CCleaner

How to uninstall CCleaner from your PC

You can find below details on how to remove CCleaner for Windows. It is produced by Piriform. More information on Piriform can be seen here. The program is frequently placed in the C:\Program Files\CCleaner folder (same installation drive as Windows). You can uninstall CCleaner by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\Program Files\CCleaner\uninst.exe. Keep in mind that you might receive a notification for admin rights. CCleaner64.exe is the CCleaner's main executable file and it takes around 21.42 MB (22458328 bytes) on disk.

The following executable files are contained in CCleaner. They occupy 38.62 MB (40491768 bytes) on disk.

• CCleaner.exe (15.70 MB)
• CCleaner64.exe (21.42 MB)
• CCUpdate.exe (604.90 KB)
• uninst.exe (924.41 KB)

The information on this page is only about version 5.54 of CCleaner. You can find here a few links to other CCleaner versions:

• 5.40
• 5.84
• 3.18
• 2.28
• 5.38
• 5.36
• 3.28
• 3.00
• 6.14
• 2.26
• 5.08
• 5.58
• 5.57.7182
• 6.23
• Unknown
• 3.14
• 5.56
• 4.01
• 5.53.7034
• 5.0.0.5050
• 4.11
• 5.66.7716
• 5.8.00.5308
• 4.03.4151
• 5.12
• 5.03
• 6.21
• 5.48.6834
• 4.04
• 3.12
• 6.01
• 5.37
• 3.01
• 5.66
• 4.02
• 4.06
• 3.09
• 3.26
• 5.39
• 6.07
• 4.19
• 3.22
• 5.81
• 2.29
• 5.44.6577
• 5.0
• 3.13
• 5.43.6520
• 5.86
• 6.12
• 5.56.7144
• 5.80
• 5.64
• 4.07
• 5.33
• 5.30
• 2.33
• 5.55
• 5.59
• 5.44.6575
• 5.69
• 3.24
• 4.04.4197
• 5.41
• 5.52.6967
• 3.1
• 5.76.8269
• 2.31
• 5.54.7088
• 5.79
• 6.06
• 5.02
• 5.24
• 5.03.5128
• 5.70
• 4.05.4250
• 5.91
• 5.77.8521
• 5.65.7632
• 5.72
• 5.65
• 6.18
• 5.55.7108
• 5.47.6716
• 5.06.5219
• 5.29
• 5.41.6446
• 4.05
• 3.05
• 5.68
• 2.36
• 5.76
• 5.82.8950
• 6.08
• 3.08
• 3.06
• 5.27
• 6.17
• 5.67
• 5.83.9050

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After the uninstall process, the application leaves leftovers on the PC. Some of these are shown below.

Folders left behind when you uninstall CCleaner:

• C:\Program Files\CCleaner

The files below remain on your disk by CCleaner's application uninstaller when you removed it:

• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\branding.dll
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\CCleaner.exe
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\CCleaner64.exe
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\CCleanerBugReport.exe
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\CCleanerDU.dll
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\CCleanerPerformanceOptimizer.dll
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\CCleanerPerformanceOptimizerService.exe
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\CCleanerReactivator.dll
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\CCleanerReactivator.exe
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\CCUpdate.exe
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\ccupdate611_free.exe
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\DATA\burger_client\8866F8A9-70C9-43A2-BFBE-EE00AA2DC417\44ED97C8-2D40-4A50-913D-673F6858B9AF
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\DATA\DUState.dat
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\DATA\StateHistory\DUState 23-11-18 21-33-04.dat
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\DATA\StateHistory\DUState 23-11-18 21-33-07.dat
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\DATA\StateHistory\DUState 23-11-18 21-33-12.dat
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\DATA\StateHistory\DUState 23-11-18 21-35-31.dat
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\DATA\StateHistory\DUState 23-11-18 21-38-46.dat
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\DATA\StateHistory\DUState 23-11-18 21-44-50.dat
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\DATA\StateHistory\DUState 23-11-18 21-46-29.dat
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\DATA\StateHistory\DUState 23-11-18 21-57-01.dat
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\DATA\usercfg.ini
• 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\libwaapi.dll
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\libwaheap.dll
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\libwalocal.dll
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\libwaresource.dll
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\libwautils.dll
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\libwavmodapi.dll
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\LOG\DriverUpdaterLib.log
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\LOG\DriverUpdEng.log
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\LOG\event_manager.log
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\Setup\config.def
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\uninst.exe
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\wa_3rd_party_host_64.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\CCleaner Pro 6.18.10824.lnk
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\CCleaner_Tool_v1.3_Activator_By_ActVer.lnk
• C:\Users\%user%\Desktop\CCleaner.lnk

Registry that is not cleaned:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SOFTWARE\Piriform\CCleaner
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Piriform\CCleaner
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\CCleaner
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Piriform\CCleaner
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths\ccleaner.exe

Open regedit.exe in order to remove the following values:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-1452531903-2666090400-982056887-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume4\DOWNLOAD\CCleaner 6.18.10824\Setup\ccsetup618_pro.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-1452531903-2666090400-982056887-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume5\Program Files\CCleaner\CCleaner_Patch22.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-1452531903-2666090400-982056887-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume5\Program Files\CCleaner\CCleaner64.exe

How to erase CCleaner from your computer using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

CCleaner is an application offered by the software company Piriform. Some users choose to erase this application. Sometimes this is efortful because performing this manually requires some experience related to PCs. The best SIMPLE procedure to erase 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 Windows system, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and general tool to take care of your Windows computer.

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

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to get familiar with the program's design and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful PC management program.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Press the Uninstall Programs tool


5. A list of the programs installed on your computer will appear

6. Scroll the list of programs until you locate CCleaner or simply click the Search feature and type in "CCleaner". If it exists on your system the CCleaner program will be found automatically. When you click CCleaner in the list of applications, some information about the program is available to you:

• Safety rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other users have about CCleaner, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Details about the program you want to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will show up. Confirm the removal by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall CCleaner.


8. After uninstalling CCleaner, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Click Next to perform the cleanup. All the items of CCleaner which have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing CCleaner with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry items, files or directories are left behind on your computer.

Your PC will remain clean, speedy and able to take on new tasks.

Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to uninstall CCleaner by Piriform from your computer, nor are we saying that CCleaner by Piriform is not a good application for your PC. This page simply contains detailed info on how to uninstall CCleaner in case you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.