TrueCrypt

A guide to uninstall TrueCrypt from your system

You can find on this page detailed information on how to uninstall TrueCrypt for Windows. It is written by TrueCrypt Foundation. Take a look here where you can find out more on TrueCrypt Foundation. Usually the TrueCrypt program is placed in the C:\Program Files\TrueCrypt directory, depending on the user's option during install. The full command line for removing TrueCrypt is C:\Program Files\TrueCrypt\TrueCrypt Setup.exe. Note that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you might be prompted for admin rights. TrueCrypt.exe is the programs's main file and it takes approximately 1.42 MB (1488312 bytes) on disk.

TrueCrypt is composed of the following executables which occupy 5.38 MB (5640640 bytes) on disk:

• TrueCrypt Format.exe (1.51 MB)
• TrueCrypt Setup.exe (2.45 MB)
• TrueCrypt.exe (1.42 MB)

The information on this page is only about version 7.2 of TrueCrypt. You can find below info on other application versions of TrueCrypt:

• 6.2
• 7.1
• Unknown
• 6.1
• 6.3
• 6.0
• 5.1
• 7.0
• 5.0

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

Files remaining:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\TrueCryptFoundation_TrueCrypt

Additional registry values that are not removed:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-4148237459-1570293447-870503258-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume2\Program Files\TrueCrypt\TrueCrypt Format.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-4148237459-1570293447-870503258-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume2\Program Files\TrueCrypt\TrueCrypt Setup.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-4148237459-1570293447-870503258-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume2\Program Files\TrueCrypt\TrueCrypt.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-4148237459-1570293447-870503258-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume4\installation files\TrueCrypt.7.2.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-4148237459-1570293447-870503258-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume4\installation files\TrueCrypt.7.2\TrueCrypt.7.2_Soft98.iR.exe

How to delete TrueCrypt with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

TrueCrypt is a program released by the software company TrueCrypt Foundation. Sometimes, computer users decide to erase this application. This is hard because uninstalling this by hand takes some skill related to Windows internal functioning. One of the best SIMPLE approach to erase TrueCrypt 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 a very potent uninstaller and all around utility to clean your Windows computer.

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

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to admire the program's design and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful package of tools.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Press the Uninstall Programs button


5. A list of the programs existing on the computer will be shown to you

6. Navigate the list of programs until you locate TrueCrypt or simply click the Search feature and type in "TrueCrypt". The TrueCrypt program will be found automatically. When you select TrueCrypt in the list of applications, the following data about the application is available to you:

• Star rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other users have about TrueCrypt, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
• Technical information about the app you are about to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will appear. accept the removal by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove TrueCrypt.


8. After uninstalling TrueCrypt, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to perform the cleanup. All the items that belong TrueCrypt which have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing TrueCrypt with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry items, files or directories are left behind on your disk.

Your system will remain clean, speedy and able to serve you properly.

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Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to remove TrueCrypt by TrueCrypt Foundation from your PC, we are not saying that TrueCrypt by TrueCrypt Foundation is not a good software application. This text only contains detailed instructions on how to remove TrueCrypt supposing you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.