Google Photos

How to uninstall Google Photos from your computer

You can find below detailed information on how to remove Google Photos for Windows. It is developed by Google\Chrome. Check out here for more info on Google\Chrome. The program is often installed in the C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application directory. Take into account that this location can vary depending on the user's decision. You can remove Google Photos by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe. Keep in mind that you might get a notification for admin rights. chrome_pwa_launcher.exe is the programs's main file and it takes around 1.55 MB (1624408 bytes) on disk.

The executable files below are part of Google Photos. They occupy an average of 16.02 MB (16793960 bytes) on disk.

• chrome.exe (2.50 MB)
• chrome_proxy.exe (960.34 KB)
• chrome_pwa_launcher.exe (1.55 MB)
• elevation_service.exe (1.42 MB)
• notification_helper.exe (1.14 MB)
• setup.exe (4.23 MB)

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The information on this page is only about version 1.0 of Google Photos. Some files and registry entries are usually left behind when you uninstall Google Photos.

Directories found on disk:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Profile 10\IndexedDB\https_photos.google.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Profile 12\IndexedDB\https_photos.google.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Profile 4\IndexedDB\https_photos.google.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Profile 6\IndexedDB\https_photos.google.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb

The files below were left behind on your disk when you remove Google Photos:

• C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\88.0.0.0\html\photos_logo_24px.svg
• C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\88.0.0.0\html\photos_logo_grey_20px.svg
• C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\88.0.0.0\html\photos_logo_outline.svg
• C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\89.0.2.0\html\photos_logo_24px.svg
• C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\89.0.2.0\html\photos_logo_grey_20px.svg
• C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\89.0.2.0\html\photos_logo_outline.svg
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Profile 10\IndexedDB\https_photos.google.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\000004.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Profile 10\IndexedDB\https_photos.google.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\000005.ldb
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Profile 10\IndexedDB\https_photos.google.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\CURRENT
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Profile 10\IndexedDB\https_photos.google.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\LOCK
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Profile 10\IndexedDB\https_photos.google.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\LOG
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Profile 10\IndexedDB\https_photos.google.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\MANIFEST-000001
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Profile 12\IndexedDB\https_photos.google.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\000003.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Profile 12\IndexedDB\https_photos.google.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\CURRENT
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Profile 12\IndexedDB\https_photos.google.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\LOCK
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Profile 12\IndexedDB\https_photos.google.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\LOG
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Profile 12\IndexedDB\https_photos.google.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\MANIFEST-000001
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Profile 4\IndexedDB\https_photos.google.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\000051.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Profile 4\IndexedDB\https_photos.google.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\000053.ldb
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Profile 4\IndexedDB\https_photos.google.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\CURRENT
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Profile 4\IndexedDB\https_photos.google.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\LOCK
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Profile 4\IndexedDB\https_photos.google.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\LOG
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Profile 4\IndexedDB\https_photos.google.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\MANIFEST-000001
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Profile 4\Web Applications\_crx_ncmjhecbjeaamljdfahankockkkdmedg\Google Photos.ico
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Profile 6\IndexedDB\https_photos.google.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\000015.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Profile 6\IndexedDB\https_photos.google.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\000017.ldb
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Profile 6\IndexedDB\https_photos.google.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\CURRENT
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Profile 6\IndexedDB\https_photos.google.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\LOCK
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Profile 6\IndexedDB\https_photos.google.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\LOG
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Profile 6\IndexedDB\https_photos.google.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\MANIFEST-000001

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

• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\43e88a935ce63a766fe94dad802d2ab8

Additional registry values that are not cleaned:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe.FriendlyAppName

A way to erase Google Photos with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Google Photos is an application released by the software company Google\Chrome. Sometimes, users choose to uninstall this application. Sometimes this is efortful because doing this manually requires some skill regarding removing Windows applications by hand. The best SIMPLE manner to uninstall Google Photos is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is 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 a very efficient uninstaller and all around utility to clean your Windows PC.

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• go to Download Link
• download the setup by pressing the DOWNLOAD button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to get familiar with the program's interface and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful system utility.

3. Press the General Tools category


4. Press the Uninstall Programs feature


5. A list of the applications installed on the PC will be shown to you

6. Navigate the list of applications until you locate Google Photos or simply click the Search field and type in "Google Photos". If it exists on your system the Google Photos application will be found automatically. After you select Google Photos in the list of applications, some information about the application is shown to you:

• Safety rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating explains the opinion other users have about Google Photos, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
• Details about the program you are about to remove, by pressing the Properties button.

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will appear. accept the removal by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall Google Photos.


8. After uninstalling Google Photos, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Press Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items of Google Photos which have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling Google Photos with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your computer.

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

Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to remove Google Photos by Google\Chrome from your computer, we are not saying that Google Photos by Google\Chrome is not a good application. This text only contains detailed info on how to remove Google Photos in case you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.