Adobe Lightroom Classic

How to uninstall Adobe Lightroom Classic from your computer

Adobe Lightroom Classic is a software application. This page is comprised of details on how to remove it from your computer. It is made by Adobe Inc.. More info about Adobe Inc. can be read here. Please open https://helpx.adobe.com/kr/support/lightroom-classic.html if you want to read more on Adobe Lightroom Classic on Adobe Inc.'s web page. Adobe Lightroom Classic is typically installed in the C:\Program Files\Adobe directory, regulated by the user's decision. The full command line for uninstalling Adobe Lightroom Classic is C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\Adobe Desktop Common\HDBox\Uninstaller.exe. Keep in mind that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you may be prompted for admin rights. Lightroom.exe is the programs's main file and it takes circa 31.53 MB (33065904 bytes) on disk.

The following executables are incorporated in Adobe Lightroom Classic. They take 707.10 MB (741452392 bytes) on disk.

• Acrobat.exe (5.35 MB)
• AcrobatInfo.exe (36.95 KB)
• acrobat_sl.exe (41.45 KB)
• AcroBroker.exe (335.45 KB)
• acrodist.exe (538.95 KB)
• AcroShareTarget.exe (66.22 KB)
• AcroTextExtractor.exe (59.45 KB)
• acrotray.exe (6.98 MB)
• ADelRCP.exe (325.45 KB)
• ADNotificationManager.exe (487.45 KB)
• AdobeCollabSync.exe (7.31 MB)
• CRLogTransport.exe (751.95 KB)
• CRWindowsClientService.exe (386.95 KB)
• Eula.exe (131.45 KB)
• LogTransport2.exe (1.06 MB)
• ShowAppPickerForPDF.exe (23.45 KB)
• AcroCEF.exe (3.41 MB)
• AcroServicesUpdater.exe (48.04 MB)
• SingleClientServicesUpdater.exe (50.28 MB)
• FullTrustNotifier.exe (213.16 KB)
• WCChromeNativeMessagingHost.exe (197.95 KB)
• AGSService.exe (3.56 MB)
• gccustomhook.exe (3.28 MB)
• adobe_licensing_wf_acro.exe (2.42 MB)
• adobe_licensing_wf_helper_acro.exe (459.45 KB)
• 32BitMAPIBroker.exe (107.95 KB)
• 64BitMAPIBroker.exe (260.95 KB)
• MSRMSPIBroker.exe (518.95 KB)
• 7za.exe (1.02 MB)
• AcroScanBroker.exe (2.43 MB)
• FullTrustNotifier.exe (213.16 KB)
• CreatePDFPrinterUtility64.exe (271.45 KB)
• Acrobat.exe (4.55 MB)
• PrintInf64.exe (128.45 KB)
• Acrobat Elements.exe (2.45 MB)
• HTML2PDFWrapFor64Bit.exe (140.95 KB)
• Adobe Bridge.exe (59.32 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 (432.42 KB)
• Creative Cloud Helper.exe (2.14 MB)
• Creative Cloud.exe (1.08 MB)
• CRLogTransport.exe (198.92 KB)
• CRWindowsClientService.exe (429.42 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 (1.14 MB)
• Adobe Lightroom CEF Helper.exe (503.92 KB)
• CRLogTransport.exe (212.92 KB)
• CRWindowsClientService.exe (1.46 MB)
• HD_Deleter.exe (27.92 KB)
• Lightroom.exe (31.53 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 (66.45 MB)
• Photoshop.exe (178.68 MB)
• PhotoshopPrefsManager.exe (951.92 KB)
• pngquant.exe (269.52 KB)
• sniffer.exe (2.13 MB)
• TestXPUInfoIPC.exe (472.42 KB)
• Droplet Template.exe (335.92 KB)
• CEPHtmlEngine.exe (4.64 MB)
• amecommand.exe (204.92 KB)
• dynamiclinkmanager.exe (622.92 KB)
• dynamiclinkmediaserver.exe (934.42 KB)
• ImporterREDServer.exe (114.92 KB)

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This page is about Adobe Lightroom Classic version 14.1 alone. For more Adobe Lightroom Classic versions please click below:

• 14.5
• 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
• 11.4
• 10.2
• 12.1
• 12.0.1
• 11.1
• 13.0.1
• 14.0
• 14.3.1
• 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 recommend you to check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

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

• C:\Program Files\Adobe

Files remaining:

• 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\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\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\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\icudtl.dat
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroCEF\libcef.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_1\AcroCEF.exe
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\acrocef_1\cef.pak
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\acrocef_1\cef_100_percent.pak
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\acrocef_1\cef_200_percent.pak
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\acrocef_1\cef_extensions.pak
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\acrocef_1\chrome_100_percent.pak
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\acrocef_1\chrome_200_percent.pak
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\acrocef_1\chrome_elf.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\acrocef_1\COPYING.LGPLv2.1.txt
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\acrocef_1\icudtl.dat
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\acrocef_1\libcef.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\acrocef_1\LICENSE.txt
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\acrocef_1\locales\en-US.pak
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\acrocef_1\resources.pak
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\acrocef_1\SingleClientServicesUpdater.exe
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\acrocef_1\snapshot_blob.bin
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\acrocef_1\swiftshader\libEGL.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\acrocef_1\swiftshader\libGLESv2.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\acrocef_1\v8_context_snapshot.bin
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\acrocef_1\vk_swiftshader.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\acrocef_1\vk_swiftshader_icd.json
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\acrocef_1\vulkan-1.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroCloudConnect.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroDunamis.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroTextExtractor.exe
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\ADelRCP.exe
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\ADNotificationManager.exe
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\Adobe Crash Processor.exe
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\Adobe.Acrobat.Dependencies.manifest
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\adobeafp.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AdobeCollabSync.exe
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AdobeLinguistic.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AdobeXMP.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AGM.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AGMGPUOptIn.ini
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\ahclient.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AIDE.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\Air\nppdf32.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\ANCUtility.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\Assets\ownership-hero-image-d.gif
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\Assets\Square150x150Logo.scale-100.png
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\Assets\Square150x150Logo.scale-125.png
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\Assets\Square150x150Logo.scale-150.png
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\Assets\Square150x150Logo.scale-200.png
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\Assets\Square150x150Logo.scale-400.png
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\Assets\Square310x310Logo.scale-100.png
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\Assets\Square310x310Logo.scale-125.png
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\Assets\Square310x310Logo.scale-150.png
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\Assets\Square310x310Logo.scale-200.png
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\Assets\Square310x310Logo.scale-400.png
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\Assets\Square44x44Logo.png
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\Assets\Square44x44Logo.scale-100.png
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\Assets\Square44x44Logo.scale-125.png
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\Assets\Square44x44Logo.scale-150.png
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\Assets\Square44x44Logo.scale-200.png
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\Assets\Square44x44Logo.scale-400.png
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\Assets\Square44x44Logo-16.png
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\Assets\Square44x44Logo-20.png
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\Assets\Square44x44Logo-24.png
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\Assets\Square44x44Logo-256.png
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\Assets\Square44x44Logo-30.png
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\Assets\Square44x44Logo-32.png
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\Assets\Square44x44Logo-36.png
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\Assets\Square44x44Logo-40.png
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\Assets\Square44x44Logo-48.png
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\Assets\Square44x44Logo-60.png
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\Assets\Square44x44Logo-72.png

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\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 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 erase Adobe Lightroom Classic with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Adobe Lightroom Classic is an application marketed by the software company Adobe Inc.. Frequently, people want to remove it. This can be difficult because uninstalling this manually requires some experience related to removing Windows programs manually. The best SIMPLE procedure to remove 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 Windows system, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and all around utility to maximize the performance of your Windows system.

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• go to Download Link
• download the program by pressing the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to get familiar with the program's interface and number of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful system utility.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs feature


5. A list of the applications existing on your computer will be shown to you

6. Scroll the list of applications until you find Adobe Lightroom Classic or simply activate the Search field and type in "Adobe Lightroom Classic". The Adobe Lightroom Classic app will be found automatically. Notice that after you select Adobe Lightroom Classic in the list , the following information regarding the program is shown to you:

• Star rating (in the lower left corner). This explains the opinion other users have regarding Adobe Lightroom Classic, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the application you want to remove, by pressing the Properties button.

For instance you can see that for Adobe Lightroom Classic:

• The publisher is: https://helpx.adobe.com/kr/support/lightroom-classic.html
• The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\Adobe Desktop Common\HDBox\Uninstaller.exe

7. Press the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will appear. Confirm the removal by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall Adobe Lightroom Classic.


8. After uninstalling Adobe Lightroom Classic, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Press Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items that belong Adobe Lightroom Classic which have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By removing Adobe Lightroom Classic using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry entries, 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 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. This text simply contains detailed info on how to uninstall Adobe Lightroom Classic in case you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.