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A guide to uninstall Zotero from your PC

This web page contains complete information on how to remove Zotero for Windows. It is written by Corporation for Digital Scholarship. Take a look here for more info on Corporation for Digital Scholarship. More data about the software Zotero can be found at . Zotero is usually set up in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Zotero directory, depending on the user's decision. 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. Note that you might be prompted for admin rights. The program's main executable file is named zotero.exe and occupies 249.35 KB (255336 bytes).

Zotero installs the following the executables on your PC, occupying about 5.72 MB (6001584 bytes) on disk.

  • minidump-analyzer.exe (518.53 KB)
  • pdfinfo.exe (1.52 MB)
  • pdftotext.exe (2.51 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 (527.91 KB)
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The current page applies to Zotero version 5.0.97.6984882 alone. Click on the links below for other Zotero versions:

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

Zotero is a program offered by the software company Corporation for Digital Scholarship. Some computer users decide to uninstall it. This can be hard because doing this by hand requires some skill related to Windows internal functioning. One of the best EASY approach to uninstall Zotero is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your PC, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is one of the best uninstaller and general utility to optimize your computer.

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  • go to Download Link
  • download the program by clicking on the DOWNLOAD button
  • install Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to get familiar with the program's design and number of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good system optimizer.

3. Press the General Tools category
Go to General Tools


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs button
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. All the applications installed on the PC will appear

6. Scroll the list of applications until you locate Zotero or simply click the Search field and type in "Zotero". The Zotero program will be found automatically. Notice that after you select Zotero in the list of applications, the following information about the program is available to you:


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





  • The web site of the program is: https://www.zotero.org
  • The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files (x86)\Zotero\uninstall\helper.exe
7. Press the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will appear. accept the removal by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will remove Zotero.
Uninstall Zotero


8. After uninstalling Zotero, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Press Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items that belong Zotero which 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 Windows registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your computer.

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



Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to remove 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 info on how to remove Zotero supposing you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.

2021-03-19 / Written by Andreea Kartman for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2021-03-19 12:32:19.113