Dell Data Security

A guide to uninstall Dell Data Security from your PC

Dell Data Security is a Windows program. Read below about how to remove it from your PC. It was coded for Windows by Dell, Inc.. Additional info about Dell, Inc. can be seen here. Dell Data Security is commonly installed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Dell\Dell Data Protection folder, but this location can vary a lot depending on the user's option while installing the application. The full uninstall command line for Dell Data Security is C:\Program Files (x86)\InstallShield Installation Information\{4BD6339D-77DF-4AD3-94C2-9E9305DD9A60}\setup.exe. The program's main executable file is labeled DataSecurityUninstaller.exe and its approximative size is 1.21 MB (1264312 bytes).

Dell Data Security is comprised of the following executables which take 1.21 MB (1264312 bytes) on disk:

• DataSecurityUninstaller.exe (1.21 MB)

The current page applies to Dell Data Security version 10.2.0.3 alone. You can find here a few links to other Dell Data Security versions:

• 8.16.0.35
• 8.18.0.18
• 10.3.0.2
• 10.2.1.1
• 10.7.0.1
• 10.0.1.5
• 10.4.0.1
• 8.17.0.2
• 10.5.0.1
• 10.1.0.9
• 10.0.0.12
• 10.6.0.2
• 8.17.2.10
• 8.17.1.12
• 8.15.0.18

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Dell Data Security has the habit of leaving behind some leftovers.

Directories found on disk:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dell\Dell Data Protection

Files remaining:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dell\Dell Data Protection\DataSecurityUninstaller.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dell\Dell Data Protection\DellMasterInstaller.log
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dell\Dell Data Protection\log4net.dll

Many times the following registry keys will not be uninstalled:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Assemblies\C:|Program Files|Dell|Dell Data Protection|Encryption|LMS|Credant.Common.Security.dll
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\706FF80B7DCB6A74DAEE920DDDDA1C1C
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\D9336DB4FD773DA4492CE93950DDA906
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\InstallShield_{4BD6339D-77DF-4AD3-94C2-9E9305DD9A60}

Additional registry values that you should remove:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\706FF80B7DCB6A74DAEE920DDDDA1C1C\ProductName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\D9336DB4FD773DA4492CE93950DDA906\ProductName

A way to uninstall Dell Data Security from your PC with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Dell Data Security is an application marketed by the software company Dell, Inc.. Some people want to uninstall this application. This can be efortful because removing this manually requires some know-how regarding PCs. One of the best QUICK procedure to uninstall Dell Data Security 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 good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very potent uninstaller and general utility to clean your PC.

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• navigate to Download Link
• download the setup by pressing the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and wealth of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good Windows optimizer.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs tool


5. A list of the applications existing on your PC will be made available to you

6. Navigate the list of applications until you find Dell Data Security or simply activate the Search field and type in "Dell Data Security". If it is installed on your PC the Dell Data Security program will be found very quickly. Notice that after you select Dell Data Security in the list of applications, the following data regarding the application is made available to you:

• Safety rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other people have regarding Dell Data Security, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the application you want to remove, by pressing the Properties button.

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will come up. accept the removal by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall Dell Data Security.


8. After uninstalling Dell Data Security, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items of Dell Data Security which have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By removing Dell Data Security with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry items, files or folders are left behind on your computer.

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

Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to uninstall Dell Data Security by Dell, Inc. from your computer, nor are we saying that Dell Data Security by Dell, Inc. is not a good software application. This page only contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall Dell Data Security in case you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.