Adobe Lightroom

How to uninstall Adobe Lightroom from your PC

This page contains detailed information on how to remove Adobe Lightroom for Windows. The Windows version was developed by Adobe Inc.. You can read more on Adobe Inc. or check for application updates here. You can see more info about Adobe Lightroom at https://helpx.adobe.com/support/lightroom-cc.html. The program is usually found in the C:\Program Files\Adobe directory. Keep in mind that this path can vary depending on the user's choice. C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\Adobe Desktop Common\HDBox\Uninstaller.exe is the full command line if you want to remove Adobe Lightroom. Adobe Lightroom's primary file takes about 18.59 MB (19490280 bytes) and is called Lightroom.exe.

Adobe Lightroom installs the following the executables on your PC, taking about 727.60 MB (762942016 bytes) on disk.

• Acrobat.exe (5.25 MB)
• AcrobatInfo.exe (35.95 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 (6.64 MB)
• ADelRCP.exe (320.45 KB)
• AdobeCollabSync.exe (6.94 MB)
• CRLogTransport.exe (751.95 KB)
• CRWindowsClientService.exe (385.95 KB)
• Eula.exe (130.95 KB)
• LogTransport2.exe (1.06 MB)
• AcroCEF.exe (2.45 MB)
• AcroServicesUpdater.exe (42.08 MB)
• SingleClientServicesUpdater.exe (45.46 MB)
• FullTrustNotifier.exe (213.16 KB)
• WCChromeNativeMessagingHost.exe (185.45 KB)
• adobe_licensing_wf_acro.exe (2.39 MB)
• adobe_licensing_wf_helper_acro.exe (459.45 KB)
• 32BitMAPIBroker.exe (104.95 KB)
• 64BitMAPIBroker.exe (258.45 KB)
• MSRMSPIBroker.exe (448.95 KB)
• AcroScanBroker.exe (2.43 MB)
• FullTrustNotifier.exe (213.16 KB)
• CreatePDFPrinterUtility64.exe (271.45 KB)
• Acrobat.exe (4.47 MB)
• PrintInf64.exe (128.45 KB)
• Acrobat Elements.exe (2.45 MB)
• HTML2PDFWrapFor64Bit.exe (140.95 KB)
• Creative Cloud CustomHook.exe (427.97 KB)
• Creative Cloud Helper.exe (1.90 MB)
• Creative Cloud.exe (1.02 MB)
• CRLogTransport.exe (751.97 KB)
• CRWindowsClientService.exe (344.97 KB)
• CCXProcess.exe (189.55 KB)
• node.exe (56.64 MB)
• CRLogTransport.exe (750.59 KB)
• CRWindowsClientService.exe (352.59 KB)
• Dreamweaver.exe (33.97 MB)
• DreamweaverHelper.exe (711.09 KB)
• DreamweaverImageHelper.exe (160.59 KB)
• LogTransport2.exe (1.03 MB)
• CEPHtmlEngine.exe (3.62 MB)
• node.exe (56.64 MB)
• ruby.exe (41.59 KB)
• rubyw.exe (41.59 KB)
• CodeHelper.exe (91.09 KB)
• AIRobin.exe (138.99 KB)
• AISafeModeLauncher.exe (907.98 KB)
• AISniffer.exe (179.48 KB)
• CRLogTransport.exe (751.98 KB)
• CRWindowsClientService.exe (385.99 KB)
• Illustrator.exe (36.06 MB)
• LogTransport2.exe (1.03 MB)
• CEPHtmlEngine.exe (3.62 MB)
• CRLogTransport.exe (751.98 KB)
• CRWindowsClientService.exe (385.98 KB)
• lightroom.exe (15.05 MB)
• LogTransport2.exe (1.03 MB)
• Adobe Lightroom CEF Helper.exe (533.97 KB)
• CRLogTransport.exe (751.97 KB)
• CRWindowsClientService.exe (385.97 KB)
• HD_Deleter.exe (27.97 KB)
• Lightroom.exe (18.59 MB)
• LogTransport2.exe (1.03 MB)
• amecommand.exe (222.98 KB)
• dynamiclinkmanager.exe (429.98 KB)
• dynamiclinkmediaserver.exe (724.48 KB)
• ImporterREDServer.exe (110.48 KB)
• dynamiclinkmanager.exe (429.98 KB)
• CRLogTransport.exe (751.97 KB)
• CRWindowsClientService.exe (385.98 KB)
• tether_nikon.exe (209.47 KB)
• Adobe Media Encoder.exe (8.37 MB)
• AdobeCrashReport.exe (365.00 KB)
• AMEWebService.exe (75.50 KB)
• AMEWinService.exe (142.00 KB)
• ame_webservice_console.exe (29.50 KB)
• crashpad_handler.exe (609.50 KB)
• CRLogTransport.exe (752.00 KB)
• CRWindowsClientService.exe (354.00 KB)
• dvaaudiofilterscan.exe (151.00 KB)
• dynamiclinkmanager.exe (439.00 KB)
• GPUSniffer.exe (99.50 KB)
• ImporterREDServer.exe (111.50 KB)
• LogTransport2.exe (1.03 MB)
• TeamProjectsLocalHub.exe (6.39 MB)
• CEPHtmlEngine.exe (3.62 MB)
• mocha4ae_adobe.exe (226.50 KB)
• AdobeCrashReport.exe (352.98 KB)
• convert.exe (13.02 MB)
• crashpad_handler.exe (587.48 KB)
• CRLogTransport.exe (751.98 KB)
• CRWindowsClientService.exe (385.98 KB)
• flitetranscoder.exe (75.98 KB)
• LogTransport2.exe (1.03 MB)
• node.exe (54.25 MB)
• Photoshop.exe (156.59 MB)
• PhotoshopPrefsManager.exe (898.98 KB)
• pngquant.exe (269.58 KB)
• sniffer.exe (2.12 MB)
• Droplet Template.exe (335.98 KB)
• CEPHtmlEngine.exe (3.62 MB)
• amecommand.exe (200.48 KB)
• dynamiclinkmanager.exe (430.48 KB)
• dynamiclinkmediaserver.exe (693.98 KB)
• ImporterREDServer.exe (110.48 KB)
• Adobe Premiere Pro.exe (6.67 MB)
• AdobeCrashReport.exe (365.00 KB)
• crashpad_handler.exe (609.50 KB)
• CRLogTransport.exe (752.00 KB)
• CRWindowsClientService.exe (354.00 KB)
• dvaaudiofilterscan.exe (152.00 KB)
• dynamiclinkmanager.exe (439.00 KB)
• GPUSniffer.exe (99.00 KB)
• ImporterREDServer.exe (111.50 KB)

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The current web page applies to Adobe Lightroom version 6.2 alone. For more Adobe Lightroom versions please click below:

• 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
• 8.0
• 2.4.1
• 7.5
• 8.5
• 4.2

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A considerable amount of files, folders and registry data will not be removed when you are trying to remove Adobe Lightroom from your PC.

Directories found on disk:

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

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

• 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_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\icudt.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\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\icudt.dll
• 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\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\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\AXE8SharedExpat.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AXSLE.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\BIB.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\BIBUtils.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\Browser\nppdf32.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\Browser\WCChromeExtn\manifest.json
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\Browser\WCChromeExtn\WCChromeNativeMessagingHost.exe
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\ccme_asym.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\ccme_base.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\ccme_base_non_fips.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\ccme_ecc.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\Click on 'Change' to select default PDF handler.pdf
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\CoolType.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\cr_win_client_config.cfg
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\CRClient.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\CRLogTransport.exe
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\CRWindowsClientService.exe
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\cryptocme.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\cryptocme.sig
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\DirectInk.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\DocSettings\Redaction\CAN\SearchRedactPatterns.xml
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\DocSettings\Redaction\DEU\SearchRedactPatterns.xml
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\DocSettings\Redaction\ENU\SearchRedactPatterns.xml
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\DocSettings\Redaction\ENU\U.S. FOIA.xml
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\DocSettings\Redaction\ENU\U.S. Privacy Act.xml
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\DocSettings\Redaction\FRA\SearchRedactPatterns.xml
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\DocSettings\Redaction\JPN\SearchRedactPatterns.xml
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\DocSettings\Redaction\LocaleDisplayNameMap.xml
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\DocSettings\Redaction\UK\SearchRedactPatterns.xml
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\DocTemplates\ENU\template1.pdf

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 2021\Photoshop.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop 2021\Photoshop.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop 2023\Photoshop.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop 2023\Photoshop.exe.FriendlyAppName

A way to delete Adobe Lightroom from your PC using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Adobe Lightroom is a program released by Adobe Inc.. Sometimes, computer users choose to remove it. This is troublesome because doing this by hand takes some skill regarding removing Windows applications by hand. The best QUICK solution to remove Adobe Lightroom 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 on your Windows PC, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and general tool to clean your Windows computer.

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

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to admire the program's interface and number of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful program.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Press the Uninstall Programs tool


5. All the applications installed on the PC will appear

6. Navigate the list of applications until you find Adobe Lightroom or simply click the Search field and type in "Adobe Lightroom". The Adobe Lightroom program will be found automatically. When you click Adobe Lightroom in the list of apps, some data about the program is made available to you:

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

For example you can see that for Adobe Lightroom:

• The software company 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 dialog will come up. Confirm the removal by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will remove Adobe Lightroom.


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

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

Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to uninstall Adobe Lightroom by Adobe Inc. from your computer, nor are we saying that Adobe Lightroom by Adobe Inc. is not a good application. This text simply contains detailed info on how to uninstall Adobe Lightroom supposing 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' PCs.