SanDisk Security

A way to uninstall SanDisk Security from your system

SanDisk Security is a software application. This page holds details on how to remove it from your PC. It is written by SanDisk Technologies, Inc.. Go over here where you can get more info on SanDisk Technologies, Inc.. Please follow http://support.wdc.com if you want to read more on SanDisk Security on SanDisk Technologies, Inc.'s page. The application is often found in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SanDisk Security directory. Keep in mind that this location can differ being determined by the user's choice. The full uninstall command line for SanDisk Security is MsiExec.exe /X{55B1655A-DC2E-4383-950D-37137FAE117E}. SanDiskSecurity.exe is the SanDisk Security's main executable file and it takes circa 6.23 MB (6533776 bytes) on disk.

The executable files below are installed together with SanDisk Security. They take about 11.02 MB (11557152 bytes) on disk.

SanDisk Quick Formatter.exe (4.79 MB)
SanDiskSecurity.exe (6.23 MB)

The current web page applies to SanDisk Security version 1.0.0.246 only. You can find here a few links to other SanDisk Security releases:

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

You should delete the folders below after you uninstall SanDisk Security:

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

Files remaining:

C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SanDisk Security\DeviceDiscovery.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SanDisk Security\DevicePlugin.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SanDisk Security\Devices\DeviceView.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SanDisk Security\Devices\MVVM.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SanDisk Security\Devices\PID_0x55AE.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SanDisk Security\Devices\PID_0x55AF.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SanDisk Security\Devices\PID_0x55B7.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SanDisk Security\Devices\PID_0x55DD.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SanDisk Security\Devices\PID_0x55EA.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SanDisk Security\Devices\PID_0x55EE.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SanDisk Security\DeviceViewModel.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SanDisk Security\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\AboutSanDiskSecurity.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SanDisk Security\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\ChangePassword.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SanDisk Security\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\CreatePassword.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SanDisk Security\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\EULA.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SanDisk Security\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\RemovePassword.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SanDisk Security\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\SanDiskSecurityHelp.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SanDisk Security\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\UnlockDrive.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SanDisk Security\Locale\CSS\SanDiskForWinHelp.css
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SanDisk Security\Locale\de_DE.lproj\AboutSanDiskSecurity.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SanDisk Security\Locale\de_DE.lproj\ChangePassword.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SanDisk Security\Locale\de_DE.lproj\CreatePassword.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SanDisk Security\Locale\de_DE.lproj\EULA.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SanDisk Security\Locale\de_DE.lproj\RemovePassword.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SanDisk Security\Locale\de_DE.lproj\SanDiskSecurityHelp.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SanDisk Security\Locale\de_DE.lproj\UnlockDrive.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SanDisk Security\Locale\en_US.lproj\AboutSanDiskSecurity.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SanDisk Security\Locale\en_US.lproj\ChangePassword.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SanDisk Security\Locale\en_US.lproj\CreatePassword.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SanDisk Security\Locale\en_US.lproj\EULA.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SanDisk Security\Locale\en_US.lproj\RemovePassword.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SanDisk Security\Locale\en_US.lproj\SanDiskSecurityHelp.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SanDisk Security\Locale\en_US.lproj\UnlockDrive.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SanDisk Security\Locale\es_ES.lproj\AboutSanDiskSecurity.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SanDisk Security\Locale\es_ES.lproj\ChangePassword.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SanDisk Security\Locale\es_ES.lproj\CreatePassword.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SanDisk Security\Locale\es_ES.lproj\EULA.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SanDisk Security\Locale\es_ES.lproj\RemovePassword.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SanDisk Security\Locale\es_ES.lproj\SanDiskSecurityHelp.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SanDisk Security\Locale\es_ES.lproj\UnlockDrive.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SanDisk Security\Locale\fr_FR.lproj\AboutSanDiskSecurity.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SanDisk Security\Locale\fr_FR.lproj\ChangePassword.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SanDisk Security\Locale\fr_FR.lproj\CreatePassword.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SanDisk Security\Locale\fr_FR.lproj\EULA.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SanDisk Security\Locale\fr_FR.lproj\RemovePassword.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SanDisk Security\Locale\fr_FR.lproj\SanDiskSecurityHelp.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SanDisk Security\Locale\fr_FR.lproj\UnlockDrive.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SanDisk Security\Locale\Graphics\Icon_SanDiskSecurity.png
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SanDisk Security\Locale\hu_HU.lproj\AboutSanDiskSecurity.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SanDisk Security\Locale\hu_HU.lproj\ChangePassword.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SanDisk Security\Locale\hu_HU.lproj\CreatePassword.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SanDisk Security\Locale\hu_HU.lproj\EULA.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SanDisk Security\Locale\hu_HU.lproj\RemovePassword.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SanDisk Security\Locale\hu_HU.lproj\SanDiskSecurityHelp.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SanDisk Security\Locale\hu_HU.lproj\UnlockDrive.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SanDisk Security\Locale\it_IT.lproj\AboutSanDiskSecurity.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SanDisk Security\Locale\it_IT.lproj\ChangePassword.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SanDisk Security\Locale\it_IT.lproj\CreatePassword.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SanDisk Security\Locale\it_IT.lproj\EULA.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SanDisk Security\Locale\it_IT.lproj\RemovePassword.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SanDisk Security\Locale\it_IT.lproj\SanDiskSecurityHelp.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SanDisk Security\Locale\it_IT.lproj\UnlockDrive.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SanDisk Security\Locale\ja_JP.lproj\AboutSanDiskSecurity.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SanDisk Security\Locale\ja_JP.lproj\ChangePassword.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SanDisk Security\Locale\ja_JP.lproj\CreatePassword.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SanDisk Security\Locale\ja_JP.lproj\EULA.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SanDisk Security\Locale\ja_JP.lproj\RemovePassword.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SanDisk Security\Locale\ja_JP.lproj\SanDiskSecurityHelp.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SanDisk Security\Locale\ja_JP.lproj\UnlockDrive.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SanDisk Security\Locale\ko_KR.lproj\AboutSanDiskSecurity.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SanDisk Security\Locale\ko_KR.lproj\ChangePassword.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SanDisk Security\Locale\ko_KR.lproj\CreatePassword.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SanDisk Security\Locale\ko_KR.lproj\EULA.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SanDisk Security\Locale\ko_KR.lproj\RemovePassword.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SanDisk Security\Locale\ko_KR.lproj\SanDiskSecurityHelp.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SanDisk Security\Locale\ko_KR.lproj\UnlockDrive.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SanDisk Security\Locale\nb_NO.lproj\AboutSanDiskSecurity.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SanDisk Security\Locale\nb_NO.lproj\ChangePassword.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SanDisk Security\Locale\nb_NO.lproj\CreatePassword.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SanDisk Security\Locale\nb_NO.lproj\EULA.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SanDisk Security\Locale\nb_NO.lproj\RemovePassword.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SanDisk Security\Locale\nb_NO.lproj\SanDiskSecurityHelp.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SanDisk Security\Locale\nb_NO.lproj\UnlockDrive.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SanDisk Security\Locale\nl_NL.lproj\AboutSanDiskSecurity.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SanDisk Security\Locale\nl_NL.lproj\ChangePassword.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SanDisk Security\Locale\nl_NL.lproj\CreatePassword.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SanDisk Security\Locale\nl_NL.lproj\EULA.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SanDisk Security\Locale\nl_NL.lproj\RemovePassword.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SanDisk Security\Locale\nl_NL.lproj\SanDiskSecurityHelp.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SanDisk Security\Locale\nl_NL.lproj\UnlockDrive.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SanDisk Security\Locale\pl_PL.lproj\AboutSanDiskSecurity.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SanDisk Security\Locale\pl_PL.lproj\ChangePassword.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SanDisk Security\Locale\pl_PL.lproj\CreatePassword.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SanDisk Security\Locale\pl_PL.lproj\EULA.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SanDisk Security\Locale\pl_PL.lproj\RemovePassword.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SanDisk Security\Locale\pl_PL.lproj\SanDiskSecurityHelp.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SanDisk Security\Locale\pl_PL.lproj\UnlockDrive.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SanDisk Security\Locale\pt_BR.lproj\AboutSanDiskSecurity.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SanDisk Security\Locale\pt_BR.lproj\ChangePassword.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\SanDisk Security\Locale\pt_BR.lproj\CreatePassword.html

Registry that is not cleaned:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\A5561B55E2CD383459D07331F7EA11E7
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{e88b419a-b41e-4ef7-9509-0a1caa9f10a3}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Western Digital\SanDisk Security

Registry values that are not removed from your computer:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\A5561B55E2CD383459D07331F7EA11E7\ProductName

How to erase SanDisk Security from your computer using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

SanDisk Security is an application offered by the software company SanDisk Technologies, Inc.. Frequently, people choose to uninstall this application. Sometimes this is hard because doing this by hand requires some experience related to Windows internal functioning. The best QUICK way 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 on your PC, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and all around utility to take care of your computer.

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2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to admire the program's design and wealth of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good package of tools.

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

4. Activate the Uninstall Programs feature
Go to Uninstall Programs

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

6. Scroll the list of programs until you locate SanDisk Security or simply activate the Search field and type in "SanDisk Security". If it is installed on your PC the SanDisk Security app will be found very quickly. Notice that after you select SanDisk Security in the list of programs, some information regarding the program is available to you:

Star rating (in the lower left corner). This explains the opinion other users have regarding SanDisk Security, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
Reviews by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
Details regarding the program you want to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.

For example you can see that for SanDisk Security:

The publisher is: http://support.wdc.com
The uninstall string is: MsiExec.exe /X{55B1655A-DC2E-4383-950D-37137FAE117E}

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will show up. Confirm the uninstall by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will remove SanDisk Security.
Uninstall SanDisk Security

8. After uninstalling SanDisk Security, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to start the cleanup. All the items that belong SanDisk Security that have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling SanDisk Security using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry items, files or folders are left behind on your computer.

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

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Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to uninstall SanDisk Security by SanDisk Technologies, Inc. from your computer, we are not saying that SanDisk Security by SanDisk Technologies, Inc. is not a good software application. This text simply contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall SanDisk Security supposing you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.

2025-06-05 / Written by Andreea Kartman for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2025-06-05 02:40:50.777

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