Slack

How to uninstall Slack from your system

Slack is a Windows program. Read more about how to uninstall it from your computer. It was developed for Windows by Slack Technologies. Check out here where you can read more on Slack Technologies. Usually the Slack program is to be found in the C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\slack directory, depending on the user's option during setup. The full uninstall command line for Slack is C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\slack\Update.exe --uninstall. The program's main executable file is called squirrel.exe and occupies 1.46 MB (1525688 bytes).

Slack is composed of the following executables which take 140.04 MB (146841752 bytes) on disk:

• squirrel.exe (1.46 MB)
• slack.exe (67.84 MB)
• squirrel.exe (1.44 MB)
• slack.exe (67.84 MB)

This web page is about Slack version 1.2.7 alone. You can find below info on other releases of Slack:

• 2.0.2
• 1.1.1
• 2.1.2
• 3.1.0214
• 1.1.4
• 4.0.02
• 3.3.0184889
• 1.2.1
• 3.3.0
• 2.1.0
• 3.0.3
• 2.5.0
• 2.6.263901
• 1.1.5
• 3.1.0
• 3.3.7
• 2.1.1
• 2.5.2
• 2.6.0
• 3.0.0
• 1.1.0
• 4.0.0
• 1.2.6
• 3.4.01881
• 3.2.025750
• 3.0.2
• 2.3.4
• 1.0.0
• 4.1.0
• 2.6.32622578
• 3.0.05208518
• 2.0.1
• 3.1.01299420
• 3.3.8
• 2.7.0
• 3.0.04552368
• 3.4.1
• 2.6.5
• 2.0.5
• 4.0.1
• 1.0.3
• 1.2.0
• 2.2.1
• 3.3.414346
• 3.3.43190
• 2.6.2
• 3.3.3
• 1.0.6
• 2.5.1
• 2.0.0
• 3.0.5
• 3.0.4
• 4.0.03
• 1.1.3
• 3.3.6
• 4.1.06
• 2.8.0
• 1.2.2
• 3.4.3
• 2.7.05328770
• 1.0.5
• 1.2.5
• 2.6.0189985592
• 2.7.1
• 3.3.1
• 3.3.429651
• 2.3.2
• 1.1.8
• 2.8.2
• 2.0.6
• 2.6.3
• 1.0.4
• 3.4.2
• 2.3.3
• 1.1.7
• 3.4.0
• 4.0.2
• 3.0.032161032
• 3.2.0
• 2.0.3
• 3.1.1
• 3.3.8190710
• 4.1.1
• 3.4.1317919
• 4.1.03
• 2.8.1
• 3.0.026389
• 2.4.1
• 2.4.0
• 2.9.0

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If planning to uninstall Slack you should check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Directories that were found:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\slack
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\Slack Crashes
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Slack Technologies
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Slack

Files remaining:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0_32\UsageLogs\slack.exe.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\slack\app.ico
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\slack\app-1.2.7\Akavache.Deprecated.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\slack\app-1.2.7\Akavache.dll

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

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\slack

Open regedit.exe in order to delete the following registry values:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\slack\DefaultIcon\
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\slack\shell\open\command\
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\sms\URL Protocol

How to remove Slack from your computer with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Slack is an application marketed by the software company Slack Technologies. Sometimes, people choose to uninstall this program. Sometimes this can be troublesome because performing this by hand requires some advanced knowledge regarding Windows program uninstallation. One of the best EASY way 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 system, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and general tool to optimize your system.

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

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good system optimizer.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs feature


5. All the applications existing on the computer will be made available to you

6. Scroll the list of applications until you locate Slack or simply click the Search feature and type in "Slack". If it exists on your system the Slack app will be found very quickly. Notice that after you select Slack in the list , the following data regarding the program is available to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). This explains the opinion other people have regarding Slack, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Details regarding the program you are about to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will come up. Confirm the uninstall by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove Slack.


8. After uninstalling Slack, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Press Next to start the cleanup. All the items that belong Slack which have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing Slack with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry items, files or folders are left behind on your PC.

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

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Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to uninstall Slack by Slack Technologies from your computer, we are not saying that Slack by Slack Technologies is not a good software application. This page simply contains detailed info on how to uninstall Slack supposing you want to. 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' PCs.