRobin.exe (143.49 KB)
• AISafeModeLauncher.exe (1.48 MB)
• AISniffer.exe (264.49 KB)
• CRLogTransport.exe (216.49 KB)
• CRWindowsClientService.exe (1.66 MB)
• Illustrator.exe (53.78 MB)
• IllustratorDiagnosys.exe (353.99 KB)
• CEPHtmlEngine.exe (4.64 MB)
• Adobe Crash Processor.exe (1.17 MB)
• CRLogTransport.exe (213.48 KB)
• CRWindowsClientService.exe (1.55 MB)
• lightroom.exe (32.72 MB)
• LogTransport2.exe (1.03 MB)
• Adobe Crash Processor.exe (1.14 MB)
• convert.exe (13.02 MB)
• CRLogTransport.exe (199.48 KB)
• CRWindowsClientService.exe (1.47 MB)
• flitetranscoder.exe (75.98 KB)
• LogTransport2.exe (1.03 MB)
• node.exe (78.98 MB)
• Photoshop.exe (198.80 MB)
• PhotoshopPrefsManager.exe (951.98 KB)
• pngquant.exe (269.59 KB)
• sniffer.exe (1.89 MB)
• XPUInfoIPC.exe (71.98 KB)
• Droplet Template.exe (335.98 KB)
• CEPHtmlEngine.exe (4.64 MB)
• amecommand.exe (250.98 KB)
• dynamiclinkmanager.exe (624.48 KB)
• dynamiclinkmediaserver.exe (1.19 MB)
• ImporterREDServer.exe (140.48 KB)

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The current web page applies to Adobe Lightroom version 8.5 only. You can find below info on other application versions of Adobe Lightroom:

• 8.2
• 5.3
• 6.3.1
• 6.1
• 7.4.1
• 8.4
• 4.0
• 4.4
• 7.0
• 5.0
• 6.3
• 4.3
• 6.5
• 3.2.1
• 3.1
• 5.1
• 4.1
• 7.2
• 7.1.2
• 8.5.1
• 7.4
• 6.0
• 6.4
• 5.2
• 7.3
• 3.2
• 3.3
• 5.4
• 3.4
• 8.1
• 8.3.1
• 5.5
• 8.3
• 6.2
• 8.0
• 2.4.1
• 7.5
• 4.2

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Many files, folders and Windows registry entries can be left behind when you remove Adobe Lightroom from your PC.

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

• C:\Program Files\Adobe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Adobe\Lightroom
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\CameraRaw\GPU\Adobe Lightroom
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\CameraRaw\GPU\Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic

Files remaining:

• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Bridge 2025\ACE.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Bridge 2025\act_tracing.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Bridge 2025\Adobe Bridge.exe
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Bridge 2025\Adobe Crash Processor.exe
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Bridge 2025\adobe_c2pa.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Bridge 2025\AdobeCleanUX\AdobeCleanUX-Bold.otf
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Bridge 2025\AdobeCleanUX\AdobeCleanUX-BoldIt.otf
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Bridge 2025\AdobeCleanUX\AdobeCleanUX-BoldSemiCn.otf
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Bridge 2025\AdobeCleanUX\AdobeCleanUX-BoldSemiCnIt.otf
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Bridge 2025\AdobeCleanUX\AdobeCleanUX-It.otf
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Bridge 2025\AdobeCleanUX\AdobeCleanUX-Light.otf
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Bridge 2025\AdobeCleanUX\AdobeCleanUX-LightIt.otf
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Bridge 2025\AdobeCleanUX\AdobeCleanUX-Regular.otf
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Bridge 2025\AdobeCleanUX\AdobeCleanUX-SemiCn.otf
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Bridge 2025\AdobeCleanUX\AdobeCleanUX-SemiCnIt.otf
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Bridge 2025\AdobePDFL.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Bridge 2025\AdobePDFSettings.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Bridge 2025\AdobePIE.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Bridge 2025\AdobePIP.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Bridge 2025\AdobeSVGAGM.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Bridge 2025\AdobeXMP.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Bridge 2025\AdobeXMPFiles.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Bridge 2025\AdobeXMPScript.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Bridge 2025\AGM.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Bridge 2025\ahclient.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Bridge 2025\AID.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Bridge 2025\AIDE.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Bridge 2025\AlignmentLib.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Bridge 2025\AMT\application.xml
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Bridge 2025\AMT\Core files\BR_AppFolder.ico
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Bridge 2025\ARE.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Bridge 2025\AXE8SharedExpat.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Bridge 2025\AXEDOMCore.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Bridge 2025\BIB.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Bridge 2025\BIBUtils.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Bridge 2025\boost_date_time.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Bridge 2025\boost_filesystem.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Bridge 2025\boost_program_options.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Bridge 2025\boost_regex.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Bridge 2025\boost_system.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Bridge 2025\boost_thread.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Bridge 2025\br_dvascriptui.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Bridge 2025\BridgeDependencies\icons\BR_AppFolder.ico
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Bridge 2025\BridgeDependencies\icons\br_appicon_176x168.png
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Bridge 2025\BridgeDependencies\icons\br_appicon_20x19.png
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Bridge 2025\BridgeDependencies\icons\br_appicon_32.png
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Bridge 2025\BridgeDependencies\icons\br_appicon_44x42.png
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Bridge 2025\BridgeDependencies\icons\br_appicon_64.png
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Bridge 2025\BridgeDependencies\icons\br_appicon_88x84.png
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Bridge 2025\BridgeDependencies\icons\BridgeApp.ico
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Bridge 2025\BridgeDependencies\icons\BridgeApp.rc
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Bridge 2025\bridgeproxy.exe
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Bridge 2025\CEP\extensions\CCLibraries\applications\AEFT\jsx\main.jsx
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Bridge 2025\CEP\extensions\CCLibraries\applications\DRWV\jsx\main.jsx
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Bridge 2025\CEP\extensions\CCLibraries\applications\FLPR\jsx\brush.jsx
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Bridge 2025\CEP\extensions\CCLibraries\applications\FLPR\jsx\color.jsx
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Bridge 2025\CEP\extensions\CCLibraries\applications\FLPR\jsx\core.jsx
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Bridge 2025\CEP\extensions\CCLibraries\applications\FLPR\jsx\main.jsx
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Bridge 2025\CEP\extensions\CCLibraries\applications\IDSN\jsx\color.jsx
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Bridge 2025\CEP\extensions\CCLibraries\applications\IDSN\jsx\main.jsx
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Bridge 2025\CEP\extensions\CCLibraries\applications\IDSN\jsx\text.jsx
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Bridge 2025\CEP\extensions\CCLibraries\applications\ILST\jsx\color.jsx
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Bridge 2025\CEP\extensions\CCLibraries\applications\ILST\jsx\main.jsx
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Bridge 2025\CEP\extensions\CCLibraries\applications\ILST\jsx\material.jsx
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Bridge 2025\CEP\extensions\CCLibraries\applications\ILST\jsx\text.jsx
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Bridge 2025\CEP\extensions\CCLibraries\applications\ILST\jsx\util.jsx
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Bridge 2025\CEP\extensions\CCLibraries\applications\KBRG\jsx\main.jsx
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Bridge 2025\CEP\extensions\CCLibraries\applications\PHXS\jsx\brush.jsx
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Bridge 2025\CEP\extensions\CCLibraries\applications\PHXS\jsx\color.jsx
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Bridge 2025\CEP\extensions\CCLibraries\applications\PHXS\jsx\constants.jsx
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Bridge 2025\CEP\extensions\CCLibraries\applications\PHXS\jsx\gradient.jsx
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Bridge 2025\CEP\extensions\CCLibraries\applications\PHXS\jsx\layerstyle.jsx
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Bridge 2025\CEP\extensions\CCLibraries\applications\PHXS\jsx\main.jsx
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Bridge 2025\CEP\extensions\CCLibraries\applications\PHXS\jsx\text.jsx
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Bridge 2025\CEP\extensions\CCLibraries\applications\PHXS\jsx\util.jsx
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Bridge 2025\CEP\extensions\CCLibraries\applications\PPRO\jsx\main.jsx
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Bridge 2025\CEP\extensions\CCLibraries\ccd.html
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Bridge 2025\CEP\extensions\CCLibraries\css\ACCC-css-darker-main-scss.bundle.js
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Bridge 2025\CEP\extensions\CCLibraries\css\ACCC-css-light-main-scss.bundle.js
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Bridge 2025\CEP\extensions\CCLibraries\css\AEFT-css-darker-main-scss.bundle.js
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Bridge 2025\CEP\extensions\CCLibraries\css\AEFT-css-dark-main-scss.bundle.js
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Bridge 2025\CEP\extensions\CCLibraries\css\AEFT-css-dark-v7-main-scss.bundle.js
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Bridge 2025\CEP\extensions\CCLibraries\css\AEFT-css-generated-10-main-scss.bundle.js
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Bridge 2025\CEP\extensions\CCLibraries\css\AEFT-css-generated-12-main-scss.bundle.js
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Bridge 2025\CEP\extensions\CCLibraries\css\AEFT-css-generated-14-main-scss.bundle.js
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Bridge 2025\CEP\extensions\CCLibraries\css\AEFT-css-generated-16-main-scss.bundle.js
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Bridge 2025\CEP\extensions\CCLibraries\css\AEFT-css-generated-18-main-scss.bundle.js
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Bridge 2025\CEP\extensions\CCLibraries\css\AEFT-css-generated-20-main-scss.bundle.js
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Bridge 2025\CEP\extensions\CCLibraries\css\AEFT-css-generated-22-main-scss.bundle.js
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Bridge 2025\CEP\extensions\CCLibraries\css\AEFT-css-generated-24-main-scss.bundle.js
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Bridge 2025\CEP\extensions\CCLibraries\css\AEFT-css-generated-26-main-scss.bundle.js
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Bridge 2025\CEP\extensions\CCLibraries\css\AEFT-css-generated-28-main-scss.bundle.js
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Bridge 2025\CEP\extensions\CCLibraries\css\AEFT-css-generated-2-main-scss.bundle.js
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Bridge 2025\CEP\extensions\CCLibraries\css\AEFT-css-generated-30-main-scss.bundle.js
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Bridge 2025\CEP\extensions\CCLibraries\css\AEFT-css-generated-32-main-scss.bundle.js
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Bridge 2025\CEP\extensions\CCLibraries\css\AEFT-css-generated-34-main-scss.bundle.js
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Bridge 2025\CEP\extensions\CCLibraries\css\AEFT-css-generated-36-main-scss.bundle.js
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Bridge 2025\CEP\extensions\CCLibraries\css\AEFT-css-generated-38-main-scss.bundle.js
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Bridge 2025\CEP\extensions\CCLibraries\css\AEFT-css-generated-40-main-scss.bundle.js
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Bridge 2025\CEP\extensions\CCLibraries\css\AEFT-css-generated-42-main-scss.bundle.js

Registry keys:

• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Adobe Lightroom
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Adobe\Lightroom

Open regedit.exe in order to delete the following registry values:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Lightroom CC\lightroom.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Lightroom CC\lightroom.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop 2025\Photoshop.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop 2025\Photoshop.exe.FriendlyAppName

A way to remove Adobe Lightroom from your computer using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Adobe Lightroom is a program offered by Adobe Inc.. Frequently, users try to uninstall it. This is difficult because uninstalling this by hand takes some knowledge regarding removing Windows programs manually. One of the best QUICK procedure to uninstall Adobe Lightroom 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 system, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and all around utility to take care of your system.

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

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and number of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful package of tools.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs feature


5. A list of the applications installed on the PC will be shown to you

6. Scroll the list of applications until you locate Adobe Lightroom or simply activate the Search feature and type in "Adobe Lightroom". If it exists on your system the Adobe Lightroom program will be found automatically. Notice that after you select Adobe Lightroom in the list , the following information about the application is shown to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). This explains the opinion other users have about Adobe Lightroom, 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 pressing the Properties button.

For example you can see that for Adobe Lightroom:

• The web site of the application is: https://helpx.adobe.com/support/lightroom-cc.html
• The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\Adobe Desktop Common\HDBox\Uninstaller.exe

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will appear. Confirm the removal by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove Adobe Lightroom.


8. After uninstalling Adobe Lightroom, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Press Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items of Adobe Lightroom that have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By removing Adobe Lightroom using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry items, files or directories are left behind on your PC.

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

Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to uninstall Adobe Lightroom by Adobe Inc. from your computer, we are not saying that Adobe Lightroom by Adobe Inc. is not a good application. This page only contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall Adobe Lightroom in case you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.