Slack

A guide to uninstall Slack from your system

Slack is a Windows application. Read below about how to uninstall it from your PC. It was coded for Windows by Slack Technologies Inc.. More information on Slack Technologies Inc. can be found here. Usually the Slack program is placed in the C:\Users\flavi\AppData\Local\slack directory, depending on the user's option during install. The full command line for uninstalling Slack is C:\Users\flavi\AppData\Local\slack\Update.exe. Note that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you might get a notification for administrator rights. Slack's primary file takes about 300.30 KB (307504 bytes) and its name is slack.exe.

Slack contains of the executables below. They occupy 376.40 MB (394686240 bytes) on disk.

• slack.exe (300.30 KB)
• squirrel.exe (1.50 MB)
• slack.exe (181.73 MB)
• squirrel.exe (1.50 MB)
• slack.exe (189.87 MB)

The current page applies to Slack version 4.43.43 alone. Click on the links below for other Slack versions:

• 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
• 4.42.115
• 4.43.54
• 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
• 4.43.52
• 4.25.01
• 4.31.145
• 4.2.0
• 4.28.184
• 4.1.21
• 4.4.03
• 4.41.105
• 4.29.149
• 4.36.138
• 4.3.2
• 4.15.0
• 4.22.0
• 4.36.140
• 4.38.121
• 4.40.133
• 4.35.132
• 4.36.136
• 4.37.94
• 4.34.121
• 4.10.0
• 4.26.2
• 4.38.108
• 4.16.0
• 4.45.69
• 4.36.122
• 4.14.0
• 4.41.92
• 4.11.01
• 4.28.163
• 4.24.01
• 4.44.57
• 4.35.126
• 4.32.127
• 4.29.144
• 4.41.104
• 4.4.2
• 4.2.02
• 4.42.117
• 4.17.0
• 4.44.61
• 4.40.128
• 4.8.0
• 4.3.4
• 4.19.0
• 4.45.64
• 4.32.119
• 4.40.120
• 4.13.0
• 4.21.1
• 4.41.97
• 4.44.65
• 4.39.89
• 4.30.88
• 4.29.141
• 4.41.98
• 4.39.90
• 4.34.119
• 4.39.95
• 4.3.22
• 4.40.126
• 4.40.113
• 4.23.11
• 4.26.3
• 4.16.1
• 4.44.59
• 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
• 4.42.120

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

Folders remaining:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\IndexedDB\https_app.slack.com_0.indexeddb.blob
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\IndexedDB\https_app.slack.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\slack
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Slack Technologies Inc

The files below remain on your disk by Slack's application uninstaller when you removed it:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\IndexedDB\https_app.slack.com_0.indexeddb.blob\2\00\5
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\IndexedDB\https_app.slack.com_0.indexeddb.blob\2\00\6
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\IndexedDB\https_app.slack.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\000003.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\IndexedDB\https_app.slack.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\CURRENT
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\IndexedDB\https_app.slack.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\LOCK
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\IndexedDB\https_app.slack.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\LOG
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\IndexedDB\https_app.slack.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\MANIFEST-000001
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\slack\app-4.43.43\chrome_100_percent.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\slack\app-4.43.43\chrome_200_percent.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\slack\app-4.43.43\concrt140.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\slack\app-4.43.43\d3dcompiler_47.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\slack\app-4.43.43\debug.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\slack\app-4.43.43\ffmpeg.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\slack\app-4.43.43\icudtl.dat
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\slack\app-4.43.43\locales\fr.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\slack\app-4.43.43\locales\gu.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\slack\app-4.43.43\locales\he.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\slack\app-4.43.43\resources.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\slack\app-4.43.43\resources\app.asar.unpacked\node_modules\@tinyspeck\native-keymap\build\Release\keymapping.node
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\slack\app-4.43.43\resources\app.asar.unpacked\node_modules\@tinyspeck\slack-desktop-utils\lib\binding\napi-v8\slackdesktoputils.node
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\slack\app-4.43.43\resources\app.asar.unpacked\node_modules\electron-native-auth\build\Release\electron_native_auth.node
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\slack\app-4.43.43\resources\app.asar.unpacked\node_modules\file-handler-info\build\Release\file_handler_info.node
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\slack\app-4.43.43\resources\app.asar.unpacked\node_modules\registry-js\build\Release\registry.node
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\slack\app-4.43.43\resources\app.asar.unpacked\node_modules\windows-focus-assist\build\Release\focusassist.node
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\slack\app-4.43.43\resources\app.asar.unpacked\node_modules\windows-notification-state\build\Release\notificationstate.node
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\slack\app-4.43.43\slack.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\slack\app-4.43.43\snapshot_blob.bin
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\slack\app-4.43.43\squirrel.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\slack\app-4.43.43\SquirrelSetup.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\slack\app-4.43.43\ucrtbase.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\slack\app-4.43.43\v8_context_snapshot.bin
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\slack\app-4.43.43\vccorlib140.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\slack\app-4.43.43\vcruntime140.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\slack\app-4.43.43\vcruntime140_1.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\slack\app-4.43.43\vk_swiftshader.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\slack\app-4.43.43\vulkan-1.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\4e591a708ff2b955125731205fe8a46c_slack.bmp
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Slack\Cache\Cache_Data\data_0
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Slack\Cache\Cache_Data\data_1
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Slack\Cache\Cache_Data\data_2
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Slack\Cache\Cache_Data\data_3
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Slack\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000146
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Slack\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000147
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Slack\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000151
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Slack\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000152
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Slack\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000154
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Slack\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000155
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Slack\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000156
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Slack\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000157
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Slack\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000158
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Slack\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000159
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Slack\Cache\Cache_Data\f_00015a
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Slack\Cache\Cache_Data\f_00015b
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Slack\Cache\Cache_Data\f_00015c
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Slack\Cache\Cache_Data\f_00015d
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Slack\Cache\Cache_Data\f_00015e
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Slack\Cache\Cache_Data\f_00015f
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Slack\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000162
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Slack\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000163
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Slack\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000164
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Slack\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000165
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Slack\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000166
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Slack\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000167
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Slack\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000168
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Slack\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000169
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Slack\Cache\Cache_Data\f_00016a
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Slack\Cache\Cache_Data\f_00016b
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Slack\Cache\Cache_Data\f_00016c
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Slack\Cache\Cache_Data\f_00016d
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Slack\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000171
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Slack\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000172
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Slack\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000173
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Slack\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000176
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Slack\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000177
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Slack\Cache\Cache_Data\f_00017a
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Slack\Cache\Cache_Data\f_00017b
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Slack\Cache\Cache_Data\f_00017f
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Slack\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000180
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Slack\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000181
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Slack\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000182
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Slack\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000183
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Slack\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000184
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Slack\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000185
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Slack\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000186
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Slack\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000187
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Slack\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000188
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Slack\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000189
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Slack\Cache\Cache_Data\f_00018a
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Slack\Cache\Cache_Data\f_00018c
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Slack\Cache\Cache_Data\f_00018d
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Slack\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000192
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Slack\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000194
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Slack\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000195
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Slack\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000197
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Slack\Cache\Cache_Data\f_000199
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Slack\Cache\Cache_Data\f_00019b
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Slack\Cache\Cache_Data\f_00019c
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Slack\Cache\Cache_Data\f_00019d
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Slack\Cache\Cache_Data\f_00019e
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Slack\Cache\Cache_Data\f_00019f

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\Applications\slack.exe
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\slack
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\slack
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\RADAR\HeapLeakDetection\DiagnosedApplications\slack.exe

Use regedit.exe to remove the following additional registry values from the Windows Registry:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\slack\app-4.36.140\slack.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\slack\app-4.36.140\slack.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\slack\app-4.43.43\slack.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\slack\app-4.43.43\slack.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\slack\slack.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\slack\slack.exe.FriendlyAppName

How to erase Slack from your PC using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Slack is an application offered by the software company Slack Technologies Inc.. Frequently, users decide to uninstall this application. Sometimes this can be difficult because performing this by hand requires some experience regarding removing Windows applications by hand. The best EASY action to uninstall Slack is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your Windows system, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and general utility to optimize your Windows PC.

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

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

3. Press the General Tools category


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs tool


5. All the applications installed on the PC will appear

6. Navigate 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 select Slack in the list , the following information regarding the application is made available to you:

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

7. Press the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will show up. accept the uninstall by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove Slack.


8. After uninstalling Slack, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items of Slack which have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling Slack using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry items, files or directories are left behind on your disk.

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

Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to uninstall Slack by Slack Technologies Inc. from your PC, nor are we saying that Slack by Slack Technologies Inc. is not a good application for your computer. This text simply contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall Slack supposing 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.