Slack

A way to uninstall Slack from your PC

Slack is a software application. This page contains details on how to remove it from your computer. It is developed by Slack Technologies. Take a look here where you can read more on Slack Technologies. Usually the Slack program is installed in the C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\slack directory, depending on the user's option during install. The complete uninstall command line for Slack is C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\slack\Update.exe --uninstall. The program's main executable file occupies 1.44 MB (1511352 bytes) on disk and is titled squirrel.exe.

The following executable files are contained in Slack. They occupy 130.99 MB (137348968 bytes) on disk.

• squirrel.exe (1.44 MB)
• slack.exe (63.15 MB)
• squirrel.exe (1.45 MB)
• slack.exe (63.50 MB)

This page is about Slack version 1.2.1 alone. You can find below info on other versions of Slack:

• 2.0.2
• 1.1.1
• 2.1.2
• 3.1.0214
• 1.1.4
• 4.0.02
• 3.3.0184889
• 3.3.0
• 1.2.7
• 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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Numerous files, folders and Windows registry entries will not be removed when you remove Slack from your computer.

You should delete the folders below after you uninstall Slack:

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

Generally, the following files are left on disk:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Local Storage\https_slack.com_0.localstorage
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0_32\UsageLogs\slack.exe.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\slack\Update.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Slack\Cache\data_0

Registry keys:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\slack

Open regedit.exe in order to remove the following values:

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

A way to remove Slack from your computer with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Slack is a program by the software company Slack Technologies. Some people choose to uninstall this application. Sometimes this is easier said than done because doing this manually requires some know-how regarding Windows internal functioning. The best SIMPLE action to uninstall 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 already installed on your PC, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is one of the best uninstaller and general tool to take care of your computer.

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

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful package of tools.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs feature


5. A list of the applications installed on the PC will appear

6. Navigate the list of applications until you find Slack or simply click the Search feature and type in "Slack". The Slack application will be found very quickly. Notice that after you click Slack in the list of apps, the following data about the application is made available to you:

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

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will appear. accept the uninstall by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will remove Slack.


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

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

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Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to uninstall Slack by Slack Technologies from your PC, we are not saying that Slack by Slack Technologies is not a good application. This text simply contains detailed info on how to uninstall Slack in case you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.