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A guide to uninstall WD Discovery from your PC

You can find below detailed information on how to uninstall WD Discovery for Windows. The Windows release was developed by Western Digital Technologies, Inc.. Additional info about Western Digital Technologies, Inc. can be read here. Click on to get more data about WD Discovery on Western Digital Technologies, Inc.'s website. The application is frequently installed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current directory (same installation drive as Windows). The complete uninstall command line for WD Discovery is C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\WD Discovery.exe --uninstall. The application's main executable file has a size of 77.61 MB (81376504 bytes) on disk and is titled WD Discovery.exe.

The following executable files are contained in WD Discovery. They take 91.55 MB (95998624 bytes) on disk.

  • dotNetFx45_Full_setup.exe (1.07 MB)
  • Launch WD Discovery.exe (487.24 KB)
  • rclone.exe (10.29 MB)
  • Update WD Discovery Utilities.exe (507.24 KB)
  • WD Device Agent.exe (703.74 KB)
  • WD Discovery.exe (77.61 MB)
  • WDDiscoveryMonitor.exe (25.74 KB)
  • notifu.exe (252.74 KB)
  • notifu64.exe (302.74 KB)
  • SnoreToast.exe (291.24 KB)
  • WDDiscoveryService.exe (73.74 KB)
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The information on this page is only about version 3.9.234 of WD Discovery. For other WD Discovery versions please click below:

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Following the uninstall process, the application leaves some files behind on the computer. Part_A few of these are shown below.

Folders remaining:
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\1599301994016\WD Discovery
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\WD Discovery Crashes
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\WDTEMP\Install WD Discovery 1.0.433.exe-sfx

Usually, the following files remain on disk:
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\chrome_100_percent.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\chrome_200_percent.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\Contents\EULAs\cs-CZ\EULA.html
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\Contents\EULAs\da-DK\EULA.html
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\Contents\EULAs\de-DE\EULA.html
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\Contents\EULAs\el-GR\EULA.html
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\Contents\EULAs\en-US\EULA.html
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\Contents\EULAs\es-ES\EULA.html
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\Contents\EULAs\fi-FI\EULA.html
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\Contents\EULAs\fr-FR\EULA.html
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\Contents\EULAs\hu-HU\EULA.html
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\Contents\EULAs\it-IT\EULA.html
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\Contents\EULAs\ja-JP\EULA.html
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\Contents\EULAs\ko-KR\EULA.html
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\Contents\EULAs\nb-NO\EULA.html
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\Contents\EULAs\nl-NL\EULA.html
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\Contents\EULAs\pl-PL\EULA.html
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\Contents\EULAs\pt-BR\EULA.html
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\Contents\EULAs\ru-RU\EULA.html
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\Contents\EULAs\sk-SK\EULA.html
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\Contents\EULAs\sv-SE\EULA.html
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\Contents\EULAs\tr-TR\EULA.html
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\Contents\EULAs\zh-CN\EULA.html
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\Contents\EULAs\zh-TW\EULA.html
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\Contents\img\icon.png
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\d3dcompiler_47.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\dotNetFx45_Full_setup.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\ffmpeg.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\icudtl.dat
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\Install WD Discovery Utilities.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\Launch WD Discovery.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\libEGL.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\libGLESv2.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\LICENSE
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\locales\am.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\locales\ar.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\locales\bg.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\locales\bn.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\locales\ca.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\locales\cs.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\locales\da.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\locales\de.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\locales\el.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\locales\en-GB.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\locales\en-US.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\locales\es.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\locales\es-419.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\locales\et.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\locales\fa.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\locales\fi.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\locales\fil.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\locales\fr.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\locales\gu.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\locales\he.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\locales\hi.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\locales\hr.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\locales\hu.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\locales\id.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\locales\it.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\locales\ja.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\locales\kn.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\locales\ko.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\locales\lt.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\locales\lv.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\locales\ml.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\locales\mr.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\locales\ms.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\locales\nb.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\locales\nl.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\locales\pl.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\locales\pt-BR.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\locales\pt-PT.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\locales\ro.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\locales\ru.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\locales\sk.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\locales\sl.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\locales\sr.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\locales\sv.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\locales\sw.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\locales\ta.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\locales\te.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\locales\th.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\locales\tr.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\locales\uk.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\locales\vi.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\locales\zh-CN.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\locales\zh-TW.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\manifest.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\natives_blob.bin
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\osmesa.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\rclone.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\resources.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\resources\app.asar
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\resources\electron.asar
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\Service\Microsoft.Win32.TaskScheduler.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\Service\Nancy.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\Service\Nancy.Hosting.Self.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\Service\NLog.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\Service\WDDiscoveryService.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\snapshot_blob.bin

Registry keys:
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\WDDiscovery


How to remove WD Discovery from your PC using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

WD Discovery is a program released by the software company Western Digital Technologies, Inc.. Frequently, people choose to uninstall this application. Sometimes this can be easier said than done because removing this manually requires some experience regarding removing Windows programs manually. The best EASY procedure to uninstall WD Discovery is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here are some detailed instructions about how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your Windows system, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very potent uninstaller and all around tool to take care of your Windows PC.

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  • download the setup by pressing the DOWNLOAD button
  • set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to admire the program's interface and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful package of tools.

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


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


5. A list of the programs existing on the computer will appear

6. Scroll the list of programs until you find WD Discovery or simply activate the Search field and type in "WD Discovery". The WD Discovery app will be found automatically. Notice that when you select WD Discovery in the list of apps, some information about the program is shown to you:


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





  • The web site of the application is: http://support.wdc.com
  • The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\WD Discovery.exe --uninstall
7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will come up. Confirm the uninstall by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall WD Discovery.
Uninstall WD Discovery


8. After uninstalling WD Discovery, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Click Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items of WD Discovery which have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling WD Discovery with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your PC.

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



Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to remove WD Discovery by Western Digital Technologies, Inc. from your computer, nor are we saying that WD Discovery by Western Digital Technologies, Inc. is not a good application for your PC. This page simply contains detailed info on how to remove WD Discovery 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' computers.

2020-05-11 / Written by Daniel Statescu for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2020-05-11 20:37:15.823