The Sims™ 4

A guide to uninstall The Sims™ 4 from your computer

This web page contains complete information on how to remove The Sims™ 4 for Windows. The Windows release was developed by Electronic Arts, Inc.. Go over here where you can get more info on Electronic Arts, Inc.. More information about the program The Sims™ 4 can be found at http://www.ea.com. The application is usually installed in the C:\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\The Sims 4 directory (same installation drive as Windows). C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\EAInstaller\The Sims 4\Cleanup.exe is the full command line if you want to remove The Sims™ 4. The Sims™ 4's main file takes about 852.30 KB (872752 bytes) and is called Cleanup.exe.

The Sims™ 4 installs the following the executables on your PC, taking about 1.72 MB (1808656 bytes) on disk.

• Cleanup.exe (852.30 KB)
• Cleanup.exe (913.97 KB)

The information on this page is only about version 1.75.125.1030 of The Sims™ 4. You can find below info on other versions of The Sims™ 4:

• 1.107.151.1020
• 1.77.146.1030
• 1.73.48.1030
• 1.99.305.1020
• 1.93.129.1030
• 1.92.145.1030
• 1.112.519.1020
• 1.83.24.1030
• 1.87.40.1030
• 1.90.375.1020
• 1.103.315.1020
• 1.3.32.1010
• 1.96.365.1030
• 1.111.102.1030
• 1.82.99.1030
• 1.89.214.1030
• 1.80.69.1030
• 1.95.207.1030
• 4
• 1.81.72.1030
• 1.86.166.1030
• 1.5.139.1020
• 1.107.112.1030
• 1.105.297.1030
• 1.110.311.1020
• 1.73.57.1030
• 1.102.190.1030
• 1.63.136.1010
• 1.66.139.1020
• 1.108.335.1020
• 1.60.54.1020
• 1.55.105.1020
• 1.36.102.1020
• 1.72.28.1030
• 1.96.397.1020
• 1.98.158.1020
• 1.25.136.1020
• 1.76.81.1020
• 1.38.49.1020
• 1.65.70.1020
• 1.109.185.1030
• 1.94.147.1030
• 1.61.15.1020
• 1.105.345.1020
• 1.93.146.1020
• 1.69.57.1020
• 1.105.332.1020
• 1.0.732.20
• 1.56.52.1020
• 1.104.58.1030
• 1.84.171.1030
• 1.106.148.1030
• 1.67.45.1020
• 1.97.62.1020
• 1.91.205.1020
• 1.101.290.1030

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

Folders left behind when you uninstall The Sims™ 4:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\The Sims 4

The files below were left behind on your disk when you remove The Sims™ 4:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\The Sims 4\__Installer\Cleanup.dat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\The Sims 4\__Installer\Cleanup.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\The Sims 4\__Installer\DLC\FP01\__Installer\Cleanup.dat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\The Sims 4\__Installer\DLC\FP01\__Installer\Cleanup.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\The Sims 4\__Installer\DLC\FP01\__Installer\installerdata.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\The Sims 4\__Installer\DLC\FP01\__Installer\Touchup.dat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\The Sims 4\__Installer\DLC\FP01\__Installer\Touchup.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\The Sims 4\__Installer\DLC\FP01\installScript.vdf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\The Sims 4\__Installer\DLC\FP01\Support\mnfst.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\The Sims 4\__Installer\installerdata.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\The Sims 4\__Installer\LOC\OFB-EAST109552299.dat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\The Sims 4\__Installer\LOC\OFB-EAST109552414.dat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\The Sims 4\__Installer\LOC\SIMS4.OFF.SOLP.0x000000000001266C.dat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\The Sims 4\__Installer\Origin\redist\internal\Autorun\Background.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\The Sims 4\__Installer\Origin\redist\internal\Autorun\ThinSetup.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\The Sims 4\__Installer\Origin\redist\internal\Autorun\Thumbs.db
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\The Sims 4\__Installer\Origin\redist\internal\OriginThinSetup.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\The Sims 4\__Installer\Touchup.dat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\The Sims 4\__Installer\Touchup.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\The Sims 4\__Installer\vc\vc2010sp1\eula\de_DE.rtf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\The Sims 4\__Installer\vc\vc2010sp1\eula\en_US.rtf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\The Sims 4\__Installer\vc\vc2010sp1\eula\es_ES.rtf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\The Sims 4\__Installer\vc\vc2010sp1\eula\es_MX.rtf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\The Sims 4\__Installer\vc\vc2010sp1\eula\fr_FR.rtf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\The Sims 4\__Installer\vc\vc2010sp1\eula\it_IT.rtf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\The Sims 4\__Installer\vc\vc2010sp1\eula\ja_JP.rtf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\The Sims 4\__Installer\vc\vc2010sp1\eula\ko_KR.rtf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\The Sims 4\__Installer\vc\vc2010sp1\eula\ru_RU.rtf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\The Sims 4\__Installer\vc\vc2010sp1\eula\zh_CN.rtf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\The Sims 4\__Installer\vc\vc2010sp1\eula\zh_TW.rtf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\The Sims 4\__Installer\vc\vc2010sp1\redist\vcredist_x64.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\The Sims 4\__Installer\vc\vc2010sp1\redist\vcredist_x86.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\The Sims 4\__Installer\vc\vc2013\eula\de_DE.rtf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\The Sims 4\__Installer\vc\vc2013\eula\en_US.rtf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\The Sims 4\__Installer\vc\vc2013\eula\es_ES.rtf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\The Sims 4\__Installer\vc\vc2013\eula\es_MX.rtf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\The Sims 4\__Installer\vc\vc2013\eula\fr_FR.rtf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\The Sims 4\__Installer\vc\vc2013\eula\it_IT.rtf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\The Sims 4\__Installer\vc\vc2013\eula\ja_JP.rtf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\The Sims 4\__Installer\vc\vc2013\eula\ko_KR.rtf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\The Sims 4\__Installer\vc\vc2013\eula\ru_RU.rtf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\The Sims 4\__Installer\vc\vc2013\eula\zh_CN.rtf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\The Sims 4\__Installer\vc\vc2013\eula\zh_TW.rtf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\The Sims 4\__Installer\vc\vc2013\redist\vcredist_x64.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\The Sims 4\__Installer\vc\vc2013\redist\vcredist_x86.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\The Sims 4\__Installer\vc\vc2015\eula\cs_CZ.rtf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\The Sims 4\__Installer\vc\vc2015\eula\de_DE.rtf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\The Sims 4\__Installer\vc\vc2015\eula\en_US.rtf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\The Sims 4\__Installer\vc\vc2015\eula\es_ES.rtf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\The Sims 4\__Installer\vc\vc2015\eula\fr_FR.rtf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\The Sims 4\__Installer\vc\vc2015\eula\it_IT.rtf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\The Sims 4\__Installer\vc\vc2015\eula\ja_JP.rtf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\The Sims 4\__Installer\vc\vc2015\eula\ko_KR.rtf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\The Sims 4\__Installer\vc\vc2015\eula\pl_PL.rtf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\The Sims 4\__Installer\vc\vc2015\eula\pt_BR.rtf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\The Sims 4\__Installer\vc\vc2015\eula\ru_RU.rtf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\The Sims 4\__Installer\vc\vc2015\eula\tr_TR.rtf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\The Sims 4\__Installer\vc\vc2015\eula\zh_CN.rtf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\The Sims 4\__Installer\vc\vc2015\eula\zh_TW.rtf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\The Sims 4\__Installer\vc\vc2015\redist\vc_redist.x64.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\The Sims 4\__Installer\vc\vc2015\redist\vc_redist.x86.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\The Sims 4\__Installer\vc\vc2019\eula\cs_CZ.rtf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\The Sims 4\__Installer\vc\vc2019\eula\de_DE.rtf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\The Sims 4\__Installer\vc\vc2019\eula\en_US.rtf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\The Sims 4\__Installer\vc\vc2019\eula\es_ES.rtf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\The Sims 4\__Installer\vc\vc2019\eula\fr_FR.rtf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\The Sims 4\__Installer\vc\vc2019\eula\it_IT.rtf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\The Sims 4\__Installer\vc\vc2019\eula\ja_JP.rtf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\The Sims 4\__Installer\vc\vc2019\eula\ko_KR.rtf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\The Sims 4\__Installer\vc\vc2019\eula\pl_PL.rtf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\The Sims 4\__Installer\vc\vc2019\eula\pt_BR.rtf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\The Sims 4\__Installer\vc\vc2019\eula\ru_RU.rtf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\The Sims 4\__Installer\vc\vc2019\eula\tr_TR.rtf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\The Sims 4\__Installer\vc\vc2019\eula\zh_CN.rtf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\The Sims 4\__Installer\vc\vc2019\eula\zh_TW.rtf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\The Sims 4\__Installer\vc\vc2019\redist\vc_redist.x64.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\The Sims 4\__Installer\vc\vc2019\redist\vc_redist.x86.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\The Sims 4\__Installer\vp6\vp6.reg
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\The Sims 4\__Installer\vp6\vp6install.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\The Sims 4\__Installer\vp6\vp6vfw.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\The Sims 4\__overlay\overlayinjector.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\The Sims 4\__overlay\steam_api.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\The Sims 4\Data\Client\ClientDeltaBuild0.package
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\The Sims 4\Data\Client\ClientDeltaBuild1.package
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\The Sims 4\Data\Client\ClientDeltaBuild2.package
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\The Sims 4\Data\Client\ClientDeltaBuild3.package
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\The Sims 4\Data\Client\ClientDeltaBuild4.package
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\The Sims 4\Data\Client\ClientDeltaBuild5.package
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\The Sims 4\Data\Client\ClientDeltaBuild6.package
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\The Sims 4\Data\Client\ClientDeltaBuild7.package
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\The Sims 4\Data\Client\ClientDeltaBuild8.package
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\The Sims 4\Data\Client\ClientFullBuild0.package
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\The Sims 4\Data\Client\ClientFullBuild1.package
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\The Sims 4\Data\Client\ClientFullBuild2.package
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\The Sims 4\Data\Client\ClientFullBuild3.package
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\The Sims 4\Data\Client\ClientFullBuild4.package
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\The Sims 4\Data\Client\ClientFullBuild5.package
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\The Sims 4\Data\Client\ClientFullBuild6.package
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\The Sims 4\Data\Client\ClientFullBuild7.package
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\The Sims 4\Data\Client\ClientFullBuild8.package

Registry keys:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Steam App 1222670

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

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\The Sims 4\Game\Bin\TS4_x64.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\The Sims 4\Game\Bin\TS4_x64.exe.FriendlyAppName

A way to erase The Sims™ 4 with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

The Sims™ 4 is an application by the software company Electronic Arts, Inc.. Frequently, computer users choose to erase this program. Sometimes this can be efortful because removing this manually takes some know-how related to removing Windows programs manually. One of the best SIMPLE approach to erase The Sims™ 4 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 PC, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and general tool to optimize your system.

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

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful Windows optimizer.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs feature


5. All the applications existing on the PC will appear

6. Scroll the list of applications until you find The Sims™ 4 or simply activate the Search field and type in "The Sims™ 4". The The Sims™ 4 application will be found very quickly. Notice that after you select The Sims™ 4 in the list , some data regarding the application is made available to you:

• Safety rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other people have regarding The Sims™ 4, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Details regarding the app you wish to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.

For instance you can see that for The Sims™ 4:

• The web site of the program is: http://www.ea.com
• The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\EAInstaller\The Sims 4\Cleanup.exe

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will come up. accept the removal by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall The Sims™ 4.


8. After removing The Sims™ 4, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Press Next to perform the cleanup. All the items of The Sims™ 4 which have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing The Sims™ 4 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 run without errors or problems.

Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to uninstall The Sims™ 4 by Electronic Arts, Inc. from your computer, we are not saying that The Sims™ 4 by Electronic Arts, Inc. is not a good software application. This page simply contains detailed info on how to uninstall The Sims™ 4 supposing you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.