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How to uninstall Citavi 6 from your computer

You can find below details on how to uninstall Citavi 6 for Windows. The Windows release was developed by Swiss Academic Software. Check out here where you can read more on Swiss Academic Software. Please open if you want to read more on Citavi 6 on Swiss Academic Software's website. The program is usually located in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Citavi 6 folder (same installation drive as Windows). The full command line for uninstalling Citavi 6 is MsiExec.exe /I{6A331045-8FF4-4BC9-9C56-E593ACAE28C2}. Keep in mind that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you may receive a notification for admin rights. Citavi 6's primary file takes about 8.87 MB (9297840 bytes) and is named Citavi.exe.

Citavi 6 is comprised of the following executables which occupy 11.28 MB (11824098 bytes) on disk:

  • BackupHelper.exe (12.50 KB)
  • Citavi DBServer Manager.exe (592.92 KB)
  • Citavi.exe (8.87 MB)
  • fxc.exe (93.60 KB)
  • SQL Server Express for Citavi Setup.exe (167.92 KB)
  • sqlite3.exe (555.64 KB)
  • ChromePickerBroker.exe (843.50 KB)
  • CitaviInternetExplorerPickerHelper.exe (99.52 KB)
  • IEPickerBroker.exe (101.44 KB)
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The information on this page is only about version 6.3.0.0 of Citavi 6. Click on the links below for other Citavi 6 versions:

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If you are manually uninstalling Citavi 6 we recommend you to check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Directories found on disk:
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Swiss Academic Software\Citavi 6
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\Citavi Temp Files
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Swiss Academic Software\Citavi 6

The files below were left behind on your disk by Citavi 6 when you uninstall it:
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Cortana_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\D__Program Files (x86)_Citavi 6_bin_Citavi_exe
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Swiss Academic Software\Citavi 6\ProjectCache\bcam4il2wemuvsk7n3wr6a1po7jhzjnien71zmh4m\Citavi Attachments\Covers\f6817ef3-fa12-452a-87f5-1b84cf053334.jpg
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Swiss Academic Software\Citavi 6\ProjectCache\bcam4il2wemuvsk7n3wr6a1po7jhzjnien71zmh4m\project.cache
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Swiss Academic Software\Citavi 6\ProjectCache\bcn7ewr1g33de7t7jf43vi34p50kraq2wexaejb0\Citavi Attachments\aeb91a7c-11e4-4dcf-92e2-ce34a357d2c6.pdf
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Swiss Academic Software\Citavi 6\ProjectCache\bcn7ewr1g33de7t7jf43vi34p50kraq2wexaejb0\Citavi Attachments\Covers\6b005108-3767-46cc-83fe-071719bdb407.jpg
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Swiss Academic Software\Citavi 6\ProjectCache\bcn7ewr1g33de7t7jf43vi34p50kraq2wexaejb0\Citavi Attachments\Covers\b415bece-4d07-4426-871e-be92c86813b8.jpg
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Swiss Academic Software\Citavi 6\ProjectCache\bcn7ewr1g33de7t7jf43vi34p50kraq2wexaejb0\project.cache
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Swiss Academic Software\Citavi 6\ProjectCache\cache.info
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Swiss Academic Software\Citavi 6\Settings\CitationStyles\CitaviDefaultCitationStyle.ccs
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Swiss Academic Software\Citavi 6\Settings\CitationStyles\CitaviDefaultCitationStyle_de.ccs
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Swiss Academic Software\Citavi 6\Settings\CitationStyles\CitaviDefaultCitationStyle_fr.ccs
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Swiss Academic Software\Citavi 6\Settings\CitationStyles\CitaviDefaultCitationStyle_it.ccs
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Swiss Academic Software\Citavi 6\Settings\CitationStyles\CitaviDefaultCitationStyle_pl.ccs
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Swiss Academic Software\Citavi 6\Settings\Mappings\GB_British_Library.CitaviTX
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Swiss Academic Software\Citavi 6\Settings\Mappings\US_Washington_Library_of_Congress.CitaviTX
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\Common\Media Cache Files\4 Reading with Citavi [670p]-1fe6513d-09d8-8fdd-e065-221e0000017d.ims
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\Common\Media Cache Files\4 Reading with Citavi [670p]-271e2c39-c84d-2cca-2917-651600000177.ims
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\Common\Media Cache Files\4 Reading with Citavi [670p]-891e4c0d-e9f3-2cbc-1153-caaf00000181.ims
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\Common\Media Cache Files\Citavi 6 Word Add-in - Merging multiple documents (3.8) [720p]-2da5047c-bdff-b06c-180c-ad76000001c5.ims
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\Common\Media Cache Files\Citavi 6 Word Add-in - Merging multiple documents (3.8) [720p]-3d6fed31-841c-dfc3-580b-e9ca000001bb.ims
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\Common\Media Cache Files\Citavi 6 Word Add-in - Merging multiple documents (3.8) [720p]-cb11c2d6-dd66-5b05-1a04-28e0000001c1.ims
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\Common\Media Cache Files\Personal Knowledgebase II - Building Your Knowledgebase in Citavi [1080p]-526c70da-462b-65fe-8bbe-689d000001d1.ims
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\Common\Media Cache Files\Personal Knowledgebase II - Building Your Knowledgebase in Citavi [1080p]-549b9217-b660-e430-fbe7-8927000001db.ims
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\Common\Media Cache Files\Personal Knowledgebase II - Building Your Knowledgebase in Citavi [1080p]-f0c203bd-9c6c-867c-b9eb-65cf000001d7.ims
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\Common\Media Cache Files\Personal Knowledgebase III - Managing Your Knowledgebase in Citavi [1080p]-0453e695-423c-5559-802c-22e2000001d9.ims
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\Common\Media Cache Files\Personal Knowledgebase III - Managing Your Knowledgebase in Citavi [1080p]-cf5225aa-2e07-ddc9-b71a-c1f7000001dd.ims
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\Common\Media Cache Files\Personal Knowledgebase III - Managing Your Knowledgebase in Citavi [1080p]-dc84d976-27da-9276-8fd9-a277000001d3.ims
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\Common\Media Cache Files\Personal Knowledgebase IV - Citavi Workflow [1080p]-ad4ee53a-8093-3f41-faf7-b7ca000001af.ims
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\Common\Media Cache Files\Personal Knowledgebase IV - Citavi Workflow [1080p]-cc88e5f4-bc51-9337-1b2c-8cd4000001ab.ims
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\Common\Media Cache Files\Personal Knowledgebase IV - Citavi Workflow [1080p]-f9f8c0d1-3ace-c132-9b55-2f4b000001a5.ims
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Swiss Academic Software\Citavi 6\Settings\EngineSettings.cus
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Swiss Academic Software\Citavi 6\Settings\FormSettings.cus
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Swiss Academic Software\Citavi 6\Settings\UISettings.cus
  • C:\Windows\Installer\{6A331045-8FF4-4BC9-9C56-E593ACAE28C2}\ARPPRODUCTICON.exe

Many times the following registry data will not be uninstalled:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Citavi Picker for Internet Explorer
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Citavi.cdm6
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Citavi.ctv6
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Citavi.ctvdbs6
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SwissAcademic.Citavi.WordAddIn.Connect
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SwissAcademic.Citavi.WordAddIn.Controls.PublicationPaneEx
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SwissAcademic.Citavi.WordAddIn.Interop.VBABridge
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SwissAcademic.Citavi.WordAddIn.Interop.WordBibliographyCitation
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SwissAcademic.Citavi.WordAddIn.Interop.WordCoAuthorLock
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SwissAcademic.Citavi.WordAddIn.Interop.WordField
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SwissAcademic.Citavi.WordAddIn.Interop.WordPlaceholderCitation
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SwissAcademic.Citavi.WordAddIn.Interop.WordRange
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SwissAcademic.Citavi.WordAddIn.Interop.WordTextUnit
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\MenuExt\&Citavi Picker...
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\Common\CrashPersistence\CITAVI
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\Word\AddinsData\SwissAcademic.Citavi.WordAddIn.Connect
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Swiss Academic Software\Citavi 4
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Swiss Academic Software\Citavi 6
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\540133A64FF89CB4C9655E39CAEA822C
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Office\Word\Addins\SwissAcademic.Citavi.WordAddIn.Connect
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{6A331045-8FF4-4BC9-9C56-E593ACAE28C2}
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Swiss Academic Software\Citavi 6

Use regedit.exe to remove the following additional registry values from the Windows Registry:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Features\540133A64FF89CB4C9655E39CAEA822C\Citavi
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\540133A64FF89CB4C9655E39CAEA822C\ProductName


A way to delete Citavi 6 from your PC with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Citavi 6 is an application offered by Swiss Academic Software. Some users decide to erase it. Sometimes this can be hard because uninstalling this by hand requires some experience regarding removing Windows programs manually. The best SIMPLE manner to erase Citavi 6 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 Windows PC, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is the best uninstaller and general tool to maximize the performance of your Windows PC.

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  • download the program by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD button
  • install Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to get familiar with the program's interface and number of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful PC management program.

3. Press the General Tools category
Go to General Tools


4. Press the Uninstall Programs tool
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. A list of the programs installed on your PC will appear

6. Scroll the list of programs until you find Citavi 6 or simply click the Search feature and type in "Citavi 6". If it exists on your system the Citavi 6 app will be found very quickly. After you select Citavi 6 in the list , some data about the application is made available to you:


  • Safety rating (in the lower left corner). This tells you the opinion other people have about Citavi 6, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Opinions by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
  • Details about the app you are about to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.
For instance you can see that for Citavi 6:





  • The web site of the program is: https://www.citavi.com
  • The uninstall string is: MsiExec.exe /I{6A331045-8FF4-4BC9-9C56-E593ACAE28C2}
7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will show up. Confirm the uninstall by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall Citavi 6.
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8. After uninstalling Citavi 6, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items of Citavi 6 that have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling Citavi 6 with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry items, files or folders are left behind on your system.

Your PC will remain clean, speedy and ready to take on new tasks.

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Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to uninstall Citavi 6 by Swiss Academic Software from your computer, nor are we saying that Citavi 6 by Swiss Academic Software is not a good application. This text only contains detailed info on how to uninstall Citavi 6 supposing you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.

2019-01-14 / Written by Daniel Statescu for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2019-01-14 13:25:44.247