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How to uninstall PDFCreator from your computer

PDFCreator is a Windows program. Read below about how to remove it from your computer. The Windows release was created by pdfforge GmbH. You can read more on pdfforge GmbH or check for application updates here. You can get more details on PDFCreator at . PDFCreator is commonly set up in the C:\Program Files\PDFCreator directory, depending on the user's choice. PDFCreator's full uninstall command line is MsiExec.exe /I{51D4D10A-490B-40A8-9C2A-853DC279013D}. PDFCreator.exe is the programs's main file and it takes around 80.21 KB (82136 bytes) on disk.

PDFCreator installs the following the executables on your PC, taking about 22.47 MB (23560472 bytes) on disk.

  • ErrorReport.exe (89.71 KB)
  • PDFCreator-cli.exe (60.71 KB)
  • PDFCreator.exe (80.21 KB)
  • PrinterHelper.exe (6.77 MB)
  • RepairFolderPermissions.exe (36.79 KB)
  • SetupHelper.exe (61.71 KB)
  • gswin32c.exe (197.50 KB)
  • architect-setup.exe (15.18 MB)
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The current page applies to PDFCreator version 5.0.2 only. You can find below info on other versions of PDFCreator:

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Numerous files, folders and Windows registry entries can not be uninstalled when you want to remove PDFCreator from your computer.

Folders left behind when you uninstall PDFCreator:
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\pdfforge\PDFCreator

Files remaining:
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Banners.dll
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\BouncyCastle.Crypto.dll
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\CliWrap.dll
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Com Scripts\C#.Net\COM_TestForm\COM_TestForm.sln
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Com Scripts\C#.Net\COM_TestForm\COM_TestForm\app.config
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Com Scripts\C#.Net\COM_TestForm\COM_TestForm\COM_TestForm.csproj
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Com Scripts\C#.Net\COM_TestForm\COM_TestForm\FilesForTests\BackgroundPage.pdf
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Com Scripts\C#.Net\COM_TestForm\COM_TestForm\FilesForTests\CoverPage.pdf
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Com Scripts\C#.Net\COM_TestForm\COM_TestForm\Form1.cs
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Com Scripts\C#.Net\COM_TestForm\COM_TestForm\Form1.Designer.cs
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Com Scripts\C#.Net\COM_TestForm\COM_TestForm\Form1.resx
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Com Scripts\C#.Net\COM_TestForm\COM_TestForm\Program.cs
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Com Scripts\C#.Net\COM_TestForm\COM_TestForm\Properties\AssemblyInfo.cs
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Com Scripts\C#.Net\COM_TestForm\COM_TestForm\Properties\Resources.Designer.cs
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Com Scripts\C#.Net\COM_TestForm\COM_TestForm\Properties\Resources.resx
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Com Scripts\C#.Net\COM_TestForm\COM_TestForm\Properties\Settings.Designer.cs
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Com Scripts\C#.Net\COM_TestForm\COM_TestForm\Properties\Settings.settings
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Com Scripts\C++\CppCOMTest\CppCOMTest.sln
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Com Scripts\C++\CppCOMTest\CppCOMTest\CppCOMTest.cpp
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Com Scripts\C++\CppCOMTest\CppCOMTest\CppCOMTest.vcxproj
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Com Scripts\C++\CppCOMTest\CppCOMTest\ReadMe.txt
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Com Scripts\C++\CppCOMTest\CppCOMTest\stdafx.cpp
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Com Scripts\C++\CppCOMTest\CppCOMTest\stdafx.h
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Com Scripts\C++\CppCOMTest\CppCOMTest\targetver.h
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Com Scripts\JS Scripts\Basics\GetPrinterDevices.js
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Com Scripts\JS Scripts\Basics\MergedFiles2Tif.js
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Com Scripts\JS Scripts\Basics\MultipleFiles2Tif.js
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Com Scripts\JS Scripts\Basics\TestPage2JPG.js
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Com Scripts\JS Scripts\Basics\TestPage2PDF.js
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Com Scripts\JS Scripts\Basics\TestPage2Tif.js
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Com Scripts\JS Scripts\Basics\TestPageMergeTarget.js
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Com Scripts\JS Scripts\How To\ActionOrderManagment.js
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Com Scripts\JS Scripts\How To\AttachmentPage.js
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Com Scripts\JS Scripts\How To\AttachmentPage.pdf
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Com Scripts\JS Scripts\How To\BackgroundPage.js
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Com Scripts\JS Scripts\How To\BackgroundPage.pdf
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Com Scripts\JS Scripts\How To\ChangeOutputFormat.js
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Com Scripts\JS Scripts\How To\ConvertFileAsync.js
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Com Scripts\JS Scripts\How To\CoverPage.js
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Com Scripts\JS Scripts\How To\CoverPage.pdf
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Com Scripts\JS Scripts\How To\EmailClient.js
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Com Scripts\JS Scripts\How To\JpegSettings.js
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Com Scripts\JS Scripts\How To\MergeAllJobs.js
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Com Scripts\JS Scripts\How To\PdfSecuritySettings.js
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Com Scripts\Python\JpegSettings.py
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Com Scripts\Python\MergedMultipleFiles2Tif.py
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Com Scripts\Python\TestPage2PDF.py
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Com Scripts\VB.Net\COM_TestForm\COM_TestForm.sln
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Com Scripts\VB.Net\COM_TestForm\COM_TestForm\app.config
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Com Scripts\VB.Net\COM_TestForm\COM_TestForm\COM_TestForm.vbproj
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Com Scripts\VB.Net\COM_TestForm\COM_TestForm\Form1.Designer.vb
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Com Scripts\VB.Net\COM_TestForm\COM_TestForm\Form1.resx
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Com Scripts\VB.Net\COM_TestForm\COM_TestForm\Form1.vb
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Com Scripts\VB.Net\COM_TestForm\COM_TestForm\My Project\Application.Designer.vb
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Com Scripts\VB.Net\COM_TestForm\COM_TestForm\My Project\Application.myapp
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Com Scripts\VB.Net\COM_TestForm\COM_TestForm\My Project\AssemblyInfo.vb
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Com Scripts\VB.Net\COM_TestForm\COM_TestForm\My Project\Resources.Designer.vb
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Com Scripts\VB.Net\COM_TestForm\COM_TestForm\My Project\Resources.resx
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Com Scripts\VB.Net\COM_TestForm\COM_TestForm\My Project\Settings.Designer.vb
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Com Scripts\VB.Net\COM_TestForm\COM_TestForm\My Project\Settings.settings
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Com Scripts\VBScript\JpegSettings.vbs
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Com Scripts\VBScript\MergedMultipleFiles2Tif.vbs
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Com Scripts\VBScript\TestPage2PDF.vbs
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Com Scripts\Word - VBA\Testpage2PDF.docm
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Common.Logging.Core.dll
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Common.Logging.dll
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\CommonServiceLocator.dll
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\CSScriptLibrary.dll
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\CustomScriptAction.dll
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\DataStorage.dll
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Dropbox.Api.dll
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Dropbox.dll
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\ErrorReport.exe
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\FluentFTP.dll
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\bin\gsdll32.dll
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\bin\gsdll32.lib
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\bin\gswin32c.exe
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\lib\acctest.ps
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\lib\afmdiff.awk
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\lib\align.ps
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\lib\bj8.rpd
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\lib\bj8gc12f.upp
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\lib\bj8hg12f.upp
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\lib\bj8oh06n.upp
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\lib\bj8pa06n.upp
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\lib\bj8pp12f.upp
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\lib\bj8ts06n.upp
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\lib\bjc610a0.upp
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\lib\bjc610a1.upp
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\lib\bjc610a2.upp
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\lib\bjc610a3.upp
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\lib\bjc610a4.upp
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\lib\bjc610a5.upp
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\lib\bjc610a6.upp
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\lib\bjc610a7.upp
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\lib\bjc610a8.upp
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\lib\bjc610b1.upp
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\lib\bjc610b2.upp
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\lib\bjc610b3.upp
  • C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\Ghostscript\lib\bjc610b4.upp

You will find in the Windows Registry that the following data will not be removed; remove them one by one using regedit.exe:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\PDFCreator.ShellContextMenu
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\PDFCreator.JobQueue
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\PDFCreator.PDFCreatorObj
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\PDFCreator.Shell2
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\A01D4D15B0948A04C9A258D32C9710D3
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\pdfforge\PDFCreator

Use regedit.exe to delete the following additional registry values from the Windows Registry:
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\A01D4D15B0948A04C9A258D32C9710D3\ProductName
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\PDFCreator\
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-4012194356-927007322-2863724830-1002\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Program Files\PDFCreator\PDFCreator.exe


How to delete PDFCreator from your PC with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

PDFCreator is a program offered by pdfforge GmbH. Sometimes, users try to remove this application. This is hard because doing this manually requires some skill regarding removing Windows programs manually. The best EASY manner to remove PDFCreator is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your Windows PC, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very potent uninstaller and general tool to optimize your Windows system.

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  • download the setup by clicking on the DOWNLOAD NOW button
  • install Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to get familiar with the program's interface and wealth of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful system utility.

3. Click on the General Tools category
Go to General Tools


4. Press the Uninstall Programs feature
Go to Uninstall Programs


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

6. Scroll the list of applications until you locate PDFCreator or simply activate the Search feature and type in "PDFCreator". The PDFCreator program will be found automatically. When you select PDFCreator in the list of programs, the following information about the application is available to you:


  • Star rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating explains the opinion other users have about PDFCreator, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Reviews by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Technical information about the program you wish to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.
For instance you can see that for PDFCreator:





  • The publisher is: https://www.pdfforge.org
  • The uninstall string is: MsiExec.exe /I{51D4D10A-490B-40A8-9C2A-853DC279013D}
7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will come up. Confirm the uninstall by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove PDFCreator.
Uninstall PDFCreator


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

Your Windows PC will remain clean, speedy and ready to run without errors or problems.

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Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to remove PDFCreator by pdfforge GmbH from your PC, we are not saying that PDFCreator by pdfforge GmbH is not a good application. This text simply contains detailed info on how to remove PDFCreator in case you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.

2022-11-19 / Written by Daniel Statescu for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2022-11-19 15:06:29.360