CCleaner

How to uninstall CCleaner from your system

CCleaner is a Windows program. Read more about how to uninstall it from your PC. It was coded for Windows by Piriform. Further information on Piriform can be seen here. CCleaner is frequently installed in the C:\Program Files\CCleaner directory, depending on the user's option. The full command line for removing CCleaner is C:\Program Files\CCleaner\uninst.exe. Note that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you may be prompted for administrator rights. CCleaner.exe is the CCleaner's main executable file and it takes close to 2.65 MB (2773824 bytes) on disk.

The executables below are part of CCleaner. They take an average of 2.77 MB (2905232 bytes) on disk.

• CCleaner.exe (2.65 MB)
• uninst.exe (128.33 KB)

The current page applies to CCleaner version 3.17 alone. You can find below a few links to other CCleaner releases:

• 5.40
• 3.18
• 2.28
• 5.38
• 5.36
• 3.28
• 3.00
• 2.26
• 5.08
• 5.58
• 5.57.7182
• 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
• 5.48.6834
• 4.04
• 3.12
• 5.37
• 3.01
• 5.66
• 4.02
• 4.06
• 3.09
• 3.26
• 5.39
• 4.19
• 3.22
• 2.29
• 5.44.6577
• 5.0
• 3.13
• 5.43.6520
• 5.56.7144
• 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
• 5.54
• 3.1
• 2.31
• 5.54.7088
• 5.02
• 5.24
• 5.03.5128
• 5.70
• 4.05.4250
• 5.72
• 5.65
• 5.55.7108
• 5.47.6716
• 5.06.5219
• 5.29
• 5.41.6446
• 4.05
• 3.05
• 5.68
• 2.36
• 5.76
• 3.08
• 3.06
• 5.27
• 5.67
• 5.01.5075
• 3.11.0.1550
• 5.15
• 5.43.6522
• 5.21
• 5.60
• 5.45
• 5.11
• 4.03
• 3.15
• 5.51.6939
• 5.20
• 5.22
• 3.21
• 5.74.8198
• 5.74
• 5.63.7540
• 2.27
• 5.73
• 4.12

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Quite a few files, folders and Windows registry entries can not be removed when you remove CCleaner from your computer.

Folders found on disk after you uninstall CCleaner from your PC:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\CCleaner

The files below remain on your disk when you remove CCleaner:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\CCleaner\branding.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CCleaner\BT.ico
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CCleaner\CCleaner.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CCleaner\CCleaner64.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CCleaner\Explore.website
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CCleaner\ICSharpCode.SharpZipLib.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CCleaner\Lang\lang-1025.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CCleaner\Lang\lang-1026.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CCleaner\Lang\lang-1027.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CCleaner\Lang\lang-1028.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CCleaner\Lang\lang-1029.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CCleaner\Lang\lang-1030.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CCleaner\Lang\lang-1031.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CCleaner\Lang\lang-1032.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CCleaner\Lang\lang-1034.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CCleaner\Lang\lang-1035.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CCleaner\Lang\lang-1036.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CCleaner\Lang\lang-1037.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CCleaner\Lang\lang-1038.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CCleaner\Lang\lang-1040.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CCleaner\Lang\lang-1041.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CCleaner\Lang\lang-1042.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CCleaner\Lang\lang-1043.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CCleaner\Lang\lang-1044.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CCleaner\Lang\lang-1045.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CCleaner\Lang\lang-1046.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CCleaner\Lang\lang-1048.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CCleaner\Lang\lang-1049.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CCleaner\Lang\lang-1050.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CCleaner\Lang\lang-1051.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CCleaner\Lang\lang-1052.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CCleaner\Lang\lang-1053.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CCleaner\Lang\lang-1055.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CCleaner\Lang\lang-1057.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CCleaner\Lang\lang-1058.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CCleaner\Lang\lang-1059.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CCleaner\Lang\lang-1060.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CCleaner\Lang\lang-1061.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CCleaner\Lang\lang-1062.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CCleaner\Lang\lang-1063.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CCleaner\Lang\lang-1065.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CCleaner\Lang\lang-1066.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CCleaner\Lang\lang-1067.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CCleaner\Lang\lang-1068.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CCleaner\Lang\lang-1071.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CCleaner\Lang\lang-1079.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CCleaner\Lang\lang-1087.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CCleaner\Lang\lang-1102.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CCleaner\Lang\lang-1110.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CCleaner\Lang\lang-2052.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CCleaner\Lang\lang-2070.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CCleaner\Lang\lang-2074.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CCleaner\Lang\lang-3098.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CCleaner\Lang\lang-5146.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CCleaner\Lang\lang-9999.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CCleaner\reade-me.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CCleaner\uninstall.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CCleaner\Uninstall\IRIMG1.JPG
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CCleaner\Uninstall\IRIMG2.JPG
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CCleaner\Uninstall\uninstall.dat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\CCleaner\Uninstall\uninstall.xml
• C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\CCleaner.lnk

Many times the following registry keys will not be cleaned:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\CCleaner3.17

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

CCleaner is an application by Piriform. Some computer users want to uninstall this program. Sometimes this can be efortful because doing this manually takes some experience related to PCs. One of the best SIMPLE practice to uninstall 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 PC, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is the best uninstaller and general tool to maximize the performance of your computer.

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

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and number of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good Windows optimizer.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Press the Uninstall Programs tool


5. A list of the applications installed on the PC will be shown to you

6. Scroll the list of applications until you locate CCleaner or simply activate the Search field and type in "CCleaner". If it is installed on your PC the CCleaner application will be found very quickly. After you click CCleaner in the list of programs, the following data about the program is shown to you:

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

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will come up. accept the removal by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall CCleaner.


8. After uninstalling CCleaner, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items of CCleaner that have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling CCleaner with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry items, files or folders are left behind on your system.

Your Windows system will remain clean, speedy and able to run without errors or problems.

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Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to remove CCleaner by Piriform from your PC, nor are we saying that CCleaner by Piriform is not a good application for your computer. This page simply contains detailed instructions on how to remove CCleaner 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' computers.