Folder Guard

How to uninstall Folder Guard from your computer

Folder Guard is a software application. This page holds details on how to uninstall it from your computer. It is written by WinAbility® Software Corporation. You can read more on WinAbility® Software Corporation or check for application updates here. Click on http://www.winability.com/ to get more data about Folder Guard on WinAbility® Software Corporation's website. Folder Guard is typically set up in the C:\Program Files\Folder Guard folder, but this location may differ a lot depending on the user's decision while installing the application. C:\Program Files\Folder Guard\Setup64.exe is the full command line if you want to remove Folder Guard. Setup64.exe is the Folder Guard's main executable file and it takes approximately 561.63 KB (575104 bytes) on disk.

The following executables are contained in Folder Guard. They occupy 5.66 MB (5934720 bytes) on disk.

• FG64.exe (251.63 KB)
• FGA64.exe (2.50 MB)
• FGREMU.EXE (1.98 MB)
• FG_ERU64.exe (158.13 KB)
• Patch_64bit.exe (240.50 KB)
• Setup64.exe (561.63 KB)

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This web page is about Folder Guard version 23.5 only. Click on the links below for other Folder Guard versions:

• 9.0
• 19.4
• 6.0
• 23.2
• 18.5
• 8.4
• 20.10.3
• 8.1
• 19.5
• 20.9
• 7.9
• 18.7
• 18.3.1
• 8.0
• 10.4.1
• 22.5
• 10.0
• 17.7
• 20.1
• 10.3
• 18.5.1
• 8.2
• 22.9
• 10.2
• 7.92
• 8.3
• 21.4
• 10.4
• 7.82
• 18.1
• 22.3
• 22.12
• 19.7
• 8.3.2
• 7.0
• 9.1
• 20.10
• 19.6
• 7.91
• 18.4
• 19.9
• 8.3.1
• 22.10
• 10.1

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Folder Guard has the habit of leaving behind some leftovers.

You should delete the folders below after you uninstall Folder Guard:

• C:\Program Files\Folder Guard
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Folder Guard
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Folder Guard

The files below remain on your disk when you remove Folder Guard:

• C:\Program Files\Folder Guard\FG.chm
• C:\Program Files\Folder Guard\FG_ERU64.exe
• C:\Program Files\Folder Guard\FG64.exe
• C:\Program Files\Folder Guard\FGA64.exe
• C:\Program Files\Folder Guard\FGH64.dll
• C:\Program Files\Folder Guard\FGREMU.EXE
• C:\Program Files\Folder Guard\FGUARD64.dll
• C:\Program Files\Folder Guard\FGUARD64.sys
• C:\Program Files\Folder Guard\folderguard.pro.x64-patch-20.10+.exe
• C:\Program Files\Folder Guard\License.txt
• C:\Program Files\Folder Guard\Setup.ini
• C:\Program Files\Folder Guard\Setup64.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Folder Guard\FGuard.CFG
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Folder Guard\Folder Guard.FG
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Folder Guard\Folder Guard-prev.FG
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Folder Guard\Folder Guard.lnk

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

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\background\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\Folder Guard
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\Folder Guard
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\Folder Guard
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\WinAbility\Folder Guard
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Folder Guard
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\WinAbility\Folder Guard
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\WinAbility\Folder Guard

Use regedit.exe to delete the following additional registry values from the Windows Registry:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\FGUARD64\ImagePath
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Folder Guard\ImagePath

How to erase Folder Guard from your PC with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Folder Guard is a program marketed by WinAbility® Software Corporation. Frequently, people decide to uninstall this application. Sometimes this can be easier said than done because uninstalling this manually requires some advanced knowledge related to removing Windows programs manually. The best EASY approach to uninstall Folder Guard 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 useful uninstaller and general tool to optimize your Windows computer.

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• visit Download Link
• download the setup by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to get familiar with the program's interface and wealth of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful system optimizer.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs feature


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

6. Scroll the list of applications until you find Folder Guard or simply activate the Search field and type in "Folder Guard". If it is installed on your PC the Folder Guard program will be found very quickly. When you click Folder Guard in the list of apps, the following data about the application is shown to you:

• Star rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other people have about Folder Guard, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information about the application you wish to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.

For instance you can see that for Folder Guard:

• The publisher is: http://www.winability.com/
• The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files\Folder Guard\Setup64.exe

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will show up. accept the uninstall by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will remove Folder Guard.


8. After removing Folder Guard, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items of Folder Guard which have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling Folder Guard using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your system.

Your Windows system will remain clean, speedy and able to run without errors or problems.

Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to remove Folder Guard by WinAbility® Software Corporation from your PC, we are not saying that Folder Guard by WinAbility® Software Corporation is not a good software application. This text simply contains detailed instructions on how to remove Folder Guard supposing you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.