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A guide to uninstall Zotero from your system

This web page contains thorough information on how to uninstall Zotero for Windows. It is produced by Corporation for Digital Scholarship. Check out here for more info on Corporation for Digital Scholarship. Click on to get more data about Zotero on Corporation for Digital Scholarship's website. Zotero is normally set up in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Zotero directory, however this location may differ a lot depending on the user's decision while installing the program. The full command line for removing Zotero is C:\Program Files (x86)\Zotero\uninstall\helper.exe. Note that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you may receive a notification for administrator rights. zotero.exe is the programs's main file and it takes around 249.35 KB (255336 bytes) on disk.

The executable files below are installed alongside Zotero. They occupy about 6.15 MB (6447112 bytes) on disk.

  • minidump-analyzer.exe (518.53 KB)
  • pdfinfo.exe (1.73 MB)
  • pdftotext.exe (2.72 MB)
  • pingsender.exe (52.03 KB)
  • plugin-container.exe (76.03 KB)
  • plugin-hang-ui.exe (28.53 KB)
  • updater.exe (285.84 KB)
  • zotero.exe (249.35 KB)
  • helper.exe (527.55 KB)
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The information on this page is only about version 6.0.7 of Zotero. Click on the links below for other Zotero versions:

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A way to delete Zotero with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Zotero is a program released by the software company Corporation for Digital Scholarship. Frequently, computer users want to remove this program. This can be efortful because doing this manually takes some experience regarding Windows internal functioning. The best QUICK action to remove 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 already installed on your system, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is the best uninstaller and general tool to clean your PC.

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  • download the setup by clicking on the DOWNLOAD NOW button
  • install Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to get familiar with the program's interface and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful program.

3. Press the General Tools button
Go to General Tools


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs button
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. All the programs installed on the PC will be shown to you

6. Navigate the list of programs until you locate Zotero or simply click the Search field and type in "Zotero". If it exists on your system the Zotero program will be found very quickly. When you click Zotero in the list of applications, some information about the application is made available to you:


  • Star rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other users have about Zotero, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Opinions by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
  • Technical information about the application you are about to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.
For example you can see that for Zotero:





  • The software company is: https://www.zotero.org
  • The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files (x86)\Zotero\uninstall\helper.exe
7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will come up. Confirm the uninstall by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove Zotero.
Uninstall Zotero


8. After removing Zotero, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Press Next to perform the cleanup. All the items of Zotero that have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling Zotero using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry items, files or directories are left behind on your PC.

Your PC will remain clean, speedy and able to take on new tasks.



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 software application. This text only contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall Zotero supposing you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.

2022-05-10 / Written by Andreea Kartman for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2022-05-10 12:28:35.013