Claude

How to uninstall Claude from your computer

Claude is a Windows application. Read below about how to uninstall it from your PC. It is developed by Anthropic PBC. Further information on Anthropic PBC can be seen here. The program is usually found in the C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\AnthropicClaude directory (same installation drive as Windows). You can remove Claude by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\AnthropicClaude\Update.exe. Keep in mind that you might be prompted for administrator rights. The program's main executable file occupies 354.60 KB (363112 bytes) on disk and is labeled claude.exe.

The executable files below are installed together with Claude. They occupy about 371.58 MB (389625048 bytes) on disk.

• claude.exe (354.60 KB)
• squirrel.exe (1.91 MB)
• squirrel.exe (1.91 MB)
• claude.exe (181.79 MB)
• squirrel.exe (1.91 MB)
• claude.exe (181.79 MB)

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The current web page applies to Claude version 0.9.2 alone. Click on the links below for other Claude versions:

• 0.5.0
• 0.11.4
• 0.9.4
• 0.7.1
• 0.11.3
• 0.6.0
• 0.9.1
• 0.12.125
• 0.8.1
• 0.7.7
• 0.12.55
• 0.12.19
• 0.10.14
• 0.12.16
• 0.9.3
• 0.8.0
• 0.12.28
• 0.12.49
• 0.4.9
• 0.12.112
• 0.11.6
• 0.9.0
• 0.4.8
• 0.7.8
• 0.12.15
• 0.7.5
• 0.7.9
• 0.6.2
• 0.12.20
• 0.12.129
• 0.10.38

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After the uninstall process, the application leaves leftovers on the computer. Some of these are listed below.

Folders that were left behind:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AnthropicClaude
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\IndexedDB\https_claude.ai_0.indexeddb.leveldb
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Claude

Files remaining:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AnthropicClaude\app-0.9.1\chrome_100_percent.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AnthropicClaude\app-0.9.1\chrome_200_percent.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AnthropicClaude\app-0.9.1\claude.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AnthropicClaude\app-0.9.1\d3dcompiler_47.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AnthropicClaude\app-0.9.1\ffmpeg.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AnthropicClaude\app-0.9.1\icudtl.dat
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AnthropicClaude\app-0.9.1\libEGL.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AnthropicClaude\app-0.9.1\libGLESv2.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AnthropicClaude\app-0.9.1\LICENSE
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AnthropicClaude\app-0.9.1\locales\af.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AnthropicClaude\app-0.9.1\locales\am.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AnthropicClaude\app-0.9.1\locales\ar.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AnthropicClaude\app-0.9.1\locales\bg.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AnthropicClaude\app-0.9.1\locales\bn.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AnthropicClaude\app-0.9.1\locales\ca.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AnthropicClaude\app-0.9.1\locales\cs.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AnthropicClaude\app-0.9.1\locales\da.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AnthropicClaude\app-0.9.1\locales\de.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AnthropicClaude\app-0.9.1\locales\el.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AnthropicClaude\app-0.9.1\locales\en-GB.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AnthropicClaude\app-0.9.1\locales\en-US.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AnthropicClaude\app-0.9.1\locales\es.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AnthropicClaude\app-0.9.1\locales\es-419.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AnthropicClaude\app-0.9.1\locales\et.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AnthropicClaude\app-0.9.1\locales\fa.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AnthropicClaude\app-0.9.1\locales\fi.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AnthropicClaude\app-0.9.1\locales\fil.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AnthropicClaude\app-0.9.1\locales\fr.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AnthropicClaude\app-0.9.1\locales\gu.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AnthropicClaude\app-0.9.1\locales\he.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AnthropicClaude\app-0.9.1\locales\hi.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AnthropicClaude\app-0.9.1\locales\hr.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AnthropicClaude\app-0.9.1\locales\hu.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AnthropicClaude\app-0.9.1\locales\id.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AnthropicClaude\app-0.9.1\locales\it.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AnthropicClaude\app-0.9.1\locales\ja.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AnthropicClaude\app-0.9.1\locales\kn.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AnthropicClaude\app-0.9.1\locales\ko.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AnthropicClaude\app-0.9.1\locales\lt.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AnthropicClaude\app-0.9.1\locales\lv.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AnthropicClaude\app-0.9.1\locales\ml.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AnthropicClaude\app-0.9.1\locales\mr.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AnthropicClaude\app-0.9.1\locales\ms.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AnthropicClaude\app-0.9.1\locales\nb.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AnthropicClaude\app-0.9.1\locales\nl.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AnthropicClaude\app-0.9.1\locales\pl.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AnthropicClaude\app-0.9.1\locales\pt-BR.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AnthropicClaude\app-0.9.1\locales\pt-PT.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AnthropicClaude\app-0.9.1\locales\ro.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AnthropicClaude\app-0.9.1\locales\ru.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AnthropicClaude\app-0.9.1\locales\sk.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AnthropicClaude\app-0.9.1\locales\sl.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AnthropicClaude\app-0.9.1\locales\sr.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AnthropicClaude\app-0.9.1\locales\sv.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AnthropicClaude\app-0.9.1\locales\sw.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AnthropicClaude\app-0.9.1\locales\ta.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AnthropicClaude\app-0.9.1\locales\te.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AnthropicClaude\app-0.9.1\locales\th.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AnthropicClaude\app-0.9.1\locales\tr.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AnthropicClaude\app-0.9.1\locales\uk.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AnthropicClaude\app-0.9.1\locales\ur.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AnthropicClaude\app-0.9.1\locales\vi.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AnthropicClaude\app-0.9.1\locales\zh-CN.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AnthropicClaude\app-0.9.1\locales\zh-TW.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AnthropicClaude\app-0.9.1\resources.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AnthropicClaude\app-0.9.1\resources\app.asar
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AnthropicClaude\app-0.9.1\resources\de-DE.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AnthropicClaude\app-0.9.1\resources\en-US.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AnthropicClaude\app-0.9.1\resources\en-XA.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AnthropicClaude\app-0.9.1\resources\en-XB.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AnthropicClaude\app-0.9.1\resources\es-419.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AnthropicClaude\app-0.9.1\resources\es-ES.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AnthropicClaude\app-0.9.1\resources\fr-FR.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AnthropicClaude\app-0.9.1\resources\hi-IN.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AnthropicClaude\app-0.9.1\resources\id-ID.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AnthropicClaude\app-0.9.1\resources\it-IT.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AnthropicClaude\app-0.9.1\resources\ja-JP.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AnthropicClaude\app-0.9.1\resources\ko-KR.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AnthropicClaude\app-0.9.1\resources\pt-BR.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AnthropicClaude\app-0.9.1\resources\TrayIconTemplate.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AnthropicClaude\app-0.9.1\resources\TrayIconTemplate@2x.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AnthropicClaude\app-0.9.1\resources\TrayIconTemplate@3x.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AnthropicClaude\app-0.9.1\resources\TrayIconTemplate-Dark.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AnthropicClaude\app-0.9.1\resources\TrayIconTemplate-Dark@2x.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AnthropicClaude\app-0.9.1\resources\TrayIconTemplate-Dark@3x.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AnthropicClaude\app-0.9.1\resources\Tray-Win32.ico
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AnthropicClaude\app-0.9.1\resources\Tray-Win32-Dark.ico
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AnthropicClaude\app-0.9.1\resources\xx-AC.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AnthropicClaude\app-0.9.1\resources\xx-HA.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AnthropicClaude\app-0.9.1\resources\xx-LS.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AnthropicClaude\app-0.9.1\snapshot_blob.bin
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AnthropicClaude\app-0.9.1\squirrel.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AnthropicClaude\app-0.9.1\Squirrel-UpdateSelf.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AnthropicClaude\app-0.9.1\v8_context_snapshot.bin
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AnthropicClaude\app-0.9.1\vk_swiftshader.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AnthropicClaude\app-0.9.1\vk_swiftshader_icd.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AnthropicClaude\app-0.9.1\vulkan-1.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AnthropicClaude\app-0.9.2\chrome_100_percent.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AnthropicClaude\app-0.9.2\chrome_200_percent.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\AnthropicClaude\app-0.9.2\claude.exe

You will find in the Windows Registry that the following data will not be uninstalled; remove them one by one using regedit.exe:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\claude
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\AnthropicClaude
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\RADAR\HeapLeakDetection\DiagnosedApplications\claude.exe

Registry values that are not removed from your computer:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\AnthropicClaude\app-0.8.1\claude.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\AnthropicClaude\app-0.8.1\claude.exe.FriendlyAppName

How to erase Claude from your computer using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Claude is a program offered by Anthropic PBC. Some users decide to uninstall it. Sometimes this is easier said than done because performing this by hand requires some knowledge regarding Windows program uninstallation. The best SIMPLE solution to uninstall Claude 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 already installed on your PC, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and general tool to optimize your system.

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• visit Download Link
• download the program by clicking on the DOWNLOAD button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and number of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good Windows optimizer.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs tool


5. All the applications installed on the PC will be made available to you

6. Scroll the list of applications until you find Claude or simply click the Search field and type in "Claude". If it exists on your system the Claude app will be found very quickly. Notice that when you select Claude in the list of programs, the following data regarding the application is shown to you:

• Safety rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating explains the opinion other users have regarding Claude, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Details 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 uninstall Claude.


8. After removing Claude, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items of Claude which have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling Claude using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your system.

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

Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to remove Claude by Anthropic PBC from your computer, nor are we saying that Claude by Anthropic PBC is not a good application. This page simply contains detailed info on how to remove Claude in case you decide this is what you want to do. 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.