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How to uninstall WhatsApp from your system

WhatsApp is a software application. This page contains details on how to uninstall it from your computer. It is developed by WhatsApp. You can find out more on WhatsApp or check for application updates here. WhatsApp is commonly set up in the C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\WhatsApp folder, however this location can differ a lot depending on the user's decision while installing the program. WhatsApp's complete uninstall command line is C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\Update.exe. The program's main executable file occupies 662.70 KB (678608 bytes) on disk and is titled WhatsApp.exe.

WhatsApp installs the following the executables on your PC, occupying about 219.10 MB (229746912 bytes) on disk.

  • squirrel.exe (2.15 MB)
  • WhatsApp.exe (662.70 KB)
  • squirrel.exe (2.15 MB)
  • WhatsApp.exe (106.01 MB)
  • WhatsApp.exe (106.01 MB)


The current page applies to WhatsApp version 2.2114.8 only. You can find below info on other releases of WhatsApp:

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Quite a few files, folders and registry data will not be uninstalled when you want to remove WhatsApp from your computer.

Folders left behind when you uninstall WhatsApp:
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\ZhuhaiKingsoftOfficeSoftw.WPSOfficeforFree_924xes6e8q1tw\LocalCache\Local\WhatsApp
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Torch\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

The files below remain on your disk by WhatsApp's application uninstaller when you removed it:
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\com_squirrel_WhatsApp_WhatsApp
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Torch\User Data\Default\IndexedDB\https_web.whatsapp.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\000174.log
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Torch\User Data\Default\IndexedDB\https_web.whatsapp.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\000176.ldb
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Torch\User Data\Default\IndexedDB\https_web.whatsapp.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\000177.ldb
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Torch\User Data\Default\IndexedDB\https_web.whatsapp.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\000178.ldb
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Torch\User Data\Default\IndexedDB\https_web.whatsapp.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\000179.ldb
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Torch\User Data\Default\IndexedDB\https_web.whatsapp.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\000180.ldb
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Torch\User Data\Default\IndexedDB\https_web.whatsapp.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\000181.ldb
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Torch\User Data\Default\IndexedDB\https_web.whatsapp.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\000182.ldb
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Torch\User Data\Default\IndexedDB\https_web.whatsapp.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\000183.ldb
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Torch\User Data\Default\IndexedDB\https_web.whatsapp.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\CURRENT
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Torch\User Data\Default\IndexedDB\https_web.whatsapp.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\LOCK
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Torch\User Data\Default\IndexedDB\https_web.whatsapp.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\LOG
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Torch\User Data\Default\IndexedDB\https_web.whatsapp.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb\MANIFEST-000001
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app.ico
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2112.10\chrome_100_percent.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2112.10\chrome_200_percent.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2112.10\d3dcompiler_47.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2112.10\ffmpeg.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2112.10\icudtl.dat
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2112.10\libEGL.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2112.10\libGLESv2.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2112.10\LICENSE
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2112.10\locales\am.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2112.10\locales\ar.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2112.10\locales\bg.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2112.10\locales\bn.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2112.10\locales\ca.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2112.10\locales\cs.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2112.10\locales\da.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2112.10\locales\de.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2112.10\locales\el.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2112.10\locales\en-GB.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2112.10\locales\en-US.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2112.10\locales\es.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2112.10\locales\es-419.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2112.10\locales\et.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2112.10\locales\fa.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2112.10\locales\fi.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2112.10\locales\fil.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2112.10\locales\fr.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2112.10\locales\gu.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2112.10\locales\he.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2112.10\locales\hi.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2112.10\locales\hr.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2112.10\locales\hu.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2112.10\locales\id.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2112.10\locales\it.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2112.10\locales\ja.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2112.10\locales\kn.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2112.10\locales\ko.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2112.10\locales\lt.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2112.10\locales\lv.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2112.10\locales\ml.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2112.10\locales\mr.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2112.10\locales\ms.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2112.10\locales\nb.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2112.10\locales\nl.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2112.10\locales\pl.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2112.10\locales\pt-BR.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2112.10\locales\pt-PT.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2112.10\locales\ro.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2112.10\locales\ru.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2112.10\locales\sk.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2112.10\locales\sl.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2112.10\locales\sr.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2112.10\locales\sv.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2112.10\locales\sw.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2112.10\locales\ta.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2112.10\locales\te.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2112.10\locales\th.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2112.10\locales\tr.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2112.10\locales\uk.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2112.10\locales\vi.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2112.10\locales\zh-CN.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2112.10\locales\zh-TW.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2112.10\msvcp140.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2112.10\resources.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2112.10\resources\app.asar
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2112.10\snapshot_blob.bin
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2112.10\squirrel.exe
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2112.10\SquirrelSetup.log
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2112.10\v8_context_snapshot.bin
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2112.10\vcruntime140.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2112.10\vcruntime140_1.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2112.10\vk_swiftshader.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2112.10\vulkan-1.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2112.10\WhatsApp.exe
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2114.8\chrome_100_percent.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2114.8\chrome_200_percent.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2114.8\d3dcompiler_47.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2114.8\ffmpeg.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2114.8\icudtl.dat
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2114.8\libEGL.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2114.8\libGLESv2.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2114.8\LICENSE
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2114.8\locales\am.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2114.8\locales\ar.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2114.8\locales\bg.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2114.8\locales\bn.pak

Frequently the following registry data will not be uninstalled:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\whatsapp
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\WhatsApp
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\RADAR\HeapLeakDetection\DiagnosedApplications\WhatsApp.exe


How to delete WhatsApp from your PC with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

WhatsApp is an application released by WhatsApp. Frequently, people try to uninstall this program. Sometimes this can be efortful because removing this manually requires some experience regarding Windows internal functioning. The best SIMPLE practice 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 Windows system, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is the best uninstaller and general utility to take care of your Windows system.

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  • download the program by clicking on the DOWNLOAD NOW button
  • set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Run 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 PC management program.

3. Press the General Tools category
Go to General Tools


4. Press the Uninstall Programs feature
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. All the programs existing on the computer will appear

6. Scroll the list of programs until you locate WhatsApp or simply activate the Search feature and type in "WhatsApp". The WhatsApp program will be found automatically. When you click WhatsApp in the list of apps, some data about the program is available to you:


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


8. After removing WhatsApp, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to proceed with 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 are assured that no registry items, files or folders are left behind on your system.

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



Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to remove WhatsApp by WhatsApp from your computer, we are not saying that WhatsApp by WhatsApp is not a good application for your computer. This text only contains detailed info on how to remove WhatsApp in case 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.

2021-04-20 / Written by Dan Armano for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2021-04-20 04:00:53.143