calibre

A guide to uninstall calibre from your system

This web page contains detailed information on how to uninstall calibre for Windows. The Windows release was created by Kovid Goyal. You can find out more on Kovid Goyal or check for application updates here. More details about the software calibre can be seen at http://calibre-ebook.com. The application is usually placed in the C:\Program Files\Calibre2 folder. Take into account that this location can vary being determined by the user's decision. The full command line for removing calibre is MsiExec.exe /I{0CBE2506-9352-48E2-946D-C670C35A038C}. Keep in mind that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you may be prompted for administrator rights. The program's main executable file is titled calibre.exe and it has a size of 167.50 KB (171520 bytes).

The following executable files are incorporated in calibre. They occupy 5.15 MB (5398016 bytes) on disk.

• calibre-complete.exe (24.00 KB)
• calibre-customize.exe (24.00 KB)
• calibre-debug.exe (24.00 KB)
• calibre-eject.exe (27.50 KB)
• calibre-file-dialog.exe (31.50 KB)
• calibre-parallel.exe (24.00 KB)
• calibre-server.exe (24.00 KB)
• calibre-smtp.exe (24.00 KB)
• calibre.exe (167.50 KB)
• calibredb.exe (24.00 KB)
• cjpeg-calibre.exe (542.00 KB)
• ebook-convert.exe (24.00 KB)
• ebook-device.exe (24.00 KB)
• ebook-edit.exe (73.50 KB)
• ebook-meta.exe (24.00 KB)
• ebook-polish.exe (24.00 KB)
• ebook-viewer.exe (73.50 KB)
• fetch-ebook-metadata.exe (24.00 KB)
• jpegtran-calibre.exe (283.00 KB)
• lrf2lrs.exe (24.00 KB)
• lrfviewer.exe (73.50 KB)
• lrs2lrf.exe (24.00 KB)
• markdown-calibre.exe (24.00 KB)
• optipng-calibre.exe (129.50 KB)
• pdfinfo.exe (1.01 MB)
• pdftohtml.exe (1.22 MB)
• pdftoppm.exe (1.17 MB)
• web2disk.exe (24.00 KB)

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The information on this page is only about version 2.58.0 of calibre. You can find here a few links to other calibre releases:

• 5.24.0
• 2.65.0
• 3.19.0
• 3.22.1
• 5.39.1
• 2.65.1
• 1.36.0
• 0.9.34
• 0.9.41
• 2.23.0
• 5.10.1
• 2.20.0
• 2.0.0
• 2.35.0
• 0.9.12
• 3.17.0
• 3.30.0
• 5.0.1
• 5.22.1
• 3.48.0
• 2.18
• 1.45.0
• 3.31.0
• 1.34.0
• 5.16.1
• 5.29.0
• 3.23.0
• 2.68.0
• 3.47.1
• 3.1.0
• 3.27.1
• 0.9.30
• 2.44.1
• 3.8.0
• 5.1.0
• 2.39.0
• 2.44.0
• 0.9.26
• 0.9.37
• 0.9.16
• 3.22.0
• 2.7.0
• 3.26.1
• 0.9.39
• 1.0.0
• 5.3.0
• 0.9.38
• 3.24.1
• 5.21.0
• 1.33.0
• 1.16.0
• 0.9.18
• 2.73.0
• 2.33.0
• 2.43.0
• 5.27.0
• 1.13.0
• 3.24.2
• 2.28.0
• 2.83.0
• 0.9.44
• 5.33.2
• 3.43.0
• 1.11.0
• 3.18.0
• 0.9.11
• 3.15.0
• 2.66.0
• 0.9.22
• 2.25.0
• 3.39.0
• 5.42.0
• 4.17.0
• 1.19.0
• 3.28.0
• 3.4.0
• 2.85.1
• 0.9.25
• 3.26.0
• 2.70.0
• 4.3.0
• 3.39.1
• 0.9.29
• 0.9.13
• 3.33.1
• 1.18.0
• 1.28.0
• 1.41.0
• 3.10.0
• 5.37.0
• 3.47.0
• 1.31.0
• 3.41.1
• 0.9.10
• 5.4.2
• 3.20.0
• 3.13.0
• 4.9.0
• 2.37.1
• 3.41.3

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After the uninstall process, the application leaves leftovers on the PC. Part_A few of these are listed below.

Directories that were left behind:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\calibre-cache
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\calibre

Usually, the following files remain on disk:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\calibre-cache\gui-thumbnail-cache\6b2cee52-f369-479d-b7a2-011344b52d2f\1\1-1437741438.57-87444-151x202
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\calibre-cache\gui-thumbnail-cache\6b2cee52-f369-479d-b7a2-011344b52d2f\2\2-1437744282.13-78795-151x202
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\calibre-cache\gui-thumbnail-cache\6b2cee52-f369-479d-b7a2-011344b52d2f\3\3-1463843813.79-74553-151x202
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\calibre-cache\gui-thumbnail-cache\6b2cee52-f369-479d-b7a2-011344b52d2f\5\5-1464209277.16-68418-151x202
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\calibre-cache\gui-thumbnail-cache\6b2cee52-f369-479d-b7a2-011344b52d2f\6\6-1481979566.23-81219-151x202
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\calibre-cache\gui-thumbnail-cache\order
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\calibre-cache\mobileread_get_books.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\calibre\conversion\page_setup.py
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\calibre\dynamic.pickle
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\calibre\fonts\scanner_cache.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\calibre\global.py
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\calibre\gui.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\calibre\gui.py
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\calibre\history.plist
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\calibre\iterator.pickle
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\calibre\metadata_sources\ISBNDB.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\calibre\store\plugin_cache.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\calibre\store\search.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\calibre\tweaks.py
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\calibre\viewer.json
• C:\Windows\Installer\{0CBE2506-9352-48E2-946D-C670C35A038C}\main_icon

Use regedit.exe to manually remove from the Windows Registry the data below:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\calibre.AssocFile.AZW
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\calibre.AssocFile.BOOK
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\calibre.AssocFile.CBC
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\calibre.AssocFile.CBR
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\calibre.AssocFile.CBZ
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\calibre.AssocFile.CHM
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\calibre.AssocFile.DJV
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\calibre.AssocFile.DOC
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\calibre.AssocFile.EPUB
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\calibre.AssocFile.FB2
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\calibre.AssocFile.HTM
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\calibre.AssocFile.IBOOK
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\calibre.AssocFile.IMP
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\calibre.AssocFile.LRF
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\calibre.AssocFile.LRX
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\calibre.AssocFile.MARKDOWN
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\calibre.AssocFile.MD
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\calibre.AssocFile.MOBI
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\calibre.AssocFile.ODT
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\calibre.AssocFile.PDB
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\calibre.AssocFile.PDF
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\calibre.AssocFile.PML
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\calibre.AssocFile.POBI
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\calibre.AssocFile.PRC
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\calibre.AssocFile.PS
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\calibre.AssocFile.RTF
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\calibre.AssocFile.TEXT
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\calibre.AssocFile.TPZ
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\calibre.AssocFile.TXT
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\calibre.AssocFile.XHTML
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\calibre.AssocFile.XPS
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\calibre64bit.AssocFile.AZW
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\calibre64bit.AssocFile.BOOK
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\calibre64bit.AssocFile.CBC
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\calibre64bit.AssocFile.CBR
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\calibre64bit.AssocFile.CBZ
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\calibre64bit.AssocFile.CHM
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\calibre64bit.AssocFile.DJV
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\calibre64bit.AssocFile.DOC
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\calibre64bit.AssocFile.EPUB
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\calibre64bit.AssocFile.FB2
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\calibre64bit.AssocFile.HTM
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\calibre64bit.AssocFile.IBOOK
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\calibre64bit.AssocFile.IMP
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\calibre64bit.AssocFile.LRF
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\calibre64bit.AssocFile.LRX
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\calibre64bit.AssocFile.MARKDOWN
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\calibre64bit.AssocFile.MD
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\calibre64bit.AssocFile.MOBI
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\calibre64bit.AssocFile.ODT
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\calibre64bit.AssocFile.PDB
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\calibre64bit.AssocFile.PDF
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\calibre64bit.AssocFile.PML
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\calibre64bit.AssocFile.POBI
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\calibre64bit.AssocFile.PRC
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\calibre64bit.AssocFile.PS
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\calibre64bit.AssocFile.RTF
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\calibre64bit.AssocFile.TEXT
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\calibre64bit.AssocFile.TPZ
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\calibre64bit.AssocFile.TXT
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\calibre64bit.AssocFile.XHTML
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\calibre64bit.AssocFile.XPS
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\calibre
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\calibre
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\calibre
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\159D6E5390B33FF4EB76AECE19A9CDFC
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\6052EBC025392E8449D66C073CA530C8
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{0CBE2506-9352-48E2-946D-C670C35A038C}

Open regedit.exe in order to delete the following registry values:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.azw\OpenWithProgIDs\calibre.AssocFile.AZW
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.azw\OpenWithProgIDs\calibre64bit.AssocFile.AZW
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.azw1\OpenWithProgIDs\calibre.AssocFile.AZW1
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.azw1\OpenWithProgIDs\calibre64bit.AssocFile.AZW1
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.azw3\OpenWithProgIDs\calibre.AssocFile.AZW3
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.azw3\OpenWithProgIDs\calibre64bit.AssocFile.AZW3
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.book\OpenWithProgIDs\calibre.AssocFile.BOOK
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.book\OpenWithProgIDs\calibre64bit.AssocFile.BOOK
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.cbc\OpenWithProgIDs\calibre.AssocFile.CBC
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.cbc\OpenWithProgIDs\calibre64bit.AssocFile.CBC
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.cbr\OpenWithProgIDs\calibre.AssocFile.CBR
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.cbr\OpenWithProgIDs\calibre64bit.AssocFile.CBR
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.cbz\OpenWithProgIDs\calibre.AssocFile.CBZ
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.cbz\OpenWithProgIDs\calibre64bit.AssocFile.CBZ
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.chm\OpenWithProgIDs\calibre.AssocFile.CHM
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.chm\OpenWithProgIDs\calibre64bit.AssocFile.CHM
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.djv\OpenWithProgIDs\calibre.AssocFile.DJV
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.djv\OpenWithProgIDs\calibre64bit.AssocFile.DJV
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.djvu\OpenWithProgIDs\calibre.AssocFile.DJVU
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.djvu\OpenWithProgIDs\calibre64bit.AssocFile.DJVU
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.doc\OpenWithProgIDs\calibre.AssocFile.DOC
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.doc\OpenWithProgIDs\calibre64bit.AssocFile.DOC
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.docm\OpenWithProgIDs\calibre.AssocFile.DOCM
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.docm\OpenWithProgIDs\calibre64bit.AssocFile.DOCM
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.docx\OpenWithProgIDs\calibre.AssocFile.DOCX
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.docx\OpenWithProgIDs\calibre64bit.AssocFile.DOCX
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.epub\OpenWithProgIDs\calibre.AssocFile.EPUB
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.epub\OpenWithProgIDs\calibre64bit.AssocFile.EPUB
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.fb2\OpenWithProgIDs\calibre.AssocFile.FB2
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.fb2\OpenWithProgIDs\calibre64bit.AssocFile.FB2
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.htm\OpenWithProgIDs\calibre.AssocFile.HTM
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.htm\OpenWithProgIDs\calibre64bit.AssocFile.HTM
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.html\OpenWithProgIDs\calibre.AssocFile.HTML
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.html\OpenWithProgIDs\calibre64bit.AssocFile.HTML
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.ibook\OpenWithProgIDs\calibre.AssocFile.IBOOK
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.ibook\OpenWithProgIDs\calibre64bit.AssocFile.IBOOK
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.ibooks\OpenWithProgIDs\calibre.AssocFile.IBOOKS
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.ibooks\OpenWithProgIDs\calibre64bit.AssocFile.IBOOKS
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.imp\OpenWithProgIDs\calibre.AssocFile.IMP
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.imp\OpenWithProgIDs\calibre64bit.AssocFile.IMP
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.lrf\OpenWithProgIDs\calibre.AssocFile.LRF
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.lrf\OpenWithProgIDs\calibre64bit.AssocFile.LRF
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.lrx\OpenWithProgIDs\calibre.AssocFile.LRX
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.lrx\OpenWithProgIDs\calibre64bit.AssocFile.LRX
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.markdown\OpenWithProgIDs\calibre.AssocFile.MARKDOWN
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.markdown\OpenWithProgIDs\calibre64bit.AssocFile.MARKDOWN
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.md\OpenWithProgIDs\calibre.AssocFile.MD
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.md\OpenWithProgIDs\calibre64bit.AssocFile.MD
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.mobi\OpenWithProgIDs\calibre.AssocFile.MOBI
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.mobi\OpenWithProgIDs\calibre64bit.AssocFile.MOBI
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.odt\OpenWithProgIDs\calibre.AssocFile.ODT
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.odt\OpenWithProgIDs\calibre64bit.AssocFile.ODT
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.pdb\OpenWithProgIDs\calibre.AssocFile.PDB
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.pdb\OpenWithProgIDs\calibre64bit.AssocFile.PDB
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.pdf\OpenWithProgids\calibre.AssocFile.PDF
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.pdf\OpenWithProgids\calibre64bit.AssocFile.PDF
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.pml\OpenWithProgIDs\calibre.AssocFile.PML
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.pml\OpenWithProgIDs\calibre64bit.AssocFile.PML
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.pobi\OpenWithProgIDs\calibre.AssocFile.POBI
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.pobi\OpenWithProgIDs\calibre64bit.AssocFile.POBI
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.prc\OpenWithProgIDs\calibre.AssocFile.PRC
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.prc\OpenWithProgIDs\calibre64bit.AssocFile.PRC
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.ps\OpenWithProgIDs\calibre.AssocFile.PS
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.ps\OpenWithProgIDs\calibre64bit.AssocFile.PS
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.rtf\OpenWithProgIDs\calibre.AssocFile.RTF
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.rtf\OpenWithProgIDs\calibre64bit.AssocFile.RTF
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.text\OpenWithProgIDs\calibre.AssocFile.TEXT
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.text\OpenWithProgIDs\calibre64bit.AssocFile.TEXT
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.tpz\OpenWithProgIDs\calibre.AssocFile.TPZ
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.tpz\OpenWithProgIDs\calibre64bit.AssocFile.TPZ
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.txt\OpenWithProgIDs\calibre64bit.AssocFile.TXT
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.xhtml\OpenWithProgIDs\calibre.AssocFile.XHTML
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.xhtml\OpenWithProgIDs\calibre64bit.AssocFile.XHTML
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.xps\OpenWithProgids\calibre.AssocFile.XPS
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.xps\OpenWithProgids\calibre64bit.AssocFile.XPS
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\D:\Audio_Video Software\Programme\Calibre2\calibre.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\D:\Audio_Video Software\Programme\Calibre2\calibre.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\D:\Audio_Video Software\Programme\Calibre2\ebook-viewer.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\D:\Audio_Video Software\Programme\Calibre2\ebook-viewer.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\159D6E5390B33FF4EB76AECE19A9CDFC\ProductName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\6052EBC025392E8449D66C073CA530C8\ProductName

A way to remove calibre with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

calibre is an application released by the software company Kovid Goyal. Some computer users decide to uninstall this application. Sometimes this is easier said than done because deleting this manually takes some advanced knowledge regarding PCs. One of the best QUICK way to uninstall calibre is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take the following steps on how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your Windows system, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and general tool to optimize your Windows computer.

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• go to Download Link
• download the setup by clicking on the DOWNLOAD NOW button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful system utility.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs button


5. A list of the programs installed on your PC will be made available to you

6. Scroll the list of programs until you find calibre or simply click the Search field and type in "calibre". The calibre app will be found very quickly. When you select calibre in the list , some data about the application is made available to you:

• Safety rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating explains the opinion other people have about calibre, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information about the program you are about to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.

For instance you can see that for calibre:

• The web site of the application is: http://calibre-ebook.com
• The uninstall string is: MsiExec.exe /I{0CBE2506-9352-48E2-946D-C670C35A038C}

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will come up. Confirm the uninstall by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall calibre.


8. After uninstalling calibre, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Click Next to perform the cleanup. All the items that belong calibre that have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling calibre with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry items, files or directories are left behind on your system.

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

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Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to remove calibre by Kovid Goyal from your computer, nor are we saying that calibre by Kovid Goyal is not a good application. This page only contains detailed info on how to remove calibre supposing you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.