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A guide to uninstall TrueCrypt from your computer

You can find below detailed information on how to uninstall TrueCrypt for Windows. It was created for Windows by TrueCrypt Foundation. Take a look here for more information on TrueCrypt Foundation. Click on to get more facts about TrueCrypt on TrueCrypt Foundation's website. The program is often installed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\TrueCrypt folder (same installation drive as Windows). You can uninstall TrueCrypt by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\Program Files (x86)\TrueCrypt\TrueCrypt Setup.exe. Keep in mind that you might be prompted for admin rights. TrueCrypt.exe is the TrueCrypt's primary executable file and it takes circa 1.05 MB (1106112 bytes) on disk.

The following executables are incorporated in TrueCrypt. They occupy 4.74 MB (4973944 bytes) on disk.

  • TrueCrypt Format.exe (1.16 MB)
  • TrueCrypt Setup.exe (2.52 MB)
  • TrueCrypt.exe (1.05 MB)


This page is about TrueCrypt version 5.1 only. Click on the links below for other TrueCrypt versions:

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A way to erase TrueCrypt from your PC with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

TrueCrypt is a program offered by the software company TrueCrypt Foundation. Sometimes, people try to remove this program. Sometimes this is easier said than done because doing this manually takes some knowledge related to Windows internal functioning. The best SIMPLE procedure to remove TrueCrypt 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 PC, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and general tool to optimize your computer.

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  • install Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good package of utilities.

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


4. Press the Uninstall Programs button
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. A list of the applications existing on your computer will appear

6. Navigate the list of applications until you find TrueCrypt or simply click the Search field and type in "TrueCrypt". The TrueCrypt application will be found very quickly. After you select TrueCrypt in the list , some information about the program is available to you:


  • Safety rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating explains the opinion other people have about TrueCrypt, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Opinions by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Details about the app you wish to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.
For example you can see that for TrueCrypt:





  • The publisher is: http://www.truecrypt.org/applink.php?version=5.1a&dest=index
  • The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files (x86)\TrueCrypt\TrueCrypt Setup.exe
7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will show up. Confirm the uninstall by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will remove TrueCrypt.
Uninstall TrueCrypt


8. After removing TrueCrypt, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to start the cleanup. All the items that belong TrueCrypt that have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling TrueCrypt using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry items, files or directories are left behind on your PC.

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



Geographical user distribution

  • Windows 7 (6.1)
  • Windows Vista (6.0)
  • 10.0
  • Windows 8.1 (6.3)
  • Windows XP (5.1)
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Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to uninstall TrueCrypt by TrueCrypt Foundation from your computer, we are not saying that TrueCrypt by TrueCrypt Foundation is not a good software application. This page only contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall TrueCrypt in case you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.

2016-07-30 / Written by Daniel Statescu for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2016-07-30 02:42:36.357