WhatsApp

A guide to uninstall WhatsApp from your computer

WhatsApp is a software application. This page holds details on how to uninstall it from your PC. The Windows release was created by WhatsApp. Take a look here for more details on WhatsApp. The application is frequently located in the C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\WhatsApp folder (same installation drive as Windows). The full uninstall command line for WhatsApp is C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\Update.exe. The application's main executable file occupies 663.72 KB (679648 bytes) on disk and is called WhatsApp.exe.

The executables below are part of WhatsApp. They occupy about 257.94 MB (270469952 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)

The current page applies to WhatsApp version 2.2305.7 alone. For more WhatsApp versions please click below:

• 2.2126.10
• 2.2126.15
• 1.0.1
• 2.2124.6
• 2.2025.7
• 2.2132.6
• 0.2.1061
• Unknown
• 2.2228.4
• 0.2.6426
• 2.2117.5
• 0.2.9928
• 2.2202.12
• 2.2206.4
• 2.2246.6
• 2.2244.6
• 2.2304.7
• 0.2.5093
• 2.2214.12
• 2.2043.21
• 2.2202.5
• 2.2235.0
• 0.2.7315
• 2.2047.11
• 0.2.8000
• 2.2246.10
• 2.2204.1
• 2.2216.8
• 2.2047.13
• 2.2244.3
• 2.2139.6
• 2.2106.16
• 0.2.2732
• 2.2021.2
• 0.3.953
• 2.2102.9
• 2.2219.1
• 2.2100.7
• 2.2207.0
• 2.2238.2
• 2.2035.14
• 0.4.1307
• 2.2047.7
• 2.2222.2
• 2.2222.3
• 0.3.4375
• 2.2017.6
• 2.2121.7
• 2.2110.12
• 2.2147.10
• 2.2126.1
• 2.2027.10
• 2.2229.2
• 0.2.1454
• 2.2239.1
• 0.3.3330
• 2.2228.8
• 2.2149.4
• 2.2224.4
• 0.2.2244
• 2.2310.1
• 2.2031.4
• 2.2135.1
• 2.2212.8
• 2.2228.14
• 2.2236.10
• 0.2.6968
• 0.2.7314
• 2.2230.6
• 2.2211.2
• 2.2226.1
• 2.2216.7
• 0.3.1242
• 2.2229.0
• 0.2.9229
• 0.2.8505
• 2.2019.6
• 2.2102.8
• 2.2314.3
• 2.2023.2
• 2.2142.5
• 2.2144.11
• 0.2.777
• 2.2037.5
• 0.2.9008
• 2.2130.3
• 2.2138.14
• 2.2138.2
• 0.2.2729
• 2.2210.1
• 2.2245.2
• 0.2.2731
• 2.2237.0
• 2.2114.8
• 2.2213.5
• 0.3.3328
• 2.2128.1
• 2.2232.8
• 2.2029.4
• 0.4.1302

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If you are manually uninstalling WhatsApp we suggest you to verify 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\WhatsApp
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\WhatsApp
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\629i11sa.default-release\storage\default\https+++chat.whatsapp.com
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp

Generally, the following files remain on disk:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\Update.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\WhatsApp\WhatsApp.lnk
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\629i11sa.default-release\storage\default\https+++chat.whatsapp.com\ls\data.sqlite
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\629i11sa.default-release\storage\default\https+++chat.whatsapp.com\ls\usage
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Cache\data_0
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Cache\data_1
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Cache\data_2
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Cache\data_3
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Cache\f_000063
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Cache\f_000064
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Cache\f_000065
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Cache\f_000066
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Cache\f_000067
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Cache\f_000068
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Cache\f_000069
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Cache\f_00006a
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Cache\f_00006b
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Cache\f_00006c
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Cache\f_00006d
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Cache\f_00006e
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Cache\f_00006f
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Cache\f_000070
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Cache\f_000071
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Cache\f_000072
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Cache\f_000073
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Cache\f_000074
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Cache\f_000075
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Cache\f_000076
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Cache\f_000077
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Cache\f_000078
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Cache\f_000079
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Cache\f_000087
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Cache\f_000088
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Cache\f_000089
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Cache\f_000095
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Cache\f_000096
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Cache\f_000097
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Cache\f_000098
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Cache\f_000099
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Cache\f_00009a
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Cache\f_00009b
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Cache\f_00009c
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Cache\f_00009d
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Cache\f_00009f
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Cache\f_0000a0
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Cache\f_0000a1
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Cache\f_0000a2
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Cache\f_0000a3
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Cache\f_0000a4
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Cache\f_0000a5
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Cache\f_0000a6
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Cache\f_0000a7
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Cache\f_0000a8
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Cache\f_0000a9
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Cache\f_0000aa
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Cache\f_0000ab
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Cache\f_0000ac
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Cache\f_0000ad
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Cache\f_0000ae
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Cache\f_0000af
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Cache\index
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Code Cache\js\index
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Code Cache\wasm\index
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Cookies
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Crashpad\metadata
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Crashpad\reports\4399bd68-19e4-46f2-ac13-5baf14a815df.dmp
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Crashpad\reports\55df22a3-5916-4ac1-93b9-9391c34e0b87.dmp
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Crashpad\reports\588f4f08-5786-4777-9721-b489d4adfb39.dmp
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Crashpad\reports\6c133f05-ae6b-47f1-b4b7-8fcd585e1711.dmp
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Crashpad\reports\aa23e30e-cd73-4020-83cc-e10943a5e7ef.dmp
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Crashpad\reports\cb5fc361-fe6a-4fdc-af13-348189e2f874.dmp
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Crashpad\reports\df9400c3-27f2-4063-b645-4102f2527b01.dmp
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Crashpad\reports\e60393a6-f3a8-4b91-a655-9fd2958bd1b1.dmp
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Crashpad\reports\ea865d6e-fb06-4ad9-9e7b-58507cbd023e.dmp
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Crashpad\reports\f59124a0-e2e8-4360-aaa6-24e6edfae20c.dmp
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Crashpad\reports\f9d458f2-8324-48e6-a176-62ca59b7008c.dmp
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Crashpad\settings.dat
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\databases\Databases.db
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Dictionaries\en-US-8-0.bdic
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Dictionaries\en-US-9-0.bdic
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Dictionaries\fa-IR-9-0.bdic
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\File System\000\t\Paths\000003.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\File System\000\t\Paths\CURRENT
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\File System\000\t\Paths\LOCK
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\File System\000\t\Paths\LOG
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\File System\000\t\Paths\MANIFEST-000001
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\File System\Origins\000003.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\File System\Origins\CURRENT
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\File System\Origins\LOCK
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\File System\Origins\LOG
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\File System\Origins\MANIFEST-000001
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\FontLookupTableCache\font_unique_name_table.pb
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\GPUCache\data_0
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\GPUCache\data_1
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\GPUCache\data_2
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\GPUCache\data_3
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\GPUCache\index
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\IndexedDB\file__0.indexeddb.leveldb\000005.ldb
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\IndexedDB\file__0.indexeddb.leveldb\000044.ldb
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\IndexedDB\file__0.indexeddb.leveldb\000045.log

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

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\whatsapp
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\WhatsApp

Additional registry values that are not cleaned:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\WhatsApp.exe

How to uninstall WhatsApp from your computer using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

WhatsApp is an application by the software company WhatsApp. Sometimes, people choose to uninstall it. Sometimes this is hard because performing this manually takes some skill related to removing Windows programs manually. The best EASY approach to uninstall WhatsApp 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 PC, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and all around tool to optimize your computer.

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• navigate to Download Link
• download the setup by pressing the DOWNLOAD NOW button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and number of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful Windows optimizer.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs feature


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

6. Scroll the list of applications until you find WhatsApp or simply click the Search field and type in "WhatsApp". The WhatsApp application will be found very quickly. When you click WhatsApp in the list of applications, the following data about the program is shown to you:

• Star rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other people have about WhatsApp, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information about the app you want to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will come up. Confirm the removal by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall WhatsApp.


8. After removing WhatsApp, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Click Next to perform the cleanup. All the items that belong WhatsApp which have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling WhatsApp with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry items, files or directories are left behind on your system.

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

Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to uninstall WhatsApp by WhatsApp from your PC, we are not saying that WhatsApp by WhatsApp is not a good application for your PC. This page simply contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall WhatsApp supposing you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.