Folder Guard

A way to uninstall Folder Guard from your PC

Folder Guard is a Windows program. Read more about how to remove it from your computer. It was developed for Windows by WinAbility® Software Corporation. More information on WinAbility® Software Corporation can be found here. More information about the application Folder Guard can be found at http://www.winability.com/. Usually the Folder Guard application is placed in the C:\Program Files\Folder Guard folder, depending on the user's option during install. The full command line for removing Folder Guard is C:\Program Files\Folder Guard\Setup64.exe. Note that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you may receive a notification for admin rights. Folder Guard's main file takes about 1.28 MB (1344072 bytes) and is named FGuard64.exe.

Folder Guard is comprised of the following executables which occupy 1.91 MB (1997600 bytes) on disk:

• FG64.exe (183.57 KB)
• FGuard64.exe (1.28 MB)
• FG_ERU64.exe (76.57 KB)
• Setup64.exe (378.07 KB)

This data is about Folder Guard version 9.1 only. Click on the links below for other Folder Guard versions:

• 9.0
• 19.4
• 6.0
• 23.5
• 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
• 20.10
• 19.6
• 7.91
• 18.4
• 19.9
• 8.3.1
• 22.10
• 10.1

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Following the uninstall process, the application leaves leftovers on the PC. Part_A few of these are listed below.

Folders left behind when you uninstall Folder Guard:

• C:\Program Files\Folder Guard
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\Folder Guard

Check for and remove the following files from your disk when you uninstall Folder Guard:

• C:\Program Files\Folder Guard\FG_ERU64.exe
• C:\Program Files\Folder Guard\FG64.exe
• C:\Program Files\Folder Guard\FGuard.chm
• C:\Program Files\Folder Guard\FGuard64.exe
• C:\Program Files\Folder Guard\FGUARD64.sys
• C:\Program Files\Folder Guard\License.txt
• C:\Program Files\Folder Guard\Setup.ini
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\Folder Guard\FGuard.CFG
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\Folder Guard\Folder Guard.FGA

Use regedit.exe to manually remove from the Windows Registry the data below:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\Folder Guard
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Application.Reference\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\Folder Guard
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\ShellEx\ContextMenuHandlers\Folder Guard
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\IE.AssocFile.URL\ShellEx\ContextMenuHandlers\Folder Guard
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\IE.AssocFile.WEBSITE\ShellEx\ContextMenuHandlers\Folder Guard
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\InternetShortcut\ShellEx\ContextMenuHandlers\Folder Guard
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\lnkfile\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\Folder Guard
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Microsoft.Website\ShellEx\ContextMenuHandlers\Folder Guard
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\piffile\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\Folder Guard
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\WSHFile\ShellEx\ContextMenuHandlers\Folder Guard
• HKEY_CURRENT_UserName\Software\WinAbility\Folder Guard
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Folder Guard
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\WinAbility\Folder Guard

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

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Folder Guard\FG64.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\FGUARD64\ImagePath
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Folder Guard\ImagePath

A way to uninstall Folder Guard from your computer with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Folder Guard is an application marketed by WinAbility® Software Corporation. Some users want to erase this application. This is easier said than done because uninstalling this by hand takes some advanced knowledge related to Windows internal functioning. One of the best EASY practice to erase 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 system, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is one of the best uninstaller and all around tool to take care of your computer.

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• go to Download Link
• download the program by clicking on the DOWNLOAD button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to get familiar with the program's interface and number of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful Windows tool.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs feature


5. All the applications existing on your computer will be made available to you

6. Navigate the list of applications until you find Folder Guard or simply click the Search feature and type in "Folder Guard". If it exists on your system the Folder Guard application will be found very quickly. After you click Folder Guard in the list of programs, some data about the program is shown to you:

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

For example you can see that for Folder Guard:

• The software company 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 show up. accept the uninstall by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove Folder Guard.


8. After uninstalling Folder Guard, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to start the cleanup. All the items that belong Folder Guard that have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling Folder Guard with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your computer.

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

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Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to uninstall Folder Guard by WinAbility® Software Corporation from your computer, we are not saying that Folder Guard by WinAbility® Software Corporation is not a good application. This text simply contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall Folder Guard supposing you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.