Software Director

How to uninstall Software Director from your system

You can find below details on how to uninstall Software Director for Windows. It is developed by Cloanto Corporation. Take a look here for more details on Cloanto Corporation. Further information about Software Director can be seen at https://link.cloanto.net/sd-about. Usually the Software Director application is placed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Cloanto\Software Director folder, depending on the user's option during setup. C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Cloanto\Software Director\sdsetup.exe is the full command line if you want to remove Software Director. Software Director's main file takes about 376.91 KB (385960 bytes) and is named softdir.exe.

The following executables are contained in Software Director. They take 3.49 MB (3661536 bytes) on disk.

• sdsetup.exe (2.75 MB)
• softdir.exe (376.91 KB)
• softdirl.exe (137.95 KB)
• softdiru.exe (249.91 KB)

The current page applies to Software Director version 7.2.4.0 only. You can find below a few links to other Software Director versions:

• 5.0.4.0
• 7.1.1.0
• 6.0.5.0
• 6.0.2.0
• 7.0.12.0
• 7.0.4.0
• 4.0.5.0
• 7.2.3.0
• 6.0.3.0
• 7.0.10.0
• 7.2.1.0
• 5.0.1.0
• 3.8.14.0
• 5.0.11.0
• 5.0.2.0
• 7.0.0.0
• 3.8.10.0
• 7.1.0.0
• 7.0.2.0
• 7.0.8.0
• 4.0.3.0
• 7.0.7.0
• 7.0.1.0
• 5.0.7.0
• 4.0.6.0
• 5.0.5.0
• 7.0.14.0
• 3.8.8.0
• 5.0.0.0
• 5.0.8.0
• 4.0.4.0
• 7.0.13.0
• 3.8.9.0
• 6.0.7.0
• 3.8.7.0
• 4.0.1.0
• 7.0.3.0
• 7.2.2.0
• 3.8.11.0
• 3.8.12.0
• 3.8.13.0
• 6.0.1.0
• 6.0.4.0
• 5.0.6.0
• 7.0.6.0
• 7.0.5.0

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

Directories left on disk:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Cloanto\Software Director
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Cloanto\Software Director

Check for and delete the following files from your disk when you uninstall Software Director:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Cloanto\Software Director\sdsetup.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Cloanto\Software Director\softdcpl.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Cloanto\Software Director\softdir.cpl
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Cloanto\Software Director\softdir.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Cloanto\Software Director\softdir.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Cloanto\Software Director\softdirc.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Cloanto\Software Director\softdirl.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Cloanto\Software Director\softdirn.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Cloanto\Software Director\softdiru.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Cloanto\Software Director\softdirw.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Cloanto\Software Director\CheckSettings.ini
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Cloanto\Software Director\PublisherData\1.3.6.1.4.1.23153.5.1.ini
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Cloanto\Software Director\PublisherData\1.3.6.1.4.1.23153.5.12.ini
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Cloanto\Software Director\PublisherData\1.3.6.1.4.1.23153.5.12-icon-amigaexplorer-1.1.1.0.ico
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Cloanto\Software Director\PublisherData\1.3.6.1.4.1.23153.5.12-icon-amigaforever-1.1.0.0.ico
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Cloanto\Software Director\PublisherData\1.3.6.1.4.1.23153.5.12-icon-amigaforever-c64forever-bundle-1.1.0.0.ico
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Cloanto\Software Director\PublisherData\1.3.6.1.4.1.23153.5.12-icon-amigasys-1.1.0.0.ico
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Cloanto\Software Director\PublisherData\1.3.6.1.4.1.23153.5.12-icon-amikit-1.1.0.0.ico
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Cloanto\Software Director\PublisherData\1.3.6.1.4.1.23153.5.12-icon-aros-1.1.0.0.ico
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Cloanto\Software Director\PublisherData\1.3.6.1.4.1.23153.5.12-icon-c64forever-1.1.0.0.ico
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Cloanto\Software Director\PublisherData\1.3.6.1.4.1.23153.5.12-icon-directx-1.1.0.0.ico
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Cloanto\Software Director\PublisherData\1.3.6.1.4.1.23153.5.12-icon-personalpaint-1.1.0.0.ico
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Cloanto\Software Director\PublisherData\1.3.6.1.4.1.23153.5.12-icon-picasso96-1.1.0.0.ico
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Cloanto\Software Director\PublisherData\1.3.6.1.4.1.23153.5.12-icon-retroplatform-1.1.0.0.ico
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Cloanto\Software Director\PublisherData\1.3.6.1.4.1.23153.5.12-icon-vice-1.1.0.0.ico
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Cloanto\Software Director\PublisherData\1.3.6.1.4.1.23153.5.12-icon-walker-1.1.0.0.ico
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Cloanto\Software Director\PublisherData\1.3.6.1.4.1.23153.5.12-icon-winfellow-1.1.0.0.ico
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Cloanto\Software Director\PublisherData\1.3.6.1.4.1.23153.5.12-icon-winuae-1.1.0.0.ico
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Cloanto\Software Director\PublisherData\1.3.6.1.4.1.23153.5.1-icon-softwaredirector-6.0.4.0.ico
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Cloanto\Software Director\PublisherData\CurrentUserPublishers.ini
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Cloanto\Software Director\SoftwareDirector.log

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

• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Cloanto\Software Director
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Cloanto\Software Director
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Cloanto Software Director

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

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-3751544406-218315223-3705309833-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume12\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Cloanto\Software Director\softdir.exe

How to uninstall Software Director from your PC with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Software Director is an application released by Cloanto Corporation. Some people try to remove this application. This can be hard because uninstalling this by hand requires some advanced knowledge regarding removing Windows applications by hand. The best SIMPLE solution to remove Software Director is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take the following steps on how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your system, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and general utility to optimize your computer.

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• visit Download Link
• download the setup by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to admire the program's interface and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful Windows optimizer.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs tool


5. All the applications existing on the PC will be shown to you

6. Scroll the list of applications until you locate Software Director or simply activate the Search feature and type in "Software Director". If it is installed on your PC the Software Director app will be found automatically. Notice that after you select Software Director in the list of apps, the following information regarding the program is shown to you:

• Safety rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating explains the opinion other people have regarding Software Director, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Details regarding the app you are about to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.

For example you can see that for Software Director:

• The web site of the program is: https://link.cloanto.net/sd-about
• The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Cloanto\Software Director\sdsetup.exe

7. Click the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will appear. accept the removal by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall Software Director.


8. After uninstalling Software Director, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items of Software Director that have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By removing Software Director with 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 run without errors or problems.

Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to remove Software Director by Cloanto Corporation from your computer, we are not saying that Software Director by Cloanto Corporation is not a good application for your PC. This page simply contains detailed info on how to remove Software Director supposing you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.