PostgreSQL 16
A guide to uninstall PostgreSQL 16 from your system
This info is about PostgreSQL 16 for Windows. Here you can find details on how to uninstall it from your computer. The Windows version was created by
PostgreSQL Global Development Group. Take a look
here for more details on PostgreSQL Global Development Group. Click on
http://www.postgresql.org/ to get more data about PostgreSQL 16 on PostgreSQL Global Development Group's website. PostgreSQL 16 is commonly installed in the C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\16 folder, but this location may differ a lot depending on the user's decision when installing the program. You can uninstall PostgreSQL 16 by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\16\uninstall-postgresql.exe. Keep in mind that you might get a notification for admin rights. The program's main executable file is called uninstall-postgresql.exe and it has a size of 11.70 MB (12267553 bytes).
PostgreSQL 16 is composed of the following executables which take 250.99 MB (
263179139 bytes) on disk:
- uninstall-postgresql.exe (11.70 MB)
- clusterdb.exe (126.50 KB)
- createdb.exe (127.00 KB)
- createuser.exe (130.00 KB)
- dropdb.exe (124.50 KB)
- dropuser.exe (124.50 KB)
- ecpg.exe (919.50 KB)
- initdb.exe (222.00 KB)
- isolationtester.exe (76.00 KB)
- libpq_pipeline.exe (84.50 KB)
- libpq_testclient.exe (50.00 KB)
- libpq_uri_regress.exe (50.50 KB)
- oid2name.exe (78.00 KB)
- pgbench.exe (237.50 KB)
- pg_amcheck.exe (153.50 KB)
- pg_archivecleanup.exe (83.50 KB)
- pg_basebackup.exe (208.00 KB)
- pg_checksums.exe (118.50 KB)
- pg_config.exe (81.00 KB)
- pg_controldata.exe (96.50 KB)
- pg_ctl.exe (119.50 KB)
- pg_dump.exe (483.00 KB)
- pg_dumpall.exe (180.00 KB)
- pg_isolation_regress.exe (133.00 KB)
- pg_isready.exe (123.00 KB)
- pg_receivewal.exe (145.00 KB)
- pg_recvlogical.exe (143.00 KB)
- pg_regress.exe (133.00 KB)
- pg_regress_ecpg.exe (134.50 KB)
- pg_resetwal.exe (109.00 KB)
- pg_restore.exe (268.50 KB)
- pg_rewind.exe (205.50 KB)
- pg_test_fsync.exe (89.00 KB)
- pg_test_timing.exe (79.00 KB)
- pg_upgrade.exe (218.00 KB)
- pg_verifybackup.exe (134.00 KB)
- pg_waldump.exe (150.00 KB)
- postgres.exe (8.27 MB)
- psql.exe (604.50 KB)
- reindexdb.exe (134.50 KB)
- stackbuilder.exe (425.71 KB)
- vacuumdb.exe (139.50 KB)
- vacuumlo.exe (77.50 KB)
- zic.exe (98.00 KB)
- vcredist_x64.exe (24.45 MB)
- vcredist_x86.exe (13.30 MB)
- validateuser.exe (18.50 KB)
- kinit.exe (34.50 KB)
- python.exe (103.36 KB)
- pythonw.exe (101.86 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)
- Pythonwin.exe (57.00 KB)
- cli.exe (11.50 KB)
- cli-64.exe (14.00 KB)
- cli-arm64.exe (13.50 KB)
- gui.exe (11.50 KB)
- gui-64.exe (14.00 KB)
- gui-arm64.exe (13.50 KB)
- pythonservice.exe (20.50 KB)
- winpty-agent.exe (2.51 MB)
- pgAdmin4.exe (180.02 MB)
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After the uninstall process, the application leaves leftovers on the computer. Part_A few of these are listed below.
Folders left behind when you uninstall PostgreSQL 16 :- C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\16
Check for and delete the following files from your disk when you uninstall PostgreSQL 16 :- C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\16\bin\clusterdb.exe
- C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\16\bin\createdb.exe
- C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\16\bin\createuser.exe
- C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\16\bin\dropdb.exe
- C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\16\bin\dropuser.exe
- C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\16\bin\ecpg.exe
- C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\16\bin\icudt67.dll
- C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\16\bin\icuin67.dll
- C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\16\bin\icuio67.dll
- C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\16\bin\icutu67.dll
- C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\16\bin\icuuc67.dll
- C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\16\bin\initdb.exe
- C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\16\bin\isolationtester.exe
- C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\16\bin\libcrypto-3-x64.dll
- C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\16\bin\libcurl.dll
- C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\16\bin\libcurl.lib
- C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\16\bin\libecpg.dll
- C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\16\bin\libecpg_compat.dll
- C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\16\bin\libiconv-2.dll
- C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\16\bin\libintl-9.dll
- C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\16\bin\liblz4.dll
- C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\16\bin\libpgtypes.dll
- C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\16\bin\libpq.dll
- C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\16\bin\libpq_pipeline.exe
- C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\16\bin\libpq_testclient.exe
- C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\16\bin\libpq_uri_regress.exe
- C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\16\bin\libssl-3-x64.dll
- C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\16\bin\libwinpthread-1.dll
- C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\16\bin\libxml2.dll
- C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\16\bin\libxslt.dll
- C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\16\bin\libzstd.dll
- C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\16\bin\oid2name.exe
- C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\16\bin\pg_amcheck.exe
- C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\16\bin\pg_archivecleanup.exe
- C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\16\bin\pg_basebackup.exe
- C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\16\bin\pg_checksums.exe
- C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\16\bin\pg_config.exe
- C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\16\bin\pg_controldata.exe
- C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\16\bin\pg_ctl.exe
- C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\16\bin\pg_dump.exe
- C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\16\bin\pg_dumpall.exe
- C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\16\bin\pg_isolation_regress.exe
- C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\16\bin\pg_isready.exe
- C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\16\bin\pg_receivewal.exe
- C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\16\bin\pg_recvlogical.exe
- C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\16\bin\pg_regress.exe
- C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\16\bin\pg_regress_ecpg.exe
- C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\16\bin\pg_resetwal.exe
- C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\16\bin\pg_restore.exe
- C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\16\bin\pg_rewind.exe
- C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\16\bin\pg_test_fsync.exe
- C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\16\bin\pg_test_timing.exe
- C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\16\bin\pg_upgrade.exe
- C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\16\bin\pg_verifybackup.exe
- C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\16\bin\pg_waldump.exe
- C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\16\bin\pgbench.exe
- C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\16\bin\postgres.exe
- C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\16\bin\psql.exe
- C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\16\bin\reindexdb.exe
- C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\16\bin\stackbuilder.exe
- C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\16\bin\testplug.dll
- C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\16\bin\vacuumdb.exe
- C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\16\bin\vacuumlo.exe
- C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\16\bin\wxbase326u_net_vc_x64_custom.dll
- C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\16\bin\wxbase326u_vc_x64_custom.dll
- C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\16\bin\wxbase326u_xml_vc_x64_custom.dll
- C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\16\bin\wxmsw326u_adv_vc_x64_custom.dll
- C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\16\bin\wxmsw326u_aui_vc_x64_custom.dll
- C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\16\bin\wxmsw326u_core_vc_x64_custom.dll
- C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\16\bin\wxmsw326u_html_vc_x64_custom.dll
- C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\16\bin\wxmsw326u_xrc_vc_x64_custom.dll
- C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\16\bin\zic.exe
- C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\16\bin\zlib1.dll
- C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\16\commandlinetools_3rd_party_licenses.txt
- C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\16\data\base\1\112
- C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\16\data\base\1\113
- C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\16\data\base\1\1247
- C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\16\data\base\1\1249
- C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\16\data\base\1\1255
- C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\16\data\base\1\1259
- C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\16\data\base\1\1417
- C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\16\data\base\1\1418
- C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\16\data\base\1\14881
- C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\16\data\base\1\14884
- C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\16\data\base\1\14885
- C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\16\data\base\1\14886
- C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\16\data\base\1\14889
- C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\16\data\base\1\14890
- C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\16\data\base\1\14891
- C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\16\data\base\1\14894
- C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\16\data\base\1\14895
- C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\16\data\base\1\14896
- C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\16\data\base\1\14899
- C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\16\data\base\1\14900
- C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\16\data\base\1\174
- C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\16\data\base\1\175
- C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\16\data\base\1\2187
- C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\16\data\base\1\2224
- C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\16\data\base\1\2228
- C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\16\data\base\1\2328
Registry that is not cleaned:- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\PostgreSQL 16
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\PostgreSQL
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\EventLog\Application\PostgreSQL
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\postgresql-x64-16
Open regedit.exe in order to delete the following values:- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\Downloads\postgresql-16.8-2-windows-x64.exe.ApplicationCompany
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\Downloads\postgresql-16.8-2-windows-x64.exe.FriendlyAppName
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-3432496433-2525603231-3272047707-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Program Files\PostgreSQL\16\pgAdmin 4\runtime\pgAdmin4.exe
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\postgresql-x64-16\DisplayName
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\postgresql-x64-16\ImagePath
How to delete PostgreSQL 16 with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO
PostgreSQL 16 is an application released by PostgreSQL Global Development Group. Sometimes, users want to uninstall this application. This is difficult because performing this by hand takes some knowledge regarding removing Windows applications by hand. One of the best EASY action to uninstall PostgreSQL 16 is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take the following steps on how to do this:
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3. Click on the General Tools button

4. Activate the Uninstall Programs tool

5. All the programs installed on the computer will be shown to you
6. Scroll the list of programs until you locate PostgreSQL 16 or simply activate the Search field and type in "PostgreSQL 16 ". If it is installed on your PC the PostgreSQL 16 app will be found very quickly. After you click PostgreSQL 16 in the list of apps, the following data about the application is shown to you:
- Safety rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other users have about PostgreSQL 16 , from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
- Reviews by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
- Technical information about the application you are about to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.
For instance you can see that for PostgreSQL 16 :
- The software company is: http://www.postgresql.org/
- The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\16\uninstall-postgresql.exe
7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will appear. accept the uninstall by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall PostgreSQL 16 .

8. After uninstalling PostgreSQL 16 , Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to perform the cleanup. All the items of PostgreSQL 16 that have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By removing PostgreSQL 16 using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your computer.
Your computer will remain clean, speedy and ready to run without errors or problems.
Disclaimer
This page is not a recommendation to uninstall PostgreSQL 16 by PostgreSQL Global Development Group from your PC, nor are we saying that PostgreSQL 16 by PostgreSQL Global Development Group is not a good application for your PC. This page simply contains detailed info on how to uninstall PostgreSQL 16 supposing you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.
Last update on: 2025-05-11 20:49:13.107