Foxit PDF Editor

A guide to uninstall Foxit PDF Editor from your system

This page is about Foxit PDF Editor for Windows. Below you can find details on how to uninstall it from your PC. It was developed for Windows by Foxit Software Inc.. More data about Foxit Software Inc. can be read here. Please open https://www.foxit.com/ if you want to read more on Foxit PDF Editor on Foxit Software Inc.'s web page. Foxit PDF Editor is typically installed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Foxit Software\Foxit PDF Editor folder, depending on the user's decision. You can uninstall Foxit PDF Editor by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\{a1e39c59-81e8-4dcd-a609-ad5df43b6b70}\GA_PDFEditor_AllLang_Online_Bundle_Continuous_v2025.2.0.33046.exe. Keep in mind that you might be prompted for administrator rights. FoxitPDFEditor.exe is the Foxit PDF Editor's main executable file and it occupies about 122.55 MB (128505320 bytes) on disk.

The executable files below are part of Foxit PDF Editor. They take about 288.34 MB (302345184 bytes) on disk.

• 64BitMailAgent.exe (501.09 KB)
• Activation.exe (18.10 MB)
• FoxitPDFEditor.exe (122.55 MB)
• FoxitPreviewhost.exe (140.59 KB)
• iwKillSessionCache.exe (19.64 KB)
• iwSessionCache.exe (29.64 KB)
• ProfileMgr.exe (11.26 MB)
• ScannerHelperApp.exe (675.09 KB)
• SendCrashReport.exe (3.03 MB)
• TrackReview.exe (5.85 MB)
• ATLEcmTransfer.exe (145.59 KB)
• FoxitProxyServer_PH.exe (7.38 MB)

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This info is about Foxit PDF Editor version 2025.2.0.33046 only. You can find here a few links to other Foxit PDF Editor releases:

• 12.1.4.15400
• 2024.1.0.23997
• 11.2.7.53812
• 11.1
• 2023.1.0.15510
• 13.0.0.21632
• 13.1.7.23637
• 11.1.0.56648
• 2023.3.0.23028
• 2024.2.0.25138
• 11.2.6.53790
• 2024.2.3.25184
• 12.1.7.15526
• 11.2.2.53575
• 11.2.0.53415
• 11.1.0.52543
• 11.2.11.54113
• 13.1.5.23566
• 12.1.2.15332
• 13.1.1.22432
• 12.1.5.15505
• 13.0.1.21693
• 13.1.0.22420
• 12.1.8.15703
• 11.2.10.53951
• 12.1.9.15762
• 2023.2.0.21408
• 12.1.1.15289
• 13.1.6.23570
• 12.0.0.12394
• 11.2.12.54161
• 2024.4.0.27683
• 2024.3.0.26795
• 12.0.2.12465
• 11.2
• 11.0.0.49893
• 13.1.2.22442
• 14.0.0.33046
• 2024.2.2.25170
• 2024.4.1.27687
• 2025.1.0.27937
• 12.1.0.15250
• 13.1.4.23147
• 11.0
• 11.2.8.53842
• 12.1.3.15356
• 11.2.3.53593
• 2024.2.1.25153
• 13.0.1.21780
• 11.2.1.53537
• 11.0.1.49938
• 12.0.1.12430
• 13.1.3.22478
• 13.2.0.23874
• 2025.2.0.33028

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Many files, folders and Windows registry entries can not be deleted when you remove Foxit PDF Editor from your computer.

Directories that were left behind:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\FOXIT SOFTWARE\FOXIT PDF EDITOR
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\Foxit PDF Editor
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Addon\Foxit PDF Editor
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Foxit PDF Editor

Check for and remove the following files from your disk when you uninstall Foxit PDF Editor:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\{7C5A40EF-A0FB-4BFC-874A-C0F2E0B9FA8E}_Foxit Software_Foxit PDF Editor_Activation_exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\{7C5A40EF-A0FB-4BFC-874A-C0F2E0B9FA8E}_Foxit Software_Foxit PDF Editor_FoxitPDFEditor_exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\Foxit PDF Editor\HasCountUninstall\20250830\2025.2.0.33046.xml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\Foxit_PDF_Editor_20250830093541.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\Foxit_PDF_Editor_20250830093541_000_FoxitSetup.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Addon\Foxit PDF Editor\FoxitPDFEditorUpdater.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Addon\Foxit PDF Editor\lang\en-US\ActionWizard_strings_en-US.xml.fx
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Addon\Foxit PDF Editor\lang\en-US\AiAssistant_strings_en-US.xml.fx
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Addon\Foxit PDF Editor\lang\en-US\AIPLabel_strings_en-US.xml.fx
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Addon\Foxit PDF Editor\lang\en-US\Binder_strings_en-US.xml.fx
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Addon\Foxit PDF Editor\lang\en-US\Bookmark_strings_en-US.xml.fx
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Addon\Foxit PDF Editor\lang\en-US\ComparePDF_strings_en-US.xml.fx
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Addon\Foxit PDF Editor\lang\en-US\CrossReferenceLinks_strings_en-US.xml.fx
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Addon\Foxit PDF Editor\lang\en-US\DocProcess_strings_en-US.xml.fx
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Addon\Foxit PDF Editor\lang\en-US\Email_strings_en-US.xml.fx
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Addon\Foxit PDF Editor\lang\en-US\FoxitSign_strings_en-US.xml.fx
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Addon\Foxit PDF Editor\lang\en-US\FoxitSignCN_strings_en-US.xml.fx
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Addon\Foxit PDF Editor\lang\en-US\FXExport_strings_en-US.xml.fx
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Addon\Foxit PDF Editor\lang\en-US\Globalwnd_strings_en-US.xml.fx
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Addon\Foxit PDF Editor\lang\en-US\IDoxAI_strings_en-US.xml.fx
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Addon\Foxit PDF Editor\lang\en-US\InkSign_strings_en-US.xml.fx
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Addon\Foxit PDF Editor\lang\en-US\LayerPanelToolPlugin_strings_en-US.xml.fx
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Addon\Foxit PDF Editor\lang\en-US\LoupeTool_strings_en-US.xml.fx
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Addon\Foxit PDF Editor\lang\en-US\OCRRecognition_strings_en-US.xml.fx
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Addon\Foxit PDF Editor\lang\en-US\PageEditor_strings_en-US.xml.fx
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Addon\Foxit PDF Editor\lang\en-US\pageformat_strings_en-US.xml.fx
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Addon\Foxit PDF Editor\lang\en-US\PageOrganizer_strings_en-US.xml.fx
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Addon\Foxit PDF Editor\lang\en-US\PDFAccessibility_strings_en-US.xml.fx
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Addon\Foxit PDF Editor\lang\en-US\PDFOptimizer_strings_en-US.xml.fx
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Addon\Foxit PDF Editor\lang\en-US\Portfolio_strings_en-US.xml.fx
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Addon\Foxit PDF Editor\lang\en-US\Security_strings_en-US.xml.fx
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Addon\Foxit PDF Editor\lang\en-US\Signature_strings_en-US.xml.fx
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Addon\Foxit PDF Editor\lang\en-US\speech_strings_en-US.xml.fx
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Addon\Foxit PDF Editor\lang\en-US\strings_en-US.xml.fx
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Addon\Foxit PDF Editor\lang\en-US\TickMark_strings_en-US.xml.fx
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Addon\Foxit PDF Editor\lang\en-US\touchup_strings_en-US.xml.fx
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Addon\Foxit PDF Editor\lang\en-US\TranslateAssistant_strings_en-US.xml.fx
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Foxit PDF Editor\Accessibility\AcessibilityOrder.xml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Foxit PDF Editor\ActivePage\ActivePage\buynow-expire-day.html
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Foxit PDF Editor\ActivePage\ActivePage\buynow-off.html
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Foxit PDF Editor\ActivePage\ActivePage\css\index.css
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Foxit PDF Editor\ActivePage\ActivePage\i18n\buynow-expire-day.js
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Foxit PDF Editor\ActivePage\ActivePage\i18n\buynow-off.js
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Foxit PDF Editor\ActivePage\ActivePage\i18n\off.js
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Foxit PDF Editor\ActivePage\ActivePage\images\activate.svg
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Foxit PDF Editor\ActivePage\ActivePage\images\buynow-expire-day-banner.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Foxit PDF Editor\ActivePage\ActivePage\images\en-US\off-banner.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Foxit PDF Editor\ActivePage\ActivePage\images\en-US\off-banner-0.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Foxit PDF Editor\ActivePage\ActivePage\images\free-trial.svg
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Foxit PDF Editor\ActivePage\ActivePage\images\icon-cart.svg
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Foxit PDF Editor\ActivePage\ActivePage\images\icon-close.svg
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Foxit PDF Editor\ActivePage\ActivePage\images\icon-off-10.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Foxit PDF Editor\ActivePage\ActivePage\images\icon-off-20.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Foxit PDF Editor\ActivePage\ActivePage\images\icon-off-30.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Foxit PDF Editor\ActivePage\ActivePage\images\icon-off-40.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Foxit PDF Editor\ActivePage\ActivePage\images\icon-off-50.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Foxit PDF Editor\ActivePage\ActivePage\images\icon-off-60.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Foxit PDF Editor\ActivePage\ActivePage\images\icon-off-70.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Foxit PDF Editor\ActivePage\ActivePage\images\icon-off-80.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Foxit PDF Editor\ActivePage\ActivePage\images\iocn-off-90.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Foxit PDF Editor\ActivePage\ActivePage\images\sign-in.svg
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Foxit PDF Editor\ActivePage\ActivePage\js\common.js
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Foxit PDF Editor\ActivePage\ActivePage\js\jquery.min.js
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Foxit PDF Editor\ActivePage\ActivePage\off.html
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Foxit PDF Editor\Cache\035958F9DB114bcc9EC5647774A07EE6.db
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Foxit PDF Editor\Cache\07A1852541BE4f2a8709E515B2AE3C2A.db
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Foxit PDF Editor\Cache\2A3C33B1C199421cA0C1826476B4F68C.db
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Foxit PDF Editor\Cache\36C684376B9049628713C56CBC510361.db
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Foxit PDF Editor\Cache\548587B948A24fbf8E0270B6DE95D3A2.db
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Foxit PDF Editor\Cache\5EDD61BF941E4131A5C1ED2D20603AF0.db
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Foxit PDF Editor\Cache\5F7C0ABDA73042e887C4EC80B6430756.db
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Foxit PDF Editor\Cache\6D032637144949cfB171FE75A21A5ED7.db
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Foxit PDF Editor\Cache\73658FE46F394ea3B54F7B2AA93ED52E.db
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Foxit PDF Editor\Cache\7E079E458A9F4b52A82D9416083A1417.db
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Foxit PDF Editor\Cache\81A16B79099E4760B5A6CF23E5896435.db
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Foxit PDF Editor\Cache\8F4C169049BE46c4884EE8B5FCA8659B.db
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Foxit PDF Editor\Cache\9621FFF9E3764965800798F223EE53CC.db
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Foxit PDF Editor\Cache\A2BC105615BB47daB1D4A816CDD3172A.db
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Foxit PDF Editor\Cache\C0CAC0CE38324623AFDEF12447A82493.db
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Foxit PDF Editor\Cache\CF54F0FA1A8F46e0A6FDC85378773584.db
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Foxit PDF Editor\Cache\FC2DA89C84B747528EE0A58EC9E48E6C.db
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Foxit PDF Editor\cacheDatacws.connectedpdf.com.dat
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Foxit PDF Editor\FormFiller\AutoComplete.ds
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Foxit PDF Editor\FxWebView\EBWebView\AutoLaunchProtocolsComponent\1.0.0.9\manifest.fingerprint
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Foxit PDF Editor\FxWebView\EBWebView\AutoLaunchProtocolsComponent\1.0.0.9\manifest.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Foxit PDF Editor\FxWebView\EBWebView\AutoLaunchProtocolsComponent\1.0.0.9\protocols.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Foxit PDF Editor\FxWebView\EBWebView\Breadcrumbs
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Foxit PDF Editor\FxWebView\EBWebView\BrowserMetrics\BrowserMetrics-68733473-27B0.pma
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Foxit PDF Editor\FxWebView\EBWebView\BrowserMetrics\BrowserMetrics-6887238D-2FC4.pma
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Foxit PDF Editor\FxWebView\EBWebView\BrowserMetrics\BrowserMetrics-6889D145-32DC.pma
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Foxit PDF Editor\FxWebView\EBWebView\BrowserMetrics\BrowserMetrics-6899D5DA-AB8.pma
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Foxit PDF Editor\FxWebView\EBWebView\CertificateRevocation\6498.2024.12.2\crl-set
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Foxit PDF Editor\FxWebView\EBWebView\CertificateRevocation\6498.2024.12.2\manifest.fingerprint
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Foxit PDF Editor\FxWebView\EBWebView\CertificateRevocation\6498.2024.12.2\manifest.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Foxit PDF Editor\FxWebView\EBWebView\component_crx_cache\5110a67904f33f66a66cc9be4dd3da419a596de32daae8f62baa998d3be5ca83
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Foxit PDF Editor\FxWebView\EBWebView\component_crx_cache\56e96b6819faf673a2cc4750059d5d42bb2e89fefc7c4d81896f64b01b35e789
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Foxit PDF Editor\FxWebView\EBWebView\component_crx_cache\6b1561d18d6d7d238c1fa4fb8aef54e1f1e6b574d958bc0a41ca955f90afd7dc
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Foxit PDF Editor\FxWebView\EBWebView\component_crx_cache\metadata.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Foxit PDF Editor\FxWebView\EBWebView\Crashpad\metadata
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Foxit PDF Editor\FxWebView\EBWebView\Crashpad\settings.dat

Generally the following registry data will not be cleaned:

• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Foxit Software\Foxit PDF Editor

How to uninstall Foxit PDF Editor from your PC with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Foxit PDF Editor is a program marketed by the software company Foxit Software Inc.. Sometimes, users choose to uninstall it. Sometimes this can be troublesome because removing this by hand requires some experience related to removing Windows applications by hand. The best SIMPLE practice to uninstall Foxit PDF Editor is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take the following steps on 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 a very potent uninstaller and all around tool to optimize your system.

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• navigate to Download Link
• download the setup by clicking on the DOWNLOAD NOW 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 tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful PC management program.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs feature


5. All the applications installed on the computer will appear

6. Scroll the list of applications until you find Foxit PDF Editor or simply activate the Search field and type in "Foxit PDF Editor". If it exists on your system the Foxit PDF Editor application will be found very quickly. When you select Foxit PDF Editor in the list of apps, some information regarding the application is shown to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating explains the opinion other people have regarding Foxit PDF Editor, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Details regarding the app you are about to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.

For example you can see that for Foxit PDF Editor:

• The web site of the program is: https://www.foxit.com/
• The uninstall string is: C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\{a1e39c59-81e8-4dcd-a609-ad5df43b6b70}\GA_PDFEditor_AllLang_Online_Bundle_Continuous_v2025.2.0.33046.exe

7. Press the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will appear. Confirm the uninstall by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall Foxit PDF Editor.


8. After removing Foxit PDF Editor, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Press Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items of Foxit PDF Editor that have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling Foxit PDF Editor using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry items, files or folders are left behind on your PC.

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

Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to uninstall Foxit PDF Editor by Foxit Software Inc. from your PC, nor are we saying that Foxit PDF Editor by Foxit Software Inc. is not a good software application. This text only contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall Foxit PDF Editor in case 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' computers.