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A guide to uninstall Zotero from your system

This web page contains complete information on how to uninstall Zotero for Windows. It is made by Corporation for Digital Scholarship. Go over here for more info on Corporation for Digital Scholarship. More information about Zotero can be found at . The application is often found in the C:\Program Files\Zotero folder (same installation drive as Windows). The full command line for uninstalling Zotero is C:\Program Files\Zotero\uninstall\helper.exe. Note that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you might be prompted for administrator rights. The program's main executable file is named zotero.exe and occupies 646.63 KB (662144 bytes).

Zotero installs the following the executables on your PC, occupying about 2.63 MB (2760120 bytes) on disk.

  • crashhelper.exe (318.63 KB)
  • nmhproxy.exe (647.63 KB)
  • plugin-container.exe (142.63 KB)
  • updater.exe (446.63 KB)
  • zotero.exe (646.63 KB)
  • helper.exe (493.30 KB)
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This info is about Zotero version 8.0.8411 only. You can find below info on other application versions of Zotero:

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

Zotero is a program released by Corporation for Digital Scholarship. Some people choose to remove it. Sometimes this is troublesome because deleting this manually requires some advanced knowledge related to removing Windows programs manually. One of the best EASY procedure to remove Zotero is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your system, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is one of the best uninstaller and general tool to clean your system.

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  • set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful Windows tool.

3. Click on the General Tools category
Go to General Tools


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs button
Go to Uninstall Programs


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

6. Scroll 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 app will be found very quickly. Notice that when you click Zotero in the list of apps, some information regarding the program is available to you:


  • Star rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating explains the opinion other users have regarding Zotero, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Reviews by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Details regarding the program you wish to remove, 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\Zotero\uninstall\helper.exe
7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will appear. Confirm the uninstall by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall Zotero.
Uninstall Zotero


8. After removing Zotero, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Click Next to start the cleanup. All the items that belong Zotero which have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing Zotero with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry items, files or folders are left behind on your computer.

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



Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to remove Zotero by Corporation for Digital Scholarship from your computer, nor are we 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 in case you decide this is what you want to do. 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' computers.

2025-09-17 / Written by Andreea Kartman for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2025-09-17 20:08:24.120