Arduino
A way to uninstall Arduino from your PC
Arduino is a software application. This page contains details on how to remove it from your computer. It was created for Windows by Arduino LLC. Take a look here for more information on Arduino LLC. The application is frequently placed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino folder. Take into account that this path can vary being determined by the user's choice. C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\uninstall.exe is the full command line if you want to uninstall Arduino. The application's main executable file is titled arduino.exe and occupies 393.00 KB (402432 bytes).The following executables are incorporated in Arduino. They take 74.84 MB (78476061 bytes) on disk.
- arduino-builder.exe (3.68 MB)
- arduino.exe (393.00 KB)
- arduino_debug.exe (390.50 KB)
- uninstall.exe (402.02 KB)
- dpinst-amd64.exe (1,023.08 KB)
- dpinst-x86.exe (900.56 KB)
- avr-ar.exe (591.50 KB)
- avr-as.exe (810.50 KB)
- avr-g++.exe (1.64 MB)
- avr-gcc.exe (1.63 MB)
- avr-ld.exe (1.03 MB)
- avr-nm.exe (576.50 KB)
- avr-objcopy.exe (732.00 KB)
- avr-objdump.exe (848.00 KB)
- avr-ranlib.exe (591.50 KB)
- avr-strip.exe (732.00 KB)
- avr-addr2line.exe (566.50 KB)
- avr-c++filt.exe (565.00 KB)
- avr-cpp.exe (1.64 MB)
- avr-elfedit.exe (58.00 KB)
- avr-gcc-ar.exe (54.00 KB)
- avr-gcc-nm.exe (54.00 KB)
- avr-gcc-ranlib.exe (54.00 KB)
- avr-gcov.exe (1.25 MB)
- avr-gdb.exe (4.54 MB)
- avr-gprof.exe (653.50 KB)
- avr-readelf.exe (407.00 KB)
- avr-run.exe (607.50 KB)
- avr-size.exe (576.00 KB)
- avr-strings.exe (567.00 KB)
- avrdude.exe (397.50 KB)
- loaddrv.exe (15.50 KB)
- cc1.exe (8.82 MB)
- cc1plus.exe (9.69 MB)
- collect2.exe (1.29 MB)
- lto-wrapper.exe (1.43 MB)
- lto1.exe (8.28 MB)
- fixincl.exe (141.00 KB)
- jabswitch.exe (30.09 KB)
- java-rmi.exe (15.59 KB)
- java.exe (186.59 KB)
- javacpl.exe (66.59 KB)
- javaw.exe (187.09 KB)
- javaws.exe (272.09 KB)
- jjs.exe (15.59 KB)
- jp2launcher.exe (75.09 KB)
- keytool.exe (15.59 KB)
- kinit.exe (15.59 KB)
- klist.exe (15.59 KB)
- ktab.exe (15.59 KB)
- orbd.exe (16.09 KB)
- pack200.exe (15.59 KB)
- policytool.exe (15.59 KB)
- rmid.exe (15.59 KB)
- rmiregistry.exe (15.59 KB)
- servertool.exe (15.59 KB)
- ssvagent.exe (49.59 KB)
- tnameserv.exe (16.09 KB)
- unpack200.exe (155.59 KB)
- ctags.exe (276.65 KB)
The current web page applies to Arduino version 1.6.8 alone. You can find below info on other releases of Arduino:
- 1.8.2
- 1.6.10
- 1.8.14
- 1.8.15
- 1.8.8
- 1.6.54
- 1.5.4
- 1.8.5
- 1.8.6
- 1.6.5
- 1.8.19
- 1.8.18
- 1.6.2
- 1.8.10
- 1.8.16
- 1.0.6
- 1.8.3
- 1.6.9
- 1.6.13
- 1.8.7
- 1.6.7
- 1.8.12
- 1.8.9
- 1.6.52
- 1.5.7
- 1.8.13
- 1.6.6
- 1.8.0
- 1.5.8
- 1.6.11
- 1.6.12
- 1.8.4
- 1.6.1
- 1.6.0
- 1.6.55
- 1.6.3
- 1.6.4
- 1.8.1
- 1.0.5
- 1.8.11
Several files, folders and registry data can be left behind when you remove Arduino from your computer.
Folders remaining:
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Arduino15
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Arduino
Usually, the following files are left on disk:
- C:\Users\%user%\Desktop\Arduino.lnk
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Arduino15\library_index.json
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Arduino15\package_index.json
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Arduino15\preferences.txt
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Arduino\preferences.txt
Registry that is not removed:
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Arduino file
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Arduino
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Arduino
How to delete Arduino with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO
Arduino is an application offered by Arduino LLC. Frequently, users decide to erase this program. This can be difficult because uninstalling this manually requires some knowledge regarding Windows program uninstallation. The best SIMPLE manner to erase Arduino 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 Windows system, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and all around tool to optimize your Windows system.
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- navigate to Download Link
- download the program by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD button
- install Advanced Uninstaller PRO
3. Click on the General Tools button
4. Click on the Uninstall Programs button
5. A list of the programs existing on your computer will appear
6. Scroll the list of programs until you find Arduino or simply activate the Search feature and type in "Arduino". If it is installed on your PC the Arduino app will be found automatically. Notice that after you click Arduino in the list of apps, the following information about the program is shown to you:
- Safety rating (in the lower left corner). This tells you the opinion other people have about Arduino, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
- Reviews by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
- Technical information about the app you wish to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.
8. After uninstalling Arduino, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to start the cleanup. All the items that belong Arduino that have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By removing Arduino using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry items, files or folders are left behind on your PC.
Your Windows system will remain clean, speedy and able to take on new tasks.
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Disclaimer
The text above is not a piece of advice to uninstall Arduino by Arduino LLC from your computer, we are not saying that Arduino by Arduino LLC is not a good software application. This text simply contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall Arduino in case you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.
2016-06-19 / Written by Daniel Statescu for Advanced Uninstaller PRO
follow @DanielStatescuLast update on: 2016-06-19 03:51:07.767