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How to uninstall Zotero from your system

Zotero is a Windows program. Read below about how to remove it from your computer. The Windows release was developed by Corporation for Digital Scholarship. You can find out more on Corporation for Digital Scholarship or check for application updates here. More details about the app Zotero can be seen at . Usually the Zotero program is placed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Zotero folder, depending on the user's option during install. The entire uninstall command line for Zotero is C:\Program Files (x86)\Zotero\uninstall\helper.exe. zotero.exe is the Zotero's main executable file and it takes close to 94.43 KB (96696 bytes) on disk.

Zotero installs the following the executables on your PC, taking about 1.64 MB (1719160 bytes) on disk.

  • minidump-analyzer.exe (515.45 KB)
  • plugin-container.exe (151.95 KB)
  • plugin-hang-ui.exe (29.95 KB)
  • updater.exe (280.95 KB)
  • wow_helper.exe (97.45 KB)
  • zotero.exe (94.43 KB)
  • helper.exe (508.68 KB)
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The information on this page is only about version 5.0.30 of Zotero. Click on the links below for other Zotero versions:

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A way to remove Zotero from your computer with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Zotero is an application released by Corporation for Digital Scholarship. Some people choose to erase this program. Sometimes this can be easier said than done because removing this by hand takes some advanced knowledge regarding removing Windows applications by hand. The best SIMPLE procedure to erase 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 Windows PC, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and general utility to clean your Windows PC.

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  • download the setup by clicking on the DOWNLOAD NOW button
  • install Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to get familiar with the program's interface and wealth of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful PC management program.

3. Press the General Tools button
Go to General Tools


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs feature
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. All the programs existing on your PC will appear

6. Navigate the list of programs until you find Zotero or simply activate the Search feature and type in "Zotero". The Zotero application will be found automatically. When you select Zotero in the list of apps, the following data about the application is made available to you:


  • Safety rating (in the lower left corner). This tells you the opinion other users have about Zotero, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Reviews by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
  • Details about the program 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 appear. Confirm the uninstall by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall Zotero.
Uninstall Zotero


8. After uninstalling Zotero, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items of Zotero that have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling Zotero using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry items, files or folders are left behind on your computer.

Your Windows system will remain clean, speedy and able to run without errors or problems.



Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to remove Zotero by Corporation for Digital Scholarship from your computer, we are not saying that Zotero by Corporation for Digital Scholarship is not a good application for your computer. This text simply contains detailed instructions 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' computers.

2017-12-08 / Written by Daniel Statescu for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2017-12-08 15:01:53.400