WinRAR archiver

A way to uninstall WinRAR archiver from your system

WinRAR archiver is a software application. This page holds details on how to remove it from your computer. The Windows version was created by win.rar GmbH. More info about win.rar GmbH can be found here. WinRAR archiver is typically installed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\WinRAR directory, but this location may differ a lot depending on the user's decision when installing the program. The full command line for removing WinRAR archiver is C:\Program Files (x86)\WinRAR\uninstall.exe. Keep in mind that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you might be prompted for admin rights. WinRAR.exe is the programs's main file and it takes close to 915.00 KB (936960 bytes) on disk.

The executable files below are installed alongside WinRAR archiver. They occupy about 1.53 MB (1602560 bytes) on disk.

• Rar.exe (310.50 KB)
• RarExtLoader.exe (43.00 KB)
• Uninstall.exe (97.50 KB)
• UnRAR.exe (199.00 KB)
• WinRAR.exe (915.00 KB)

This page is about WinRAR archiver version 5.80.0 alone. For other WinRAR archiver versions please click below:

• 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
• 5.61.0
• 5.21.1
• 6.01.1
• 4.20.0
• 6.24.0
• 5.20.1
• 5.61.1
• 5.20.2
• 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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Some files and registry entries are regularly left behind when you remove WinRAR archiver.

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

The files below remain on your disk when you remove WinRAR archiver:

• C:\Program Files\WinRAR\7zxa.dll
• C:\Program Files\WinRAR\Default.SFX
• C:\Program Files\WinRAR\Default64.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\ace32loader.exe
• 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\gRar.exe
• C:\Program Files\WinRAR\gRar.ico
• C:\Program Files\WinRAR\License.txt
• C:\Program Files\WinRAR\Order.htm
• C:\Program Files\WinRAR\Rar.exe
• C:\Program Files\WinRAR\Rar.txt
• C:\Program Files\WinRAR\RarExt.dll
• C:\Program Files\WinRAR\RarExt32.dll
• 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.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\WinCon64.SFX
• C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.chm
• C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe
• C:\Program Files\WinRAR\Zip.SFX
• C:\Program Files\WinRAR\Zip64.SFX
• C:\Program Files\WinRAR\zipnew.dat
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\EQLV5SL2\logo-winrar[1].gif
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\IPLS7S49\winrar-x64-392[1].exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\JOJSID5P\winrar_books[1].png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\WinRAR\Console RAR manual.lnk
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\WinRAR\What is new in the latest version.lnk
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\WinRAR\WinRAR help.lnk
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\WinRAR\WinRAR.lnk
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WinRAR\version.dat

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\*\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\WinRAR
• 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\lnkfile\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\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
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\WinRAR

Use regedit.exe to remove the following additional registry values from the Windows Registry:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe

How to delete WinRAR archiver with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

WinRAR archiver is a program by the software company win.rar GmbH. Some computer users try to uninstall this program. This is troublesome because removing this manually takes some knowledge related to removing Windows programs manually. The best SIMPLE procedure to uninstall WinRAR archiver 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 PC, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is one of the best uninstaller and general tool to optimize your computer.

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2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful PC management program.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs tool


5. A list of the applications installed on the computer will be made available to you

6. Scroll the list of applications until you find WinRAR archiver or simply click the Search feature and type in "WinRAR archiver". The WinRAR archiver program will be found automatically. After you click WinRAR archiver in the list of apps, some data about the application is made available to you:

• Safety rating (in the left lower corner). This tells you the opinion other people have about WinRAR archiver, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
• Technical information about the app you want to remove, by pressing the Properties button.

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will appear. accept the removal by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall WinRAR archiver.


8. After uninstalling WinRAR archiver, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Click Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items that belong WinRAR archiver that have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By removing WinRAR archiver using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your PC.

Your Windows system will remain clean, speedy and able to run without errors or problems.

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 application for your PC. This text only contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall WinRAR archiver supposing you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.