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How to uninstall Zotero from your computer

You can find on this page details on how to remove Zotero for Windows. It was developed for Windows by Corporation for Digital Scholarship. Open here for more details on Corporation for Digital Scholarship. You can see more info about Zotero at . Zotero is frequently installed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Zotero folder, however this location can differ a lot depending on the user's decision when installing the program. Zotero's entire uninstall command line is C:\Program Files (x86)\Zotero\uninstall\helper.exe. zotero.exe is the Zotero's main executable file and it occupies around 249.30 KB (255288 bytes) on disk.

The executable files below are installed together with Zotero. They take about 6.15 MB (6446888 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 (285.79 KB)
  • zotero.exe (249.30 KB)
  • helper.exe (527.52 KB)
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This page is about Zotero version 6.0.10 only. You can find here a few links to other Zotero versions:

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Following the uninstall process, the application leaves some files behind on the PC. Part_A few of these are shown below.

Folders found on disk after you uninstall Zotero from your PC:
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Zotero
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Zotero

Check for and delete the following files from your disk when you uninstall Zotero:
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\CrashDumps\zotero.exe.19648.dmp
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\CrashDumps\zotero.exe.7128.dmp
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\Extensions\nmhdhpibnnopknkmonacoephklnflpho\5.0.97_0\images\mac\zotero-z-16px-australis.png
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\Extensions\nmhdhpibnnopknkmonacoephklnflpho\5.0.97_0\images\mac\zotero-z-32px-australis.png
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\Extensions\nmhdhpibnnopknkmonacoephklnflpho\5.0.97_0\images\unix\zotero-z-16px-australis.png
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\Extensions\nmhdhpibnnopknkmonacoephklnflpho\5.0.97_0\images\unix\zotero-z-32px-australis.png
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\Extensions\nmhdhpibnnopknkmonacoephklnflpho\5.0.97_0\images\win\zotero-z-16px-australis.png
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\Extensions\nmhdhpibnnopknkmonacoephklnflpho\5.0.97_0\images\win\zotero-z-32px-australis.png
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\Extensions\nmhdhpibnnopknkmonacoephklnflpho\5.0.97_0\images\zotero-new-z-16px.png
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\Extensions\nmhdhpibnnopknkmonacoephklnflpho\5.0.97_0\images\zotero-z-16px-offline.png
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\Extensions\nmhdhpibnnopknkmonacoephklnflpho\5.0.97_0\translate\zotero.js
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\Extensions\nmhdhpibnnopknkmonacoephklnflpho\5.0.97_0\utilities\xregexp-unicode-zotero.js
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\Extensions\nmhdhpibnnopknkmonacoephklnflpho\5.0.97_0\zotero.js
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\Extensions\nmhdhpibnnopknkmonacoephklnflpho\5.0.97_0\zotero_config.js
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Cortana_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\Zotero_Zotero_6_0_10
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Zotero\updates\A3542838D9F26D76\updates.xml
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Zotero\updates\A3542838D9F26D76\updates\backup-update.log
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Zotero\updates\A3542838D9F26D76\updates\last-update.log
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Zotero\Zotero\Profiles\8jg4ev4h.default\cache2\entries\000036400D7E8F6F64C41ADD82C0518E6175A179
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Registry that is not uninstalled:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\zotero
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Zotero 6.0.10 (x86 en-US)
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Zotero


A way to delete Zotero using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Zotero is an application by the software company Corporation for Digital Scholarship. Frequently, computer users choose to uninstall this program. This can be troublesome because uninstalling this by hand takes some knowledge related to PCs. One of the best EASY approach 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 one of the best uninstaller and general tool to optimize your PC.

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  • go to Download Link
  • download the setup by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
  • install Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and number of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful PC management program.

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


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs feature
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. A list of the programs existing on your PC will appear

6. Navigate the list of programs until you find Zotero or simply click the Search feature and type in "Zotero". If it is installed on your PC the Zotero program will be found very quickly. Notice that after you select Zotero in the list of programs, some data 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".
  • Opinions by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Details regarding the app 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 confirmation page will come up. accept the uninstall by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will remove Zotero.
Uninstall Zotero


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

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



Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation 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 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 our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.

2022-07-22 / Written by Andreea Kartman for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2022-07-22 20:08:31.207