Final Draft

How to uninstall Final Draft from your computer

This info is about Final Draft for Windows. Below you can find details on how to remove it from your PC. The Windows release was developed by Cast & Crew Production Software, LLC. Further information on Cast & Crew Production Software, LLC can be found here. Click on http://www.finaldraft.com/ to get more details about Final Draft on Cast & Crew Production Software, LLC's website. You can remove Final Draft by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line MsiExec.exe /I{7C736E92-7F45-4B34-9B92-A69AB77A2098}. Keep in mind that you might get a notification for admin rights. Final Draft.exe is the programs's main file and it takes about 36.83 MB (38619600 bytes) on disk.

The executable files below are part of Final Draft. They take about 37.11 MB (38913488 bytes) on disk.

Final Draft.exe (36.83 MB)
installanchorservice.exe (287.00 KB)

The current web page applies to Final Draft version 11.1.1.76 only. Click on the links below for other Final Draft versions:

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Some files and registry entries are regularly left behind when you uninstall Final Draft.

Folders remaining:

C:\Program Files (x86)\Final Draft 11
C:\Program Files (x86)\Final Draft 8
C:\Program Files (x86)\Final Draft 9
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Final Draft

Generally, the following files are left on disk:

C:\Program Files (x86)\Final Draft 11\Data\Fonts\Courier Final Draft Bold.ttf
C:\Program Files (x86)\Final Draft 11\Data\Fonts\Courier Final Draft Italic.ttf
C:\Program Files (x86)\Final Draft 11\Data\Fonts\Courier Final Draft Regular.ttf
C:\Program Files (x86)\Final Draft 11\Data\Fonts\Courier Final Draft version
C:\Program Files (x86)\Final Draft 11\Data\Fonts\Sans Devanagari Final Draft Bold.otf
C:\Program Files (x86)\Final Draft 11\Data\Fonts\Sans Devanagari Final Draft.otf
C:\Program Files (x86)\Final Draft 11\Data\Fonts\Sans Mono CJK Final Draft Bold.otf
C:\Program Files (x86)\Final Draft 11\Data\Fonts\Sans Mono CJK Final Draft.otf
C:\Program Files (x86)\Final Draft 11\Data\Misc\Enhancements_Import_1_0.dtd
C:\Program Files (x86)\Final Draft 11\Data\Misc\eula.rtf
C:\Program Files (x86)\Final Draft 11\Data\Names\Name Database.fddat
C:\Program Files (x86)\Final Draft 11\Data\Resources\Acknowledgments.txt
C:\Program Files (x86)\Final Draft 11\Data\Resources\FDAdditionalStrings.txt
C:\Program Files (x86)\Final Draft 11\Data\Resources\FDCoreStrings.txt
C:\Program Files (x86)\Final Draft 11\Data\Resources\FDFinalDraftStrings.txt
C:\Program Files (x86)\Final Draft 11\Data\Resources\FWCoreStrings.txt
C:\Program Files (x86)\Final Draft 11\Data\Spelling and Thesaurus\English (United States)\th_en_US_new.dat
C:\Program Files (x86)\Final Draft 11\Data\Spelling and Thesaurus\English (United States)\th_en_US_new.idx
C:\Program Files (x86)\Final Draft 11\Final Draft.exe
C:\Program Files (x86)\Final Draft 11\Final_Draft_libFNP.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Final Draft 11\FNP_Act_Installer.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Final Draft 11\FnpCommsSoap.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Final Draft 11\icudt58.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Final Draft 11\icuin58.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Final Draft 11\icuuc58.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Final Draft 11\installanchorservice.exe
C:\Program Files (x86)\Final Draft 11\ruiSDK_5.4.2.x86.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Final Draft 11\Templates\Graphic Novels\Dark Horse Graphic Novel.fdxt
C:\Program Files (x86)\Final Draft 11\Templates\Graphic Novels\Graphic Novel.fdxt
C:\Program Files (x86)\Final Draft 11\Templates\Graphic Novels\Image Comics Graphic Novel.fdxt
C:\Program Files (x86)\Final Draft 11\Templates\Graphic Novels\Plot Outline.fdxt
C:\Program Files (x86)\Final Draft 11\Templates\Scripts\BBC Screenplay.fdxt
C:\Program Files (x86)\Final Draft 11\Templates\Scripts\Broadway Musical.fdxt
C:\Program Files (x86)\Final Draft 11\Templates\Scripts\Dramatists Guild Modern Stageplay.fdxt
C:\Program Files (x86)\Final Draft 11\Templates\Scripts\Dramatists Guild Musical.fdxt
C:\Program Files (x86)\Final Draft 11\Templates\Scripts\Dramatists Guild Traditional Stageplay.fdxt
C:\Program Files (x86)\Final Draft 11\Templates\Scripts\Index Cards for outlining.fdxt
C:\Program Files (x86)\Final Draft 11\Templates\Scripts\Screenplay (Cole and Haag).fdxt
C:\Program Files (x86)\Final Draft 11\Templates\Scripts\Screenplay (Warner Brothers).fdxt
C:\Program Files (x86)\Final Draft 11\Templates\Scripts\Screenplay 135 StoryStructure.fdxt
C:\Program Files (x86)\Final Draft 11\Templates\Scripts\Screenplay.fdxt
C:\Program Files (x86)\Final Draft 11\Templates\Scripts\Stageplay.fdxt
C:\Program Files (x86)\Final Draft 11\Templates\Scripts\US Screenplay (French).fdxt
C:\Program Files (x86)\Final Draft 11\Templates\Scripts\US Screenplay (German).fdxt
C:\Program Files (x86)\Final Draft 11\Templates\Scripts\US Screenplay (Spanish).fdxt
C:\Program Files (x86)\Final Draft 11\Templates\Text Documents\Manuscript.fdxt
C:\Program Files (x86)\Final Draft 11\Templates\Text Documents\Novel.fdxt
C:\Program Files (x86)\Final Draft 11\Templates\Text Documents\Outline.fdxt
C:\Program Files (x86)\Final Draft 11\Templates\Text Documents\Query Letter.fdxt
C:\Program Files (x86)\Final Draft 11\Templates\Text Documents\Text Document.fdxt
C:\Program Files (x86)\Final Draft 11\Templates\Text Documents\Treatment.fdxt
C:\Program Files (x86)\Final Draft 11\Templates\TV Templates\BBC Screenplay for TV.fdxt
C:\Program Files (x86)\Final Draft 11\Templates\TV Templates\BBC Taped Sitcom.fdxt
C:\Program Files (x86)\Final Draft 11\Templates\TV Templates\BBC Three-Camera Show.fdxt
C:\Program Files (x86)\Final Draft 11\Templates\TV Templates\Half-Hour Sitcom.fdxt
C:\Program Files (x86)\Final Draft 11\Templates\TV Templates\One-Hour TV Drama.fdxt
C:\Program Files (x86)\Final Draft 11\Tutorial\Airship FD 11 - Production.fdxt
C:\Program Files (x86)\Final Draft 11\Tutorial\Airship FD 11 - Script.fdxt
C:\Program Files (x86)\Final Draft 11\Tutorial\Airship FD 11 - Shooting Script.fdxt
C:\Program Files (x86)\Final Draft 11\WinSparkle.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Final Draft 11\xerces-c_3_1.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Final Draft 9\Data\Misc\Enhancements_Import_1_0.dtd
C:\Program Files (x86)\Final Draft 9\Data\Misc\eula.rtf
C:\Program Files (x86)\Final Draft 9\Data\Names\Name Database.fddat
C:\Program Files (x86)\Final Draft 9\Data\Resources\FDAdditionalStrings.txt
C:\Program Files (x86)\Final Draft 9\Data\Resources\FDCoreStrings.txt
C:\Program Files (x86)\Final Draft 9\Data\Resources\FDFinalDraftStrings.txt
C:\Program Files (x86)\Final Draft 9\Data\Resources\FWCoreStrings.txt
C:\Program Files (x86)\Final Draft 9\Data\Spelling and Thesaurus\English (United States)\English (United States).fdict
C:\Program Files (x86)\Final Draft 9\Data\Spelling and Thesaurus\English (United States)\English (United States).lex
C:\Program Files (x86)\Final Draft 9\Data\Spelling and Thesaurus\English (United States)\English (United States).phn
C:\Program Files (x86)\Final Draft 9\Data\Spelling and Thesaurus\English (United States)\English (United States).ths
C:\Program Files (x86)\Final Draft 9\Data\Spelling and Thesaurus\English (United States)\English-GeoBio.lex
C:\Program Files (x86)\Final Draft 9\Data\Spelling and Thesaurus\English (United States)\English-Legal.lex
C:\Program Files (x86)\Final Draft 9\Data\Spelling and Thesaurus\English (United States)\English-Medical.lex
C:\Program Files (x86)\Final Draft 9\Data\Spelling and Thesaurus\English (United States)\English-SciTech.lex
C:\Program Files (x86)\Final Draft 9\Final Draft.exe
C:\Program Files (x86)\Final Draft 9\Final_Draft_libFNP.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Final Draft 9\FNP_Act_Installer.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Final Draft 9\FnpCommsSoap.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Final Draft 9\installanchorservice.exe
C:\Program Files (x86)\Final Draft 9\Templates\Graphic Novels\Dark Horse Graphic Novel.fdxt
C:\Program Files (x86)\Final Draft 9\Templates\Graphic Novels\Graphic Novel.fdxt
C:\Program Files (x86)\Final Draft 9\Templates\Graphic Novels\Image Comics Graphic Novel.fdxt
C:\Program Files (x86)\Final Draft 9\Templates\Graphic Novels\Plot Outline.fdxt
C:\Program Files (x86)\Final Draft 9\Templates\Scripts\BBC Screenplay.fdxt
C:\Program Files (x86)\Final Draft 9\Templates\Scripts\Broadway Musical.fdxt
C:\Program Files (x86)\Final Draft 9\Templates\Scripts\Dramatists Guild Modern Stageplay.fdxt
C:\Program Files (x86)\Final Draft 9\Templates\Scripts\Dramatists Guild Musical.fdxt
C:\Program Files (x86)\Final Draft 9\Templates\Scripts\Dramatists Guild Traditional Stageplay.fdxt
C:\Program Files (x86)\Final Draft 9\Templates\Scripts\Index Cards for outlining.fdxt
C:\Program Files (x86)\Final Draft 9\Templates\Scripts\Screenplay (Cole and Haag).fdxt
C:\Program Files (x86)\Final Draft 9\Templates\Scripts\Screenplay (Warner Brothers).fdxt
C:\Program Files (x86)\Final Draft 9\Templates\Scripts\Screenplay 135 StoryStructure.fdxt
C:\Program Files (x86)\Final Draft 9\Templates\Scripts\Screenplay.fdxt
C:\Program Files (x86)\Final Draft 9\Templates\Scripts\Stageplay.fdxt
C:\Program Files (x86)\Final Draft 9\Templates\Scripts\US Screenplay (French).fdxt
C:\Program Files (x86)\Final Draft 9\Templates\Scripts\US Screenplay (German).fdxt
C:\Program Files (x86)\Final Draft 9\Templates\Scripts\US Screenplay (Spanish).fdxt
C:\Program Files (x86)\Final Draft 9\Templates\Text Documents\Manuscript.fdxt

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

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.fcf\Final Draft.Converter Document
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.fdr\Final Draft.Document
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.fds\Final Draft.Secure Document
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.fdt\Final Draft.Template
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.fdx\Final Draft Xml.Document
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.fdxt\Final Draft Xml.Template
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Final Draft 7.Document
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Final Draft 7.Template
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Final Draft Xml.Document
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Final Draft Xml.Template
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Final Draft.Converter Document
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Final Draft.Document
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Final Draft.Secure Document
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Final Draft.Template
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Cast & Crew Production Software, LLC\Final Draft
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Final Draft
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\29E637C754F743B4B9296AA97BA70289
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\C25CDF8E4F38F0A4AA560D8E0C3F03F2
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Final Draft
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{7C3C895B-AE02-4F30-8A6A-051D37A38DD0}

Additional registry values that are not removed:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\29E637C754F743B4B9296AA97BA70289\ProductName
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\C25CDF8E4F38F0A4AA560D8E0C3F03F2\ProductName

A way to erase Final Draft from your computer using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Final Draft is an application offered by the software company Cast & Crew Production Software, LLC. Some computer users try to erase this program. This can be troublesome because doing this manually requires some know-how regarding removing Windows applications by hand. The best SIMPLE action to erase Final Draft is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take the following steps on how to do this:

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Go to Uninstall Programs

5. All the applications installed on your PC will appear

6. Navigate the list of applications until you locate Final Draft or simply activate the Search feature and type in "Final Draft". If it exists on your system the Final Draft program will be found very quickly. When you select Final Draft in the list , the following data about the program is made available to you:

Safety rating (in the lower left corner). This tells you the opinion other users have about Final Draft, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
Opinions by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
Technical information about the application you are about to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.

For instance you can see that for Final Draft:

The web site of the application is: http://www.finaldraft.com/
The uninstall string is: MsiExec.exe /I{7C736E92-7F45-4B34-9B92-A69AB77A2098}

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will show up. Confirm the uninstall by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall Final Draft.

8. After uninstalling Final Draft, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Press Next to start the cleanup. All the items that belong Final Draft that have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By removing Final Draft with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your system.

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Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to uninstall Final Draft by Cast & Crew Production Software, LLC from your PC, we are not saying that Final Draft by Cast & Crew Production Software, LLC is not a good application for your PC. This text only contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall Final Draft 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.

2020-01-03 / Written by Daniel Statescu for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2020-01-03 09:21:35.937

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How to uninstall Final Draft from your computer

A way to erase Final Draft from your computer using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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