KiCad 7.0

A way to uninstall KiCad 7.0 from your system

This info is about KiCad 7.0 for Windows. Here you can find details on how to uninstall it from your PC. The Windows version was created by KiCad. You can find out more on KiCad or check for application updates here. Detailed information about KiCad 7.0 can be found at www.kicad.org/. Usually the KiCad 7.0 application is to be found in the C:\Program Files\KiCad\7.0 folder, depending on the user's option during install. The full uninstall command line for KiCad 7.0 is C:\Program Files\KiCad\7.0\uninstaller.exe. kicad.exe is the programs's main file and it takes about 6.48 MB (6799688 bytes) on disk.

KiCad 7.0 is comprised of the following executables which occupy 44.26 MB (46405563 bytes) on disk:

• uninstaller.exe (67.70 KB)
• bitmap2component.exe (5.76 MB)
• crashpad_handler.exe (616.82 KB)
• dxf2idf.exe (130.32 KB)
• eeschema.exe (4.35 MB)
• gerbview.exe (4.35 MB)
• idf2vrml.exe (294.82 KB)
• idfcyl.exe (48.82 KB)
• idfrect.exe (42.82 KB)
• kicad-cli.exe (4.61 MB)
• kicad.exe (6.48 MB)
• pcbnew.exe (4.35 MB)
• pcb_calculator.exe (4.35 MB)
• pl_editor.exe (4.35 MB)
• python.exe (104.82 KB)
• pythonw.exe (102.82 KB)
• venvlauncher.exe (124.82 KB)
• venvwlauncher.exe (123.82 KB)
• _freeze_importlib.exe (28.82 KB)
• wininst-10.0-amd64.exe (228.82 KB)
• wininst-10.0.exe (198.32 KB)
• wininst-14.0-amd64.exe (585.82 KB)
• wininst-14.0.exe (459.32 KB)
• wininst-6.0.exe (71.82 KB)
• wininst-7.1.exe (75.82 KB)
• wininst-8.0.exe (71.82 KB)
• wininst-9.0-amd64.exe (230.82 KB)
• wininst-9.0.exe (203.32 KB)
• t32.exe (95.50 KB)
• t64-arm.exe (178.50 KB)
• t64.exe (105.50 KB)
• w32.exe (89.50 KB)
• w64-arm.exe (164.50 KB)
• w64.exe (99.50 KB)
• cli-32.exe (75.82 KB)
• cli-64.exe (84.82 KB)
• cli.exe (75.82 KB)
• gui-32.exe (75.82 KB)
• gui-64.exe (85.32 KB)
• gui.exe (75.82 KB)
• f2py.exe (115.73 KB)
• normalizer.exe (115.76 KB)
• pip3.exe (105.86 KB)
• wheel.exe (115.73 KB)

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The information on this page is only about version 7.0.2 of KiCad 7.0. You can find below a few links to other KiCad 7.0 releases:

• 7.0.11
• 7.0.9.44.624550
• 7.0.6.1.31.732262
• 7.0.10
• 7.0.6
• 7.0.9
• 7.0.5
• 7.0.8
• 7.0.0
• 7.0.1
• 7.0.101
• 31956.10271562
• 7.0.7
• 7.0.9.1.0.258184080
• 7.0.9.31.058904802
• 31627.5250126
• 7.0.113

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Many files, folders and Windows registry entries can not be uninstalled when you are trying to remove KiCad 7.0 from your PC.

Folders left behind when you uninstall KiCad 7.0:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\KiCad
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\kicad

The files below remain on your disk by KiCad 7.0's application uninstaller when you removed it:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\KiCad\7.0\sentry\4ff9a4a5-26ec-4b63-8a40-ee1705254844.run\__sentry-breadcrumb1
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\KiCad\7.0\sentry\4ff9a4a5-26ec-4b63-8a40-ee1705254844.run\__sentry-breadcrumb2
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\KiCad\7.0\sentry\4ff9a4a5-26ec-4b63-8a40-ee1705254844.run\__sentry-event
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\KiCad\7.0\sentry\metadata
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\KiCad\7.0\sentry\settings.dat
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\KiCad\7.0\sentry-opt-in
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\KiCad\7.0\sentry-uid
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\KiCad\8.0\pcm\46f88614eade3439\packages.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\KiCad\8.0\pcm\46f88614eade3439\repository.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\KiCad\8.0\pcm\46f88614eade3439\resources.zip
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\KiCad\8.0\sentry\5f8b74a2-d64b-4917-61bb-165bba402f1a.run\__sentry-breadcrumb1
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\KiCad\8.0\sentry\5f8b74a2-d64b-4917-61bb-165bba402f1a.run\__sentry-breadcrumb2
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\KiCad\8.0\sentry\5f8b74a2-d64b-4917-61bb-165bba402f1a.run\__sentry-event
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\KiCad\8.0\sentry\metadata
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\KiCad\8.0\sentry\settings.dat
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\KiCad\8.0\sentry-opt-in
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\KiCad\8.0\sentry-uid
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\kicad\7.0\eeschema.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\kicad\7.0\kicad.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\kicad\7.0\kicad_common.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\kicad\7.0\symbol_editor.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\kicad\7.0\sym-lib-table
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\kicad\8.0\3d_viewer.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\kicad\8.0\cvpcb.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\kicad\8.0\fpedit.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\kicad\8.0\fp-lib-table
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\kicad\8.0\installed_packages.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\kicad\8.0\kicad.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\kicad\8.0\kicad_common.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\kicad\8.0\pcbnew.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\User Pinned\TaskBar\KiCad 8.0.lnk

Generally the following registry keys will not be cleaned:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.kicad_pcb
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.kicad_pro
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.kicad_sch
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.kicad_wks
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\kicad.exe
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\KiCad.kicad_pcb.7.0
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\KiCad.kicad_pcb.8.0
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\KiCad.kicad_pro.7.0
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\KiCad.kicad_pro.8.0
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\KiCad.kicad_sch.7.0
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\KiCad.kicad_sch.8.0
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\KiCad.kicad_wks.7.0
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\KiCad.kicad_wks.8.0
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\KiCad.pro.7.0
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\KiCad.pro.8.0
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\KiCad.sch.7.0
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\KiCad.sch.8.0
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\KiCad
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\KiCad 7.0

Additional values that are not cleaned:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.kicad_pcb\OpenWithProgids\KiCad.kicad_pcb.7.0
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.kicad_pcb\OpenWithProgids\KiCad.kicad_pcb.8.0
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.kicad_pro\OpenWithProgids\KiCad.kicad_pro.7.0
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.kicad_pro\OpenWithProgids\KiCad.kicad_pro.8.0
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.kicad_sch\OpenWithProgids\KiCad.kicad_sch.7.0
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.kicad_sch\OpenWithProgids\KiCad.kicad_sch.8.0
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.kicad_wks\OpenWithProgids\KiCad.kicad_wks.7.0
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.kicad_wks\OpenWithProgids\KiCad.kicad_wks.8.0
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.pro\OpenWithProgids\KiCad.pro.7.0
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.pro\OpenWithProgids\KiCad.pro.8.0
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.sch\OpenWithProgids\KiCad.sch.7.0
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.sch\OpenWithProgids\KiCad.sch.8.0
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\d:\KiCad\8.0\bin\eeschema.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\d:\KiCad\8.0\bin\kicad.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\d:\KiCad\8.0\bin\pcbnew.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\d:\KiCad\8.0\bin\pl_editor.exe.FriendlyAppName

A way to erase KiCad 7.0 from your computer using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

KiCad 7.0 is a program offered by KiCad. Frequently, users want to uninstall this program. Sometimes this is easier said than done because doing this by hand takes some skill regarding Windows program uninstallation. The best QUICK solution to uninstall KiCad 7.0 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, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and general utility to take care of your PC.

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• navigate to Download Link
• download the setup by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD button
• install 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 powerful system utility.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs tool


5. All the programs existing on the PC will appear

6. Navigate the list of programs until you find KiCad 7.0 or simply click the Search field and type in "KiCad 7.0". If it is installed on your PC the KiCad 7.0 app will be found very quickly. After you select KiCad 7.0 in the list of apps, some data about the program is made available to you:

• Safety rating (in the left lower corner). This tells you the opinion other people have about KiCad 7.0, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information about the program you want to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.

For example you can see that for KiCad 7.0:

• The web site of the application is: www.kicad.org/
• The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files\KiCad\7.0\uninstaller.exe

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will appear. accept the removal by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall KiCad 7.0.


8. After removing KiCad 7.0, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items of KiCad 7.0 which have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing KiCad 7.0 using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your PC.

Your PC will remain clean, speedy and ready to take on new tasks.

Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to uninstall KiCad 7.0 by KiCad from your PC, nor are we saying that KiCad 7.0 by KiCad is not a good application for your PC. This text simply contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall KiCad 7.0 supposing you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.