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A way to uninstall Slack from your PC

You can find below details on how to remove Slack for Windows. It was coded for Windows by Slack Technologies Inc.. More information on Slack Technologies Inc. can be found here. Slack is usually installed in the C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\slack directory, but this location can vary a lot depending on the user's option when installing the program. The full command line for removing Slack is C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\slack\Update.exe. Keep in mind that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you may receive a notification for administrator rights. slack.exe is the Slack's primary executable file and it takes about 301.14 KB (308368 bytes) on disk.

Slack installs the following the executables on your PC, taking about 254.91 MB (267295584 bytes) on disk.

  • slack.exe (301.14 KB)
  • squirrel.exe (1.50 MB)
  • slack.exe (125.06 MB)
  • squirrel.exe (1.50 MB)
  • slack.exe (125.07 MB)


The information on this page is only about version 4.15.0 of Slack. You can find below info on other versions of Slack:

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After the uninstall process, the application leaves some files behind on the computer. Part_A few of these are listed below.

Folders that were left behind:
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\slack
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Slack Technologies Inc
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Slack

Usually, the following files are left on disk:
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\glcipcfhmopcgidicgdociohdoicpdfc\30.2.4_0\images\icon_slack.png
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\glcipcfhmopcgidicgdociohdoicpdfc\30.2.4_0\images\slack.png
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\glcipcfhmopcgidicgdociohdoicpdfc\30.2.4_0\slack.html
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Profile 2\Extensions\liecbddmkiiihnedobmlmillhodjkdmb\5.1.2_0\img\icons\slack-circle.svg
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Profile 2\Extensions\liecbddmkiiihnedobmlmillhodjkdmb\5.1.2_0\img\icons\slack-icon.svg
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Profile 2\Extensions\liecbddmkiiihnedobmlmillhodjkdmb\5.1.2_0\img\icons\slack-mark.svg
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\slack\app-4.15.0\chrome_100_percent.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\slack\app-4.15.0\chrome_200_percent.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\slack\app-4.15.0\ffmpeg.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\slack\app-4.15.0\icudtl.dat
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\slack\app-4.15.0\locales\en-US.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\slack\app-4.15.0\resources.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\slack\app-4.15.0\resources\app.asar
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\slack\app-4.15.0\slack.exe
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\slack\app-4.15.0\v8_context_snapshot.bin
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Slack\Cache\data_0
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Slack\Cache\data_1
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Slack\Cache\data_2
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Slack\Cache\data_3
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Slack\Cache\index
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Slack\Cookies
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Slack\databases\Databases.db
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Slack\IndexedDB\https_app.slack.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\000564.ldb
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Slack\IndexedDB\https_app.slack.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\000596.log
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Slack\IndexedDB\https_app.slack.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\LOCK
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Slack\IndexedDB\https_app.slack.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\LOG
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Slack\IndexedDB\https_app.slack.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\MANIFEST-000001
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Slack\Local Storage\leveldb\000005.ldb
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Slack\Local Storage\leveldb\001779.log
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Slack\Local Storage\leveldb\001781.ldb
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Slack\Local Storage\leveldb\LOCK
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Slack\Local Storage\leveldb\LOG
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Slack\Local Storage\leveldb\MANIFEST-000001
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Slack\QuotaManager
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Slack\Service Worker\Database\000003.log
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Slack\Service Worker\Database\LOCK
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Slack\Service Worker\Database\LOG
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Slack\Service Worker\Database\MANIFEST-000001
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Slack\Service Worker\ScriptCache\index-dir\the-real-index
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Slack\Session Storage\000005.ldb
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Slack\Session Storage\000019.log
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Slack\Session Storage\000020.ldb
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Slack\Session Storage\LOCK
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Slack\Session Storage\LOG
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Slack\Session Storage\MANIFEST-000001
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Slack\TransportSecurity

Use regedit.exe to manually remove from the Windows Registry the data below:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\slack
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\slack
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\RADAR\HeapLeakDetection\DiagnosedApplications\slack.exe


How to erase Slack from your PC with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Slack is a program by the software company Slack Technologies Inc.. Frequently, computer users choose to uninstall this program. Sometimes this can be efortful because uninstalling this by hand requires some know-how related to Windows program uninstallation. The best SIMPLE practice to uninstall Slack 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, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is the best uninstaller and general utility to take care of your Windows PC.

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  • navigate to Download Link
  • download the program by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD button
  • set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to admire the program's interface and number of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful system optimizer.

3. Press the General Tools category
Go to General Tools


4. Press the Uninstall Programs tool
Go to Uninstall Programs


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

6. Navigate the list of applications until you locate Slack or simply click the Search feature and type in "Slack". If it is installed on your PC the Slack application will be found very quickly. When you select Slack in the list of applications, the following information about the program is available to you:


  • Star rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other people have about Slack, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Reviews by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
  • Details about the program you wish to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.
7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will show up. Confirm the uninstall by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove Slack.
Uninstall Slack


8. After removing Slack, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to start the cleanup. All the items of Slack that have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By removing Slack using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry items, files or directories are left behind on your system.

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



Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to remove Slack by Slack Technologies Inc. from your PC, we are not saying that Slack by Slack Technologies Inc. is not a good application. This text only contains detailed info on how to remove Slack in case you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.

2021-04-14 / Written by Daniel Statescu for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2021-04-14 14:28:13.923