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How to uninstall Folder Guard from your computer

Folder Guard is a Windows application. Read more about how to remove it from your PC. The Windows version was created by WinAbility® Software Corporation. More data about WinAbility® Software Corporation can be seen here. You can read more about on Folder Guard at . The program is frequently located in the C:\Program Files\Folder Guard folder (same installation drive as Windows). You can uninstall Folder Guard by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\Program Files\Folder Guard\Setup64.exe. Note that you might be prompted for admin rights. The program's main executable file occupies 540.81 KB (553792 bytes) on disk and is titled Setup64.exe.

The following executable files are incorporated in Folder Guard. They take 10.19 MB (10680896 bytes) on disk.

  • FG64.exe (240.81 KB)
  • FGA64.exe (2.33 MB)
  • FGREMU.EXE (6.95 MB)
  • FG_ERU64.exe (147.81 KB)
  • Setup64.exe (540.81 KB)


The information on this page is only about version 20.10.3 of Folder Guard. You can find below a few links to other Folder Guard versions:

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

You should delete the folders below after you uninstall Folder Guard:
  • C:\Program Files\Folder Guard

The files below were left behind on your disk by Folder Guard when you uninstall it:
  • 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\License.txt
  • C:\Program Files\Folder Guard\Setup.ini
  • C:\Program Files\Folder Guard\Setup64.exe

Registry keys:
  • 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

Open regedit.exe in order to delete the following registry values:
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\FGUARD64\ImagePath
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Folder Guard\ImagePath


How to delete Folder Guard from your computer with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Folder Guard is an application by the software company WinAbility® Software Corporation. Sometimes, computer users decide to remove this program. Sometimes this is efortful because doing this manually requires some skill related to removing Windows applications by hand. The best EASY manner to remove 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, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is one of the best uninstaller and general utility to take care of your Windows system.

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  • navigate to Download Link
  • download the setup by pressing the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
  • install Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful system optimizer.

3. Press the General Tools button
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4. Press the Uninstall Programs feature
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. All the programs existing on your PC will be made available to you

6. Navigate the list of programs until you locate Folder Guard or simply click the Search feature and type in "Folder Guard". If it exists on your system the Folder Guard app will be found very quickly. When you select Folder Guard in the list of applications, some data regarding the application is available to you:


  • Safety rating (in the left lower corner). This explains the opinion other people have regarding Folder Guard, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Reviews by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
  • Details regarding the application you wish to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.
For example you can see that for Folder Guard:





  • The web site of the application is: http://www.winability.com/
  • The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files\Folder Guard\Setup64.exe
7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will come up. Confirm the removal by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall Folder Guard.
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8. After removing Folder Guard, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to perform the cleanup. All the items that belong Folder Guard which have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By removing Folder Guard using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your PC.

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



Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to uninstall Folder Guard by WinAbility® Software Corporation from your PC, we are not saying that Folder Guard by WinAbility® Software Corporation is not a good application for your computer. This text only contains detailed info on how to uninstall Folder Guard supposing you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.

2020-10-24 / Written by Dan Armano for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2020-10-24 10:33:07.773