Sibelius

How to uninstall Sibelius from your computer

This info is about Sibelius for Windows. Here you can find details on how to remove it from your PC. The Windows version was developed by Avid Technology. You can read more on Avid Technology or check for application updates here. More details about the software Sibelius can be seen at http://www.avid.com. Sibelius is normally set up in the C:\Program Files\Avid\Sibelius folder, however this location can differ a lot depending on the user's decision when installing the program. You can remove Sibelius by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line MsiExec.exe /X{6420DC80-3BCF-4C96-A209-B0C5D26E140D}. Note that you might receive a notification for admin rights. The application's main executable file is called Sibelius.exe and it has a size of 56.71 MB (59461312 bytes).

Sibelius installs the following the executables on your PC, taking about 57.63 MB (60431744 bytes) on disk.

• AvidCrashReporter.exe (454.00 KB)
• AvidInspector.exe (33.00 KB)
• RegTool.exe (415.19 KB)
• Report.exe (45.50 KB)
• Sibelius.exe (56.71 MB)

The current web page applies to Sibelius version 18.1.0.1449 alone. Click on the links below for other Sibelius versions:

• 22.5.0.1074
• 20.1.0.2221
• 18.5.0.1755
• 19.9.0.1832
• 8.7.0.1122
• 8.7.2.1234
• 19.12.0.2071
• 24.3.1.3317
• 24.3.0.3166
• 23.5.0.2300
• 22.9.0.1464
• 18.4.1.1736
• 22.7.0.1260
• 18.6.0.1918
• 23.11.1.2251
• 23.3.0.2014
• 8.6.0.906
• 18.11.0.864
• 18.12.0.954
• 8.5.1.659
• 8.2.0.83
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• 8.1.1.126
• 19.1.0.1145
• 8.0.1.39
• 23.3.1.2044
• 20.12.0.3117
• 8.4.2.231
• 19.7.0.1580
• 20.6.0.2711
• 23.2.0.1985
• 23.5.1.2446
• 8.4.0.96
• 18.4.0.1696
• 21.9.0.3598
• 8.0.0.66
• 21.2.0.3268
• 8.4.1.111
• 20.3.0.2503
• 8.7.1.1170
• 8.1.0.91
• 22.12.0.1722
• 8.5.0.552
• 20.9.0.2951
• 22.10.0.1531
• 18.7.0.2009
• 22.3.0.888
• 23.11.0.2037
• 8.6.1.994
• 19.5.0.1469
• 21.12.0.580
• 23.8.0.2563
• 8.3.0.62
• 19.4.1.1408
• 19.4.0.1380
• 23.6.0.2480

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Numerous files, folders and Windows registry entries can not be deleted when you want to remove Sibelius from your PC.

Folders left behind when you uninstall Sibelius:

• C:\Program Files\Avid\Sibelius 7.5
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Sibelius Ultimate
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius

Generally, the following files remain on disk:

• C:\Program Files\Avid\Sibelius 7.5\VSTPlugins\ARIA Player Multi VST_x64.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Sibelius 7.5\VSTPlugins\ARIA Player VST_x64.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Sibelius Ultimate\ColoredNoteheadStyles\Colored Notehead Styles.sib
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Sibelius Ultimate\ColoredNoteheadStyles\Colored Notehead Styles_Bordered.sib
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Sibelius Ultimate\ColoredNoteheadStyles\ColoredNoteheadDataFile.plg
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Sibelius Ultimate\ColoredNoteheadStyles\ColoredNoteheadsOnHarpStrings.plg
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Sibelius Ultimate\ColoredNoteheadStyles\ColoredNoteheadsOnStrings.plg
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Sibelius Ultimate\ColoredNoteheadStyles\Coloring Notes in Sibelius Using Colored Notehead Styles.pdf
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Sibelius Ultimate\ColoredNoteheadStyles\ImportColoredNoteheadStyles.plg
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Sibelius Ultimate\ColoredNoteheadStyles\RemoveColoredNoteheads.plg
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Sibelius Ultimate\ColoredNoteheadStyles\String numbers for notes in stringed instruments in Sibelius.pdf
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Sibelius Ultimate\netapi32.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Downloaded Installations\{5E10B396-77DA-4C4E-9DE0-36151F9B44B0}\Sibelius Ultimate.msi
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Downloaded Installations\{7AA20E03-A69F-4693-9434-FB06763124BF}\Sibelius.msi
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\{6D809377-6AF0-444B-8957-A3773F02200E}_Avid_Sibelius 7_5_Sibelius_exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\{6D809377-6AF0-444B-8957-A3773F02200E}_Avid_Sibelius Ultimate_Sibelius Ultimate_exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\{7C5A40EF-A0FB-4BFC-874A-C0F2E0B9FA8E}_Avid_Sibelius 7_5_Sibelius_exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius 7.5\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Bass staff.info.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius 7.5\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Bass staff_preview.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius 7.5\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Bass staff_thumb.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius 7.5\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Big band.info.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius 7.5\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Big band_preview.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius 7.5\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Big band_thumb.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius 7.5\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Blank.info.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius 7.5\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Blank_preview.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius 7.5\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Blank_thumb.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius 7.5\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Brass band.info.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius 7.5\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Brass band_preview.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius 7.5\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Brass band_thumb.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius 7.5\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Brass choir.info.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius 7.5\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Brass choir_preview.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius 7.5\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Brass choir_thumb.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius 7.5\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Brass quartet.info.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius 7.5\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Brass quartet_preview.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius 7.5\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Brass quartet_thumb.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius 7.5\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Brass quintet.info.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius 7.5\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Brass quintet_preview.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius 7.5\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Brass quintet_thumb.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius 7.5\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Brass trio.info.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius 7.5\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Brass trio_preview.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius 7.5\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Brass trio_thumb.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius 7.5\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Choir barbershop.info.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius 7.5\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Choir barbershop_preview.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius 7.5\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Choir barbershop_thumb.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius 7.5\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Choir reduction + organ.info.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius 7.5\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Choir reduction + organ_preview.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius 7.5\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Choir reduction + organ_thumb.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius 7.5\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Choir reduction.info.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius 7.5\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Choir reduction_preview.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius 7.5\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Choir reduction_thumb.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius 7.5\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Choir SATB + organ.info.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius 7.5\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Choir SATB + organ_preview.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius 7.5\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Choir SATB + organ_thumb.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius 7.5\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Choir SATB + piano.info.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius 7.5\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Choir SATB + piano_preview.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius 7.5\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Choir SATB + piano_thumb.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius 7.5\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Choir SATB.info.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius 7.5\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Choir SATB_preview.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius 7.5\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Choir SATB_thumb.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius 7.5\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Choir SSA + piano.info.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius 7.5\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Choir SSA + piano_preview.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius 7.5\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Choir SSA + piano_thumb.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius 7.5\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Choir SSA.info.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius 7.5\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Choir SSA_preview.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius 7.5\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Choir SSA_thumb.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius 7.5\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Choir TTBB + piano.info.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius 7.5\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Choir TTBB + piano_preview.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius 7.5\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Choir TTBB + piano_thumb.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius 7.5\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Choir TTBB.info.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius 7.5\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Choir TTBB_preview.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius 7.5\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Choir TTBB_thumb.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius 7.5\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Concert band, small.info.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius 7.5\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Concert band, small_preview.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius 7.5\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Concert band, small_thumb.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius 7.5\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Concert band.info.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius 7.5\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Concert band_preview.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius 7.5\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Concert band_thumb.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius 7.5\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Drum corps, battery.info.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius 7.5\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Drum corps, battery_preview.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius 7.5\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Drum corps, battery_thumb.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius 7.5\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Drum corps, brass.info.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius 7.5\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Drum corps, brass_preview.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius 7.5\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Drum corps, brass_thumb.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius 7.5\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Drum corps, percussion.info.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius 7.5\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Drum corps, percussion_preview.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius 7.5\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Drum corps, percussion_thumb.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius 7.5\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Guitar + tab.info.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius 7.5\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Guitar + tab_preview.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius 7.5\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Guitar + tab_thumb.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius 7.5\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Guitar tab.info.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius 7.5\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Guitar tab_preview.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius 7.5\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Guitar tab_thumb.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius 7.5\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Guitar.info.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius 7.5\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Guitar_preview.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius 7.5\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Guitar_thumb.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius 7.5\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Handbells (1 staff).info.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius 7.5\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Handbells (1 staff)_preview.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius 7.5\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Handbells (1 staff)_thumb.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius 7.5\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Handbells (2 staves).info.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Sibelius 7.5\ManuscriptPaperThumbnails\Handbells (2 staves)_preview.png

You will find in the Windows Registry that the following keys will not be removed; remove them one by one using regedit.exe:

• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Avid\Sibelius
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Trolltech\OrganizationDefaults\Qt Factory Cache 4.8\com.trolltech.Qt.QImageIOHandlerFactoryInterface:\C:\Program Files\Avid\Sibelius
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Trolltech\OrganizationDefaults\Qt Plugin Cache 4.8.false\C:\Program Files\Avid\Sibelius
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Avid\Sibelius
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\08CD0246FCB369C42A900B5C2DE641D0
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\RADAR\HeapLeakDetection\DiagnosedApplications\Sibelius Ultimate.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{6420DC80-3BCF-4C96-A209-B0C5D26E140D}

Registry values that are not removed from your computer:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\08CD0246FCB369C42A900B5C2DE641D0\ProductName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\Avid\Sibelius Ultimate\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\WINDOWS\Installer\{6420DC80-3BCF-4C96-A209-B0C5D26E140D}\

A way to uninstall Sibelius using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Sibelius is an application marketed by the software company Avid Technology. Frequently, computer users choose to erase this program. This can be hard because doing this manually takes some knowledge related to removing Windows programs manually. One of the best EASY practice to erase Sibelius is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take the following steps on how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your Windows PC, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and all around utility to maximize the performance of your Windows system.

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

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

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Press the Uninstall Programs tool


5. A list of the applications existing on your PC will be shown to you

6. Scroll the list of applications until you find Sibelius or simply click the Search feature and type in "Sibelius". If it exists on your system the Sibelius application will be found very quickly. After you select Sibelius in the list of programs, some information regarding the application is available to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating explains the opinion other people have regarding Sibelius, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Details regarding the app you want to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.

For instance you can see that for Sibelius:

• The web site of the program is: http://www.avid.com
• The uninstall string is: MsiExec.exe /X{6420DC80-3BCF-4C96-A209-B0C5D26E140D}

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will come up. accept the removal by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall Sibelius.


8. After removing Sibelius, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items of Sibelius which have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing Sibelius with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry items, files or folders are left behind on your system.

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

Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to uninstall Sibelius by Avid Technology from your computer, nor are we saying that Sibelius by Avid Technology is not a good application for your computer. This text only contains detailed info on how to uninstall Sibelius supposing you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.