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How to uninstall CCleaner from your computer

This web page contains thorough information on how to remove CCleaner for Windows. It was coded for Windows by Piriform Ltd.. More information on Piriform Ltd. can be seen here. CCleaner is normally installed in the C:\Program Files\CCleaner folder, regulated by the user's decision. You can uninstall CCleaner by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\Program Files\CCleaner\Uninstall.exe. Keep in mind that you might get a notification for administrator rights. The program's main executable file is called CCleaner.exe and occupies 13.16 MB (13797712 bytes).

The following executables are installed together with CCleaner. They take about 24.20 MB (25370380 bytes) on disk.

  • CCEnhancer.exe (276.00 KB)
  • CCleaner.exe (13.16 MB)
  • CCleaner64.exe (9.36 MB)
  • CCUpdate.exe (526.32 KB)
  • uninst.exe (752.25 KB)
  • Uninstall.exe (158.65 KB)
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The information on this page is only about version 5.46 of CCleaner. Click on the links below for other CCleaner versions:

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Some files and registry entries are frequently left behind when you remove CCleaner.

Folders that were found:
  • C:\Program Files\CCleaner

The files below were left behind on your disk when you remove CCleaner:
  • C:\Program Files\CCleaner\cc_config.ini
  • C:\Program Files\CCleaner\ccleaner_checkpoint.dat
  • C:\Program Files\CCleaner\CCUpdate.exe
  • C:\Program Files\CCleaner\CCUpdate.ini
  • 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

Registry keys:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Software\Piriform\CCleaner
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Piriform\CCleaner
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Tracing\CCleaner64_RASAPI32
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Tracing\CCleaner64_RASMANCS
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\CCleaner
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Piriform\CCleaner
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\CCleaner501_RASAPI32
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\CCleaner501_RASMANCS
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths\ccleaner.exe


How to delete CCleaner from your computer using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

CCleaner is an application by Piriform Ltd.. Frequently, users want to remove it. Sometimes this can be easier said than done because deleting this manually requires some know-how related to removing Windows applications by hand. One of the best QUICK practice to remove CCleaner 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 PC, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and general utility to optimize your system.

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  • download the setup by clicking on the DOWNLOAD NOW button
  • install Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and number of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful program.

3. Click on the General Tools category
Go to General Tools


4. Press the Uninstall Programs feature
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. All the programs existing on the 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 application will be found automatically. When you select CCleaner in the list of apps, the following data about the program is shown to you:


  • Star rating (in the lower left corner). This tells you the opinion other users have about CCleaner, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Opinions by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Details about the application you wish to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.
7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will appear. accept the removal by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will remove CCleaner.
Uninstall CCleaner


8. After uninstalling CCleaner, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Press Next to start the cleanup. All the items that belong CCleaner that have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing CCleaner using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your PC.

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



Disclaimer

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

2018-09-14 / Written by Dan Armano for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2018-09-13 21:25:44.057