Scrivener

How to uninstall Scrivener from your PC

This page contains complete information on how to remove Scrivener for Windows. It was developed for Windows by Literature and Latte. You can read more on Literature and Latte or check for application updates here. Click on www.literatureandlatte.com to get more info about Scrivener on Literature and Latte's website. The application is frequently installed in the C:\Program Files\Scrivener directory. Take into account that this path can differ depending on the user's decision. C:\Program Files\Scrivener\uninstall.exe is the full command line if you want to uninstall Scrivener. Scrivener.exe is the Scrivener's main executable file and it takes circa 13.04 MB (13678248 bytes) on disk.

The executables below are part of Scrivener. They take about 93.82 MB (98372623 bytes) on disk.

• clipboard.exe (36.50 KB)
• qtdiag.exe (45.50 KB)
• qtpaths.exe (22.00 KB)
• QtWebEngineProcess.exe (14.00 KB)
• rtfi.exe (1.64 MB)
• Scrivener.exe (13.04 MB)
• uninstall.exe (8.40 MB)
• url2mht.exe (1.88 MB)
• xpdfi.exe (1.49 MB)
• aspell.exe (769.86 KB)
• word-list-compress.exe (23.88 KB)
• clipboard.exe (35.50 KB)
• rtfi.exe (1.50 MB)
• Scrivener.exe (20.94 MB)
• url2mht.exe (1.55 MB)
• mmd.exe (363.23 KB)
• wod.exe (23.66 KB)
• doc2any.exe (19.13 MB)
• 7z.exe (259.50 KB)
• wget.exe (392.00 KB)
• lame.exe (320.00 KB)
• mmd.exe (363.23 KB)
• MsRtfConverter.exe (128.00 KB)
• multimarkdown.exe (570.65 KB)
• wod.exe (23.66 KB)
• Aspose.exe (132.50 KB)
• 7z.exe (160.00 KB)
• lame.exe (363.50 KB)

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The current page applies to Scrivener version 2903 alone. Click on the links below for other Scrivener versions:

• 19160
• 2.9.9.4
• 1610
• 1250
• 2.9.9.10
• 2.9.0.28
• 2.9.0.32
• 19140
• 2901
• 1210
• 3.1.4.1
• 2.9.9.6
• 19110
• 1990
• 2902
• 2.9.0.17
• 2.9.9.7
• 1730
• 1950
• 2.9.0.33
• 19170
• 1710
• 2.9.0.44
• 2.9.9.5
• 1030
• 2.9.0.39
• 3.0.0.0
• 2.9.0.30
• 2.9.0.19
• 2.9.9.19
• 1560
• 2.9.9.20
• 2.9.0.24
• 1960
• 19100
• 2908
• 2.9.9.11
• 3.1.5.1
• 2.9.9.13
• 1530
• 1850
• 1570
• 2906
• 19150
• 2.9.0.27
• 2.9.0.42
• 2.9.9.15
• 2.9.0.11
• 2.9.0.38
• 2.9.9.2
• 2.9.0.25
• 3.1.3.0
• 1860
• 1970
• 3.1.0.0
• 1720
• 2.9.9.14
• 1980
• 3.1.4.0
• 3.0.1.0
• 1600
• 2.9.0.14
• 2.9.0.35
• 1800
• 1620
• 2.9.0.10
• 2.9.0.26
• 2.9.0.41
• 1220
• 2.9.9.8
• 3.1.1.0
• 2.9.9.16
• 1900
• 2.9.9.12
• 2.9.0.36
• 3.1.5.0
• 2.9.0.43
• 2.9.0.29
• 029
• 19120
• 2.9.9.21
• 2.9.0.18
• 102
• 2.9.0.16
• 2.9.0.15
• 2.9.0.20
• 2.9.0.12
• 3.1.2.0
• 2.9.0.23
• 2.9.9.9
• 2.9.0.22
• 19130

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

Folders left behind when you uninstall Scrivener:

• C:\Program Files\Scrivener
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\LiteratureAndLatte\Scrivener
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Scrivener
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\Scrivener

The files below are left behind on your disk by Scrivener when you uninstall it:

• C:\Program Files\Scrivener\Aspell\bin\aspell.exe
• C:\Program Files\Scrivener\Aspell\bin\aspell-15.dll
• C:\Program Files\Scrivener\Aspell\bin\pspell-15.dll
• C:\Program Files\Scrivener\Aspell\bin\word-list-compress.exe
• C:\Program Files\Scrivener\Aspell\Copyright
• C:\Program Files\Scrivener\Aspell\data\af.dat
• C:\Program Files\Scrivener\Aspell\data\ASCII.dat
• C:\Program Files\Scrivener\Aspell\data\bg.dat
• C:\Program Files\Scrivener\Aspell\data\bg_phonet.dat
• C:\Program Files\Scrivener\Aspell\data\br.dat
• C:\Program Files\Scrivener\Aspell\data\br_phonet.dat
• C:\Program Files\Scrivener\Aspell\data\bulgarian.kbd
• C:\Program Files\Scrivener\Aspell\data\ca.dat
• C:\Program Files\Scrivener\Aspell\data\cp1251.dat
• C:\Program Files\Scrivener\Aspell\data\cs.dat
• C:\Program Files\Scrivener\Aspell\data\cy.dat
• C:\Program Files\Scrivener\Aspell\data\da.dat
• C:\Program Files\Scrivener\Aspell\data\da_phonet.dat
• C:\Program Files\Scrivener\Aspell\data\de.dat
• C:\Program Files\Scrivener\Aspell\data\de_phonet.dat
• C:\Program Files\Scrivener\Aspell\data\dvorak.kbd
• C:\Program Files\Scrivener\Aspell\data\el.dat
• C:\Program Files\Scrivener\Aspell\data\el_phonet.dat
• C:\Program Files\Scrivener\Aspell\data\en.dat
• C:\Program Files\Scrivener\Aspell\data\en_phonet.dat
• C:\Program Files\Scrivener\Aspell\data\eo.dat
• C:\Program Files\Scrivener\Aspell\data\es.dat
• C:\Program Files\Scrivener\Aspell\data\fo.dat
• C:\Program Files\Scrivener\Aspell\data\fo_phonet.dat
• C:\Program Files\Scrivener\Aspell\data\fr.dat
• C:\Program Files\Scrivener\Aspell\data\fr_phonet.dat
• C:\Program Files\Scrivener\Aspell\data\hr.dat
• C:\Program Files\Scrivener\Aspell\data\ia.dat
• C:\Program Files\Scrivener\Aspell\data\id.dat
• C:\Program Files\Scrivener\Aspell\data\is.dat
• C:\Program Files\Scrivener\Aspell\data\is_phonet.dat
• C:\Program Files\Scrivener\Aspell\data\iso8859-1.dat
• C:\Program Files\Scrivener\Aspell\data\iso8859-10.dat
• C:\Program Files\Scrivener\Aspell\data\iso8859-13.dat
• C:\Program Files\Scrivener\Aspell\data\iso8859-14.dat
• C:\Program Files\Scrivener\Aspell\data\iso8859-15.dat
• C:\Program Files\Scrivener\Aspell\data\iso8859-2.dat
• C:\Program Files\Scrivener\Aspell\data\iso8859-3.dat
• C:\Program Files\Scrivener\Aspell\data\iso8859-4.dat
• C:\Program Files\Scrivener\Aspell\data\iso8859-5.dat
• C:\Program Files\Scrivener\Aspell\data\iso8859-6.dat
• C:\Program Files\Scrivener\Aspell\data\iso8859-7.dat
• C:\Program Files\Scrivener\Aspell\data\iso8859-8.dat
• C:\Program Files\Scrivener\Aspell\data\iso8859-9.dat
• C:\Program Files\Scrivener\Aspell\data\it.dat
• C:\Program Files\Scrivener\Aspell\data\koi8-f.dat
• C:\Program Files\Scrivener\Aspell\data\koi8-r.dat
• C:\Program Files\Scrivener\Aspell\data\koi8-u.dat
• C:\Program Files\Scrivener\Aspell\data\ku.dat
• C:\Program Files\Scrivener\Aspell\data\mg.dat
• C:\Program Files\Scrivener\Aspell\data\mk.dat
• C:\Program Files\Scrivener\Aspell\data\ms.dat
• C:\Program Files\Scrivener\Aspell\data\mt.dat
• C:\Program Files\Scrivener\Aspell\data\mt_phonet.dat
• C:\Program Files\Scrivener\Aspell\data\nb.dat
• C:\Program Files\Scrivener\Aspell\data\nl.dat
• C:\Program Files\Scrivener\Aspell\data\nn.dat
• C:\Program Files\Scrivener\Aspell\data\no.dat
• C:\Program Files\Scrivener\Aspell\data\ny.dat
• C:\Program Files\Scrivener\Aspell\data\pl.dat
• C:\Program Files\Scrivener\Aspell\data\pt.dat
• C:\Program Files\Scrivener\Aspell\data\ro.dat
• C:\Program Files\Scrivener\Aspell\data\ru.dat
• C:\Program Files\Scrivener\Aspell\data\ru_phonet.dat
• C:\Program Files\Scrivener\Aspell\data\rw.dat
• C:\Program Files\Scrivener\Aspell\data\sc.dat
• C:\Program Files\Scrivener\Aspell\data\sk.dat
• C:\Program Files\Scrivener\Aspell\data\sl.dat
• C:\Program Files\Scrivener\Aspell\data\standard.kbd
• C:\Program Files\Scrivener\Aspell\data\sv.dat
• C:\Program Files\Scrivener\Aspell\data\sv_phonet.dat
• C:\Program Files\Scrivener\Aspell\data\sw.dat
• C:\Program Files\Scrivener\Aspell\data\tl.dat
• C:\Program Files\Scrivener\Aspell\data\tn.dat
• C:\Program Files\Scrivener\Aspell\data\tr.dat
• C:\Program Files\Scrivener\Aspell\data\uk.dat
• C:\Program Files\Scrivener\Aspell\data\viscii.dat
• C:\Program Files\Scrivener\Aspell\data\wa.dat
• C:\Program Files\Scrivener\Aspell\data\wa_phonet.dat
• C:\Program Files\Scrivener\Aspell\data\zu.dat
• C:\Program Files\Scrivener\Aspell\dict\af.multi
• C:\Program Files\Scrivener\Aspell\dict\afrikaans.alias
• C:\Program Files\Scrivener\Aspell\dict\american.alias
• C:\Program Files\Scrivener\Aspell\dict\american-w-accents.alias
• C:\Program Files\Scrivener\Aspell\dict\bg.multi
• C:\Program Files\Scrivener\Aspell\dict\bokmal.alias
• C:\Program Files\Scrivener\Aspell\dict\bokmsl.alias
• C:\Program Files\Scrivener\Aspell\dict\brazilian.alias
• C:\Program Files\Scrivener\Aspell\dict\breton.alias
• C:\Program Files\Scrivener\Aspell\dict\brezhoneg.alias
• C:\Program Files\Scrivener\Aspell\dict\british.alias
• C:\Program Files\Scrivener\Aspell\dict\british-w-accents.alias
• C:\Program Files\Scrivener\Aspell\dict\bulgarian.alias
• C:\Program Files\Scrivener\Aspell\dict\canadian.alias
• C:\Program Files\Scrivener\Aspell\dict\canadian-w-accents.alias

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\scrivener.package
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\LiteratureAndLatte\Scrivener
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Scrivener
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Trolltech\OrganizationDefaults\Qt Factory Cache 4.8\com.trolltech.Qt.QImageIOHandlerFactoryInterface:\C:\Program Files\Scrivener
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Trolltech\OrganizationDefaults\Qt Factory Cache 4.8\com.trolltech.Qt.QTextCodecFactoryInterface:\C:\Program Files\Scrivener
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Trolltech\OrganizationDefaults\Qt Plugin Cache 4.8.false\C:\Program Files\Scrivener

A way to uninstall Scrivener from your PC using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Scrivener is a program released by Literature and Latte. Some users want to remove it. This is troublesome because performing this manually takes some know-how regarding removing Windows programs manually. The best SIMPLE action to remove Scrivener 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 system, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and general tool to clean your Windows PC.

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

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good package of utilities.

3. Press the General Tools category


4. Press the Uninstall Programs button


5. A list of the applications installed on your computer will be made available to you

6. Scroll the list of applications until you find Scrivener or simply click the Search field and type in "Scrivener". If it exists on your system the Scrivener program will be found very quickly. Notice that when you select Scrivener in the list of apps, the following information about the application is shown to you:

• Safety rating (in the lower left corner). This explains the opinion other people have about Scrivener, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
• Technical information about the program you wish to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.

For example you can see that for Scrivener:

• The web site of the program is: www.literatureandlatte.com
• The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files\Scrivener\uninstall.exe

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will appear. accept the uninstall by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove Scrivener.


8. After uninstalling Scrivener, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to start the cleanup. All the items of Scrivener that have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing Scrivener with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your computer.

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

Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to uninstall Scrivener by Literature and Latte from your PC, we are not saying that Scrivener by Literature and Latte is not a good application. This text only contains detailed info on how to uninstall Scrivener in case you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.