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How to uninstall Zotero from your PC

This info is about Zotero for Windows. Below you can find details on how to remove it from your computer. It is made by Corporation for Digital Scholarship. You can read more on Corporation for Digital Scholarship or check for application updates here. You can get more details on Zotero at . Usually the Zotero application is to be found in the C:\Program Files\Zotero directory, depending on the user's option during install. 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 may be prompted for administrator rights. Zotero's primary file takes about 103.55 KB (106040 bytes) and is called zotero.exe.

The executable files below are installed along with Zotero. They take 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 5.0.41 alone. Click on the links below for other Zotero versions:

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How to remove Zotero from your PC with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Zotero is an application marketed by Corporation for Digital Scholarship. Frequently, computer users want to remove this program. Sometimes this is hard because deleting this by hand takes some experience related to Windows program uninstallation. The best EASY solution 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 already installed on your PC, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is one of the best uninstaller and all around tool to maximize the performance of your system.

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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 admire the program's interface 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. Click on the Uninstall Programs button
Go to Uninstall Programs


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

6. Navigate the list of programs until you find Zotero or simply click the Search field and type in "Zotero". If it exists on your system the Zotero program will be found very quickly. Notice that when you click Zotero in the list , the following information about the program is made available to you:


  • Safety rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other users have about Zotero, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Opinions by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Technical information about the app you wish to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.
For instance you can see that for Zotero:





  • The web site of the application is: https://www.zotero.org
  • The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files\Zotero\uninstall\helper.exe
7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will come up. Confirm the uninstall by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall Zotero.
Uninstall Zotero


8. After uninstalling Zotero, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Press Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items of Zotero that have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By removing Zotero with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry items, files or directories are left behind on your disk.

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



Disclaimer

This page 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 application for your PC. This text only contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall Zotero supposing you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.

2018-03-31 / Written by Dan Armano for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2018-03-31 14:14:36.713