Kobo

A way to uninstall Kobo from your computer

You can find below details on how to uninstall Kobo for Windows. It is developed by Rakuten Kobo Inc.. Further information on Rakuten Kobo Inc. can be seen here. Kobo is normally installed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Kobo folder, regulated by the user's choice. The full command line for uninstalling Kobo is C:\Program Files (x86)\Kobo\uninstall.exe. Keep in mind that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you may receive a notification for administrator rights. Kobo.exe is the programs's main file and it takes about 4.18 MB (4380560 bytes) on disk.

The following executables are installed along with Kobo. They take about 10.50 MB (11006001 bytes) on disk.

• Kobo.exe (4.18 MB)
• Uninstall.exe (69.20 KB)
• vcredist_x86.exe (6.25 MB)

The current page applies to Kobo version 4.8.9053 only. You can find here a few links to other Kobo releases:

• 4.28.15727
• 4.6.8458
• 4.32.17268
• 4.4.7382
• 4.24.13786
• 4.6.8062
• 4.12.10173
• 3.19.3665
• 4.24.13774
• 4.33.17355
• 4.17.11763
• 4.3.6899
• 4.28.15823
• 4.12.10397
• 4.21.13126
• 3.15.0
• 4.14.10877
• 4.18.11835
• 4.36.18636
• 3.18.0
• 3.19.3619
• 4.5.7662
• 3.19.3765
• 4.37.19051
• 4.0.5579
• 4.32.17264
• 4.2.6122
• 3.17.0
• 3.10.0
• 4.26.14705
• 4.34.17799
• 4.30.16653
• 4.3.7007
• 4.9.9409
• 4.4.7594
• 4.35.18074
• 3.17.7
• 4.22.13317
• 4.11.9966
• 4.29.16553
• 3.9.0
• 4.20.12714
• 4.22.13301
• 3.12.0
• 4.10.9694
• 3.11.0
• 4.33.17487

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Following the uninstall process, the application leaves some files behind on the PC. Some of these are shown below.

You should delete the folders below after you uninstall Kobo:

• C:\Program Files\Kobo
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Kobo

Files remaining:

• C:\Program Files\Kobo\accessplugin.dll
• C:\Program Files\Kobo\adobe.dll
• C:\Program Files\Kobo\bearer\qgenericbearer.dll
• C:\Program Files\Kobo\bearer\qnativewifibearer.dll
• C:\Program Files\Kobo\fonts\KBJ-TsukuMinPr6N-RB.ttf
• C:\Program Files\Kobo\fonts\KBJ-UDKakugoPr6N-M.ttf
• C:\Program Files\Kobo\hyphenDicts\hyph_de.dic
• C:\Program Files\Kobo\hyphenDicts\hyph_en.dic
• C:\Program Files\Kobo\hyphenDicts\hyph_es.dic
• C:\Program Files\Kobo\hyphenDicts\hyph_fr.dic
• C:\Program Files\Kobo\hyphenDicts\hyph_it.dic
• C:\Program Files\Kobo\hyphenDicts\hyph_nl.dic
• C:\Program Files\Kobo\hyphenDicts\hyph_pt.dic
• C:\Program Files\Kobo\hyphenDicts\hyph_tr.dic
• C:\Program Files\Kobo\icudt46.dll
• C:\Program Files\Kobo\icuin46.dll
• C:\Program Files\Kobo\icuuc46.dll
• C:\Program Files\Kobo\imageformats\qgif.dll
• C:\Program Files\Kobo\imageformats\qico.dll
• C:\Program Files\Kobo\imageformats\qjpeg.dll
• C:\Program Files\Kobo\imageformats\qmng.dll
• C:\Program Files\Kobo\imageformats\qsvg.dll
• C:\Program Files\Kobo\imageformats\qtga.dll
• C:\Program Files\Kobo\imageformats\qtiff.dll
• C:\Program Files\Kobo\imageformats\qwbmp.dll
• C:\Program Files\Kobo\Kobo.exe
• C:\Program Files\Kobo\libeay32.dll
• C:\Program Files\Kobo\libxml2.dll
• C:\Program Files\Kobo\libxslt.dll
• C:\Program Files\Kobo\libzip-vc9.dll
• C:\Program Files\Kobo\mediaservice\qtmedia_audioengine.dll
• C:\Program Files\Kobo\nickel.dll
• C:\Program Files\Kobo\platforms\qwindows.dll
• C:\Program Files\Kobo\Qt5Concurrent.dll
• C:\Program Files\Kobo\Qt5Core.dll
• C:\Program Files\Kobo\Qt5Gui.dll
• C:\Program Files\Kobo\Qt5Multimedia.dll
• C:\Program Files\Kobo\Qt5MultimediaWidgets.dll
• C:\Program Files\Kobo\Qt5Network.dll
• C:\Program Files\Kobo\Qt5PrintSupport.dll
• C:\Program Files\Kobo\Qt5Script.dll
• C:\Program Files\Kobo\Qt5ScriptTools.dll
• C:\Program Files\Kobo\Qt5Sensors.dll
• C:\Program Files\Kobo\Qt5Sql.dll
• C:\Program Files\Kobo\Qt5Svg.dll
• C:\Program Files\Kobo\Qt5WebKit.dll
• C:\Program Files\Kobo\Qt5WebKitWidgets.dll
• C:\Program Files\Kobo\Qt5Widgets.dll
• C:\Program Files\Kobo\Qt5Xml.dll
• C:\Program Files\Kobo\QtSolutions_IOCompressor-2.3.dll
• C:\Program Files\Kobo\QtSolutions_SingleApplication-2.6.dll
• C:\Program Files\Kobo\revinfo
• C:\Program Files\Kobo\ssleay32.dll
• C:\Program Files\Kobo\Uninstall.exe
• C:\Program Files\Kobo\vcredist_x86.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Kobo\Kobo Desktop Edition\affiliate.conf
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Kobo\Kobo Desktop Edition\Book.sqlite
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Kobo\Kobo Desktop Edition\Kobo.sqlite
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Kobo\Kobo Desktop Edition\webcache\data7\0\18a06490.d
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Kobo\Kobo Desktop Edition\webcache\data7\0\18gpl72p.d
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Kobo\Kobo Desktop Edition\webcache\data7\0\1dvb5ii0.d
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Kobo\Kobo Desktop Edition\webcache\data7\0\1kbjo8j0.d
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Kobo\Kobo Desktop Edition\webcache\data7\0\1y897hz0.d
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Kobo\Kobo Desktop Edition\webcache\data7\0\2j15trw0.d
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Kobo\Kobo Desktop Edition\webcache\data7\0\35eb7dlp.d
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Kobo\Kobo Desktop Edition\webcache\data7\0\3c553yt0.d
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Kobo\Kobo Desktop Edition\webcache\data7\0\3caml2c0.d
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Kobo\Kobo Desktop Edition\webcache\data7\0\4r29edxp.d
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Kobo\Kobo Desktop Edition\webcache\data7\0\mkzh5fjp.d
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Kobo\Kobo Desktop Edition\webcache\data7\1\12dx3dfq.d
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Kobo\Kobo Desktop Edition\webcache\data7\1\13oolysq.d
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Kobo\Kobo Desktop Edition\webcache\data7\1\1gc9i0j1.d
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Kobo\Kobo Desktop Edition\webcache\data7\1\1xjj4c2a.d
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Kobo\Kobo Desktop Edition\webcache\data7\1\1xmzjp2q.d
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Kobo\Kobo Desktop Edition\webcache\data7\1\26avgpx1.d
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Kobo\Kobo Desktop Edition\webcache\data7\1\27aky2ha.d
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Kobo\Kobo Desktop Edition\webcache\data7\1\2cgy5dfa.d
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Kobo\Kobo Desktop Edition\webcache\data7\1\2o0hm1oa.d
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Kobo\Kobo Desktop Edition\webcache\data7\1\2ubip45a.d
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Kobo\Kobo Desktop Edition\webcache\data7\1\34akqp0q.d
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Kobo\Kobo Desktop Edition\webcache\data7\1\37ew6yaa.d
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Kobo\Kobo Desktop Edition\webcache\data7\1\48x60zp1.d
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Kobo\Kobo Desktop Edition\webcache\data7\1\8mj0vuyq.d
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Kobo\Kobo Desktop Edition\webcache\data7\1\a4dl65t1.d
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Kobo\Kobo Desktop Edition\webcache\data7\1\homfotoq.d
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Kobo\Kobo Desktop Edition\webcache\data7\1\kqymhkx1.d
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Kobo\Kobo Desktop Edition\webcache\data7\1\umkfs0a1.d
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Kobo\Kobo Desktop Edition\webcache\data7\2\13gm05mr.d
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Kobo\Kobo Desktop Edition\webcache\data7\2\1krnaxmb.d
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Kobo\Kobo Desktop Edition\webcache\data7\2\1qawhtq2.d
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Kobo\Kobo Desktop Edition\webcache\data7\2\34rc3no2.d
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Kobo\Kobo Desktop Edition\webcache\data7\2\3ari5dhb.d
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Kobo\Kobo Desktop Edition\webcache\data7\2\3q11vewb.d
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Kobo\Kobo Desktop Edition\webcache\data7\2\3vcte9xr.d
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Kobo\Kobo Desktop Edition\webcache\data7\2\hjp8h3qb.d
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Kobo\Kobo Desktop Edition\webcache\data7\2\qelhjzz2.d
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Kobo\Kobo Desktop Edition\webcache\data7\2\xcdvhtwb.d
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Kobo\Kobo Desktop Edition\webcache\data7\2\xjrh1wqr.d
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Kobo\Kobo Desktop Edition\webcache\data7\2\zddnifgr.d
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Kobo\Kobo Desktop Edition\webcache\data7\3\15rnomk3.d

Registry that is not uninstalled:

• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Kobo
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\IntelliPoint\AppSpecific\Kobo.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Kobo
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Kobo

How to remove Kobo from your computer using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Kobo is a program marketed by the software company Rakuten Kobo Inc.. Sometimes, people decide to erase it. This is troublesome because performing this manually takes some know-how regarding Windows internal functioning. The best QUICK solution to erase Kobo 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, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is the best uninstaller and general tool to optimize your system.

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

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful Windows tool.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs button


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

6. Scroll the list of programs until you find Kobo or simply click the Search feature and type in "Kobo". The Kobo app will be found automatically. Notice that when you select Kobo in the list of applications, the following information regarding the application is available to you:

• Safety rating (in the lower left corner). This explains the opinion other people have regarding Kobo, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the application you are about to remove, by pressing the Properties button.

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will appear. accept the uninstall by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove Kobo.


8. After uninstalling Kobo, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Press Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items of Kobo which have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing Kobo with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your system.

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

Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to remove Kobo by Rakuten Kobo Inc. from your PC, nor are we saying that Kobo by Rakuten Kobo Inc. is not a good application for your PC. This page simply contains detailed instructions on how to remove Kobo in case you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.