WD SmartWare

How to uninstall WD SmartWare from your PC

WD SmartWare is a Windows application. Read below about how to uninstall it from your PC. It was developed for Windows by Western Digital Technologies, Inc.. Additional info about Western Digital Technologies, Inc. can be seen here. More data about the program WD SmartWare can be seen at http://support.wdc.com. Usually the WD SmartWare application is to be found in the C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD SmartWare directory, depending on the user's option during setup. WD SmartWare's full uninstall command line is MsiExec.exe /X{FECF90E3-FDEA-4A87-8A06-2683388C69C4}. The program's main executable file occupies 3.05 MB (3196272 bytes) on disk and is titled WDSmartWare.exe.

WD SmartWare installs the following the executables on your PC, taking about 7.52 MB (7880944 bytes) on disk.

WD Quick Formatter.exe (4.47 MB)
WDSmartWare.exe (3.05 MB)

This info is about WD SmartWare version 2.4.10.17 alone. You can find below a few links to other WD SmartWare releases:

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WD SmartWare has the habit of leaving behind some leftovers.

Directories left 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

Use regedit.exe to manually remove from the Windows Registry the data below:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Western Digital\Software Updates\WD SmartWare
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Western Digital\WD SmartWare
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\1707DBC6F34881C4694FF0EDA641E625
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{6CBD7071-843F-4C18-96F4-0FDE6A146E52}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Western Digital\WD SmartWare

Use regedit.exe to remove the following additional values from the Windows Registry:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\1707DBC6F34881C4694FF0EDA641E625\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\{6CBD7071-843F-4C18-96F4-0FDE6A146E52}\

How to remove WD SmartWare with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

WD SmartWare is an application marketed by Western Digital Technologies, Inc.. Frequently, users want to remove this program. Sometimes this is efortful because uninstalling this manually requires some experience related to PCs. The best SIMPLE manner to remove WD SmartWare 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 Windows system, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is the best uninstaller and general tool to optimize your Windows system.

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2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to get familiar with the program's interface and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good package of utilities.

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

4. Press the Uninstall Programs button
Go to Uninstall Programs

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

6. Navigate the list of programs until you find WD SmartWare or simply activate the Search feature and type in "WD SmartWare". If it is installed on your PC the WD SmartWare application will be found automatically. Notice that after you click WD SmartWare in the list , some data about the application is shown to you:

Safety rating (in the lower left corner). This tells you the opinion other users have about WD SmartWare, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
Reviews by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
Details about the application you wish 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{FECF90E3-FDEA-4A87-8A06-2683388C69C4}

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will show up. accept the uninstall by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall WD SmartWare.

8. After uninstalling WD SmartWare, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Click Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items of WD SmartWare which have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing WD SmartWare using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry items, files or directories are left behind on your disk.

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

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This page is not a recommendation to remove WD SmartWare by Western Digital Technologies, Inc. from your PC, nor are we saying that WD SmartWare by Western Digital Technologies, Inc. is not a good application for your PC. This text only contains detailed instructions on how to remove WD SmartWare supposing 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 stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.

2016-06-19 / Written by Dan Armano for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2016-06-19 08:24:41.173

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