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A guide to uninstall WhatsApp from your computer

You can find below detailed information on how to uninstall WhatsApp for Windows. It was developed for Windows by WhatsApp. Check out here where you can read more on WhatsApp. WhatsApp is usually set up in the C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\WhatsApp directory, but this location may vary a lot depending on the user's option when installing the program. You can remove WhatsApp by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\Update.exe. Keep in mind that you might receive a notification for administrator rights. The program's main executable file is titled WhatsApp.exe and it has a size of 663.72 KB (679648 bytes).

WhatsApp installs the following the executables on your PC, taking about 385.51 MB (404238240 bytes) on disk.

  • squirrel.exe (2.15 MB)
  • WhatsApp.exe (663.72 KB)
  • squirrel.exe (2.15 MB)
  • WhatsApp.exe (125.42 MB)
  • WhatsApp.exe (125.42 MB)
  • squirrel.exe (2.15 MB)
  • WhatsApp.exe (125.42 MB)
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This info is about WhatsApp version 2.2228.14 alone. Click on the links below for other WhatsApp versions:

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When you're planning to uninstall WhatsApp you should check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Folders found on disk after you uninstall WhatsApp from your computer:
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\IndexedDB\https_web.whatsapp.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\WhatsApp Crashes
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\WhatsApp

Check for and delete the following files from your disk when you uninstall WhatsApp:
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\IndexedDB\https_web.whatsapp.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\007048.log
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\IndexedDB\https_web.whatsapp.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\007050.ldb
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\IndexedDB\https_web.whatsapp.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\007051.ldb
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\IndexedDB\https_web.whatsapp.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\007052.ldb
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\IndexedDB\https_web.whatsapp.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\007053.ldb
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\IndexedDB\https_web.whatsapp.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\CURRENT
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\IndexedDB\https_web.whatsapp.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\LOCK
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\IndexedDB\https_web.whatsapp.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\LOG
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\IndexedDB\https_web.whatsapp.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\MANIFEST-005942
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\WhatsApp Crashes\operation_log.txt
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app.ico
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2478\blink_image_resources_200_percent.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2478\content_resources_200_percent.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2478\content_shell.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2478\d3dcompiler_47.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2478\ffmpeg.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2478\icudtl.dat
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2478\libEGL.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2478\libGLESv2.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2478\LICENSE
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2478\locales\am.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2478\locales\ar.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2478\locales\bg.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2478\locales\bn.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2478\locales\ca.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2478\locales\cs.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2478\locales\da.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2478\locales\de.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2478\locales\el.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2478\locales\en-GB.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2478\locales\en-US.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2478\locales\es.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2478\locales\es-419.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2478\locales\et.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2478\locales\fa.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2478\locales\fake-bidi.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2478\locales\fi.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2478\locales\fil.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2478\locales\fr.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2478\locales\gu.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2478\locales\he.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2478\locales\hi.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2478\locales\hr.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2478\locales\hu.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2478\locales\id.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2478\locales\it.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2478\locales\ja.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2478\locales\kn.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2478\locales\ko.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2478\locales\lt.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2478\locales\lv.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2478\locales\ml.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2478\locales\mr.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2478\locales\ms.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2478\locales\nb.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2478\locales\nl.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2478\locales\pl.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2478\locales\pt-BR.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2478\locales\pt-PT.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2478\locales\ro.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2478\locales\ru.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2478\locales\sk.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2478\locales\sl.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2478\locales\sr.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2478\locales\sv.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2478\locales\sw.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2478\locales\ta.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2478\locales\te.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2478\locales\th.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2478\locales\tr.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2478\locales\uk.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2478\locales\vi.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2478\locales\zh-CN.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2478\locales\zh-TW.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2478\natives_blob.bin
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2478\node.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2478\resources\app.asar
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2478\resources\electron.asar
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2478\snapshot_blob.bin
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2478\squirrel.exe
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2478\SquirrelSetup.log
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2478\ui_resources_200_percent.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2478\views_resources_200_percent.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2478\WhatsApp.exe
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-0.2.2478\xinput1_3.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2228.14\chrome_100_percent.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2228.14\chrome_200_percent.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2228.14\d3dcompiler_47.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2228.14\ffmpeg.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2228.14\icudtl.dat
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2228.14\libEGL.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2228.14\libGLESv2.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2228.14\LICENSE
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2228.14\locales\am.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2228.14\locales\ar.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2228.14\locales\bg.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2228.14\locales\bn.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2228.14\locales\ca.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2228.14\locales\cs.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2228.14\locales\da.pak

Registry keys:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\whatsapp
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\WhatsApp


A way to remove WhatsApp from your PC using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

WhatsApp is a program by WhatsApp. Frequently, users decide to uninstall this program. Sometimes this is difficult because deleting this by hand takes some knowledge regarding removing Windows applications by hand. One of the best EASY solution to uninstall WhatsApp 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 PC, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is one of the best uninstaller and all around tool to take care of your system.

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  • navigate to Download Link
  • download the program by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
  • set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to admire the program's interface and number of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful Windows optimizer.

3. Press the General Tools button
Go to General Tools


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs feature
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. A list of the applications installed on the computer will be made available to you

6. Scroll the list of applications until you find WhatsApp or simply activate the Search field and type in "WhatsApp". If it exists on your system the WhatsApp program will be found automatically. Notice that when you click WhatsApp in the list of programs, some information about the application is made available to you:


  • Safety rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating explains the opinion other people have about WhatsApp, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Reviews by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
  • Technical information about the application you wish to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.
7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will come up. accept the uninstall by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will remove WhatsApp.
Uninstall WhatsApp


8. After removing WhatsApp, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Click Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items that belong WhatsApp that have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By removing WhatsApp with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your PC.

Your Windows computer will remain clean, speedy and ready to take on new tasks.



Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to remove WhatsApp by WhatsApp from your PC, nor are we saying that WhatsApp by WhatsApp is not a good software application. This page simply contains detailed instructions on how to remove WhatsApp supposing you want to. 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.

2022-08-06 / Written by Andreea Kartman for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2022-08-06 00:11:13.137