PostgreSQL 12

A guide to uninstall PostgreSQL 12 from your computer

PostgreSQL 12 is a Windows application. Read more about how to uninstall it from your PC. The Windows release was created by PostgreSQL Global Development Group. Open here for more details on PostgreSQL Global Development Group. More details about PostgreSQL 12 can be seen at http://www.postgresql.org/. The program is frequently installed in the C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\12 directory (same installation drive as Windows). C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\12\uninstall-postgresql.exe is the full command line if you want to remove PostgreSQL 12 . The program's main executable file is called uninstall-postgresql.exe and its approximative size is 8.27 MB (8668821 bytes).

The following executables are installed along with PostgreSQL 12 . They take about 55.07 MB (57745754 bytes) on disk.

• uninstall-postgresql.exe (8.27 MB)
• clusterdb.exe (96.50 KB)
• createdb.exe (96.50 KB)
• createuser.exe (98.00 KB)
• dropdb.exe (93.50 KB)
• dropuser.exe (93.50 KB)
• ecpg.exe (863.00 KB)
• initdb.exe (182.50 KB)
• isolationtester.exe (70.50 KB)
• oid2name.exe (67.50 KB)
• pgbench.exe (184.00 KB)
• pg_archivecleanup.exe (74.00 KB)
• pg_basebackup.exe (143.00 KB)
• pg_checksums.exe (95.00 KB)
• pg_config.exe (72.50 KB)
• pg_controldata.exe (88.50 KB)
• pg_ctl.exe (113.50 KB)
• pg_dump.exe (437.00 KB)
• pg_dumpall.exe (128.50 KB)
• pg_isolation_regress.exe (110.50 KB)
• pg_isready.exe (93.00 KB)
• pg_receivewal.exe (111.00 KB)
• pg_recvlogical.exe (112.50 KB)
• pg_regress.exe (110.00 KB)
• pg_regress_ecpg.exe (110.50 KB)
• pg_resetwal.exe (100.00 KB)
• pg_restore.exe (204.50 KB)
• pg_rewind.exe (132.00 KB)
• pg_standby.exe (70.00 KB)
• pg_test_fsync.exe (79.00 KB)
• pg_test_timing.exe (70.00 KB)
• pg_upgrade.exe (169.50 KB)
• pg_waldump.exe (127.00 KB)
• postgres.exe (7.07 MB)
• psql.exe (529.50 KB)
• reindexdb.exe (100.00 KB)
• stackbuilder.exe (343.57 KB)
• vacuumdb.exe (104.50 KB)
• vacuumlo.exe (67.00 KB)
• zic.exe (94.00 KB)
• vcredist_x64.exe (14.38 MB)
• vcredist_x86.exe (13.71 MB)
• createuser.exe (19.00 KB)
• getlocales.exe (12.50 KB)
• validateuser.exe (17.50 KB)
• pgAdmin4.exe (409.50 KB)
• pythonw.exe (96.02 KB)
• wininst-10.0-amd64.exe (217.00 KB)
• wininst-10.0.exe (186.50 KB)
• wininst-14.0-amd64.exe (574.00 KB)
• wininst-14.0.exe (447.50 KB)
• wininst-6.0.exe (60.00 KB)
• wininst-7.1.exe (64.00 KB)
• wininst-8.0.exe (60.00 KB)
• wininst-9.0-amd64.exe (219.00 KB)
• wininst-9.0.exe (191.50 KB)
• t32.exe (90.50 KB)
• t64.exe (100.00 KB)
• w32.exe (87.00 KB)
• w64.exe (97.00 KB)
• cli.exe (64.00 KB)
• cli-64.exe (73.00 KB)
• gui.exe (64.00 KB)
• gui-64.exe (73.50 KB)
• python.exe (510.52 KB)
• pythonw.exe (510.02 KB)
• alembic.exe (100.88 KB)
• chardetect.exe (100.89 KB)
• easy_install.exe (100.40 KB)
• flask.exe (100.87 KB)
• htmlmin.exe (100.88 KB)
• mako-render.exe (100.88 KB)
• pip3.exe (100.38 KB)
• pybabel.exe (100.89 KB)
• pygmentize.exe (100.88 KB)
• python.exe (97.52 KB)
• sqlformat.exe (100.88 KB)
• sshtunnel.exe (100.88 KB)
• wheel.exe (100.37 KB)

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The current web page applies to PostgreSQL 12 version 12 only. A considerable amount of files, folders and Windows registry entries can not be uninstalled when you remove PostgreSQL 12 from your computer.

Directories left on disk:

• C:\Program Files\Odoo 17.0.20240428\PostgreSQL
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\postgresql_installer_3823ce216a
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\postgresql_installer_6283652b44
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\postgresql_installer_a34d37a109

The files below remain on your disk when you remove PostgreSQL 12 :

• C:\Program Files\Odoo 17.0.20240428\PostgreSQL\bin\icudt53.dll
• C:\Program Files\Odoo 17.0.20240428\PostgreSQL\bin\icuin53.dll
• C:\Program Files\Odoo 17.0.20240428\PostgreSQL\bin\icuuc53.dll
• C:\Program Files\Odoo 17.0.20240428\PostgreSQL\bin\libcrypto-1_1-x64.dll
• C:\Program Files\Odoo 17.0.20240428\PostgreSQL\bin\libiconv-2.dll
• C:\Program Files\Odoo 17.0.20240428\PostgreSQL\bin\libintl-8.dll
• C:\Program Files\Odoo 17.0.20240428\PostgreSQL\bin\libpq.dll
• C:\Program Files\Odoo 17.0.20240428\PostgreSQL\bin\libssl-1_1-x64.dll
• C:\Program Files\Odoo 17.0.20240428\PostgreSQL\bin\libxml2.dll
• C:\Program Files\Odoo 17.0.20240428\PostgreSQL\bin\pg_ctl.exe
• C:\Program Files\Odoo 17.0.20240428\PostgreSQL\bin\postgres.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\install-postgresql.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\postgresql_installer_a34d37a109\createuser.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\postgresql_installer_a34d37a109\getlocales.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\postgresql_installer_a34d37a109\prerun_checks.vbs
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\postgresql_installer_a34d37a109\validateuser.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\postgresql_installer_a34d37a109\vcredist_x64.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\postgresql_installer_a34d37a109\vcredist_x86.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\postgresql-12.4-1-windows-x64.exe

Registry that is not cleaned:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\PostgreSQL 12
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\PostgreSQL
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\EventLog\Application\PostgreSQL
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\postgresql-x64-12

Additional registry values that are not cleaned:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-2739486438-2433100488-3815799485-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Temp\postgresql-12.4-1-windows-x64.exe

A way to delete PostgreSQL 12 from your computer using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

PostgreSQL 12 is an application released by PostgreSQL Global Development Group. Sometimes, computer users decide to uninstall this program. Sometimes this can be difficult because removing this manually takes some know-how regarding removing Windows applications by hand. The best QUICK action to uninstall PostgreSQL 12 is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here are some detailed instructions about 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 efficient uninstaller and general tool to maximize the performance of your Windows system.

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

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good program.

3. Press the General Tools category


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs feature


5. All the programs existing on your computer will appear

6. Navigate the list of programs until you locate PostgreSQL 12 or simply click the Search field and type in "PostgreSQL 12 ". If it exists on your system the PostgreSQL 12 program will be found automatically. When you click PostgreSQL 12 in the list of programs, some information about the application is available to you:

• Safety rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other users have about PostgreSQL 12 , from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
• Technical information about the program you wish to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.

For instance you can see that for PostgreSQL 12 :

• The publisher is: http://www.postgresql.org/
• The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\12\uninstall-postgresql.exe

7. Press the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will show up. accept the removal by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove PostgreSQL 12 .


8. After uninstalling PostgreSQL 12 , Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Press Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items that belong PostgreSQL 12 that have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling PostgreSQL 12 with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your disk.

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

Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to remove PostgreSQL 12 by PostgreSQL Global Development Group from your computer, nor are we saying that PostgreSQL 12 by PostgreSQL Global Development Group is not a good application for your computer. This page only contains detailed instructions on how to remove PostgreSQL 12 in case 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' computers.