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A guide to uninstall CCleaner from your system

You can find below details on how to uninstall CCleaner for Windows. The Windows version was created by Piriform. More information on Piriform can be found here. CCleaner is commonly installed in the C:\Program Files\CCleaner folder, regulated by the user's choice. The full uninstall command line for CCleaner is C:\Program Files\CCleaner\uninst.exe. CCleaner64.exe is the CCleaner's primary executable file and it occupies around 43.28 MB (45380000 bytes) on disk.

CCleaner is composed of the following executables which occupy 96.54 MB (101224640 bytes) on disk:

  • CCleaner.exe (37.31 MB)
  • CCleaner64.exe (43.28 MB)
  • CCleanerBugReport.exe (4.84 MB)
  • CCleanerPerformanceOptimizerService.exe (1.04 MB)
  • CCleanerReactivator.exe (188.41 KB)
  • CCUpdate.exe (697.52 KB)
  • uninst.exe (4.37 MB)
  • wa_3rd_party_host_32.exe (2.14 MB)
  • wa_3rd_party_host_64.exe (2.69 MB)
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This page is about CCleaner version 6.23 alone. You can find below a few links to other CCleaner versions:

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If you are manually uninstalling CCleaner we advise you to verify if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Files remaining:
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\CCleaner.Technician.6.21.10918.Portable.rar.lnk

Registry keys:
  • 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 are not removed:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\Desktop\CCleaner.Technician.6.21.10918.Portable\App\CCleaner\CCleaner64.exe.ApplicationCompany
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\Desktop\CCleaner.Technician.6.21.10918.Portable\App\CCleaner\CCleaner64.exe.FriendlyAppName
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-1916552703-3967184022-3610859116-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume2\Users\UserName\Desktop\CCleaner.Technician.6.21.10918.Portable\App\CCleaner\CCleaner64.exe
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-1916552703-3967184022-3610859116-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume2\Users\UserName\Desktop\CCleaner.Technician.6.21.10918.Portable\CCleanerPortable.exe


How to remove CCleaner from your PC using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

CCleaner is an application marketed by the software company Piriform. Frequently, people try to uninstall this program. Sometimes this can be difficult because performing this manually requires some knowledge regarding PCs. The best SIMPLE way to uninstall CCleaner is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is 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 one of the best uninstaller and all around tool to clean your system.

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  • download the program by pressing the DOWNLOAD NOW button
  • set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to get familiar with the program's design and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful system optimizer.

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


4. Press the Uninstall Programs tool
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. All the applications installed on the PC will appear

6. Scroll the list of applications until you find CCleaner or simply activate the Search field and type in "CCleaner". If it is installed on your PC the CCleaner app will be found very quickly. After you select CCleaner in the list of applications, some data about the application is available to you:


  • Safety rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other people have about CCleaner, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Opinions by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Technical information about the application you are about to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.
7. Click the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will show up. accept the removal by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will remove CCleaner.
Uninstall CCleaner


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

Your PC will remain clean, speedy and ready to run without errors or problems.



Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to uninstall CCleaner by Piriform from your computer, we are not saying that CCleaner by Piriform is not a good application for your computer. This page only contains detailed info on how to uninstall CCleaner supposing you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.

2024-04-17 / Written by Dan Armano for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2024-04-17 08:30:58.040