Folder Guard

A guide to uninstall Folder Guard from your PC

This web page contains complete information on how to remove Folder Guard for Windows. It was developed for Windows by WinAbility® Software Corporation. You can read more on WinAbility® Software Corporation or check for application updates here. More details about the app Folder Guard can be found at http://www.winability.com/. The application is frequently installed in the C:\Program Files\Folder Guard folder. Take into account that this location can differ being determined by the user's preference. 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 get a notification for admin rights. The program's main executable file is called FGuard64.exe and occupies 1.92 MB (2011848 bytes).

The following executable files are contained in Folder Guard. They take 3.94 MB (4129768 bytes) on disk.

• FG64.exe (191.20 KB)
• FGREMU.EXE (1.30 MB)
• FGuard64.exe (1.92 MB)
• FG_ERU64.exe (91.20 KB)
• Setup64.exe (455.20 KB)

This data is about Folder Guard version 10.4 only. You can find here a few links to other Folder Guard releases:

• 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
• 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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Following the uninstall process, the application leaves leftovers on the computer. Some of these are shown below.

Folders found on disk after you uninstall Folder Guard from your computer:

• C:\Program Files\Folder Guard
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\Folder Guard
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Folder Guard

The files below are left behind on your disk by Folder Guard's application uninstaller when you removed it:

• C:\Program Files\Folder Guard\FG_ERU64.exe
• C:\Program Files\Folder Guard\FG64.exe
• C:\Program Files\Folder Guard\FGH64.dll
• C:\Program Files\Folder Guard\FGREMU.EXE
• C:\Program Files\Folder Guard\FGuard.chm
• C:\Program Files\Folder Guard\FGUARD64.dll
• C:\Program Files\Folder Guard\FGuard64.exe
• C:\Program Files\Folder Guard\FGUARD64.sys
• C:\Program Files\Folder Guard\keygen.exe
• C:\Program Files\Folder Guard\License.txt
• C:\Program Files\Folder Guard\Setup.ini
• C:\Program Files\Folder Guard\Setup64.exe
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\Folder Guard\FGuard.CFG
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\Folder Guard\Folder Guard.FG
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\Folder Guard\Folder Guard-prev.FG
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\Folder Guard 10.4.0.2322.lnk
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Folder Guard\Folder Guard.lnk

Generally the following registry keys will not be cleaned:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\Folder Guard
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Access.Shortcut.DataAccessPage.1\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\Folder Guard
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Access.Shortcut.Diagram.1\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\Folder Guard
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Access.Shortcut.Form.1\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\Folder Guard
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Access.Shortcut.Function.1\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\Folder Guard
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Access.Shortcut.Macro.1\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\Folder Guard
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Access.Shortcut.Module.1\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\Folder Guard
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Access.Shortcut.Query.1\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\Folder Guard
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Access.Shortcut.Report.1\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\Folder Guard
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Access.Shortcut.StoredProcedure.1\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\Folder Guard
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Access.Shortcut.Table.1\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\Folder Guard
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Access.Shortcut.View.1\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
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\WinAbility\Folder Guard

Additional values that you should clean:

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

A way to delete Folder Guard from your PC using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Folder Guard is an application offered by the software company WinAbility® Software Corporation. Frequently, people choose to uninstall this application. This is easier said than done because performing this by hand requires some advanced knowledge related to PCs. The best QUICK manner to uninstall Folder Guard is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your system, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is one of the best uninstaller and all around utility to optimize your computer.

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

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to get familiar with the program's design and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful system utility.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Press the Uninstall Programs button


5. All the applications installed on your PC will be made available to you

6. Scroll the list of applications until you locate Folder Guard or simply click the Search field and type in "Folder Guard". If it is installed on your PC the Folder Guard app will be found very quickly. Notice that after you click Folder Guard in the list of apps, the following data regarding the program is available to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). This tells you the opinion other users have regarding Folder Guard, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Details regarding the application you wish to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.

For instance 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. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will show up. accept the uninstall by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove Folder Guard.


8. After removing Folder Guard, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Click Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items of Folder Guard that have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling Folder Guard using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry items, files or directories are left behind on your computer.

Your system will remain clean, speedy and ready to serve you properly.

Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to uninstall Folder Guard by WinAbility® Software Corporation from your PC, nor are we saying that Folder Guard by WinAbility® Software Corporation is not a good application for your PC. This page only contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall Folder Guard supposing you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.