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A way to uninstall WhatsApp from your computer

WhatsApp is a Windows application. Read below about how to remove it from your computer. The Windows version was created by WhatsApp. Further information on WhatsApp can be seen here. The application is often placed in the C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\WhatsApp folder (same installation drive as Windows). WhatsApp's full uninstall command line is C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\Update.exe. WhatsApp.exe is the programs's main file and it takes around 662.70 KB (678608 bytes) on disk.

WhatsApp is comprised of the following executables which occupy 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)


This web page is about WhatsApp version 2.2132.6 alone. You can find below info on other versions of WhatsApp:

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WhatsApp has the habit of leaving behind some leftovers.

You should delete the folders below after you uninstall WhatsApp:
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\WhatsApp
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\vj0bsfoo.default-release\storage\default\https+++web.whatsapp.com
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp

Usually, the following files remain on disk:
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\cofdbpoegempjloogbagkncekinflcnj\1.13.0_0\images\graphics\onboarding\most-used-apps\whatsapp.svg
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\Extensions\cofdbpoegempjloogbagkncekinflcnj\1.13.0_0\images\graphics\onboarding\most-used-apps\whatsapp.svg
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\com_squirrel_WhatsApp_WhatsApp
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\WhatsApp\WhatsApp.lnk
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\vj0bsfoo.default-release\storage\default\https+++web.whatsapp.com\cache\caches.sqlite
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\vj0bsfoo.default-release\storage\default\https+++web.whatsapp.com\cache\morgue\102\{1216eaac-1109-46b2-b448-b4560a6b1166}.final
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\vj0bsfoo.default-release\storage\default\https+++web.whatsapp.com\cache\morgue\11\{a37a439c-bba3-45cd-9153-25541461a20b}.final
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\vj0bsfoo.default-release\storage\default\https+++web.whatsapp.com\cache\morgue\115\{e432b6e9-96d2-4e7f-8945-0afaf2bb7173}.final
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\vj0bsfoo.default-release\storage\default\https+++web.whatsapp.com\cache\morgue\127\{948bd229-1e21-4e11-b767-635ba460747f}.final
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\vj0bsfoo.default-release\storage\default\https+++web.whatsapp.com\cache\morgue\130\{d5c14d7f-0519-4325-a11b-89be289fa782}.final
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\vj0bsfoo.default-release\storage\default\https+++web.whatsapp.com\cache\morgue\134\{e278b048-efde-490a-b117-0c47529c2786}.final
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\vj0bsfoo.default-release\storage\default\https+++web.whatsapp.com\cache\morgue\166\{524e800d-ed00-480d-9773-93be8b580ca6}.final
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\vj0bsfoo.default-release\storage\default\https+++web.whatsapp.com\cache\morgue\175\{1dd69afc-b312-4421-b102-1679d5b441af}.final
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\vj0bsfoo.default-release\storage\default\https+++web.whatsapp.com\cache\morgue\187\{c1b81bcd-6e30-48f8-9ba3-09e18f9dc6bb}.final
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\vj0bsfoo.default-release\storage\default\https+++web.whatsapp.com\cache\morgue\207\{96f218bd-381e-46b6-b847-ea8e6d8964cf}.final
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\vj0bsfoo.default-release\storage\default\https+++web.whatsapp.com\cache\morgue\219\{a9a34f05-82f2-4c71-8652-11ed64c7f8db}.final
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\vj0bsfoo.default-release\storage\default\https+++web.whatsapp.com\cache\morgue\245\{a0032420-0162-48c1-9151-36257b9e0ff5}.final
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\vj0bsfoo.default-release\storage\default\https+++web.whatsapp.com\cache\morgue\246\{2b4760d9-d8fe-4cf7-99a3-ee886a229ef6}.final
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\vj0bsfoo.default-release\storage\default\https+++web.whatsapp.com\cache\morgue\25\{b12ea92f-2fc8-4f0a-839c-844a60a92819}.final
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\vj0bsfoo.default-release\storage\default\https+++web.whatsapp.com\cache\morgue\38\{16898b2d-a199-4d64-8adf-a49fd8bd8b26}.final
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\vj0bsfoo.default-release\storage\default\https+++web.whatsapp.com\cache\morgue\7\{5ac1a860-148d-4c5c-acf1-2e719bfae707}.final
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\vj0bsfoo.default-release\storage\default\https+++web.whatsapp.com\cache\morgue\84\{cd2fd987-c24b-4470-aca5-a86724270f54}.final
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\vj0bsfoo.default-release\storage\default\https+++web.whatsapp.com\cache\morgue\86\{98a06af2-b522-46c7-98ce-93f0108e6056}.final
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\vj0bsfoo.default-release\storage\default\https+++web.whatsapp.com\idb\1119037936ptbc_edte.sqlite
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\vj0bsfoo.default-release\storage\default\https+++web.whatsapp.com\idb\2181795718meogdaerlo-ts.sqlite
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\vj0bsfoo.default-release\storage\default\https+++web.whatsapp.com\idb\315746093sw.sqlite
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\vj0bsfoo.default-release\storage\default\https+++web.whatsapp.com\idb\3166453069wcaw.sqlite
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\vj0bsfoo.default-release\storage\default\https+++web.whatsapp.com\idb\3271781254seigganraolt-s.sqlite
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\vj0bsfoo.default-release\storage\default\https+++web.whatsapp.com\idb\3713173747_s_edmban.sqlite
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\vj0bsfoo.default-release\storage\default\https+++web.whatsapp.com\idb\568386319wcanwec__bd.sqlite
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\vj0bsfoo.default-release\storage\default\https+++web.whatsapp.com\ls\data.sqlite
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\vj0bsfoo.default-release\storage\default\https+++web.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\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\settings.dat
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\databases\Databases.db
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Dictionaries\en-GB-9-0.bdic
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Dictionaries\en-US-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\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\000020.log
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\IndexedDB\file__0.indexeddb.leveldb\000024.ldb
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\IndexedDB\file__0.indexeddb.leveldb\CURRENT
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\IndexedDB\file__0.indexeddb.leveldb\LOCK
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\IndexedDB\file__0.indexeddb.leveldb\LOG
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\IndexedDB\file__0.indexeddb.leveldb\MANIFEST-000001
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Local Storage\leveldb\000003.ldb
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Local Storage\leveldb\000006.log
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Local Storage\leveldb\000007.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\Network Persistent State
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Preferences
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\QuotaManager
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Service Worker\CacheStorage\3e8ad32ef6e0ff2c8dfb0722a7a862f0a1038fb3\47ff8210-4929-4ce0-9316-a701ef48ab12\index-dir\temp-index
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Service Worker\CacheStorage\3e8ad32ef6e0ff2c8dfb0722a7a862f0a1038fb3\index.txt
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Session Storage\000003.log
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Session Storage\CURRENT
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Session Storage\LOCK
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Session Storage\LOG
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\Session Storage\MANIFEST-000001
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\settings.json
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\TransportSecurity
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WhatsApp\voip_crash_log.txt

You will find in the Windows Registry that the following data will not be uninstalled; remove them one by one using regedit.exe:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\whatsapp
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\FLEXnet\Connect\db\WhatsApp.ini
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\WhatsApp

Registry values that are not removed from your PC:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2132.6\WhatsApp.exe.ApplicationCompany
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2132.6\WhatsApp.exe.FriendlyAppName
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2134.10\WhatsApp.exe.ApplicationCompany
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Local\WhatsApp\app-2.2134.10\WhatsApp.exe.FriendlyAppName


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

WhatsApp is a program by WhatsApp. Frequently, people decide to remove it. Sometimes this is troublesome because deleting this by hand takes some experience related to removing Windows applications by hand. The best SIMPLE way to remove 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 on your Windows system, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and general utility to clean your Windows system.

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  • go to Download Link
  • download the setup by pressing the DOWNLOAD NOW button
  • install Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to admire the program's design and wealth of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful program.

3. Press the General Tools button
Go to General Tools


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs feature
Go to Uninstall Programs


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

6. Navigate the list of applications until you locate WhatsApp or simply click the Search field and type in "WhatsApp". The WhatsApp app will be found very quickly. Notice that when you click WhatsApp in the list of programs, some data regarding the application is shown to you:


  • Safety rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating explains the opinion other people have regarding WhatsApp, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Reviews by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
  • Details regarding the application you wish to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.
7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will show up. accept the uninstall by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall WhatsApp.
Uninstall WhatsApp


8. After removing WhatsApp, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Press Next to start 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 removing WhatsApp with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your disk.

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



Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to uninstall WhatsApp by WhatsApp from your computer, nor are we saying that WhatsApp by WhatsApp is not a good application for your computer. This page simply contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall WhatsApp supposing you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.

2021-08-19 / Written by Andreea Kartman for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2021-08-18 21:37:18.290