Foxit PDF Reader

A guide to uninstall Foxit PDF Reader from your PC

Foxit PDF Reader is a Windows application. Read below about how to remove it from your computer. It was developed for Windows by Foxit Software Inc.. More information about Foxit Software Inc. can be read here. More information about Foxit PDF Reader can be found at https://www.foxit.com/90. The program is often installed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Foxit Software\Foxit PDF Reader directory (same installation drive as Windows). Foxit PDF Reader's full uninstall command line is C:\Program Files (x86)\Foxit Software\Foxit PDF Reader\unins000.exe. The application's main executable file has a size of 115.68 MB (121301496 bytes) on disk and is called FoxitPDFReader.exe.

Foxit PDF Reader is composed of the following executables which take 132.02 MB (138430968 bytes) on disk:

• 64BitMailAgent.exe (499.98 KB)
• FoxitPDFReader.exe (115.68 MB)
• FoxitPreviewhost.exe (137.99 KB)

The current page applies to Foxit PDF Reader version 2023.3.0.23028 alone. Click on the links below for other Foxit PDF Reader versions:

• 12.1.2.15332
• 12.1.3.15356
• 12.0.1.12430
• 2024.3.0.26795
• 2024.1.0.23997
• 11.1.0.52543
• 2023.2
• 12.0
• 12.1
• 11.0.0.49893
• 2025.1.0.27937
• 2024.2.1.25153
• 12.1.0.15250
• 2024.3
• 12.0.2.12465
• 2023.2.0.21408
• 2024.1
• 12.1.1.15289
• 11.1
• 2024.4.0.27683
• 12.0.0.12394
• 2024.2.2.25170
• 11.0
• 11.2
• 2024.2.0.25138
• 11.2.1.53537
• 11.0.1.49938
• 11.2.2.53575
• 2024.2.3.25184
• 2024.4

...click to view all...
After the uninstall process, the application leaves some files behind on the computer. Part_A few of these are listed below.

Directories found on disk:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Foxit\Foxit PDF Reader
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\Foxit PDF Reader
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Addon\Foxit PDF Reader
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Foxit PDF Reader

Usually, the following files are left on disk:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Foxit\Foxit PDF Reader\FoxitPDFReaderUpdateService.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\125\M__Foxit PDF Reader_FoxitPDFReader_exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Addon\Foxit PDF Reader\FoxitPDFReaderUpdater.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Addon\Foxit PDF Reader\lang\en-US\ActionWizard_strings_en-US.xml.fx
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Addon\Foxit PDF Reader\lang\en-US\AiAssistant_strings_en-US.xml.fx
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Addon\Foxit PDF Reader\lang\en-US\Bookmark_strings_en-US.xml.fx
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Addon\Foxit PDF Reader\lang\en-US\DocProcess_strings_en-US.xml.fx
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Addon\Foxit PDF Reader\lang\en-US\Email_strings_en-US.xml.fx
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Addon\Foxit PDF Reader\lang\en-US\FoxitSign_strings_en-US.xml.fx
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Addon\Foxit PDF Reader\lang\en-US\FoxitSignCN_strings_en-US.xml.fx
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Addon\Foxit PDF Reader\lang\en-US\Globalwnd_strings_en-US.xml.fx
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Addon\Foxit PDF Reader\lang\en-US\InkSign_strings_en-US.xml.fx
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Addon\Foxit PDF Reader\lang\en-US\LayerPanelToolPlugin_strings_en-US.xml.fx
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Addon\Foxit PDF Reader\lang\en-US\LoupeTool_strings_en-US.xml.fx
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Addon\Foxit PDF Reader\lang\en-US\PageEditor_strings_en-US.xml.fx
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Addon\Foxit PDF Reader\lang\en-US\pageformat_strings_en-US.xml.fx
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Addon\Foxit PDF Reader\lang\en-US\PDFAccessibility_strings_en-US.xml.fx
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Addon\Foxit PDF Reader\lang\en-US\Portfolio_strings_en-US.xml.fx
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Addon\Foxit PDF Reader\lang\en-US\Security_strings_en-US.xml.fx
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Addon\Foxit PDF Reader\lang\en-US\Signature_strings_en-US.xml.fx
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Addon\Foxit PDF Reader\lang\en-US\speech_strings_en-US.xml.fx
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Addon\Foxit PDF Reader\lang\en-US\strings_en-US.xml.fx
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Addon\Foxit PDF Reader\lang\en-US\touchup_strings_en-US.xml.fx
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Foxit PDF Reader\cacheDatacws.connectedpdf.com.dat
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Foxit PDF Reader\FormFiller\AutoComplete.ds
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Foxit PDF Reader\FxWebView\EBWebView\Breadcrumbs
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Foxit PDF Reader\FxWebView\EBWebView\Crashpad\metadata
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Foxit PDF Reader\FxWebView\EBWebView\Crashpad\settings.dat
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Foxit PDF Reader\FxWebView\EBWebView\Crashpad\throttle_store.dat
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Foxit PDF Reader\FxWebView\EBWebView\CrashpadMetrics-active.pma
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Foxit PDF Reader\FxWebView\EBWebView\Default\AutofillStrikeDatabase\LOCK
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Foxit PDF Reader\FxWebView\EBWebView\Default\AutofillStrikeDatabase\LOG
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Foxit PDF Reader\FxWebView\EBWebView\Default\BudgetDatabase\LOCK
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Foxit PDF Reader\FxWebView\EBWebView\Default\BudgetDatabase\LOG
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Foxit PDF Reader\FxWebView\EBWebView\Default\Cache\Cache_Data\data_0
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Foxit PDF Reader\FxWebView\EBWebView\Default\Cache\Cache_Data\data_1
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Foxit PDF Reader\FxWebView\EBWebView\Default\Cache\Cache_Data\data_2
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Foxit PDF Reader\FxWebView\EBWebView\Default\Cache\Cache_Data\data_3
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Foxit PDF Reader\FxWebView\EBWebView\Default\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000001
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Foxit PDF Reader\FxWebView\EBWebView\Default\Cache\Cache_Data\index
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Foxit PDF Reader\FxWebView\EBWebView\Default\ClientCertificates\LOCK
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Foxit PDF Reader\FxWebView\EBWebView\Default\ClientCertificates\LOG
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Foxit PDF Reader\FxWebView\EBWebView\Default\Code Cache\js\index
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Foxit PDF Reader\FxWebView\EBWebView\Default\Code Cache\wasm\index
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Foxit PDF Reader\FxWebView\EBWebView\Default\commerce_subscription_db\LOCK
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Foxit PDF Reader\FxWebView\EBWebView\Default\commerce_subscription_db\LOG
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Foxit PDF Reader\FxWebView\EBWebView\Default\DawnGraphiteCache\data_0
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Foxit PDF Reader\FxWebView\EBWebView\Default\DawnGraphiteCache\data_1
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Foxit PDF Reader\FxWebView\EBWebView\Default\DawnGraphiteCache\data_2
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Foxit PDF Reader\FxWebView\EBWebView\Default\DawnGraphiteCache\data_3
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Foxit PDF Reader\FxWebView\EBWebView\Default\DawnGraphiteCache\index
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Foxit PDF Reader\FxWebView\EBWebView\Default\DawnWebGPUCache\data_0
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Foxit PDF Reader\FxWebView\EBWebView\Default\DawnWebGPUCache\data_1
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Foxit PDF Reader\FxWebView\EBWebView\Default\DawnWebGPUCache\data_2
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Foxit PDF Reader\FxWebView\EBWebView\Default\DawnWebGPUCache\data_3
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Foxit PDF Reader\FxWebView\EBWebView\Default\DawnWebGPUCache\index
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Foxit PDF Reader\FxWebView\EBWebView\Default\DIPS
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Foxit PDF Reader\FxWebView\EBWebView\Default\discounts_db\LOCK
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Foxit PDF Reader\FxWebView\EBWebView\Default\discounts_db\LOG
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Foxit PDF Reader\FxWebView\EBWebView\Default\Download Service\EntryDB\LOCK
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Foxit PDF Reader\FxWebView\EBWebView\Default\Download Service\EntryDB\LOG
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Foxit PDF Reader\FxWebView\EBWebView\Default\EdgeEDrop\EdgeEDropSQLite.db
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Foxit PDF Reader\FxWebView\EBWebView\Default\EdgeHubAppUsage\EdgeHubAppUsageSQLite.db
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Foxit PDF Reader\FxWebView\EBWebView\Default\Extension Rules\000003.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Foxit PDF Reader\FxWebView\EBWebView\Default\Extension Rules\CURRENT
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Foxit PDF Reader\FxWebView\EBWebView\Default\Extension Rules\LOCK
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Foxit PDF Reader\FxWebView\EBWebView\Default\Extension Rules\LOG
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Foxit PDF Reader\FxWebView\EBWebView\Default\Extension Rules\MANIFEST-000001
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Foxit PDF Reader\FxWebView\EBWebView\Default\Extension Scripts\000003.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Foxit PDF Reader\FxWebView\EBWebView\Default\Extension Scripts\CURRENT
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Foxit PDF Reader\FxWebView\EBWebView\Default\Extension Scripts\LOCK
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Foxit PDF Reader\FxWebView\EBWebView\Default\Extension Scripts\LOG
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Foxit PDF Reader\FxWebView\EBWebView\Default\Extension Scripts\MANIFEST-000001
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Foxit PDF Reader\FxWebView\EBWebView\Default\Extension State\000003.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Foxit PDF Reader\FxWebView\EBWebView\Default\Extension State\CURRENT
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Foxit PDF Reader\FxWebView\EBWebView\Default\Extension State\LOCK
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Foxit PDF Reader\FxWebView\EBWebView\Default\Extension State\LOG
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Foxit PDF Reader\FxWebView\EBWebView\Default\Extension State\MANIFEST-000001
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Foxit PDF Reader\FxWebView\EBWebView\Default\ExtensionActivityComp
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Foxit PDF Reader\FxWebView\EBWebView\Default\ExtensionActivityEdge
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Foxit PDF Reader\FxWebView\EBWebView\Default\Favicons
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Foxit PDF Reader\FxWebView\EBWebView\Default\Feature Engagement Tracker\AvailabilityDB\LOCK
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Foxit PDF Reader\FxWebView\EBWebView\Default\Feature Engagement Tracker\AvailabilityDB\LOG
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Foxit PDF Reader\FxWebView\EBWebView\Default\Feature Engagement Tracker\EventDB\LOCK
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Foxit PDF Reader\FxWebView\EBWebView\Default\Feature Engagement Tracker\EventDB\LOG
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Foxit PDF Reader\FxWebView\EBWebView\Default\GPUCache\data_0
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Foxit PDF Reader\FxWebView\EBWebView\Default\GPUCache\data_1
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Foxit PDF Reader\FxWebView\EBWebView\Default\GPUCache\data_2
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Foxit PDF Reader\FxWebView\EBWebView\Default\GPUCache\data_3
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Foxit PDF Reader\FxWebView\EBWebView\Default\GPUCache\index
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Foxit PDF Reader\FxWebView\EBWebView\Default\heavy_ad_intervention_opt_out.db
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Foxit PDF Reader\FxWebView\EBWebView\Default\History
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Foxit PDF Reader\FxWebView\EBWebView\Default\Local Storage\leveldb\000003.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Foxit PDF Reader\FxWebView\EBWebView\Default\Local Storage\leveldb\CURRENT
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Foxit PDF Reader\FxWebView\EBWebView\Default\Local Storage\leveldb\LOCK
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Foxit PDF Reader\FxWebView\EBWebView\Default\Local Storage\leveldb\LOG
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Foxit PDF Reader\FxWebView\EBWebView\Default\Local Storage\leveldb\MANIFEST-000001
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Foxit PDF Reader\FxWebView\EBWebView\Default\LOCK
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Foxit PDF Reader\FxWebView\EBWebView\Default\LOG
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Foxit Software\Continuous\Foxit PDF Reader\FxWebView\EBWebView\Default\Network Action Predictor

Registry keys:

• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Foxit Software\Foxit PDF Reader
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Foxit Software\Foxit PDF Reader
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Foxit Software\Foxit Update\Foxit PDF Reader
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Foxit Reader_is1
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\MozillaPlugins\@foxitsoftware.com/Foxit Reader Plugin,version=1.0,application/pdf

Registry values that are not removed from your PC:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\m:\Foxit PDF Reader\FoxitPDFReader.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\FoxitReaderUpdateService\ImagePath

How to erase Foxit PDF Reader from your PC with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Foxit PDF Reader is a program offered by the software company Foxit Software Inc.. Sometimes, users decide to erase this program. This is difficult because uninstalling this by hand requires some advanced knowledge related to Windows internal functioning. One of the best SIMPLE practice to erase Foxit PDF Reader is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your Windows PC, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is one of the best uninstaller and general tool to optimize your Windows computer.

DOWNLOAD NOW

• go to Download Link
• download the setup by pressing the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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

3. Press the General Tools category


4. Press the Uninstall Programs feature


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

6. Scroll the list of applications until you find Foxit PDF Reader or simply activate the Search feature and type in "Foxit PDF Reader". If it is installed on your PC the Foxit PDF Reader program will be found very quickly. Notice that after you click Foxit PDF Reader in the list , some information about the program is made available to you:

• Star rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other users have about Foxit PDF Reader, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
• Details about the program you want to remove, by pressing the Properties button.

For instance you can see that for Foxit PDF Reader:

• The web site of the application is: https://www.foxit.com/90
• The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files (x86)\Foxit Software\Foxit PDF Reader\unins000.exe

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will appear. Confirm the uninstall by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove Foxit PDF Reader.


8. After uninstalling Foxit PDF Reader, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to perform the cleanup. All the items that belong Foxit PDF Reader that have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By removing Foxit PDF Reader using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your disk.

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

Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to remove Foxit PDF Reader by Foxit Software Inc. from your computer, nor are we saying that Foxit PDF Reader by Foxit Software Inc. is not a good application for your PC. This text simply contains detailed instructions on how to remove Foxit PDF Reader supposing you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.