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A guide to uninstall Zotero from your PC

Zotero is a Windows application. Read more about how to remove it from your PC. The Windows release was created by Corporation for Digital Scholarship. Open here where you can find out more on Corporation for Digital Scholarship. Please open if you want to read more on Zotero on Corporation for Digital Scholarship's website. Zotero is usually set up in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Zotero directory, however this location may differ a lot depending on the user's choice while installing the application. The full command line for uninstalling Zotero is C:\Program Files (x86)\Zotero\uninstall\helper.exe. Keep in mind that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you may get a notification for administrator rights. zotero.exe is the Zotero's primary executable file and it occupies circa 247.05 KB (252984 bytes) on disk.

Zotero installs the following the executables on your PC, occupying about 5.57 MB (5841264 bytes) on disk.

  • minidump-analyzer.exe (518.53 KB)
  • pdfinfo.exe (1.45 MB)
  • pdftotext.exe (2.44 MB)
  • pingsender.exe (52.03 KB)
  • plugin-container.exe (76.03 KB)
  • plugin-hang-ui.exe (28.53 KB)
  • updater.exe (283.57 KB)
  • zotero.exe (247.05 KB)
  • helper.exe (511.30 KB)
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The information on this page is only about version 5.0.79 of Zotero. You can find below a few links to other Zotero releases:

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How to remove Zotero from your computer using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Zotero is a program offered by Corporation for Digital Scholarship. Sometimes, computer users decide to erase it. Sometimes this is difficult because uninstalling this manually requires some knowledge regarding PCs. The best SIMPLE way to erase Zotero is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your Windows system, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and general tool to maximize the performance of your Windows computer.

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  • go to Download Link
  • download the setup by clicking on the DOWNLOAD button
  • install Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and number of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good Windows tool.

3. Press the General Tools category
Go to General Tools


4. Press the Uninstall Programs tool
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. All the applications installed on the PC will be made available to you

6. Navigate the list of applications until you locate Zotero or simply click the Search field and type in "Zotero". The Zotero application will be found very quickly. Notice that after you select Zotero in the list of applications, the following information regarding the application is shown to you:


  • Safety rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating explains the opinion other people have regarding Zotero, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Reviews by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
  • Details regarding the app you are about to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.
For example you can see that for Zotero:





  • The publisher is: https://www.zotero.org
  • The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files (x86)\Zotero\uninstall\helper.exe
7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will come up. accept the uninstall by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall Zotero.
Uninstall Zotero


8. After removing Zotero, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items of Zotero which have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling Zotero using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your computer.

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



Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to uninstall Zotero by Corporation for Digital Scholarship from your computer, nor are we saying that Zotero by Corporation for Digital Scholarship is not a good application for your computer. This page only contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall Zotero supposing you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.

2019-12-03 / Written by Andreea Kartman for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2019-12-03 15:31:06.097