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How to uninstall WhatsApp from your PC

WhatsApp is a Windows application. Read more about how to remove it from your PC. It was coded for Windows by WhatsApp. Check out here for more info on WhatsApp. WhatsApp is commonly installed in the C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\WhatsApp directory, subject to the user's option. You can uninstall 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 occupies 654.42 KB (670128 bytes) on disk and is named WhatsApp.exe.

WhatsApp is composed of the following executables which occupy 143.16 MB (150117424 bytes) on disk:

  • squirrel.exe (2.10 MB)
  • WhatsApp.exe (654.42 KB)
  • squirrel.exe (2.10 MB)
  • WhatsApp.exe (68.11 MB)
  • WhatsApp.exe (68.11 MB)


The current page applies to WhatsApp version 0.3.2848 only. You can find below info on other versions of WhatsApp:

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WhatsApp has the habit of leaving behind some leftovers.

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

The files below were left behind on your disk by WhatsApp when you uninstall it:
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\IndexedDB\https_web.whatsapp.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\000003.log
  • 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-000001
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\SquirrelSetup.log
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\Update.exe
  • 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\index
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Cookies
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\databases\Databases.db
  • 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\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\Local Storage\leveldb\000004.log
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Local Storage\leveldb\000005.ldb
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Local Storage\leveldb\CURRENT
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Local Storage\leveldb\LOCK
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Local Storage\leveldb\LOG
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Local Storage\leveldb\MANIFEST-000001
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\main-process.log
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Preferences
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\QuotaManager
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\settings.json

Registry that is not uninstalled:
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\WhatsApp


How to erase WhatsApp from your computer with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

WhatsApp is a program marketed by the software company WhatsApp. Some users try to erase it. Sometimes this can be hard because deleting this manually takes some know-how regarding Windows program uninstallation. The best QUICK action to erase 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 Windows system, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is the best uninstaller and all around tool to take care of your Windows computer.

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  • navigate to Download Link
  • download the program by pressing the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
  • install Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to get familiar with the program's design and number of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good PC management program.

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


4. Press the Uninstall Programs button
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. All the applications installed on your PC will appear

6. Scroll the list of applications until you find WhatsApp or simply activate the Search field and type in "WhatsApp". If it is installed on your PC the WhatsApp application will be found automatically. Notice that when you click WhatsApp in the list of programs, some data regarding the application is shown to you:


  • Safety rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other people have regarding WhatsApp, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Reviews by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Details regarding the program you want to remove, by pressing the Properties button.
7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will appear. accept the removal by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall WhatsApp.
Uninstall WhatsApp


8. After uninstalling WhatsApp, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Press Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items of WhatsApp which have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling WhatsApp with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your PC.

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



Geographical user distribution

  • 10.0
  • Windows 7 (6.1)
  • Windows 8.1 (6.3)
  • Windows 8 (6.2)
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Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to remove WhatsApp by WhatsApp from your PC, we are not saying that WhatsApp by WhatsApp is not a good 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 our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.

2019-04-17 / Written by Andreea Kartman for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2019-04-16 23:41:04.860