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How to uninstall Scrivener from your system

Scrivener is a Windows program. Read below about how to uninstall it from your computer. The Windows version was created by Literature and Latte. More information on Literature and Latte can be found here. You can get more details on Scrivener at . The program is often located in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Scrivener directory. Take into account that this path can vary being determined by the user's choice. The complete uninstall command line for Scrivener is C:\Program Files (x86)\Scrivener\uninstall.exe. Scrivener's main file takes about 20.93 MB (21945512 bytes) and its name is Scrivener.exe.

The executable files below are part of Scrivener. They occupy an average of 51.41 MB (53906805 bytes) on disk.

  • clipboard.exe (35.50 KB)
  • rtfi.exe (1.52 MB)
  • Scrivener.exe (20.93 MB)
  • uninstall.exe (6.14 MB)
  • url2mht.exe (1.55 MB)
  • aspell.exe (769.86 KB)
  • word-list-compress.exe (23.88 KB)
  • mmd.exe (363.23 KB)
  • wod.exe (23.66 KB)
  • doc2any.exe (19.13 MB)
  • 7z.exe (259.00 KB)
  • wget.exe (392.00 KB)
  • lame.exe (320.00 KB)
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The information on this page is only about version 1990 of Scrivener. You can find below info on other application versions of Scrivener:

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

The files below were left behind on your disk by Scrivener when you uninstall it:
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-0.6.2\resources\app\static\gitignore\Scrivener.gitignore
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-0.7.2\resources\app\static\gitignore\Scrivener.gitignore
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\{7C5A40EF-A0FB-4BFC-874A-C0F2E0B9FA8E}_Scrivener_Scrivener_exe

Registry that is not removed:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\scrivener.package
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Scrivener
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Trolltech\OrganizationDefaults\Qt Factory Cache 4.8\com.trolltech.Qt.QImageIOHandlerFactoryInterface:\C:\Program Files (x86)\Scrivener
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Trolltech\OrganizationDefaults\Qt Plugin Cache 4.8.false\C:\Program Files (x86)\Scrivener
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Scrivener 1990


How to remove Scrivener using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Scrivener is a program released by Literature and Latte. Sometimes, users decide to remove it. This is hard because performing this by hand requires some skill regarding Windows internal functioning. One of the best SIMPLE solution to remove Scrivener is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take the following steps on how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your PC, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and general utility to maximize the performance of your PC.

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  • set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful PC management program.

3. Click on the General Tools category
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4. Click on the Uninstall Programs tool
Go to Uninstall Programs


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

6. Scroll the list of applications until you locate Scrivener or simply click the Search feature and type in "Scrivener". If it is installed on your PC the Scrivener app will be found very quickly. Notice that when you click Scrivener in the list of applications, some information about the program is made available to you:


  • Star rating (in the left lower corner). This explains the opinion other users have about Scrivener, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Reviews by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Details about the app you wish to remove, by pressing 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 (x86)\Scrivener\uninstall.exe
7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will appear. accept the uninstall by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall Scrivener.
Uninstall Scrivener


8. After removing Scrivener, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Click Next to start the cleanup. All the items that belong Scrivener which have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By removing Scrivener using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry items, files or folders are left behind on your PC.

Your Windows PC will remain clean, speedy and ready to take on new tasks.



Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to uninstall Scrivener by Literature and Latte from your computer, 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 supposing 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 stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.

2018-10-10 / Written by Andreea Kartman for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2018-10-10 00:59:31.597