SanDisk Security

How to uninstall SanDisk Security from your PC

SanDisk Security is a Windows application. Read below about how to uninstall it from your PC. It was coded for Windows by SanDisk Technologies, Inc.. You can read more on SanDisk Technologies, Inc. or check for application updates here. Further information about SanDisk Security can be seen at http://support.wdc.com. SanDisk Security is typically set up in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SanDisk Security directory, however this location may differ a lot depending on the user's choice while installing the application. You can remove SanDisk Security by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\{0c226ac7-bbad-4dab-b948-04572c880a86}\SanDiskSecuritySetup.exe. Keep in mind that you might be prompted for admin rights. SanDiskSecurity.exe is the SanDisk Security's main executable file and it takes circa 6.24 MB (6542568 bytes) on disk.

The executable files below are part of SanDisk Security. They occupy about 11.04 MB (11578864 bytes) on disk.

• SanDisk Quick Formatter.exe (4.80 MB)
• SanDiskSecurity.exe (6.24 MB)

The current page applies to SanDisk Security version 1.0.0.200 alone. Click on the links below for other SanDisk Security versions:

• 1.0.0.202
• 1.0.0.246

If you are manually uninstalling SanDisk Security we suggest you to check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Folders left behind when you uninstall SanDisk Security:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SanDisk Security

The files below are left behind on your disk by SanDisk Security's application uninstaller when you removed it:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\{7C5A40EF-A0FB-4BFC-874A-C0F2E0B9FA8E}_Western Digital_SanDisk Security_SanDiskSecurity_exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\SanDisk_Security_20241116191115.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\SanDisk_Security_20241116191115_000_DriveSecuritySetup.log

Open regedit.exe to remove the registry values below from the Windows Registry:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SanDisk Security\SanDiskSecurity.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SanDisk Security\SanDiskSecurity.exe.FriendlyAppName

How to uninstall SanDisk Security with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

SanDisk Security is an application released by the software company SanDisk Technologies, Inc.. Frequently, users want to uninstall this program. This is troublesome because uninstalling this manually requires some knowledge related to Windows program uninstallation. One of the best EASY procedure to uninstall SanDisk Security 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 system, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very potent uninstaller and general tool to clean your Windows system.

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

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and number of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful Windows tool.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs tool


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

6. Navigate the list of applications until you find SanDisk Security or simply click the Search feature and type in "SanDisk Security". If it is installed on your PC the SanDisk Security program will be found very quickly. Notice that when you select SanDisk Security in the list of programs, the following data about the application is made available to you:

• Star rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other people have about SanDisk Security, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Details about the application you want to remove, by pressing the Properties button.

For instance you can see that for SanDisk Security:

• The web site of the program is: http://support.wdc.com
• The uninstall string is: C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\{0c226ac7-bbad-4dab-b948-04572c880a86}\SanDiskSecuritySetup.exe

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will come up. Confirm the removal by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove SanDisk Security.


8. After removing SanDisk Security, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Click Next to perform the cleanup. All the items of SanDisk Security which have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By removing SanDisk Security using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your system.

Your computer will remain clean, speedy and able to serve you properly.

Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to remove SanDisk Security by SanDisk Technologies, Inc. from your PC, nor are we saying that SanDisk Security by SanDisk Technologies, Inc. is not a good software application. This text only contains detailed info on how to remove SanDisk Security in case you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.