Dota 2

How to uninstall Dota 2 from your PC

This page is about Dota 2 for Windows. Below you can find details on how to uninstall it from your computer. It was coded for Windows by Valve. Go over here where you can read more on Valve. More details about Dota 2 can be seen at http://www.dota2.com/. Dota 2 is typically installed in the C:\bazi\garry's mod\steamapps\common\dota 2 beta folder, depending on the user's choice. You can uninstall Dota 2 by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steam.exe. Keep in mind that you might be prompted for admin rights. The program's main executable file is labeled appid_6520.exe and it has a size of 2.26 MB (2364920 bytes).

Dota 2 contains of the executables below. They take 18.76 MB (19675616 bytes) on disk.

• GameOverlayUI.exe (374.08 KB)
• Steam.exe (2.78 MB)
• steamerrorreporter.exe (499.58 KB)
• steamerrorreporter64.exe (554.08 KB)
• streaming_client.exe (2.31 MB)
• uninstall.exe (202.70 KB)
• WriteMiniDump.exe (277.79 KB)
• html5app_steam.exe (1.79 MB)
• steamservice.exe (1.45 MB)
• steamwebhelper.exe (1.97 MB)
• wow_helper.exe (65.50 KB)
• x64launcher.exe (383.58 KB)
• x86launcher.exe (373.58 KB)
• appid_10540.exe (189.24 KB)
• appid_10560.exe (189.24 KB)
• appid_17300.exe (233.24 KB)
• appid_17330.exe (489.24 KB)
• appid_17340.exe (221.24 KB)
• appid_6520.exe (2.26 MB)

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The information on this page is only about version 2 of Dota 2. Click on the links below for other Dota 2 versions:

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Quite a few files, folders and Windows registry data will not be uninstalled when you want to remove Dota 2 from your computer.

Folders remaining:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\NVIDIA Corporation\NVIDIA app\NvBackend\ApplicationOntology\data\wrappers\dota_2
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\NVIDIA Corporation\NVIDIA app\NvBackend\Recommendations\dota_2

Check for and delete the following files from your disk when you uninstall Dota 2:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\NVIDIA Corporation\NVIDIA app\NvBackend\ApplicationOntology\data\translations\dota_2.translation
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\NVIDIA Corporation\NVIDIA app\NvBackend\ApplicationOntology\data\wrappers\dota_2\common.lua
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\NVIDIA Corporation\NVIDIA app\NvBackend\ApplicationOntology\data\wrappers\dota_2\current_game.lua
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\NVIDIA Corporation\NVIDIA app\NvBackend\Recommendations\dota_2\3d69e7bb25d34793e4513170c03c85e58927a99e48374a8aef9fc591474c74fd\metadata.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\NVIDIA Corporation\NVIDIA app\NvBackend\Recommendations\dota_2\3d69e7bb25d34793e4513170c03c85e58927a99e48374a8aef9fc591474c74fd\regular\metadata.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\NVIDIA Corporation\NVIDIA app\NvBackend\Recommendations\dota_2\3d69e7bb25d34793e4513170c03c85e58927a99e48374a8aef9fc591474c74fd\regular\pops.pub.tsv
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\NVIDIA Corporation\NVIDIA app\NvBackend\Recommendations\dota_2\3d69e7bb25d34793e4513170c03c85e58927a99e48374a8aef9fc591474c74fd\translations\dota_2.translation
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\NVIDIA Corporation\NVIDIA app\NvBackend\Recommendations\dota_2\3d69e7bb25d34793e4513170c03c85e58927a99e48374a8aef9fc591474c74fd\wrappers\common.lua
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\NVIDIA Corporation\NVIDIA app\NvBackend\Recommendations\dota_2\3d69e7bb25d34793e4513170c03c85e58927a99e48374a8aef9fc591474c74fd\wrappers\current_game.lua
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\NVIDIA Corporation\NVIDIA app\NvBackend\Recommendations\dota_2\metadata.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Steam\Dota 2.url

Usually the following registry keys will not be cleaned:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\dota2
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\NVIDIA Corporation\Ansel\Dota 2
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\RADAR\HeapLeakDetection\DiagnosedApplications\dota2.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Steam App 570

A way to uninstall Dota 2 from your PC with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Dota 2 is a program marketed by the software company Valve. Sometimes, users want to remove this program. Sometimes this can be troublesome because removing this by hand requires some know-how related to Windows internal functioning. One of the best EASY approach to remove Dota 2 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 system, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is the best uninstaller and all around tool to maximize the performance of your computer.

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• download the setup by clicking on the DOWNLOAD NOW button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful program.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs button


5. A list of the programs installed on your PC will be shown to you

6. Navigate the list of programs until you find Dota 2 or simply click the Search feature and type in "Dota 2". If it exists on your system the Dota 2 program will be found automatically. Notice that after you click Dota 2 in the list of programs, the following data about the application is shown to you:

• Star rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating explains the opinion other people have about Dota 2, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
• Technical information about the application you wish to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.

For instance you can see that for Dota 2:

• The software company is: http://www.dota2.com/
• The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steam.exe

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will appear. accept the uninstall by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall Dota 2.


8. After uninstalling Dota 2, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Press Next to perform the cleanup. All the items of Dota 2 that have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing Dota 2 using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry items, files or directories are left behind on your system.

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

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Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to remove Dota 2 by Valve from your PC, nor are we saying that Dota 2 by Valve is not a good application for your computer. This text simply contains detailed info on how to remove Dota 2 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 stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.