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How to uninstall Final Draft from your computer

This page contains thorough information on how to uninstall Final Draft for Windows. It is made by Cast & Crew Production Software, LLC. Open here for more details on Cast & Crew Production Software, LLC. Further information about Final Draft can be seen at . Final Draft is frequently installed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Final Draft 10 directory, but this location may differ a lot depending on the user's choice while installing the program. The full command line for uninstalling Final Draft is MsiExec.exe /I{98CA9FD5-87B8-407B-B803-2DB8A05AACBE}. Note that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you may receive a notification for admin rights. The application's main executable file has a size of 35.90 MB (37641216 bytes) on disk and is named Final Draft.exe.

The executable files below are part of Final Draft. They occupy about 36.39 MB (38153728 bytes) on disk.

  • Final Draft.exe (35.90 MB)
  • installanchorservice.exe (284.50 KB)
  • Install.exe (216.00 KB)


The information on this page is only about version 10.0.3.53 of Final Draft. For other Final Draft versions please click below:

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

You should delete the folders below after you uninstall Final Draft:
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Final Draft 10
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Final Draft

Files remaining:
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Final Draft 10\CommonAppDataFolder.8928104D_EA27_4046_BA65_98DCAA6EA8D4\Final Draft\PDF Drivers\acfpdf.txt
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Final Draft 10\CommonAppDataFolder.8928104D_EA27_4046_BA65_98DCAA6EA8D4\Final Draft\PDF Drivers\acfpdfu.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Final Draft 10\CommonAppDataFolder.8928104D_EA27_4046_BA65_98DCAA6EA8D4\Final Draft\PDF Drivers\acfpdfuamd64.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Final Draft 10\CommonAppDataFolder.8928104D_EA27_4046_BA65_98DCAA6EA8D4\Final Draft\PDF Drivers\acfpdfui.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Final Draft 10\CommonAppDataFolder.8928104D_EA27_4046_BA65_98DCAA6EA8D4\Final Draft\PDF Drivers\acfpdfuia64.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Final Draft 10\CommonAppDataFolder.8928104D_EA27_4046_BA65_98DCAA6EA8D4\Final Draft\PDF Drivers\acfpdfuiamd64.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Final Draft 10\CommonAppDataFolder.8928104D_EA27_4046_BA65_98DCAA6EA8D4\Final Draft\PDF Drivers\acfpdfuiia64.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Final Draft 10\CommonAppDataFolder.8928104D_EA27_4046_BA65_98DCAA6EA8D4\Final Draft\PDF Drivers\amyuni.inf
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Final Draft 10\CommonAppDataFolder.8928104D_EA27_4046_BA65_98DCAA6EA8D4\Final Draft\PDF Drivers\cdintf.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Final Draft 10\CommonAppDataFolder.8928104D_EA27_4046_BA65_98DCAA6EA8D4\Final Draft\PDF Drivers\Install.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Final Draft 10\CommonAppDataFolder.8928104D_EA27_4046_BA65_98DCAA6EA8D4\Final Draft\PDF Drivers\install.log
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Final Draft 10\CommonAppDataFolder.8928104D_EA27_4046_BA65_98DCAA6EA8D4\Final Draft\PDF Drivers\xmllite.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Final Draft 10\Data\Misc\Enhancements_Import_1_0.dtd
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Final Draft 10\Data\Misc\eula.rtf
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Final Draft 10\Data\Names\Name Database.fddat
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Final Draft 10\Data\Resources\Acknowledgments.txt
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Final Draft 10\Data\Resources\FDAdditionalStrings.txt
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Final Draft 10\Data\Resources\FDCoreStrings.txt
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Final Draft 10\Data\Resources\FDFinalDraftStrings.txt
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Final Draft 10\Data\Resources\FWCoreStrings.txt
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Final Draft 10\Data\Spelling and Thesaurus\English (United States)\English (United States).fdict
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Final Draft 10\Data\Spelling and Thesaurus\English (United States)\English (United States).lex
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Final Draft 10\Data\Spelling and Thesaurus\English (United States)\English (United States).phn
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Final Draft 10\Data\Spelling and Thesaurus\English (United States)\English (United States).ths
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Final Draft 10\Data\Spelling and Thesaurus\English (United States)\English-GeoBio.lex
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Final Draft 10\Data\Spelling and Thesaurus\English (United States)\English-Legal.lex
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Final Draft 10\Data\Spelling and Thesaurus\English (United States)\English-Medical.lex
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Final Draft 10\Data\Spelling and Thesaurus\English (United States)\English-SciTech.lex
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Final Draft 10\Final Draft.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Final Draft 10\Final_Draft_libFNP.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Final Draft 10\FNP_Act_Installer.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Final Draft 10\FnpCommsSoap.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Final Draft 10\installanchorservice.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Final Draft 10\Templates\Graphic Novels\Dark Horse Graphic Novel.fdxt
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Final Draft 10\Templates\Graphic Novels\Graphic Novel.fdxt
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Final Draft 10\Templates\Graphic Novels\Image Comics Graphic Novel.fdxt
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Final Draft 10\Templates\Graphic Novels\Plot Outline.fdxt
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Final Draft 10\Templates\Scripts\BBC Screenplay.fdxt
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Final Draft 10\Templates\Scripts\Broadway Musical.fdxt
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Final Draft 10\Templates\Scripts\Dramatists Guild Modern Stageplay.fdxt
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Final Draft 10\Templates\Scripts\Dramatists Guild Musical.fdxt
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Final Draft 10\Templates\Scripts\Dramatists Guild Traditional Stageplay.fdxt
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Final Draft 10\Templates\Scripts\Index Cards for outlining.fdxt
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Final Draft 10\Templates\Scripts\Screenplay (Cole and Haag).fdxt
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Final Draft 10\Templates\Scripts\Screenplay (Warner Brothers).fdxt
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Final Draft 10\Templates\Scripts\Screenplay 135 StoryStructure.fdxt
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Final Draft 10\Templates\Scripts\Screenplay.fdxt
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Final Draft 10\Templates\Scripts\Stageplay.fdxt
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Final Draft 10\Templates\Scripts\US Screenplay (French).fdxt
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Final Draft 10\Templates\Scripts\US Screenplay (German).fdxt
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Final Draft 10\Templates\Scripts\US Screenplay (Spanish).fdxt
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Final Draft 10\Templates\Text Documents\Manuscript.fdxt
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Final Draft 10\Templates\Text Documents\Novel.fdxt
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Final Draft 10\Templates\Text Documents\Outline.fdxt
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Final Draft 10\Templates\Text Documents\Query Letter.fdxt
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Final Draft 10\Templates\Text Documents\Text Document.fdxt
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Final Draft 10\Templates\Text Documents\Treatment.fdxt
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Final Draft 10\Templates\TV Templates\BBC Screenplay for TV.fdxt
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Final Draft 10\Templates\TV Templates\BBC Taped Sitcom.fdxt
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Final Draft 10\Templates\TV Templates\BBC Three-Camera Show.fdxt
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Final Draft 10\Templates\TV Templates\Half-Hour Sitcom.fdxt
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Final Draft 10\Templates\TV Templates\One-Hour TV Drama.fdxt
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Final Draft 10\Trackerbird.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Final Draft 10\Tutorial\Airship - Outline.fdxt
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Final Draft 10\Tutorial\Airship - Script.fdxt
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Final Draft 10\Tutorial\Airship - Shooting Script.fdxt
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Cortana_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\{7C5A40EF-A0FB-4BFC-874A-C0F2E0B9FA8E}_Final Draft 10_Final Draft_exe
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Final Draft\Final Draft 10\Data\tbconfig_ambrtibreb.xml
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Final Draft\Final Draft 10\Data\tbinfo_ambrtibreb.xml
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Final Draft\Final Draft 10\Data\tblog_ambrtibreb.log
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Final Draft\Final Draft 10\English (United States)\User Dictionary.fddct

You will find in the Windows Registry that the following keys 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\Final Draft
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Cast & Crew Production Software, LLC\Final Draft
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\5DF9AC898B78B7048B30D28B0AA5CAEB
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{98CA9FD5-87B8-407B-B803-2DB8A05AACBE}

Open regedit.exe in order to remove the following registry values:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Final Draft 10\Final Draft.exe.ApplicationCompany
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Final Draft 10\Final Draft.exe.FriendlyAppName
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\5DF9AC898B78B7048B30D28B0AA5CAEB\ProductName


How to erase Final Draft using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Final Draft is a program released by the software company Cast & Crew Production Software, LLC. Frequently, users try to erase this program. Sometimes this can be hard because deleting this manually requires some experience regarding PCs. The best SIMPLE approach to erase Final Draft 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 system, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and general utility to maximize the performance of your Windows system.

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  • navigate to Download Link
  • download the setup by clicking on the DOWNLOAD button
  • set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to get familiar with the program's design and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful package of tools.

3. Press the General Tools button
Go to General Tools


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs tool
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. A list of the applications installed on your computer will be made available to you

6. Navigate the list of applications until you locate Final Draft or simply click the Search feature and type in "Final Draft". If it exists on your system the Final Draft program will be found automatically. When you select Final Draft in the list of programs, the following information regarding the application is available to you:


  • Safety rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating explains the opinion other users have regarding Final Draft, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Reviews by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
  • Details regarding the program you wish to uninstall, 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{98CA9FD5-87B8-407B-B803-2DB8A05AACBE}
7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will show up. accept the uninstall by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove Final Draft.
Uninstall Final Draft


8. After removing Final Draft, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Press Next to start the cleanup. All the items of Final Draft which have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing Final Draft using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry items, files or directories are left behind on your PC.

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



Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to uninstall Final Draft by Cast & Crew Production Software, LLC from your computer, nor are we saying that Final Draft by Cast & Crew Production Software, LLC is not a good application for your computer. This text simply contains detailed info on how to uninstall Final Draft in case you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.

2017-07-07 / Written by Dan Armano for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2017-07-07 16:13:46.690