WinRAR archiver

A way to uninstall WinRAR archiver from your PC

This web page contains detailed information on how to remove WinRAR archiver for Windows. It is written by win.rar GmbH. You can find out more on win.rar GmbH or check for application updates here. WinRAR archiver is commonly installed in the C:\Program Files\WinRAR directory, depending on the user's choice. You can uninstall WinRAR archiver by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\Program Files\WinRAR\uninstall.exe. Keep in mind that you might receive a notification for admin rights. The application's main executable file is named WinRAR.exe and its approximative size is 1,015.00 KB (1039360 bytes).

The following executable files are contained in WinRAR archiver. They occupy 1.75 MB (1830400 bytes) on disk.

• Rar.exe (370.00 KB)
• RarExtLoader.exe (44.00 KB)
• Uninstall.exe (118.00 KB)
• UnRAR.exe (240.50 KB)
• WinRAR.exe (1,015.00 KB)

This page is about WinRAR archiver version 5.61.0 only. You can find here a few links to other WinRAR archiver versions:

• 5.00.1
• 5.00.7
• 5.90.3
• 4.10.1
• 4.00.6
• 5.20.0
• 5.01.1
• 5.50.5
• 5.60.2
• 5.60.3
• 4.01
• 5.21.1
• 6.01.1
• 4.20.0
• 6.24.0
• 5.20.1
• 5.61.1
• 5.20.2
• 5.80.0
• 5.00.6
• 5.50.0
• 6.02.0
• 5.70.1
• 5.20.3
• 5.70.2
• 6.23.0
• 6.01.0
• 5.10.1
• 4.00.5
• 4.20.3
• 5.00.3
• 5.91.0
• 5.50.1
• 5.10.0
• 5.50.4
• 5.90.0
• 5.00.5
• 4.10.3
• 4.10.5
• 6.00.1
• 5.11.1
• 4.20.1
• 4.00.2
• 4.10.2
• 7.00.0
• 5.30.1
• 5.01.0
• 5.00.4
• 5.50.6
• 4.00.3
• 6.00.0
• 5.00.2
• 4.10.0
• 5.30.6
• 5.30.3
• 5.80.2
• 5.31.1
• 5.31.0
• 5.71.0
• 4.11.0
• 6.10.3
• 5.0.8.0
• 5.20.4
• 5.80.3
• 5.30.4
• 5.40.2
• 6.00.2
• 4.01.1
• 4.20.2
• 4.10.4
• 6.11.0
• 6.21.0
• 5.60.5
• 6.11.1
• 4.01.0
• 5.40.1
• 5.11.0
• 5.10.2
• 4.0.0
• 5.00.0
• 5.60.0
• 4.00.1
• 5.50.2
• 5.40.0
• 5.10.3
• 4.00.4
• 6.20.2
• 5.40.3
• 5.60.1
• 5.21.2
• 6.22.0
• 5.21.0
• 6.10.0
• 5.10.4
• 5.70.0
• 4.00.7
• 5.80.1
• 5.30.0
• 5.40.4
• 5.0.1.0

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After the uninstall process, the application leaves some files behind on the computer. Some of these are shown below.

Folders left behind when you uninstall WinRAR archiver:

• C:\Program Files\WinRAR
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\WinRAR
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WinRAR

Files remaining:

• C:\Program Files\WinRAR\Default.SFX
• C:\Program Files\WinRAR\Descript.ion
• C:\Program Files\WinRAR\File_Id.diz
• C:\Program Files\WinRAR\Formats\7z.fmt
• C:\Program Files\WinRAR\Formats\7zxa.dll
• C:\Program Files\WinRAR\Formats\ace.fmt
• C:\Program Files\WinRAR\Formats\arj.fmt
• C:\Program Files\WinRAR\Formats\bz2.fmt
• C:\Program Files\WinRAR\Formats\cab.fmt
• C:\Program Files\WinRAR\Formats\gz.fmt
• C:\Program Files\WinRAR\Formats\iso.fmt
• C:\Program Files\WinRAR\Formats\lzh.fmt
• C:\Program Files\WinRAR\Formats\tar.fmt
• C:\Program Files\WinRAR\Formats\UNACEV2.DLL
• C:\Program Files\WinRAR\Formats\uue.fmt
• C:\Program Files\WinRAR\Formats\z.fmt
• C:\Program Files\WinRAR\License.txt
• C:\Program Files\WinRAR\Order.htm
• C:\Program Files\WinRAR\Rar.exe
• C:\Program Files\WinRAR\rar.lng
• C:\Program Files\WinRAR\Rar.txt
• C:\Program Files\WinRAR\RarExt.dll
• C:\Program Files\WinRAR\rarext.lng
• C:\Program Files\WinRAR\RarExt64.dll
• C:\Program Files\WinRAR\RarExtLoader.exe
• C:\Program Files\WinRAR\RarFiles.lst
• C:\Program Files\WinRAR\rarnew.dat
• C:\Program Files\WinRAR\ReadMe.txt
• C:\Program Files\WinRAR\TechNote.txt
• C:\Program Files\WinRAR\Uninstall.exe
• C:\Program Files\WinRAR\uninstall.lng
• C:\Program Files\WinRAR\Uninstall.lst
• C:\Program Files\WinRAR\UnRAR.exe
• C:\Program Files\WinRAR\UnrarSrc.txt
• C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WhatsNew.txt
• C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinCon.SFX
• C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.chm
• C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe
• C:\Program Files\WinRAR\winrar.lng
• C:\Program Files\WinRAR\Zip.SFX
• C:\Program Files\WinRAR\zipnew.dat
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\WinRAR\RAR دليل وحدة تحكم.lnk
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\WinRAR\WinRAR.lnk
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\WinRAR\تعليمات WinRAR.lnk

Usually the following registry data will not be removed:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\WinRAR
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\WinRAR.exe
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\WinRAR
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shellex\DragDropHandlers\WinRAR
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shellex\DragDropHandlers\WinRAR
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\ShellEx\ContextMenuHandlers\WinRAR
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\ShellEx\DragDropHandlers\WinRAR
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\WinRAR
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\WinRAR
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\WinRAR archiver
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\WinRAR

A way to remove WinRAR archiver using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

WinRAR archiver is a program released by win.rar GmbH. Frequently, users want to remove this application. This can be efortful because removing this by hand requires some advanced knowledge regarding removing Windows programs manually. One of the best EASY manner to remove WinRAR archiver is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here are some detailed instructions about how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your Windows system, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is the best uninstaller and all around utility to take care of your Windows system.

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• visit Download Link
• download the setup by clicking on the DOWNLOAD button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to admire the program's interface and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good PC management program.

3. Press the General Tools category


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs tool


5. A list of the applications existing on your PC will appear

6. Scroll the list of applications until you find WinRAR archiver or simply activate the Search field and type in "WinRAR archiver". If it is installed on your PC the WinRAR archiver application will be found very quickly. Notice that when you click WinRAR archiver in the list , the following information regarding the application is made available to you:

• Safety rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating explains the opinion other people have regarding WinRAR archiver, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the program you wish to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will show up. Confirm the removal by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall WinRAR archiver.


8. After uninstalling WinRAR archiver, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Press Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items of WinRAR archiver which have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling WinRAR archiver with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your system.

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

Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to uninstall WinRAR archiver by win.rar GmbH from your computer, nor are we saying that WinRAR archiver by win.rar GmbH is not a good software application. This page only contains detailed info on how to uninstall WinRAR archiver in case you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.