WD Drive Utilities

A way to uninstall WD Drive Utilities from your system

WD Drive Utilities is a software application. This page contains details on how to uninstall it from your computer. The Windows release was developed by Western Digital Technologies, Inc.. You can find out more on Western Digital Technologies, Inc. or check for application updates here. Detailed information about WD Drive Utilities can be found at http://support.wdc.com. Usually the WD Drive Utilities program is installed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Utilities directory, depending on the user's option during setup. You can remove WD Drive Utilities by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\{5ea95ccc-fc68-4182-88a9-e563ba3900ed}\WDDriveUtilitiesSetup.exe. Keep in mind that you might be prompted for admin rights. WDDriveUtilities.exe is the WD Drive Utilities's main executable file and it takes about 6.30 MB (6608248 bytes) on disk.

The executable files below are part of WD Drive Utilities. They take about 13.40 MB (14053512 bytes) on disk.

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

This data is about WD Drive Utilities version 2.0.0.26 only. You can find below a few links to other WD Drive Utilities versions:

• 1.0.6.3
• 1.4.1.39
• 2.0.0.48
• 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
• 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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Some files and registry entries are frequently left behind when you uninstall WD Drive Utilities.

Check for and delete the following files from your disk when you uninstall WD Drive Utilities:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\WD_Drive_Utilities_20231017203046.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\WD_Drive_Utilities_20231017203046_0_DriveUtilitiesSetup.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WD Discovery\plugins\com.wdc.plugin.catalog\current\assets\apps\drive_utilities.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WD Discovery\plugins\com.wdc.plugin.catalog\current\assets\apps\drive_utilities.svg
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WD Discovery\plugins\com.wdc.plugin.catalog\current\assets\apps\drive_utilities_disabled.svg
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WD Discovery\plugins\com.wdc.plugin.catalog\current\assets\apps\drive_utilities_hover.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WD Discovery\plugins\com.wdc.plugin.catalog\current\assets\apps\drive_utilities_hover.svg

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

• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Western Digital\WD Drive Utilities

A way to erase WD Drive Utilities from your PC with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

WD Drive Utilities is a program by Western Digital Technologies, Inc.. Sometimes, computer users decide to remove this program. This is efortful because removing this manually requires some knowledge regarding Windows program uninstallation. The best EASY manner to remove WD Drive Utilities is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your PC, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and all around utility to take care of your computer.

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• go to Download Link
• download the program by clicking on the DOWNLOAD 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 good Windows tool.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Press the Uninstall Programs button


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

6. Scroll the list of applications until you locate WD Drive Utilities or simply click the Search field and type in "WD Drive Utilities". The WD Drive Utilities app will be found automatically. After you click WD Drive Utilities in the list of applications, the following information regarding the application is available to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating explains the opinion other users have regarding WD Drive Utilities, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the program you are about to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.

For example you can see that for WD Drive Utilities:

• The web site of the program is: http://support.wdc.com
• The uninstall string is: C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\{5ea95ccc-fc68-4182-88a9-e563ba3900ed}\WDDriveUtilitiesSetup.exe

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will appear. Confirm the removal by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall WD Drive Utilities.


8. After uninstalling WD Drive Utilities, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to start the cleanup. All the items of WD Drive Utilities that have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By removing WD Drive Utilities with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your PC.

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

Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to remove WD Drive Utilities by Western Digital Technologies, Inc. from your computer, we are not saying that WD Drive Utilities by Western Digital Technologies, Inc. is not a good application for your computer. This text only contains detailed info on how to remove WD Drive Utilities in case you decide this is what you want to do. 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' computers.