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A guide to uninstall WD Discovery from your PC

WD Discovery is a computer program. This page holds details on how to remove it from your computer. It is developed by Western Digital Technologies, Inc.. You can find out more on Western Digital Technologies, Inc. or check for application updates here. Click on to get more facts about WD Discovery on Western Digital Technologies, Inc.'s website. The application is often installed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current directory (same installation drive as Windows). WD Discovery's full uninstall command line is C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\WD Discovery.exe --uninstall. WD Discovery.exe is the programs's main file and it takes approximately 77.61 MB (81376496 bytes) on disk.

WD Discovery installs the following the executables on your PC, occupying about 156.55 MB (164157896 bytes) on disk.

  • dotNetFx45_Full_setup.exe (66.76 MB)
  • Install WD Discovery Utilities.exe (507.23 KB)
  • Launch WD Discovery.exe (487.23 KB)
  • rclone.exe (10.29 MB)
  • WD Discovery.exe (77.61 MB)
  • WDDiscoveryMonitor.exe (25.73 KB)
  • notifu.exe (252.73 KB)
  • notifu64.exe (302.73 KB)
  • SnoreToast.exe (291.23 KB)
  • WDDiscoveryService.exe (73.73 KB)
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The information on this page is only about version 3.4.90 of WD Discovery. You can find below a few links to other WD Discovery releases:

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WD Discovery has the habit of leaving behind some leftovers.

Folders left behind when you uninstall WD Discovery:
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\Temp1_Install_WD_Discovery_for_Windows (1).zip
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\Temp1_WD-Discovery-win-full (1).zip
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\WD Discovery Crashes

The files below remain on your disk when you remove WD Discovery:
  • 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.htm
  • 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.htm
  • 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\Plugins\com.wdc.plugin.catalog.zip
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\Plugins\com.wdc.plugin.eject-drive.zip
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\Plugins\com.wdc.plugin.led.zip
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\Plugins\com.wdc.plugin.paragon.zip
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\Plugins\com.wdc.plugin.raid.zip
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\Plugins\com.wdc.plugin.security.zip
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\Plugins\com.wdc.plugin.toast.zip
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\Plugins\com.wdc.plugin.uas.zip
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\rclone.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\resources.pak

Many times the following registry data will not be removed:
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\WDDiscovery


A way to delete WD Discovery from your PC with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

WD Discovery is a program released by the software company Western Digital Technologies, Inc.. Sometimes, users choose to erase it. This can be difficult because doing this by hand takes some experience regarding removing Windows applications by hand. The best SIMPLE action to erase WD Discovery 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 PC, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and all around tool to optimize your Windows system.

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  • download the program by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
  • install Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good package of tools.

3. Press the General Tools category
Go to General Tools


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


5. All the programs existing on the PC will be shown to you

6. Navigate the list of programs until you locate WD Discovery or simply click the Search field and type in "WD Discovery". If it is installed on your PC the WD Discovery app will be found very quickly. After you select WD Discovery in the list of apps, some data regarding the program is available to you:


  • Star rating (in the left lower corner). This explains the opinion other users have regarding WD Discovery, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Reviews by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
  • Technical information regarding the application you want to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.
For instance you can see that for WD Discovery:





  • The publisher 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 window asking you to confirm will come up. Confirm the uninstall by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall WD Discovery.
Uninstall WD Discovery


8. After removing 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 removing WD Discovery with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry items, files or folders are left behind on your disk.

Your computer will remain clean, speedy and ready to run without errors or problems.



Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to remove WD Discovery by Western Digital Technologies, Inc. from your PC, we are not saying that WD Discovery by Western Digital Technologies, Inc. is not a good application for your PC. This text only contains detailed info on how to remove WD Discovery supposing 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.

2019-10-11 / Written by Dan Armano for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2019-10-11 19:53:14.253