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How 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 computer. The Windows release was created by Corporation for Digital Scholarship. You can read more on Corporation for Digital Scholarship or check for application updates here. Detailed information about Zotero can be seen at . Usually the Zotero application is to be found in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Zotero folder, depending on the user's option during install. You can remove Zotero by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\Program Files (x86)\Zotero\uninstall\helper.exe. Note that you might be prompted for administrator rights. zotero.exe is the programs's main file and it takes about 103.55 KB (106040 bytes) on disk.

The following executable files are contained in Zotero. They occupy 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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The information on this page is only about version 5.0.72 of Zotero. You can find here a few links to other Zotero releases:

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How to erase Zotero from your computer using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Zotero is an application released by the software company Corporation for Digital Scholarship. Some people choose to remove this program. This can be efortful because deleting this manually requires some knowledge regarding Windows internal functioning. The best EASY solution to remove Zotero is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your PC, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is one of the best uninstaller and all around tool to maximize the performance of your PC.

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2. Run 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 good package of utilities.

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


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs button
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. All the applications installed on your PC will be made available to you

6. Scroll the list of applications until you find Zotero or simply activate the Search feature and type in "Zotero". If it is installed on your PC the Zotero program will be found automatically. Notice that when you select Zotero in the list of apps, some data regarding the program is made available to you:


  • Safety rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other people have regarding Zotero, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Reviews by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Technical information regarding the app you want to remove, by pressing the Properties button.
For instance you can see that for Zotero:





  • The software company is: https://www.zotero.org
  • The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files (x86)\Zotero\uninstall\helper.exe
7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will show up. Confirm the uninstall by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall Zotero.
Uninstall Zotero


8. After uninstalling Zotero, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items of 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 Windows registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your system.

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



Disclaimer

This page 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 simply contains detailed info on how to uninstall Zotero supposing you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.

2019-07-29 / Written by Daniel Statescu for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2019-07-29 12:03:28.170