WD SmartWare

How to uninstall WD SmartWare from your computer

This web page contains complete information on how to uninstall WD SmartWare for Windows. It was coded for Windows by Western Digital Technologies, Inc.. More information about Western Digital Technologies, Inc. can be read here. Click on http://support.wdc.com to get more information about WD SmartWare on Western Digital Technologies, Inc.'s website. WD SmartWare is commonly installed in the C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare directory, depending on the user's choice. You can remove WD SmartWare by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line MsiExec.exe /X{DD38FBA7-A89A-404C-8446-C3ADC41C93C5}. Keep in mind that you might be prompted for admin rights. The application's main executable file is named WDSmartWare.exe and its approximative size is 3.05 MB (3196272 bytes).

The following executable files are incorporated in WD SmartWare. They occupy 7.51 MB (7875824 bytes) on disk.

WD Quick Formatter.exe (4.46 MB)
WDSmartWare.exe (3.05 MB)

This page is about WD SmartWare version 2.4.6.3 alone. You can find below info on other versions of WD SmartWare:

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Following the uninstall process, the application leaves some files behind on the PC. Some of these are listed below.

Directories found on disk:

C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Western Digital\WD SmartWare

Files remaining:

C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\Backup.html
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\Backup_BAIDU.html
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\BCKP1A.html
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\BCKP2A.html
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\BCKP2B.html
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\BCKP3A.html
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\BCKP3B.html
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\BCKP4A.html
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\BCKP4B.html
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\BCKP5A_BETTERBEST.html
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\BCKP5A_GOOD.html
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\CSS\WDSmartWareHelp.css
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\EULA.html
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\EULA.rtf
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\EX_UNLK0.html
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\EX_UNLK1.html
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\EX_UNLK1B.html
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\EX_UNLK2.html
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\EX_UNLK3.html
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\FP_BCKP1A.html
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\FP_BCKP2A.html
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\FP_BCKP3A.html
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\FP_BCKP4A.html
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\FP_BCKP4B.html
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\FP_BCKP5.html
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\FP_BCKP6.html
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\FP_HOME.html
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\FP_HOME_BAIDU.html
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\FP_HOME_DRIVE_SETTINGS.html
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\FP_HOME_ONX_BAIDU.html
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\FP_HOME_view2.html
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\FP_HOME_view2_BAIDU.html
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\FP_HOME_view2_ONX_BAIDU.html
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\FP_RTRV1A.html
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\FP_RTRV3A.html
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\FP_RTRV4A.html
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\FP_RTRV4B.html
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\FP_RTRV5A.html
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\FP_RTRV5B.html
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\FP_RTRV5C.html
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\FP_RTRV6A.html
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\FP_RTRV6B.html
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\FP_RTRV6C.html
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\FP_SETS1A.html
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\FP_SETS2A.html
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\FP_SETS2A_BAIDU.html
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\FP_SETS2B.html
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\FP_SETS2C.html
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\FP_SETS2D.html
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\FP_SETS2D1.html
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\FP_SETS2E.html
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\FP_SETS2F.html
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\FP_SETS2G.html
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\FP_SETS2G_BAIDU.html
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\FP_SETS3A_BETTERBEST.html
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\FP_SETS3A_BETTERBEST_NOENC.html
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\FP_SETS3A_GOOD.html
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\FP_SETS3A_GOOD_NOENC.html
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\FP_SETS4A.html
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\FP_SETS4B2.html
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\FP_SETS4B3.html
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\FP_SETS4C.html
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\FP_SETS4D.html
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\FP_SETS4E.html
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\FP_SETS4F.html
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\FP_SETS4F_NOENCR.html
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\FP_SETS4G.html
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\FP_SETS4H.html
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\INST0.html
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\INST1A.html
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\INST1B.html
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\INST1C.html
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\INST2A.html
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\INST2B.html
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\INST2C.html
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\INST3A.html
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\INST3B.html
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\INST3C.html
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\INST4A.html
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\INST4A_ONX.html
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\INST5.html
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\INST5_BAIDU.html
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\INST6.html
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\INST7.html
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\INST7_BAIDU.html
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\INST7A.html
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\INST7B.html
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\INST7F.html
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\INST8.html
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\INST9.html
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\INST9_BAIDU.html
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\INSTE.html
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\ManageAndCustomize.html
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\ManageAndCustomize_BAIDU.html
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\MOREHELP.html
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\MOREHELP_D.html
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\Overview.html
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\Overview_BAIDU.html
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\REQ0.html
C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\REQ1.html

Many times the following registry data will not be uninstalled:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Western Digital\WD SmartWare
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\AD253235D125D694F90BF1B852086DAD
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{532352DA-521D-496D-9FB0-1F8B2580D6DA}

Additional values that you should remove:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\AD253235D125D694F90BF1B852086DAD\ProductName
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare\
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Windows\Installer\{532352DA-521D-496D-9FB0-1F8B2580D6DA}\

How to remove WD SmartWare from your PC with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

WD SmartWare is an application released by the software company Western Digital Technologies, Inc.. Frequently, people try to uninstall this program. This can be troublesome because deleting this by hand requires some know-how regarding Windows program uninstallation. One of the best EASY action to uninstall WD SmartWare 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, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and all around utility to optimize your Windows system.

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2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and wealth of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good system utility.

3. Press the General Tools button
Go to General Tools

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

5. All the applications existing on your computer will be shown to you

6. Scroll the list of applications until you locate WD SmartWare or simply click the Search field and type in "WD SmartWare". If it exists on your system the WD SmartWare application will be found very quickly. Notice that when you select WD SmartWare in the list of programs, some information about the application is made available to you:

Star rating (in the lower left corner). This explains the opinion other people have about WD SmartWare, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
Opinions by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
Technical information about the program you are about to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.

For example you can see that for WD SmartWare:

The publisher is: http://support.wdc.com
The uninstall string is: MsiExec.exe /X{DD38FBA7-A89A-404C-8446-C3ADC41C93C5}

7. Click the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will come up. Confirm the removal by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will remove WD SmartWare.
Uninstall WD SmartWare

8. After uninstalling WD SmartWare, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items of WD SmartWare which have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By removing WD SmartWare with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry items, files or folders are left behind on your system.

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

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This page is not a piece of advice to uninstall WD SmartWare by Western Digital Technologies, Inc. from your computer, we are not saying that WD SmartWare by Western Digital Technologies, Inc. is not a good application. This page simply contains detailed info on how to uninstall WD SmartWare in case you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.

2016-06-18 / Written by Andreea Kartman for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2016-06-18 20:43:50.520

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