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A way to uninstall Zotero from your computer

This info is about Zotero for Windows. Below you can find details on how to uninstall it from your PC. It is made by Corporation for Digital Scholarship. More info about Corporation for Digital Scholarship can be seen here. You can read more about related to Zotero at . The application is often placed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Zotero directory (same installation drive as Windows). Zotero's complete uninstall command line is C:\Program Files (x86)\Zotero\uninstall\helper.exe. zotero.exe is the programs's main file and it takes close to 94.43 KB (96696 bytes) on disk.

Zotero is composed of the following executables which occupy 1.64 MB (1719128 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 5.0.11 of Zotero. Click on the links below for other Zotero versions:

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How to uninstall Zotero from your computer with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Zotero is an application released by the software company Corporation for Digital Scholarship. Sometimes, people try to remove this program. This can be efortful because performing this manually takes some knowledge related to Windows program uninstallation. The best SIMPLE 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 on your Windows PC, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very potent uninstaller and all around utility to maximize the performance of your Windows system.

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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. Take your time to get familiar with the program's design and number of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful system optimizer.

3. Press the General Tools category
Go to General Tools


4. Press the Uninstall Programs tool
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. A list of the programs installed on your PC will be shown to you

6. Scroll the list of programs until you find Zotero or simply click the Search feature and type in "Zotero". If it exists on your system the Zotero app will be found very quickly. When you select Zotero in the list of apps, some information regarding the program is made available to you:


  • Star rating (in the lower left corner). This explains the opinion other users have regarding Zotero, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Reviews by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
  • Technical information regarding the program you wish 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. Click the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will appear. Confirm the uninstall by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove Zotero.
Uninstall Zotero


8. After uninstalling Zotero, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to start the cleanup. All the items that belong Zotero which have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By removing Zotero using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your system.

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



Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to uninstall Zotero by Corporation for Digital Scholarship from your PC, nor are we saying that Zotero by Corporation for Digital Scholarship is not a good application for your computer. This text simply contains detailed info on how to uninstall Zotero in case 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.

2017-08-21 / Written by Andreea Kartman for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2017-08-21 17:22:33.213