CCleaner

A way to uninstall CCleaner from your system

This page is about CCleaner for Windows. Below you can find details on how to remove it from your PC. It is made by Piriform. More information about Piriform can be read here. CCleaner is normally installed in the C:\Program Files\CCleaner folder, however this location may vary a lot depending on the user's option while installing the program. The full uninstall command line for CCleaner is C:\Program Files\CCleaner\uninst.exe. CCleaner's main file takes around 32.58 MB (34159416 bytes) and is named CCleaner.exe.

The following executables are contained in CCleaner. They take 42.53 MB (44600080 bytes) on disk.

• CCleaner.exe (32.58 MB)
• CCleanerBugReport.exe (4.06 MB)
• CCleanerPerformanceOptimizerService.exe (863.30 KB)
• CCleanerReactivator.exe (163.30 KB)
• CCUpdate.exe (697.52 KB)
• uninst.exe (4.22 MB)

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The current page applies to CCleaner version 6.11 only. Click on the links below for other CCleaner versions:

• 5.40
• 5.84
• 6.26
• 3.18
• 2.28
• 5.38
• 5.36
• 3.28
• 3.00
• 6.14
• 2.26
• 5.08
• 6.35
• 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
• 6.34
• 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
• 6.27
• 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
• 5.54
• 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

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

Folders remaining:

• C:\Program Files\CCleaner

Files remaining:

• 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\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 24-11-25 03-55-23.dat
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\Data\StateHistory\DUState 25-02-14 18-52-24.dat
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\Data\StateHistory\DUState 25-02-14 18-52-50.dat
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\Data\StateHistory\DUState 25-02-14 21-19-53.dat
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\Data\StateHistory\DUState 25-02-14 21-20-10.dat
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\Data\StateHistory\DUState 25-02-14 22-19-56.dat
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\Data\StateHistory\DUState 25-02-15 16-12-43.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\LOG\DriverUpdaterLib.log
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\LOG\DriverUpdEng.log
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\LOG\event_manager.log
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\LOG\pd.log
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\LOG\unp311465302671920434i-unhandled.mdmp
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\Setup\config.def
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\uninst.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\{6D809377-6AF0-444B-8957-A3773F02200E}_CCleaner_CCleaner64_exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\http___www_ccleaner_com_ccleaner
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\User Pinned\TaskBar\CCleaner.lnk

Use regedit.exe to manually remove from the Windows Registry the data below:

• 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

Additional values that you should clean:

• 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-1-5-21-3234552055-3344189855-3048999461-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume6\Program Files\CCleaner\CCleaner64.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\CCleanerPerformanceOptimizerService\Description
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\CCleanerPerformanceOptimizerService\DisplayName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\CCleanerPerformanceOptimizerService\ImagePath

How to erase CCleaner from your computer with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

CCleaner is a program marketed by the software company Piriform. Frequently, users try to remove this application. Sometimes this is troublesome because uninstalling this manually takes some advanced knowledge regarding removing Windows applications by hand. The best SIMPLE manner 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 on your system, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and all around tool to optimize your system.

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• navigate to Download Link
• download the program by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to get familiar with the program's interface and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful Windows optimizer.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs tool


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

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

• Safety rating (in the lower left corner). This explains the opinion other users have regarding CCleaner, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the program you want to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will come up. Confirm the uninstall by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove CCleaner.


8. After removing CCleaner, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items of CCleaner that have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By removing CCleaner with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry items, files or folders are left behind on your computer.

Your system will remain clean, speedy and able to serve you properly.

Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to uninstall CCleaner by Piriform from your PC, nor are we saying that CCleaner by Piriform is not a good software application. This text simply contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall CCleaner supposing you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.