Adobe Lightroom Classic

A guide to uninstall Adobe Lightroom Classic from your computer

Adobe Lightroom Classic is a computer program. This page contains details on how to remove it from your computer. The Windows release was created by Adobe Inc.. Open here for more info on Adobe Inc.. More information about Adobe Lightroom Classic can be seen at https://helpx.adobe.com/de/support/lightroom-classic.html. Usually the Adobe Lightroom Classic application is to be found in the C:\Program Files\Adobe directory, depending on the user's option during setup. C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\Adobe Desktop Common\HDBox\Uninstaller.exe is the full command line if you want to uninstall Adobe Lightroom Classic. The program's main executable file has a size of 32.38 MB (33956272 bytes) on disk and is titled Lightroom.exe.

Adobe Lightroom Classic installs the following the executables on your PC, occupying about 1.37 GB (1470375376 bytes) on disk.

• Acrobat.exe (6.02 MB)
• AcrobatInfo.exe (36.40 KB)
• acrobat_sl.exe (42.40 KB)
• AcroBroker.exe (2.94 MB)
• AcroTextExtractor.exe (61.90 KB)
• ADelRCP.exe (413.90 KB)
• ADNotificationManager.exe (437.40 KB)
• Adobe Crash Processor.exe (1.14 MB)
• AdobeCollabSync.exe (39.44 MB)
• CRLogTransport.exe (212.90 KB)
• CRWindowsClientService.exe (1.46 MB)
• Eula.exe (130.90 KB)
• LogTransport2.exe (1.06 MB)
• ShowAppPickerForPDF.exe (23.91 KB)
• AcroCEF.exe (3.52 MB)
• SingleClientServicesUpdater.exe (216.44 MB)
• AcroShareTarget.exe (69.91 KB)
• WCChromeNativeMessagingHost.exe (210.40 KB)
• 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 (542.41 KB)
• FullTrustNotifier.exe (213.16 KB)
• Acrobat.exe (5.13 MB)
• Adobe Bridge (Beta).exe (59.46 MB)
• Adobe Crash Processor.exe (1.11 MB)
• bridgeproxy.exe (102.91 KB)
• CRLogTransport.exe (150.91 KB)
• CRWindowsClientService.exe (364.41 KB)
• LogTransport2.exe (1.03 MB)
• CEPHtmlEngine.exe (4.64 MB)
• amecommand.exe (224.91 KB)
• dynamiclinkmanager.exe (520.91 KB)
• dynamiclinkmediaserver.exe (1,007.41 KB)
• ImporterREDServer.exe (137.41 KB)
• apdproxy.exe (70.91 KB)
• Photodownloader.exe (3.02 MB)
• Adobe Bridge.exe (59.45 MB)
• Adobe Crash Processor.exe (1.11 MB)
• bridgeproxy.exe (102.91 KB)
• CRLogTransport.exe (150.91 KB)
• CRWindowsClientService.exe (364.41 KB)
• LogTransport2.exe (1.03 MB)
• CEPHtmlEngine.exe (4.64 MB)
• amecommand.exe (224.91 KB)
• dynamiclinkmanager.exe (520.91 KB)
• dynamiclinkmediaserver.exe (1,007.41 KB)
• ImporterREDServer.exe (137.41 KB)
• apdproxy.exe (70.91 KB)
• Photodownloader.exe (3.02 MB)
• Adobe Crash Processor.exe (1.15 MB)
• Creative Cloud CustomHook.exe (442.91 KB)
• Creative Cloud Helper.exe (2.16 MB)
• Creative Cloud.exe (1.09 MB)
• CRLogTransport.exe (198.91 KB)
• CRWindowsClientService.exe (429.41 KB)
• Adobe Creative Cloud Diagnostics.exe (1.57 MB)
• CCXProcess.exe (189.50 KB)
• Adobe Crash Processor.exe (1.11 MB)
• CRLogTransport.exe (152.50 KB)
• CRWindowsClientService.exe (366.00 KB)
• node.exe (66.57 MB)
• Adobe Crash Processor.exe (1.17 MB)
• CRLogTransport.exe (213.43 KB)
• CRWindowsClientService.exe (1.55 MB)
• lightroom.exe (32.00 MB)
• LogTransport2.exe (1.03 MB)
• Adobe Crash Processor.exe (1.17 MB)
• Adobe Lightroom CEF Helper.exe (503.92 KB)
• CRLogTransport.exe (213.42 KB)
• CRWindowsClientService.exe (1.55 MB)
• HD_Deleter.exe (27.92 KB)
• Lightroom.exe (32.38 MB)
• LogTransport2.exe (1.03 MB)
• amecommand.exe (237.92 KB)
• dynamiclinkmanager.exe (621.42 KB)
• dynamiclinkmediaserver.exe (1.18 MB)
• ImporterREDServer.exe (139.92 KB)
• Adobe Crash Processor.exe (1.14 MB)
• convert.exe (13.02 MB)
• CRLogTransport.exe (199.42 KB)
• CRWindowsClientService.exe (1.47 MB)
• flitetranscoder.exe (75.92 KB)
• LogTransport2.exe (1.03 MB)
• node.exe (78.98 MB)
• Photoshop.exe (198.19 MB)
• PhotoshopPrefsManager.exe (951.92 KB)
• pngquant.exe (269.52 KB)
• sniffer.exe (1.89 MB)
• XPUInfoIPC.exe (71.92 KB)
• Droplet Template.exe (335.92 KB)
• CEPHtmlEngine.exe (4.64 MB)
• amecommand.exe (250.92 KB)
• dynamiclinkmanager.exe (624.42 KB)
• dynamiclinkmediaserver.exe (1.19 MB)
• ImporterREDServer.exe (140.42 KB)
• Adobe Crash Processor.exe (1.14 MB)
• convert.exe (13.02 MB)
• CRLogTransport.exe (199.42 KB)
• CRWindowsClientService.exe (1.47 MB)
• flitetranscoder.exe (75.92 KB)
• LogTransport2.exe (1.03 MB)
• Photoshop.exe (189.27 MB)
• PhotoshopPrefsManager.exe (951.92 KB)
• pngquant.exe (269.52 KB)
• sniffer.exe (1.88 MB)
• XPUInfoIPC.exe (71.92 KB)
• Droplet Template.exe (335.92 KB)
• CEPHtmlEngine.exe (4.64 MB)
• amecommand.exe (215.42 KB)
• dynamiclinkmanager.exe (499.42 KB)
• dynamiclinkmediaserver.exe (940.92 KB)
• ImporterREDServer.exe (115.42 KB)

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This info is about Adobe Lightroom Classic version 14.3.1 alone. You can find here a few links to other Adobe Lightroom Classic versions:

• 14.1.1
• 14.2
• 13.5
• 10.0
• 9.1
• 14.3
• 14.4
• 10.4
• 13.0.2
• 12.5.1
• 9.2.1
• 11.3.1
• 9.4
• 12.4
• 9.0
• 13.1
• 9.3
• 14.0.1
• 12.5
• 12.5.2
• 13.1.0.0
• 11.2
• 11.0
• 10.1
• 12.3
• 13.5.1
• 12.0
• 8.3
• 13.4
• 8.4
• 13.2
• 11.4.1
• 11.0.1
• 13.3.1
• 12.2.1
• 13.0
• 13.3
• 9.4.1
• 14.1
• 11.4
• 10.2
• 12.1
• 12.0.1
• 11.1
• 13.0.1
• 14.0
• 12.2
• 9.2
• 8.4.1
• 10.3
• 8.3.1
• 11.3
• 11.5

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If you are manually uninstalling Adobe Lightroom Classic we advise you to verify if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Folders that were found:

• C:\Program Files\Adobe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\NVIDIA Corporation\NVIDIA App\NvBackend\ApplicationOntology\data\wrappers\adobe_lightroom_classic
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\NVIDIA Corporation\NVIDIA App\NvBackend\Recommendations\adobe_lightroom_classic
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\CameraRaw\GPU\Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic

Generally, the following files are left on disk:

• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat Elements\Acrobat Elements.exe
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat Elements\ContextMenu64.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat Elements\ContextMenuIExplorerCommandShim.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat Elements\ContextMenuShim64.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\1494870C-9912-C184-4CC9-B401-A53F4D8DE290.pdf
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\A3DUtils.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\ACE.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\Accessibility.aapp
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\Actions.aapp
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\AddSignBranding.aapp
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\AppCenter.aapp
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\Assistant.aapp
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\CCXApp.aapp
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\Certificates.aapp
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\CollectFeedback.aapp
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\CollectPayments.aapp
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\CollectSignatures.aapp
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\Combine.aapp
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\Comments.aapp
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\compare.aapp
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\CompressPDF.aapp
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\ConvertPDF_Full.aapp
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\CreateCustom.aapp
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\CreatePDF.aapp
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\CreateWebForm.aapp
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\Developer.aapp
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\Edit.aapp
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\Export.aapp
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\FillSign.aapp
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\Forms.aapp
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\Home.aapp
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\HomeWelcome.aapp
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\InAppSign.aapp
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\Index.aapp
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\Measure.aapp
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\MoreTools.aapp
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\OptimizePDF.aapp
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\Pages.aapp
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\PaperToPDF.aapp
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\PrintProduction.aapp
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\Protect.aapp
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\Redact.aapp
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\Review.aapp
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\RichMedia.aapp
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\SendInBulk.aapp
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\Stamp.aapp
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\Standards.aapp
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\StylizePDFApp.aapp
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\Summary.aapp
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\TextToImageApp.aapp
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\TrackedSend.aapp
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\UnifiedShare.aapp
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\Viewer.aapp
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\Acrobat.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\Acrobat.exe
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\acrobat.tlb
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\acrobat_reader_appicon_16.png
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\acrobat_sl.exe
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcrobatInfo.exe
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcrobatMenuCoreApp.msix
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcrobatRes.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroBroker.exe
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroCEF\AcroCEF.exe
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroCEF\AcroServicesUpdater.exe
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroCEF\cef.pak
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroCEF\cef_100_percent.pak
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroCEF\cef_200_percent.pak
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroCEF\cef_extensions.pak
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroCEF\chrome_100_percent.pak
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroCEF\chrome_200_percent.pak
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroCEF\chrome_elf.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroCEF\COPYING.LGPLv2.1.txt
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroCEF\d3dcompiler_47.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroCEF\icudtl.dat
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroCEF\libcef.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroCEF\libEGL.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroCEF\libGLESv2.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroCEF\LICENSE.txt
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroCEF\locales\en-US.pak
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroCEF\resources.pak
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroCEF\SingleClientServicesUpdater.exe
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroCEF\snapshot_blob.bin
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroCEF\swiftshader\libEGL.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroCEF\swiftshader\libGLESv2.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroCEF\v8_context_snapshot.bin
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroCEF\vk_swiftshader.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroCEF\vk_swiftshader_icd.json
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroCEF\vulkan-1.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\acrocef_3\AcroCEF.exe
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\acrocef_3\AcroServicesUpdater.exe
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\acrocef_3\cef.pak
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\acrocef_3\cef_100_percent.pak
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\acrocef_3\cef_200_percent.pak
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\acrocef_3\cef_extensions.pak
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\acrocef_3\chrome_100_percent.pak
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\acrocef_3\chrome_200_percent.pak
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\acrocef_3\chrome_elf.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\acrocef_3\COPYING.LGPLv2.1.txt
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\acrocef_3\d3dcompiler_47.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\acrocef_3\icudtl.dat

Registry keys:

• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Adobe Lightroom\Lightroom Classic
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\LTRM_14_3_1

Supplementary registry values that are not removed:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\Acrobat.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\Acrobat.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop 2024\Photoshop.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop 2024\Photoshop.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 delete Adobe Lightroom Classic from your computer using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Adobe Lightroom Classic is an application by Adobe Inc.. Sometimes, users choose to uninstall this application. This is difficult because removing this manually takes some know-how related to removing Windows programs manually. The best EASY approach to uninstall Adobe Lightroom Classic is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your system, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is one of the best uninstaller and all around utility to optimize your system.

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• navigate to Download Link
• download the program by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD 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 powerful package of utilities.

3. Press the General Tools category


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs tool


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

6. Scroll the list of programs until you find Adobe Lightroom Classic or simply activate the Search feature and type in "Adobe Lightroom Classic". If it exists on your system the Adobe Lightroom Classic app will be found very quickly. Notice that after you select Adobe Lightroom Classic in the list , some data regarding the application is made available to you:

• Safety rating (in the lower left corner). This explains the opinion other users have regarding Adobe Lightroom Classic, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the application you wish to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.

For example you can see that for Adobe Lightroom Classic:

• The publisher is: https://helpx.adobe.com/de/support/lightroom-classic.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 page will show up. accept the removal by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall Adobe Lightroom Classic.


8. After removing Adobe Lightroom Classic, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to perform the cleanup. All the items of Adobe Lightroom Classic which have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling Adobe Lightroom Classic with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your computer.

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

Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to uninstall Adobe Lightroom Classic by Adobe Inc. from your PC, we are not saying that Adobe Lightroom Classic by Adobe Inc. is not a good application for your PC. This text simply contains detailed info on how to uninstall Adobe Lightroom Classic in case you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.