CCleaner

How to uninstall CCleaner from your system

CCleaner is a computer program. This page holds details on how to remove it from your PC. It was created for Windows by Piriform Ltd.. You can find out more on Piriform Ltd. or check for application updates here. The program is frequently located in the C:\Program Files\CCleaner directory. Take into account that this path can vary depending on the user's decision. CCleaner's complete uninstall command line is C:\Program Files\CCleaner\Uninstall.exe. CCleaner.exe is the CCleaner's main executable file and it occupies approximately 23.62 MB (24770744 bytes) on disk.

CCleaner is composed of the following executables which take 53.80 MB (56410023 bytes) on disk:

• CCEnhancer.exe (835.50 KB)
• CCleaner.exe (23.62 MB)
• CCleaner64.exe (27.92 MB)
• uninst.exe (1.29 MB)
• Uninstall.exe (151.40 KB)

The current web page applies to CCleaner version 5.70.7909 alone. Click on the links below for other CCleaner versions:

• 5.83.9050
• 4.10
• 6.14.10584
• 6.15
• 5.82
• 5.68.7820
• 5.18
• 5.12
• 5.31
• 5.59
• 3.13.1600
• 6.20
• 3.17
• 5.89
• 3.1.4.1616
• 5.67
• 6.04.10044
• 5.77.8521
• 4.07
• 3.18
• 6.17
• 5.55
• 5.21
• 5.78.8558
• 5.42
• 3.13
• 6.00
• 5.76
• 5.78
• 3.19
• 5.58.7209
• 5.01
• 5.92.9652
• 5.23
• 5.84.9126
• 6.13
• 6.11
• 6.12.10490
• 5.04
• 5.63
• 4.09.4471
• 5.25
• 5.19
• 5.56
• 3.08
• 5.37
• 5.83
• 5.00
• 5.41
• 5.43
• 4.00
• 5.20
• 4.19
• 4.16
• 5.79
• 5.26
• 3.24
• 5.44
• 6.03
• 5.14
• 6.12.10459
• 5.17
• 5.40
• 5.69.7865
• 5.70
• 5.66
• 6.18.10824
• 6.21
• 5.87.9306
• 6.03.10002
• 5.35
• 4.12
• 5.30
• 2.27
• 5.11
• 6.01.9825
• 5.91.9537
• 3.10
• 6.13.10517
• 5.88.9346
• 6.01
• 5.28
• 3.00
• 6.19.10858
• 5.61
• 5.33
• 6.10.10347
• 6.16.10662
• 3.14.1616
• 5.76.8269
• 3.22
• 5.89.9385
• 6.06.10144
• 4.11
• 5.77.8448
• 5.13
• 6.16
• 5.88
• 5.53
• 5.74.8198

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After the uninstall process, the application leaves some files behind on the computer. Some of these are shown below.

Directories found on disk:

• C:\Program Files\CCleaner

Check for and delete the following files from your disk when you uninstall CCleaner:

• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\branding.dll
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\cc_config.ini
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\CCEnhancer.exe
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\CCleaner.dat
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\CCleaner.exe
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\CCleaner64.exe
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\lang\lang-1025.dll
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\lang\lang-1026.dll
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\lang\lang-1027.dll
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\lang\lang-1028.dll
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\lang\lang-1029.dll
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\lang\lang-1030.dll
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\lang\lang-1031.dll
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\lang\lang-1032.dll
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\lang\lang-1034.dll
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\lang\lang-1035.dll
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\lang\lang-1036.dll
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\lang\lang-1037.dll
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\lang\lang-1038.dll
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\lang\lang-1040.dll
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\lang\lang-1041.dll
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\lang\lang-1042.dll
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\lang\lang-1043.dll
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\lang\lang-1044.dll
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\lang\lang-1045.dll
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\lang\lang-1046.dll
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\lang\lang-1048.dll
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\lang\lang-1049.dll
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\lang\lang-1050.dll
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\lang\lang-1051.dll
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\lang\lang-1052.dll
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\lang\lang-1053.dll
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\lang\lang-1054.dll
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\lang\lang-1055.dll
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\lang\lang-1056.dll
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\lang\lang-1057.dll
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\lang\lang-1058.dll
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\lang\lang-1059.dll
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\lang\lang-1060.dll
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\lang\lang-1061.dll
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\lang\lang-1062.dll
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\lang\lang-1063.dll
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\lang\lang-1065.dll
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\lang\lang-1066.dll
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\lang\lang-1067.dll
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\lang\lang-1068.dll
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\lang\lang-1071.dll
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\lang\lang-1079.dll
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\lang\lang-1081.dll
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\lang\lang-1086.dll
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\lang\lang-1087.dll
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\lang\lang-1090.dll
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\lang\lang-1092.dll
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\lang\lang-1093.dll
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\lang\lang-1102.dll
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\lang\lang-1104.dll
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\lang\lang-1109.dll
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\lang\lang-1110.dll
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\lang\lang-1155.dll
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\lang\lang-2052.dll
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\lang\lang-2070.dll
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\lang\lang-2074.dll
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\lang\lang-3098.dll
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\lang\lang-5146.dll
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\lang\lang-9999.dll
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\locales\lang.Brazilian.locale
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\locales\lang.Bulgarian.locale
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\locales\lang.Chinese.locale
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\locales\lang.Chinese_Simplified.locale
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\locales\lang.Croatian.locale
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\locales\lang.Czech.locale
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\locales\lang.Danish.locale
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\locales\lang.Dutch.locale
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\locales\lang.Estonian.locale
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\locales\lang.Finnish.locale
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\locales\lang.French.locale
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\locales\lang.Georgian.locale
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\locales\lang.German.locale
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\locales\lang.Greek.locale
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\locales\lang.Hebrew.locale
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\locales\lang.Hungarian.locale
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\locales\lang.Indonesian.locale
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\locales\lang.Italian.locale
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\locales\lang.Japanese.locale
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\locales\lang.Korean.locale
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\locales\lang.Polski.locale
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\locales\lang.Portuguese.locale
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\locales\lang.Russian.locale
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\locales\lang.Slovak.locale
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\locales\lang.Spanish.locale
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\locales\lang.Swedish.locale
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\locales\lang.Turkish.locale
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\locales\lang.Ukrainian.locale
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\uninst.exe
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\Uninstall.exe

Registry keys:

• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Piriform\CCleaner
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\CCleaner
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Piriform\CCleaner

Open regedit.exe to remove the registry values below from the Windows Registry:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\CCleaner\CCleaner64.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\CCleaner\CCleaner64.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-2996928466-2605937151-23073605-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume5\Program Files\CCleaner\CCleaner64.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-2996928466-2605937151-23073605-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume5\Program Files\CCleaner\Uninstall.exe

A way to erase CCleaner with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

CCleaner is a program offered by the software company Piriform Ltd.. Frequently, users want to remove this application. Sometimes this is troublesome because uninstalling this manually takes some skill related to removing Windows programs manually. The best SIMPLE solution to remove CCleaner 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 PC, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and all around utility to maximize the performance of your computer.

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• navigate to Download Link
• download the setup by pressing the green DOWNLOAD button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to get familiar with the program's design and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good program.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Press the Uninstall Programs feature


5. A list of the programs existing on the computer will be made available to you

6. Navigate the list of programs until you find CCleaner or simply activate the Search field and type in "CCleaner". If it is installed on your PC the CCleaner application will be found automatically. When you click CCleaner in the list of applications, some information regarding the program is made available to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating explains the opinion other people have regarding CCleaner, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the program you wish to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will come up. accept the removal by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will remove CCleaner.


8. After removing CCleaner, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to perform the cleanup. All the items that belong CCleaner that have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing CCleaner using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your disk.

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

Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to uninstall CCleaner by Piriform Ltd. from your PC, we are not saying that CCleaner by Piriform Ltd. is not a good application. This page simply contains detailed info on how to uninstall CCleaner in case you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.