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A guide to uninstall Zotero from your PC

This page contains thorough information on how to remove Zotero for Windows. It is written by Corporation for Digital Scholarship. Open here where you can find out more on Corporation for Digital Scholarship. You can read more about about Zotero at . Zotero is usually installed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Zotero directory, however this location may differ a lot depending on the user's decision when installing the program. You can uninstall Zotero by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\Program Files (x86)\Zotero\uninstall\helper.exe. Keep in mind that you might be prompted for administrator rights. The application's main executable file occupies 94.43 KB (96696 bytes) on disk and is called zotero.exe.

Zotero is comprised of the following executables which take 1.64 MB (1719160 bytes) on disk:

  • minidump-analyzer.exe (515.45 KB)
  • plugin-container.exe (151.95 KB)
  • plugin-hang-ui.exe (29.95 KB)
  • updater.exe (280.95 KB)
  • wow_helper.exe (97.45 KB)
  • zotero.exe (94.43 KB)
  • helper.exe (508.68 KB)
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The information on this page is only about version 5.0.19 of Zotero. For other Zotero versions please click below:

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A way to delete Zotero from your PC with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Zotero is an application by Corporation for Digital Scholarship. Frequently, users want to uninstall this application. This is hard because uninstalling this by hand takes some knowledge related to PCs. One of the best QUICK manner to uninstall Zotero 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 PC, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and all around utility to maximize the performance of your Windows PC.

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  • go to Download Link
  • download the setup by pressing the DOWNLOAD button
  • set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to get familiar with the program's design and wealth 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 feature
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. A list of the programs existing on the computer will be made available to you

6. Navigate the list of programs until you locate Zotero or simply click the Search field and type in "Zotero". If it is installed on your PC the Zotero program will be found automatically. After you select Zotero in the list of programs, some data regarding the application is made available to you:


  • Star rating (in the left lower corner). This tells you the opinion other users have regarding Zotero, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Reviews by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Technical information regarding the application you want to remove, by pressing the Properties button.
For instance you can see that for Zotero:





  • The web site of the application is: https://www.zotero.org
  • The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files (x86)\Zotero\uninstall\helper.exe
7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will appear. accept the uninstall by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall Zotero.
Uninstall Zotero


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

Your system will remain clean, speedy and able to serve you properly.



Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to uninstall Zotero by Corporation for Digital Scholarship from your PC, we are not saying that Zotero by Corporation for Digital Scholarship is not a good application for your computer. This page simply contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall Zotero supposing you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.

2017-12-17 / Written by Daniel Statescu for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2017-12-17 06:16:12.880