Slack

How to uninstall Slack from your PC

You can find below detailed information on how to remove Slack for Windows. It was created for Windows by Slack Technologies Inc.. Further information on Slack Technologies Inc. can be found here. Usually the Slack program is found in the C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\slack folder, depending on the user's option during install. C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\slack\Update.exe is the full command line if you want to remove Slack. slack.exe is the programs's main file and it takes close to 301.14 KB (308368 bytes) on disk.

Slack installs the following the executables on your PC, occupying about 254.92 MB (267301728 bytes) on disk.

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

The information on this page is only about version 4.16.1 of Slack. You can find below info on other versions of Slack:

• 4.5.02
• 4.3.11
• 4.33.60
• 4.32.122
• 4.35.131
• 4.26.0
• 4.25.2
• 4.25.0
• 4.28.182
• 4.20.0
• 4.13.02
• 4.4.0
• 4.33.73
• 4.9.03
• 4.10.02
• 4.21.0
• 4.27.154
• 4.33.69
• 4.19.3
• 4.35.130
• 4.7.01
• 4.11.1
• 4.25.01
• 4.31.145
• 4.2.0
• 4.28.184
• 4.1.21
• 4.4.03
• 4.29.149
• 4.36.138
• 4.3.2
• 4.15.0
• 4.22.0
• 4.36.140
• 4.35.132
• 4.36.136
• 4.37.94
• 4.34.121
• 4.10.0
• 4.26.2
• 4.38.108
• 4.16.0
• 4.36.122
• 4.14.0
• 4.11.01
• 4.28.163
• 4.24.01
• 4.35.126
• 4.32.127
• 4.29.144
• 4.4.2
• 4.2.02
• 4.17.0
• 4.8.0
• 4.3.4
• 4.19.0
• 4.32.119
• 4.13.0
• 4.21.1
• 4.30.88
• 4.29.141
• 4.34.119
• 4.3.22
• 4.23.11
• 4.26.3
• 4.21.01
• 4.19.2
• 4.11.2
• 4.32.126
• 4.12.1
• 4.31.155
• 4.38.115
• 4.23.0
• 4.28.171
• 4.8.01
• 4.12.01
• 4.34.104
• 4.18.0
• 4.34.92
• 4.17.1
• 4.36.134
• 4.34.116
• 4.33.84
• 4.37.98
• 4.11.0
• 4.6.01
• 4.10.3
• 4.26.1
• 4.24.0
• 4.37.101
• 4.6.0
• 4.9.0
• 4.31.152
• 4.7.0
• 4.12.2
• 4.18.03
• 4.12.0
• 4.35.111
• 4.5.0
• 4.19.01

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

Folders found on disk after you uninstall Slack from your PC:

• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\slack
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Roaming\Slack

Check for and remove the following files from your disk when you uninstall Slack:

• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\slack\app.ico
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\slack\app-4.16.1\resources\app.asar.unpacked\node_modules\@marshallofsound\native-keymap\bin\win32-x64-87\native-keymap.node
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\slack\app-4.16.1\resources\app.asar.unpacked\node_modules\@nodert-win10-au\windows.foundation\bin\win32-x64-87\windows.foundation.node
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\slack\app-4.16.1\resources\app.asar.unpacked\node_modules\@nodert-win10-au\windows.foundation\build\Release\binding.node
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\slack\app-4.16.1\resources\app.asar.unpacked\node_modules\@nodert-win10-au\windows.ui.notifications\bin\win32-x64-87\windows.ui.notifications.node
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\slack\app-4.16.1\resources\app.asar.unpacked\node_modules\@nodert-win10-au\windows.ui.startscreen\build\Release\binding.node
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\slack\app-4.16.1\resources\app.asar.unpacked\node_modules\@tinyspeck\calls-desktop-interop\bin\win32-x64-87\calls-desktop-interop.node
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\slack\app-4.16.1\resources\app.asar.unpacked\node_modules\@tinyspeck\calls-desktop-interop\build\Release\CallsDesktopInterop.node
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\slack\app-4.16.1\resources\app.asar.unpacked\node_modules\macos-notification-state\bin\win32-x64-87\macos-notification-state.node
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\slack\app-4.16.1\resources\app.asar.unpacked\node_modules\macos-notification-state\build\Release\notificationstate.node
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\slack\app-4.16.1\resources\app.asar.unpacked\node_modules\windows-active-process\bin\win32-x64-87\windows-active-process.node
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\slack\app-4.16.1\resources\app.asar.unpacked\node_modules\windows-active-process\build\Release\processname.node
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\slack\app-4.16.1\resources\app.asar.unpacked\node_modules\windows-focus-assist\bin\win32-x64-87\windows-focus-assist.node
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\slack\app-4.16.1\resources\app.asar.unpacked\node_modules\windows-focus-assist\build\Release\focus-assist.node
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\slack\app-4.16.1\resources\app.asar.unpacked\node_modules\windows-notification-state\bin\win32-x64-87\windows-notification-state.node
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\slack\app-4.16.1\resources\app.asar.unpacked\node_modules\windows-notification-state\build\Release\notificationstate.node
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\slack\app-4.16.1\resources\app.asar.unpacked\node_modules\windows-quiet-hours\bin\win32-x64-87\windows-quiet-hours.node
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\slack\app-4.16.1\resources\app.asar.unpacked\node_modules\windows-quiet-hours\build\Release\quiethours.node
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\slack\app-4.16.1\slack.exe
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\slack\packages\RELEASES
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\slack\packages\slack-4.16.1-full.nupkg
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Roaming\Slack\Cache\data_0
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Roaming\Slack\Cache\data_1
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Roaming\Slack\Cache\data_2
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Roaming\Slack\Cache\data_3
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Roaming\Slack\Cache\index
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Roaming\Slack\Code Cache\js\index
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Roaming\Slack\Code Cache\wasm\index
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Roaming\Slack\Cookies
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Roaming\Slack\Crashpad\metadata
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Roaming\Slack\Crashpad\settings.dat
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Roaming\Slack\GPUCache\data_0
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Roaming\Slack\GPUCache\data_1
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Roaming\Slack\GPUCache\data_2
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Roaming\Slack\GPUCache\data_3
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Roaming\Slack\GPUCache\index
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Roaming\Slack\installation
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Roaming\Slack\Local Storage\leveldb\000003.log
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Roaming\Slack\Local Storage\leveldb\CURRENT
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Roaming\Slack\Local Storage\leveldb\LOCK
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Roaming\Slack\Local Storage\leveldb\LOG
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Roaming\Slack\Local Storage\leveldb\MANIFEST-000001
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Roaming\Slack\local-settings.json
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Roaming\Slack\logs\browser.log
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Roaming\Slack\logs\webapp-console.log
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Roaming\Slack\logs\webapp-service-worker-console.log
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Roaming\Slack\Network Persistent State
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Roaming\Slack\Preferences
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Roaming\Slack\sentry\scope_v2.json
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Roaming\Slack\Session Storage\000003.log
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Roaming\Slack\Session Storage\CURRENT
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Roaming\Slack\Session Storage\LOCK
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Roaming\Slack\Session Storage\LOG
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Roaming\Slack\Session Storage\MANIFEST-000001
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Roaming\Slack\storage\root-state.json

Use regedit.exe to manually remove from the Windows Registry the keys below:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\slack
• HKEY_CURRENT_UserName\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\slack

Open regedit.exe to remove the registry values below from the Windows Registry:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\slack\app-4.16.1\slack.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\slack\app-4.16.1\slack.exe.FriendlyAppName

A way to erase Slack from your computer using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Slack is a program by Slack Technologies Inc.. Some users choose to erase this program. Sometimes this can be troublesome because performing this manually takes some advanced knowledge regarding removing Windows applications by hand. One of the best SIMPLE procedure to erase Slack 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 on your Windows PC, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and all around utility to optimize your Windows PC.

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• navigate to Download Link
• download the program by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and number of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good PC management program.

3. Press the General Tools category


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs button


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

6. Scroll the list of applications until you find Slack or simply click the Search field and type in "Slack". If it exists on your system the Slack app will be found automatically. Notice that after you click Slack in the list , some information regarding the program is shown to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). This tells you the opinion other people have regarding Slack, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
• Details regarding the app you are about to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will show up. accept the uninstall by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall Slack.


8. After removing Slack, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Click Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items of Slack which have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling Slack with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your system.

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

Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to uninstall Slack by Slack Technologies Inc. from your computer, we are not saying that Slack by Slack Technologies Inc. is not a good application for your PC. This text simply contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall Slack 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 discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.