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How to uninstall CCleaner from your system

This page contains thorough information on how to uninstall CCleaner for Windows. It was created for Windows by Piriform. Further information on Piriform can be found here. The program is usually found in the C:\Program Files\CCleaner directory (same installation drive as Windows). C:\Program Files\CCleaner\uninst.exe is the full command line if you want to remove CCleaner. The application's main executable file has a size of 37.11 MB (38916432 bytes) on disk and is labeled CCleaner64.exe.

CCleaner installs the following the executables on your PC, taking about 78.21 MB (82012448 bytes) on disk.

  • CCleaner.exe (31.09 MB)
  • CCleaner64.exe (37.11 MB)
  • CCleanerBugReport.exe (4.45 MB)
  • CCleanerPerformanceOptimizerService.exe (979.83 KB)
  • CCleanerReactivator.exe (181.33 KB)
  • CCUpdate.exe (668.92 KB)
  • uninst.exe (3.77 MB)
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The current web page applies to CCleaner version 6.07 alone. You can find below info on other releases of CCleaner:

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CCleaner has the habit of leaving behind some leftovers.

Check for and remove the following files from your disk when you uninstall CCleaner:
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\125\{6D809377-6AF0-444B-8957-A3773F02200E}_CCleaner_CCleaner64_exe
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\125\http___www_ccleaner_com_ccleaner
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\CCleaner Pr0fessional 6.07.10191 (x64) Multilingual - 89763.lnk
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\CCleaner Pr0fessional 6.07.10191 (x64) Multilingual.lnk

Usually the following registry keys will not be uninstalled:
  • 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

Registry values that are not removed from your PC:
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-3034834121-1172430581-2246006337-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume4\Program Files\CCleaner\CCleaner64.exe
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-3034834121-1172430581-2246006337-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume6\SET UP\CCleaner Pr0fessional 6.07.10191 (x64) Multilingual - 89763\CCleaner Pr0fessional 6.07.10191 (x64) Multilingual\ccsetup607pro.exe
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-3034834121-1172430581-2246006337-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume6\SET UP\CCleaner Pr0fessional 6.07.10191 (x64) Multilingual - 89763\CCleaner Pr0fessional 6.07.10191 (x64) Multilingual\Patch\Patch22\CCleaner_Patch22.exe
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-3034834121-1172430581-2246006337-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume6\SET UP\CCleaner.v6.28.11297\CCleaner.v6.28.11297\CCleaner Professional\CCleaner64.exe
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-3034834121-1172430581-2246006337-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume6\SET UP\CCleaner.v6.28.11297\CCleaner.v6.28.11297\CCleaner.v6.28.11297.exe


How to delete CCleaner from your PC with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

CCleaner is an application marketed by Piriform. Frequently, computer users try to erase this program. Sometimes this can be difficult because performing this manually takes some advanced knowledge related to PCs. One of the best QUICK procedure to erase CCleaner is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your Windows PC, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and general tool to clean your Windows PC.

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  • go to Download Link
  • download the program by clicking on the DOWNLOAD NOW button
  • install Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to get familiar with the program's interface and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good system optimizer.

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


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs tool
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. All the programs installed on your computer will appear

6. Scroll the list of programs until you find CCleaner or simply activate the Search feature and type in "CCleaner". The CCleaner app will be found automatically. Notice that when you select CCleaner in the list of programs, the following data about the application is available to you:


  • Star rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other users have about CCleaner, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Reviews by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Technical information about the application you wish to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.
7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will appear. accept the removal by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically 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 found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling CCleaner using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your computer.

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



Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to remove CCleaner by Piriform from your computer, we are not saying that CCleaner by Piriform is not a good application for your computer. This text simply contains detailed instructions on how to remove CCleaner in case you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.

2022-12-14 / Written by Andreea Kartman for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2022-12-14 15:21:53.097