smartmontools

A guide to uninstall smartmontools from your computer

smartmontools is a software application. This page contains details on how to uninstall it from your computer. The Windows release was created by smartmontools.org. You can find out more on smartmontools.org or check for application updates here. Please follow https://www.smartmontools.org/ if you want to read more on smartmontools on smartmontools.org's web page. smartmontools is usually installed in the C:\Program Files\smartmontools folder, but this location may vary a lot depending on the user's choice when installing the application. You can remove smartmontools by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\Program Files\smartmontools\uninst-smartmontools.exe. Keep in mind that you might get a notification for admin rights. uninst-smartmontools.exe is the smartmontools's primary executable file and it occupies approximately 97.45 KB (99790 bytes) on disk.

The following executable files are contained in smartmontools. They take 3.20 MB (3357134 bytes) on disk.

• uninst-smartmontools.exe (97.45 KB)
• runcmdu.exe (42.50 KB)
• smartctl-nc.exe (1.09 MB)
• smartctl.exe (1.09 MB)
• smartd.exe (870.00 KB)
• wtssendmsg.exe (43.50 KB)

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The information on this page is only about version 7.42023080155307.41 of smartmontools. You can find below a few links to other smartmontools releases:

• 7.02018123048837.01
• 6.320140623392220140623
• 6.42015060441096.41
• 7.1201911244981
• 7.12019123050227.11
• 6.52016050743186.51
• 6.520160506431620160506
• 6.520160125421820160125
• 7.2202004055049
• 7.5202310175557
• 7.3202202265334
• 6.720171120462920171120
• 6.32014072639766.31
• 6.520151107416620151107
• 6.720180617473220180617
• 6.520160303422820160303
• 7.22020123051557.21
• 7.32022022853387.31
• 6.62017110545946.61

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If you are manually uninstalling smartmontools we suggest you to verify if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Folders left behind when you uninstall smartmontools:

• C:\Program Files\smartmontools

The files below were left behind on your disk when you remove smartmontools:

• C:\Program Files\smartmontools\bin\drivedb.h
• C:\Program Files\smartmontools\bin\runcmdu.exe
• C:\Program Files\smartmontools\bin\smartctl.exe
• C:\Program Files\smartmontools\bin\smartctl-nc.exe
• C:\Program Files\smartmontools\bin\smartd.conf
• C:\Program Files\smartmontools\bin\smartd.exe
• C:\Program Files\smartmontools\bin\smartd_mailer.conf.sample.ps1
• C:\Program Files\smartmontools\bin\smartd_mailer.ps1
• C:\Program Files\smartmontools\bin\smartd_warning.cmd
• C:\Program Files\smartmontools\bin\update-smart-drivedb.ps1
• C:\Program Files\smartmontools\bin\wtssendmsg.exe
• C:\Program Files\smartmontools\doc\AUTHORS.txt
• C:\Program Files\smartmontools\doc\ChangeLog.txt
• C:\Program Files\smartmontools\doc\ChangeLog-6.0-7.0.txt
• C:\Program Files\smartmontools\doc\checksums64.txt
• C:\Program Files\smartmontools\doc\COPYING.txt
• C:\Program Files\smartmontools\doc\INSTALL.txt
• C:\Program Files\smartmontools\doc\NEWS.txt
• C:\Program Files\smartmontools\doc\README.txt
• C:\Program Files\smartmontools\doc\smartctl.8.html
• C:\Program Files\smartmontools\doc\smartctl.8.pdf
• C:\Program Files\smartmontools\doc\smartd.8.html
• C:\Program Files\smartmontools\doc\smartd.8.pdf
• C:\Program Files\smartmontools\doc\smartd.conf
• C:\Program Files\smartmontools\doc\TODO.txt
• C:\Program Files\smartmontools\uninst-smartmontools.exe

Frequently the following registry keys will not be uninstalled:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\smartmontools

Use regedit.exe to delete the following additional values from the Windows Registry:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-2664293807-3327751519-2942985599-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Program Files\smartmontools\bin\runcmdu.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-2664293807-3327751519-2942985599-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Program Files\smartmontools\bin\smartctl.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-2664293807-3327751519-2942985599-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Program Files\smartmontools\bin\smartd.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-2664293807-3327751519-2942985599-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Program Files\smartmontools\bin\wtssendmsg.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-2664293807-3327751519-2942985599-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Users\UserName\Downloads\smartmontools-7.4-1.win32-setup.exe

A way to delete smartmontools from your PC using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

smartmontools is a program marketed by the software company smartmontools.org. Frequently, users want to uninstall it. Sometimes this is easier said than done because deleting this manually takes some skill regarding removing Windows applications by hand. The best QUICK action to uninstall smartmontools 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 Windows system, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and general utility to clean your Windows system.

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• download the program by pressing the green DOWNLOAD button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good PC management program.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs tool


5. All the applications installed on the PC will appear

6. Scroll the list of applications until you locate smartmontools or simply click the Search feature and type in "smartmontools". If it is installed on your PC the smartmontools application will be found very quickly. Notice that when you click smartmontools in the list of programs, some data regarding the program is shown to you:

• Safety rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating explains the opinion other users have regarding smartmontools, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
• Details regarding the app you are about to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.

For instance you can see that for smartmontools:

• The web site of the program is: https://www.smartmontools.org/
• The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files\smartmontools\uninst-smartmontools.exe

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will appear. Confirm the uninstall by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove smartmontools.


8. After uninstalling smartmontools, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items of smartmontools which have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By removing smartmontools using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured 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

This page is not a recommendation to uninstall smartmontools by smartmontools.org from your computer, we are not saying that smartmontools by smartmontools.org is not a good application for your computer. This text simply contains detailed info on how to uninstall smartmontools 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' PCs.