CCleaner

A guide to uninstall CCleaner from your PC

This page contains complete information on how to remove CCleaner for Windows. It is developed by Piriform Ltd.. Additional info about Piriform Ltd. can be read here. The application is often placed in the C:\Program Files\CCleaner directory. Take into account that this location can differ depending on the user's preference. You can remove CCleaner by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\Program Files\CCleaner\Uninstall.exe. Note that you might be prompted for admin rights. CCleaner's primary file takes about 21.22 MB (22245560 bytes) and is named CCleaner64.exe.

CCleaner installs the following the executables on your PC, taking about 40.63 MB (42607478 bytes) on disk.

• CCEnhancer.exe (835.50 KB)
• CCleaner.exe (17.38 MB)
• CCleaner64.exe (21.22 MB)
• uninst.exe (1.06 MB)
• Uninstall.exe (162.37 KB)

This web page is about CCleaner version 5.65.7632 alone. You can find here a few links to 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
• 5.70.7909
• 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

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After the uninstall process, the application leaves leftovers on the computer. Part_A few of these are shown below.

Folders left behind when you uninstall CCleaner:

• C:\Program Files\CCleaner

Generally, the following files remain on disk:

• 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-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-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
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Cortana_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\{6D809377-6AF0-444B-8957-A3773F02200E}_CCleaner_CCEnhancer_exe
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Cortana_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\{6D809377-6AF0-444B-8957-A3773F02200E}_CCleaner_CCleaner64_exe

Registry that is not removed:

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

Use regedit.exe to remove the following additional registry values 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

A way to erase CCleaner from your computer with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

CCleaner is an application released by the software company Piriform Ltd.. Sometimes, computer users try to erase this application. Sometimes this can be troublesome because doing this by hand requires some know-how related to removing Windows applications by hand. The best SIMPLE action to erase CCleaner 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 system, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is the best uninstaller and general utility to optimize your PC.

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

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to get familiar with the program's design and wealth of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful PC management program.

3. Press the General Tools category


4. Press the Uninstall Programs feature


5. All the applications installed on your PC will appear

6. Scroll the list of applications until you locate CCleaner or simply activate the Search field and type in "CCleaner". The CCleaner application will be found automatically. After you click CCleaner in the list , some information about the application is available to you:

• Safety rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating explains the opinion other users have about CCleaner, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
• Technical information about the program you want to remove, by pressing the Properties button.

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will appear. Confirm the uninstall by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall CCleaner.


8. After removing CCleaner, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Press 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 uninstalling CCleaner using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your disk.

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

Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to remove CCleaner by Piriform Ltd. from your PC, nor are we saying that CCleaner by Piriform Ltd. is not a good software application. This page only contains detailed instructions on how to remove CCleaner supposing you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.