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A guide to uninstall Zotero from your system

Zotero is a Windows application. Read below about how to remove it from your computer. The Windows version was created by Corporation for Digital Scholarship. Further information on Corporation for Digital Scholarship can be found here. You can see more info about Zotero at . Usually the Zotero program is installed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Zotero directory, depending on the user's option during install. The full command line for uninstalling Zotero is C:\Program Files (x86)\Zotero\uninstall\helper.exe. Note that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you might receive a notification for admin rights. zotero.exe is the Zotero's primary executable file and it occupies about 103.55 KB (106040 bytes) on disk.

Zotero installs the following the executables on your PC, taking about 5.55 MB (5816880 bytes) on disk.

  • minidump-analyzer.exe (515.45 KB)
  • pdfinfo.exe (1.45 MB)
  • pdftotext.exe (2.44 MB)
  • plugin-container.exe (151.95 KB)
  • plugin-hang-ui.exe (29.95 KB)
  • updater.exe (283.57 KB)
  • wow_helper.exe (97.45 KB)
  • zotero.exe (103.55 KB)
  • helper.exe (511.30 KB)
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This page is about Zotero version 5.0.59 alone. You can find below a few links to other Zotero versions:

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

Zotero is a program released by Corporation for Digital Scholarship. Some users want to remove this application. This is troublesome because deleting this manually requires some knowledge regarding PCs. One of the best SIMPLE action to remove Zotero is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here are some detailed instructions about how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your PC, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and all around tool to optimize your PC.

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  • navigate to Download Link
  • download the setup by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD button
  • set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to get familiar with the program's design and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful system utility.

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


4. Press the Uninstall Programs tool
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. All the programs existing on your computer will appear

6. Navigate 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 application will be found very quickly. After you click Zotero in the list of programs, the following data regarding the program is made available to you:


  • Star rating (in the left lower corner). This tells you the opinion other people have regarding Zotero, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Opinions by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Technical information regarding the application you are about 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 confirmation window will come up. Confirm the uninstall by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall Zotero.
Uninstall Zotero


8. After uninstalling Zotero, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Press Next to start 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 can be sure that no Windows registry items, files or directories are left behind on your computer.

Your Windows PC will remain clean, speedy and ready to run without errors or problems.



Disclaimer

The text above 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 software application. This text simply contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall Zotero in case you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.

2018-12-19 / Written by Daniel Statescu for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2018-12-19 15:18:17.460