Hard Disk Shield

A way to uninstall Hard Disk Shield from your computer

Hard Disk Shield is a software application. This page is comprised of details on how to remove it from your computer. The Windows version was developed by ShieldApps. More info about ShieldApps can be read here. The program is usually placed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Hard Disk Shield directory (same installation drive as Windows). C:\Program Files (x86)\Hard Disk Shield\uninstall.exe is the full command line if you want to uninstall Hard Disk Shield. HardDiskShield.exe is the programs's main file and it takes around 1.50 MB (1569608 bytes) on disk.

The executables below are part of Hard Disk Shield. They take an average of 2.81 MB (2946344 bytes) on disk.

• HardDiskShield.exe (1.50 MB)
• InstAct.exe (33.32 KB)
• Popup.exe (267.32 KB)
• Push.exe (24.32 KB)
• ShieldDefrag.exe (301.32 KB)
• TaskTools.exe (29.82 KB)
• uninstall.exe (193.55 KB)
• updater.exe (494.82 KB)

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The current page applies to Hard Disk Shield version 1.5.2 alone. You can find below info on other application versions of Hard Disk Shield:

• 1.4.1
• 1.4.8
• 1.4.7
• 1.4.2
• 1.4.6

If you are manually uninstalling Hard Disk Shield we recommend you to check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Folders remaining:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hard Disk Shield
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Hard Disk Shield

Check for and remove the following files from your disk when you uninstall Hard Disk Shield:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hard Disk Shield\ComponentFactory.Krypton.Toolkit.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hard Disk Shield\da\HardDiskShield.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hard Disk Shield\da\Popup.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hard Disk Shield\de\HardDiskShield.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hard Disk Shield\de\Popup.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hard Disk Shield\es\HardDiskShield.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hard Disk Shield\es\Popup.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hard Disk Shield\Esent.Interop.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hard Disk Shield\fr\HardDiskShield.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hard Disk Shield\fr\Popup.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hard Disk Shield\HardDiskShield.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hard Disk Shield\InstAct.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hard Disk Shield\Interop.Shell32.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hard Disk Shield\LinqBridge.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hard Disk Shield\Microsoft.Win32.TaskScheduler.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hard Disk Shield\nl\HardDiskShield.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hard Disk Shield\nl\Popup.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hard Disk Shield\ObjectListView.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hard Disk Shield\ObjectListView.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hard Disk Shield\Popup.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hard Disk Shield\pt\HardDiskShield.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hard Disk Shield\pt\Popup.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hard Disk Shield\Push.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hard Disk Shield\ru\HardDiskShield.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hard Disk Shield\ru\Popup.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hard Disk Shield\Setup.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hard Disk Shield\ShieldDefrag.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hard Disk Shield\System.Data.SQLite.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hard Disk Shield\TaskTools.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hard Disk Shield\uninstall.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hard Disk Shield\updater.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hard Disk Shield\updater.ini
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Hard Disk Shield\WebCacheV01_Copy.INTEG.RAW
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\IObit\IObit Uninstaller\Log\Hard Disk Shield.history
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Hard Disk Shield\Hard Disk Shield.lnk
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Hard Disk Shield\Uninstall Hard Disk Shield.lnk

Registry that is not cleaned:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Hard Disk Shield

How to delete Hard Disk Shield from your PC using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Hard Disk Shield is a program offered by the software company ShieldApps. Sometimes, computer users try to remove it. This is easier said than done because doing this by hand takes some skill related to removing Windows applications by hand. One of the best EASY action to remove Hard Disk Shield is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take the following steps on how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your Windows system, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is one of the best uninstaller and all around tool to maximize the performance of your Windows PC.

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• navigate to Download Link
• download the program by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs feature


5. All the applications installed on the PC will appear

6. Scroll the list of applications until you locate Hard Disk Shield or simply click the Search field and type in "Hard Disk Shield". If it exists on your system the Hard Disk Shield application will be found automatically. Notice that when you click Hard Disk Shield in the list of apps, the following information about the program is made available to you:

• Safety rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other users have about Hard Disk Shield, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
• Details about the application you want to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will come up. accept the uninstall by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall Hard Disk Shield.


8. After uninstalling Hard Disk Shield, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items that belong Hard Disk Shield that have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By removing Hard Disk Shield using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry items, files or folders are left behind on your computer.

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

Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to uninstall Hard Disk Shield by ShieldApps from your computer, nor are we saying that Hard Disk Shield by ShieldApps is not a good application for your PC. This page only contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall Hard Disk Shield supposing 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.