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A way to uninstall Software Director from your system

This info is about Software Director for Windows. Below you can find details on how to uninstall it from your PC. It is made by Cloanto Corporation. More data about Cloanto Corporation can be seen here. More data about the application Software Director can be found at . Usually the Software Director application is found in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Cloanto\Software Director directory, depending on the user's option during install. The complete uninstall command line for Software Director is C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Cloanto\Software Director\sdsetup.exe. Software Director's primary file takes around 373.37 KB (382328 bytes) and its name is softdir.exe.

The executables below are part of Software Director. They take about 4.02 MB (4212248 bytes) on disk.

  • sdsetup.exe (3.30 MB)
  • softdir.exe (373.37 KB)
  • softdirl.exe (117.40 KB)
  • softdiru.exe (246.87 KB)


The current page applies to Software Director version 7.0.13.0 only. For other Software Director versions please click below:

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Following the uninstall process, the application leaves leftovers on the PC. Some of these are listed below.

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

The files below remain on your disk when you remove 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\unicows.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\1.3.6.1.4.1.23153.5.1.prv
  • 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.prv
  • 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
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Cloanto\Software Director\TaskbarNotifications.log
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\Software Director.lnk

You will find in the Windows Registry that the following data will not be cleaned; 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 delete the following registry values:
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-1749894702-3411928841-3203164050-1008\\Device\HarddiskVolume13\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Cloanto\Software Director\softdir.exe


How to remove Software Director from your computer using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Software Director is a program offered by the software company Cloanto Corporation. Sometimes, people want to erase this program. This can be troublesome because doing this by hand requires some advanced knowledge regarding removing Windows programs manually. One of the best SIMPLE approach to erase 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 already installed on your PC, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very potent uninstaller and all around tool to maximize the performance of your system.

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  • navigate to Download Link
  • download the setup by pressing the DOWNLOAD NOW button
  • set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful package of utilities.

3. Click on the General Tools button
Go to General Tools


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs tool
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. All the programs installed on your PC will appear

6. Scroll the list of programs until you find Software Director or simply click the Search feature and type in "Software Director". If it is installed on your PC the Software Director program will be found very quickly. After you select Software Director in the list of applications, the following data regarding the application is shown to you:


  • Safety rating (in the left lower corner). This explains the opinion other users have regarding Software Director, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Opinions by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Details regarding the application you want to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.
For instance you can see that for Software Director:





  • The publisher 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 show up. Confirm the uninstall by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove Software Director.
Uninstall Software Director


8. After uninstalling Software Director, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Click Next to start the cleanup. All the items of Software Director which have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By removing Software Director using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry items, files or directories are left behind on your disk.

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

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Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to uninstall Software Director by Cloanto Corporation from your PC, nor are we saying that Software Director by Cloanto Corporation is not a good application. This text only contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall Software Director supposing you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.

2023-06-12 / Written by Andreea Kartman for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2023-06-12 00:21:47.630