KeePassXC

How to uninstall KeePassXC from your system

This page is about KeePassXC for Windows. Here you can find details on how to remove it from your PC. The Windows version was created by KeePassXC Team. More data about KeePassXC Team can be read here. Click on https://keepassxc.org to get more information about KeePassXC on KeePassXC Team's website. KeePassXC is typically set up in the C:\Program Files\KeePassXC directory, however this location can vary a lot depending on the user's decision when installing the application. MsiExec.exe /X{1C96B5C7-88A7-4129-9ECB-EADF610CE438} is the full command line if you want to uninstall KeePassXC. The program's main executable file has a size of 6.74 MB (7068440 bytes) on disk and is labeled KeePassXC.exe.

The following executable files are contained in KeePassXC. They take 13.60 MB (14256104 bytes) on disk.

• keepassxc-cli.exe (6.69 MB)
• keepassxc-proxy.exe (166.67 KB)
• KeePassXC.exe (6.74 MB)

The information on this page is only about version 2.6.1 of KeePassXC. Click on the links below for other KeePassXC versions:

• 2.2.1
• 2.6.2
• 2.6.0
• 2.4.0
• 2.2.0
• 2.7.5
• 2.7.0
• 2.3.4
• 2.6.4
• 2.4.1
• 2.7.3
• 2.7.4
• 2.6.3
• 2.4.2
• 2.1.4
• 2.7.1
• 2.6.6
• 2.5.1
• 2.3.0
• 2.7.7
• 2.4.3
• 2.7.6
• 2.5.2
• 2.5.4
• 2.2.2
• 2.5.0
• 2.2.4
• 2.1.3
• 2.3.3
• 2.3.1
• 2.8.0
• 2.5.3

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After the uninstall process, the application leaves leftovers on the PC. Part_A few of these are listed below.

Folders left behind when you uninstall KeePassXC:

• C:\Program Files\KeePassXC
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\KeePassXC
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\KeePassXC

Files remaining:

• C:\Program Files\KeePassXC\bearer\qgenericbearer.dll
• C:\Program Files\KeePassXC\iconengines\qsvgicon.dll
• C:\Program Files\KeePassXC\imageformats\qgif.dll
• C:\Program Files\KeePassXC\imageformats\qicns.dll
• C:\Program Files\KeePassXC\imageformats\qico.dll
• C:\Program Files\KeePassXC\imageformats\qjp2.dll
• C:\Program Files\KeePassXC\imageformats\qjpeg.dll
• C:\Program Files\KeePassXC\imageformats\qsvg.dll
• C:\Program Files\KeePassXC\imageformats\qtga.dll
• C:\Program Files\KeePassXC\imageformats\qtiff.dll
• C:\Program Files\KeePassXC\imageformats\qwbmp.dll
• C:\Program Files\KeePassXC\imageformats\qwebp.dll
• C:\Program Files\KeePassXC\KeePassXC.exe
• C:\Program Files\KeePassXC\keepassxc-cli.exe
• C:\Program Files\KeePassXC\keepassxc-proxy.exe
• C:\Program Files\KeePassXC\libbrotlicommon.dll
• C:\Program Files\KeePassXC\libbrotlidec.dll
• C:\Program Files\KeePassXC\libbz2-1.dll
• C:\Program Files\KeePassXC\libcrypto-1_1-x64.dll
• C:\Program Files\KeePassXC\libdouble-conversion.dll
• C:\Program Files\KeePassXC\libfreetype-6.dll
• C:\Program Files\KeePassXC\libgcc_s_seh-1.dll
• C:\Program Files\KeePassXC\libgcrypt-20.dll
• C:\Program Files\KeePassXC\libglib-2.0-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\KeePassXC\libgpg-error-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\KeePassXC\libgraphite2.dll
• C:\Program Files\KeePassXC\libharfbuzz-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\KeePassXC\libiconv-2.dll
• C:\Program Files\KeePassXC\libicudt67.dll
• C:\Program Files\KeePassXC\libicuin67.dll
• C:\Program Files\KeePassXC\libicuuc67.dll
• C:\Program Files\KeePassXC\libintl-8.dll
• C:\Program Files\KeePassXC\libjson-c-2.dll
• C:\Program Files\KeePassXC\libkeepassx-autotype-windows.dll
• C:\Program Files\KeePassXC\libpcre-1.dll
• C:\Program Files\KeePassXC\libpcre2-16-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\KeePassXC\libpng16-16.dll
• C:\Program Files\KeePassXC\libqrencode.dll
• C:\Program Files\KeePassXC\libquazip5.dll
• C:\Program Files\KeePassXC\libreadline8.dll
• C:\Program Files\KeePassXC\libsodium-23.dll
• C:\Program Files\KeePassXC\libssl-1_1-x64.dll
• C:\Program Files\KeePassXC\libssp-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\KeePassXC\libstdc++-6.dll
• C:\Program Files\KeePassXC\libtermcap-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\KeePassXC\libwinpthread-1.dll
• C:\Program Files\KeePassXC\libykpers-1-1.dll
• C:\Program Files\KeePassXC\libyubikey-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\KeePassXC\libzstd.dll
• C:\Program Files\KeePassXC\platforms\qwindows.dll
• C:\Program Files\KeePassXC\Qt5Concurrent.dll
• C:\Program Files\KeePassXC\Qt5Core.dll
• C:\Program Files\KeePassXC\Qt5Gui.dll
• C:\Program Files\KeePassXC\Qt5Network.dll
• C:\Program Files\KeePassXC\Qt5Svg.dll
• C:\Program Files\KeePassXC\Qt5Widgets.dll
• C:\Program Files\KeePassXC\share\docs\KeePassXC_GettingStarted.html
• C:\Program Files\KeePassXC\share\docs\KeePassXC_KeyboardShortcuts.html
• C:\Program Files\KeePassXC\share\docs\KeePassXC_UserGuide.html
• C:\Program Files\KeePassXC\share\icons\application\256x256\apps\keepassxc.png
• C:\Program Files\KeePassXC\share\translations\keepassx_ar.qm
• C:\Program Files\KeePassXC\share\translations\keepassx_bg.qm
• C:\Program Files\KeePassXC\share\translations\keepassx_ca.qm
• C:\Program Files\KeePassXC\share\translations\keepassx_cs.qm
• C:\Program Files\KeePassXC\share\translations\keepassx_da.qm
• C:\Program Files\KeePassXC\share\translations\keepassx_de.qm
• C:\Program Files\KeePassXC\share\translations\keepassx_en.qm
• C:\Program Files\KeePassXC\share\translations\keepassx_en_GB.qm
• C:\Program Files\KeePassXC\share\translations\keepassx_en_US.qm
• C:\Program Files\KeePassXC\share\translations\keepassx_es.qm
• C:\Program Files\KeePassXC\share\translations\keepassx_et.qm
• C:\Program Files\KeePassXC\share\translations\keepassx_fi.qm
• C:\Program Files\KeePassXC\share\translations\keepassx_fr.qm
• C:\Program Files\KeePassXC\share\translations\keepassx_hu.qm
• C:\Program Files\KeePassXC\share\translations\keepassx_id.qm
• C:\Program Files\KeePassXC\share\translations\keepassx_it.qm
• C:\Program Files\KeePassXC\share\translations\keepassx_ja.qm
• C:\Program Files\KeePassXC\share\translations\keepassx_ko.qm
• C:\Program Files\KeePassXC\share\translations\keepassx_lt.qm
• C:\Program Files\KeePassXC\share\translations\keepassx_nb.qm
• C:\Program Files\KeePassXC\share\translations\keepassx_nl_NL.qm
• C:\Program Files\KeePassXC\share\translations\keepassx_pl.qm
• C:\Program Files\KeePassXC\share\translations\keepassx_pt_BR.qm
• C:\Program Files\KeePassXC\share\translations\keepassx_pt_PT.qm
• C:\Program Files\KeePassXC\share\translations\keepassx_ro.qm
• C:\Program Files\KeePassXC\share\translations\keepassx_ru.qm
• C:\Program Files\KeePassXC\share\translations\keepassx_sk.qm
• C:\Program Files\KeePassXC\share\translations\keepassx_sv.qm
• C:\Program Files\KeePassXC\share\translations\keepassx_th.qm
• C:\Program Files\KeePassXC\share\translations\keepassx_tr.qm
• C:\Program Files\KeePassXC\share\translations\keepassx_uk.qm
• C:\Program Files\KeePassXC\share\translations\keepassx_zh_CN.qm
• C:\Program Files\KeePassXC\share\translations\keepassx_zh_TW.qm
• C:\Program Files\KeePassXC\share\translations\qtbase_ar.qm
• C:\Program Files\KeePassXC\share\translations\qtbase_bg.qm
• C:\Program Files\KeePassXC\share\translations\qtbase_ca.qm
• C:\Program Files\KeePassXC\share\translations\qtbase_cs.qm
• C:\Program Files\KeePassXC\share\translations\qtbase_da.qm
• C:\Program Files\KeePassXC\share\translations\qtbase_de.qm
• C:\Program Files\KeePassXC\share\translations\qtbase_en.qm

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

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\KeePassXC.kdbx
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Chromium\NativeMessagingHosts\org.keepassxc.keepassxc_browser
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Chrome\NativeMessagingHosts\org.keepassxc.keepassxc_browser
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\KeePassXC
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Edge\NativeMessagingHosts\org.keepassxc.keepassxc_browser
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Mozilla\NativeMessagingHosts\org.keepassxc.keepassxc_browser
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\7C5B69C17A889214E9BCAEFD16C04E83
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{1C96B5C7-88A7-4129-9ECB-EADF610CE438}

Open regedit.exe to delete the values below from the Windows Registry:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\KeePassXC\KeePassXC.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\KeePassXC\KeePassXC.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\7C5B69C17A889214E9BCAEFD16C04E83\ProductName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\KeePassXC\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\WINDOWS\Installer\{1C96B5C7-88A7-4129-9ECB-EADF610CE438}\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-703205512-1822799484-2268319207-7779\\Device\HarddiskVolume4\Program Files\KeePassXC\KeePassXC.exe

How to erase KeePassXC from your computer with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

KeePassXC is an application marketed by the software company KeePassXC Team. Sometimes, users try to erase this application. This can be easier said than done because uninstalling this by hand takes some knowledge regarding Windows program uninstallation. The best EASY way to erase KeePassXC 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 PC, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and general utility to maximize the performance of your PC.

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

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful system utility.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Press the Uninstall Programs tool


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

6. Navigate the list of programs until you locate KeePassXC or simply click the Search feature and type in "KeePassXC". If it exists on your system the KeePassXC app will be found very quickly. Notice that when you select KeePassXC in the list , some information about the application is available to you:

• Safety rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other people have about KeePassXC, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information about the app you want to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.

For example you can see that for KeePassXC:

• The web site of the program is: https://keepassxc.org
• The uninstall string is: MsiExec.exe /X{1C96B5C7-88A7-4129-9ECB-EADF610CE438}

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will show up. Confirm the removal by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will remove KeePassXC.


8. After removing KeePassXC, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items of KeePassXC which have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling KeePassXC with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry items, files or directories are left behind on your system.

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

Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to remove KeePassXC by KeePassXC Team from your PC, we are not saying that KeePassXC by KeePassXC Team is not a good software application. This text only contains detailed info on how to remove KeePassXC in case you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.