WD Drive Utilities

A way to uninstall WD Drive Utilities from your computer

WD Drive Utilities is a computer program. This page is comprised of details on how to uninstall it from your computer. The Windows version was developed by Western Digital Technologies, Inc.. More information on Western Digital Technologies, Inc. can be found here. Please open http://support.wdc.com if you want to read more on WD Drive Utilities on Western Digital Technologies, Inc.'s web page. Usually the WD Drive Utilities application is placed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Utilities directory, depending on the user's option during setup. WD Drive Utilities's complete uninstall command line is C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\{490aca2d-0bcf-4d7d-bfb8-c6785e2ba5f3}\WDDriveUtilitiesSetup.exe. WDDriveUtilities.exe is the WD Drive Utilities's primary executable file and it occupies around 6.30 MB (6608248 bytes) on disk.

WD Drive Utilities is composed of the following executables which take 13.41 MB (14057096 bytes) on disk:

• WD Quick Formatter.exe (4.90 MB)
• WDDriveUtilities.exe (6.30 MB)
• WDDriveUtilitiesHelper.exe (2.20 MB)

The current web page applies to WD Drive Utilities version 2.0.0.48 only. You can find below info on other application versions of WD Drive Utilities:

• 1.0.6.3
• 1.4.1.39
• 2.0.0.63
• 2.1.0.25
• 2.1.2.167
• 2.0.0.54
• 2.1.0.130
• 2.0.0.44
• 2.0.0.76
• 1.1.0.51
• 2.0.0.25
• 1.4.1.51
• 1.3.0.16
• 1.4.3.13
• 1.3.0.17
• 2.1.2.146
• 1.0.5.7
• 1.4.2.11
• 2.1.0.142
• 2.0.0.70
• 1.0.3.3
• 1.2.0.85
• 2.1.2.165
• 1.0.4.11
• 2.1.0.20
• 2.0.0.69
• 1.4.0.92
• 1.3.1.2
• 1.0.7.3
• 2.0.0.26
• 1.4.3.41
• 2.1.0.115
• 1.4.3.37
• 1.3.0.18
• 2.0.0.71
• 1.3.2.2

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WD Drive Utilities has the habit of leaving behind some leftovers.

You will find in the Windows Registry that the following keys will not be removed; remove them one by one using regedit.exe:

• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Western Digital\WD Drive Utilities
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\E173E1DE447FB73459DA59252ECB6E92
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{490aca2d-0bcf-4d7d-bfb8-c6785e2ba5f3}
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Western Digital\WD Drive Utilities

Registry values that are not removed from your PC:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\E173E1DE447FB73459DA59252ECB6E92\ProductName

How to erase WD Drive Utilities from your computer with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

WD Drive Utilities is a program by Western Digital Technologies, Inc.. Sometimes, people decide to remove this application. Sometimes this is efortful because uninstalling this manually requires some advanced knowledge regarding PCs. One of the best QUICK action to remove WD Drive Utilities is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take the following steps on how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your system, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and all around utility to maximize the performance of your computer.

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• go to Download Link
• download the program by clicking on the DOWNLOAD NOW button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful Windows optimizer.

3. Press the General Tools category


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs feature


5. A list of the programs installed on your PC will be made available to you

6. Navigate the list of programs until you find WD Drive Utilities or simply click the Search feature and type in "WD Drive Utilities". If it is installed on your PC the WD Drive Utilities application will be found very quickly. Notice that after you click WD Drive Utilities in the list , the following information about the application is shown to you:

• Star rating (in the lower left corner). This explains the opinion other users have about WD Drive Utilities, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
• Details about the program you want to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.

For example you can see that for WD Drive Utilities:

• The publisher is: http://support.wdc.com
• The uninstall string is: C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\{490aca2d-0bcf-4d7d-bfb8-c6785e2ba5f3}\WDDriveUtilitiesSetup.exe

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will show up. accept the uninstall by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall WD Drive Utilities.


8. After uninstalling WD Drive Utilities, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Click Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items of WD Drive Utilities which have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling WD Drive Utilities with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry items, files or folders are left behind on your system.

Your system will remain clean, speedy and able to run without errors or problems.

Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to uninstall WD Drive Utilities by Western Digital Technologies, Inc. from your PC, nor are we saying that WD Drive Utilities by Western Digital Technologies, Inc. is not a good application. This text simply contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall WD Drive Utilities in case you decide this is what you want to do. 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.