Zotero

How to uninstall Zotero from your PC

This page contains complete information on how to remove Zotero for Windows. It was created for Windows by Corporation for Digital Scholarship. More information about Corporation for Digital Scholarship can be seen here. You can read more about related to Zotero at https://www.zotero.org. Usually the Zotero program is placed in the C:\Program Files\Zotero folder, depending on the user's option during install. Zotero's complete uninstall command line is C:\Program Files\Zotero\uninstall\helper.exe. Zotero's primary file takes about 614.13 KB (628864 bytes) and is called zotero.exe.

Zotero contains of the executables below. They occupy 1.75 MB (1838952 bytes) on disk.

• plugin-container.exe (292.57 KB)
• updater.exe (396.13 KB)
• zotero.exe (614.13 KB)
• helper.exe (493.03 KB)

The information on this page is only about version 7.0.19 of Zotero. You can find below info on other application versions of Zotero:

• 7.1.375078794
• 5.0.30
• 5.0.19
• 5.0.65
• 7.0.10.3566979
• 6.0.3
• 5.0.92
• 6.0.30
• 5.0.70
• 5.0.10
• 5.0.96
• 6.0.13
• 7.0.0.81721544
• 5.0.74
• 5.0.8
• 5.0.97.5346392
• 5.0.20
• 5.0.16
• 5.0.62
• 7.0.14
• 5.0.95
• 5.0.72
• 5.0.79
• 5.0.91
• 5.0.56
• 6.0.19
• 5.0.73
• 7.0.4.35534
• 5.0.63
• 6.0.9
• 8.0.8411
• 5.0.41
• 7.0.0.1131512184
• 5.0.53
• 5.0.47
• 5.0.21
• 5.0.48
• 6.0.2
• 5.0.33
• 6.0.5.5103330
• 7.0.6.34225592
• 7.0.16
• 5.0.55
• 7.0.0.39250
• 7.0.11.85739281
• 5.0.51
• 7.0.0.11198828
• 5.0.35.1
• 5.0.29
• 5.0.77
• 5.0.24
• 5.0.84
• 6.0.35
• 6.0.10
• 5.0.22
• 5.0.36
• 5.0.31
• 5.0.18
• 5.0.95.1
• 5.0.23
• 7.0.22
• 5.0.52
• 7.0.7
• 5.0.69
• 5.0.75
• 5.0.93
• 5.0.76
• 6.0.6
• 5.0.83
• 5.0.96.3
• 7.0.0.68314074
• 5.0.28
• 5.0.7
• 5.0.71
• 5.0.97.6984882
• 7.0.0.43563457
• 7.0.2
• 5.0.27
• 6.0.1
• 6.0.25
• 7.0.1
• 6.0.12
• 5.0.1
• 5.0.37
• 5.0.88
• 6.0.36
• 6.0.16
• 5.0.89
• 5.0.68
• 5.0.34
• 6.0.18
• 7.0.0.5175600913
• 7.0.11
• 7.0.0.5396903137
• 5.0.45
• 7.0.3
• 6.0.27.52728
• 5.0.59
• 7.0.5
• 5.0.54

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Zotero has the habit of leaving behind some leftovers.

Folders found on disk after you uninstall Zotero from your PC:

• C:\Program Files\Zotero
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\ekhagklcjbdpajgpjgmbionohlpdbjgc\5.0.169_0\zotero-google-docs-integration
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\Zotero
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Zotero

The files below remain on your disk by Zotero when you uninstall it:

• C:\Program Files\Zotero\AccessibleMarshal.dll
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\api-ms-win-core-file-l1-2-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\api-ms-win-core-file-l2-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\api-ms-win-core-localization-l1-2-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\api-ms-win-core-processthreads-l1-1-1.dll
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-2-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\api-ms-win-core-timezone-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\api-ms-win-crt-conio-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\api-ms-win-crt-convert-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\api-ms-win-crt-environment-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\api-ms-win-crt-filesystem-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\api-ms-win-crt-heap-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\api-ms-win-crt-locale-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\api-ms-win-crt-math-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\api-ms-win-crt-multibyte-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\api-ms-win-crt-private-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\api-ms-win-crt-process-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\api-ms-win-crt-runtime-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\api-ms-win-crt-stdio-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\api-ms-win-crt-string-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\api-ms-win-crt-time-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\api-ms-win-crt-utility-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\app\application.ini
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\app\hyphenation\hyph_af.hyf
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\app\hyphenation\hyph_bg.hyf
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\app\hyphenation\hyph_bn.hyf
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\app\hyphenation\hyph_ca.hyf
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\app\hyphenation\hyph_cy.hyf
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\app\hyphenation\hyph_da.hyf
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\app\hyphenation\hyph_de-1901.hyf
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\app\hyphenation\hyph_de-1996.hyf
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\app\hyphenation\hyph_de-CH.hyf
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\app\hyphenation\hyph_en_US.hyf
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\app\hyphenation\hyph_eo.hyf
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\app\hyphenation\hyph_es.hyf
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\app\hyphenation\hyph_et.hyf
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\app\hyphenation\hyph_fi.hyf
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\app\hyphenation\hyph_fr.hyf
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\app\hyphenation\hyph_gl.hyf
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\app\hyphenation\hyph_gu.hyf
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\app\hyphenation\hyph_hi.hyf
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\app\hyphenation\hyph_hr.hyf
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\app\hyphenation\hyph_hsb.hyf
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\app\hyphenation\hyph_hu.hyf
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\app\hyphenation\hyph_ia.hyf
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\app\hyphenation\hyph_is.hyf
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\app\hyphenation\hyph_it.hyf
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\app\hyphenation\hyph_kmr.hyf
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\app\hyphenation\hyph_kn.hyf
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\app\hyphenation\hyph_la.hyf
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\app\hyphenation\hyph_lt.hyf
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\app\hyphenation\hyph_ml.hyf
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\app\hyphenation\hyph_mn.hyf
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\app\hyphenation\hyph_nb.hyf
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\app\hyphenation\hyph_nl.hyf
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\app\hyphenation\hyph_nn.hyf
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\app\hyphenation\hyph_or.hyf
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\app\hyphenation\hyph_pa.hyf
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\app\hyphenation\hyph_pl.hyf
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\app\hyphenation\hyph_pt.hyf
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\app\hyphenation\hyph_ru.hyf
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\app\hyphenation\hyph_sh.hyf
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\app\hyphenation\hyph_sl.hyf
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\app\hyphenation\hyph_sv.hyf
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\app\hyphenation\hyph_ta.hyf
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\app\hyphenation\hyph_te.hyf
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\app\hyphenation\hyph_tr.hyf
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\app\hyphenation\hyph_uk.hyf
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\app\omni.ja
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\d3dcompiler_47.dll
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\dependentlibs.list
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\fonts\TwemojiMozilla.ttf
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\freebl3.dll
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\gmp-clearkey\0.1\clearkey.dll
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\gmp-clearkey\0.1\manifest.json
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\install.log
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\integration\libreoffice\Zotero_LibreOffice_Integration.oxt
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\integration\word-for-windows\libzoteroWinWordIntegration.dll
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\integration\word-for-windows\Zotero.dotm
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\ipcclientcerts.dll
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\lgpllibs.dll
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\libEGL.dll
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\libGLESv2.dll
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\locale.ini
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\mozavcodec.dll
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\mozavutil.dll
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\mozglue.dll
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\mozwer.dll
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\msvcp140.dll
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\notificationserver.dll
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\nss3.dll
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\nssckbi.dll
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\omni.ja
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\osclientcerts.dll
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\platform.ini
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\plugin-container.exe
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\precomplete
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\qipcap64.dll
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\removed-files
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\softokn3.dll

You will find in the Windows Registry that the following keys will not be uninstalled; remove them one by one using regedit.exe:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\zotero
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Zotero
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\RADAR\HeapLeakDetection\DiagnosedApplications\zotero.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths\zotero.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Zotero

Additional values that you should remove:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Zotero\zotero.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Zotero\zotero.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\Downloads\Zotero-7.0.9_x64_setup (1).exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\Downloads\Zotero-7.0.9_x64_setup (1).exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\Downloads\Zotero-7.0.9_x64_setup.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\Downloads\Zotero-7.0.9_x64_setup.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-165553942-605004960-1254350941-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume10\Program Files\Zotero\updater.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-165553942-605004960-1254350941-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume10\Program Files\Zotero\zotero.exe

A way to erase Zotero from your PC using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Zotero is an application released by Corporation for Digital Scholarship. Sometimes, people choose to uninstall this program. Sometimes this is troublesome because uninstalling this manually requires some skill related to removing Windows programs manually. One of the best QUICK practice 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 system, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and general tool to take care of your system.

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• navigate to Download Link
• download the program by pressing the DOWNLOAD NOW button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and wealth of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful system optimizer.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs feature


5. All the programs existing on your computer will be shown to you

6. Navigate the list of programs until you find Zotero or simply activate the Search feature and type in "Zotero". The Zotero app will be found automatically. Notice that after you select Zotero in the list of apps, some data about the program is available to you:

• Safety rating (in the left lower corner). This tells you the opinion other people have about Zotero, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information about the program you wish to remove, by pressing 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\Zotero\uninstall\helper.exe

7. Click the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will come up. accept the uninstall by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall Zotero.


8. After uninstalling Zotero, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items that belong Zotero which have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling Zotero with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry items, files or directories are left behind on your computer.

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

Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation 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. This page only contains detailed info on how to uninstall Zotero supposing you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.