Adobe After Effects 2021

How to uninstall Adobe After Effects 2021 from your system

This page is about Adobe After Effects 2021 for Windows. Here you can find details on how to uninstall it from your computer. The Windows release was created by Adobe Inc.. Open here for more information on Adobe Inc.. Usually the Adobe After Effects 2021 application is found in the C:\Program Files\Adobe folder, depending on the user's option during setup. The full command line for removing Adobe After Effects 2021 is C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\Adobe Desktop Common\HDBox\Uninstaller.exe. Note that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you might receive a notification for administrator rights. The program's main executable file occupies 1.20 MB (1259280 bytes) on disk and is named AfterFX.exe.

The following executable files are contained in Adobe After Effects 2021. They take 414.23 MB (434356680 bytes) on disk.

• Adobe Analysis Server.exe (465.27 KB)
• AdobeCrashReport.exe (304.27 KB)
• AEGPUSniffer.exe (88.27 KB)
• aerender.exe (40.77 KB)
• AfterFX.exe (1.20 MB)
• CapsuleSchemaTest.exe (432.77 KB)
• crashpad_handler.exe (577.27 KB)
• CRLogTransport.exe (748.77 KB)
• CRWindowsClientService.exe (350.77 KB)
• dynamiclinkmanager.exe (427.27 KB)
• GPUSniffer.exe (73.27 KB)
• ImporterREDServer.exe (107.27 KB)
• LogTransport2.exe (1.02 MB)
• TeamProjectsLocalHub.exe (5.47 MB)
• CEPHtmlEngine.exe (3.89 MB)
• Automatic Duck.exe (5.12 MB)
• Adobe Analysis Server.exe (467.32 KB)
• AdobeCrashReport.exe (341.32 KB)
• AEGPUSniffer.exe (89.32 KB)
• aerender.exe (42.82 KB)
• AfterFX.exe (1.20 MB)
• CapsuleSchemaTest.exe (433.82 KB)
• crashpad_handler.exe (583.32 KB)
• CRLogTransport.exe (749.82 KB)
• CRWindowsClientService.exe (351.82 KB)
• dynamiclinkmanager.exe (427.32 KB)
• GPUSniffer.exe (74.82 KB)
• ImporterREDServer.exe (108.32 KB)
• LogTransport2.exe (1.02 MB)
• TeamProjectsLocalHub.exe (6.28 MB)
• CEPHtmlEngine.exe (3.90 MB)
• FrameioHelper.exe (8.35 MB)
• mocha4ae_adobe.exe (224.32 KB)
• Automatic Duck.exe (5.13 MB)
• Creative Cloud CustomHook.exe (423.78 KB)
• Creative Cloud Helper.exe (784.78 KB)
• Creative Cloud.exe (830.28 KB)
• CRLogTransport.exe (749.78 KB)
• CRWindowsClientService.exe (342.78 KB)
• CCXProcess.exe (185.82 KB)
• node.exe (56.57 MB)
• AIRobin.exe (135.30 KB)
• AISafeModeLauncher.exe (902.80 KB)
• AISniffer.exe (175.75 KB)
• CRLogTransport.exe (748.75 KB)
• CRWindowsClientService.exe (350.75 KB)
• Illustrator.exe (33.88 MB)
• LogTransport2.exe (1.02 MB)
• CEPHtmlEngine.exe (3.90 MB)
• Adobe Media Encoder.exe (8.36 MB)
• AdobeCrashReport.exe (304.27 KB)
• AMEWebService.exe (72.27 KB)
• AMEWinService.exe (138.77 KB)
• ame_webservice_console.exe (25.77 KB)
• crashpad_handler.exe (577.27 KB)
• CRLogTransport.exe (748.77 KB)
• CRWindowsClientService.exe (350.77 KB)
• dvaaudiofilterscan.exe (153.27 KB)
• dynamiclinkmanager.exe (427.27 KB)
• GPUSniffer.exe (73.27 KB)
• ImporterREDServer.exe (107.27 KB)
• LogTransport2.exe (1.02 MB)
• TeamProjectsLocalHub.exe (5.47 MB)
• CEPHtmlEngine.exe (3.89 MB)
• Adobe Media Encoder.exe (8.70 MB)
• AdobeCrashReport.exe (340.27 KB)
• AMEWebService.exe (72.27 KB)
• AMEWinService.exe (138.77 KB)
• ame_webservice_console.exe (25.77 KB)
• crashpad_handler.exe (582.27 KB)
• CRLogTransport.exe (748.77 KB)
• CRWindowsClientService.exe (350.77 KB)
• dvaaudiofilterscan.exe (152.77 KB)
• dynamiclinkmanager.exe (426.27 KB)
• GPUSniffer.exe (73.77 KB)
• ImporterREDServer.exe (107.27 KB)
• LogTransport2.exe (1.02 MB)
• TeamProjectsLocalHub.exe (6.28 MB)
• CEPHtmlEngine.exe (3.89 MB)
• mocha4ae_adobe.exe (223.27 KB)
• convert.exe (13.01 MB)
• CRLogTransport.exe (749.80 KB)
• CRWindowsClientService.exe (351.79 KB)
• flitetranscoder.exe (73.79 KB)
• LogTransport2.exe (1.02 MB)
• node.exe (54.25 MB)
• Photoshop.exe (140.67 MB)
• PhotoshopPrefsManager.exe (896.80 KB)
• pngquant.exe (267.39 KB)
• sniffer.exe (1.86 MB)
• Droplet Template.exe (333.79 KB)
• CEPHtmlEngine.exe (3.90 MB)
• amecommand.exe (198.29 KB)
• dynamiclinkmanager.exe (428.30 KB)
• dynamiclinkmediaserver.exe (691.80 KB)
• ImporterREDServer.exe (108.29 KB)

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The information on this page is only about version 18.4.6 of Adobe After Effects 2021. For more Adobe After Effects 2021 versions please click below:

• 18.4.4
• 18.0
• 18.4.2
• 18.2.1
• 18.4.1
• 18.2
• 18.0.1
• 18.1
• 18.4

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Following the uninstall process, the application leaves leftovers on the computer. Part_A few of these are shown below.

Directories left on disk:

• C:\Program Files\Adobe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\After Effects
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\Extension Manager CC\EM Store\After Effects
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\UPI\EM Store\After Effects

The files below were left behind on your disk by Adobe After Effects 2021's application uninstaller when you removed it:

• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2022\Adobe After Effects 2022.lnk
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2022\Adobe After Effects Render Engine.lnk
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2022\desktop.ini
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2022\Support Files\(Media Core PlugIns)\Common\DvFileWriter.prm
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2022\Support Files\(Media Core PlugIns)\Common\DXAVSource.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2022\Support Files\(Media Core PlugIns)\Common\DXCaptureSource.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2022\Support Files\(Media Core PlugIns)\Common\DxMultiGraphBridge.prm
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2022\Support Files\(Media Core PlugIns)\Common\DXSampleInterceptor.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2022\Support Files\(Media Core PlugIns)\Common\ExporterAIFF.prm
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2022\Support Files\(Media Core PlugIns)\Common\ExporterAVI.prm
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2022\Support Files\(Media Core PlugIns)\Common\ExporterMP3.prm
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2022\Support Files\(Media Core PlugIns)\Common\ExporterMPEG4.prm
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2022\Support Files\(Media Core PlugIns)\Common\ExporterQuickTimeHost.prm
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2022\Support Files\(Media Core PlugIns)\Common\ExporterWave.prm
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2022\Support Files\(Media Core PlugIns)\Common\ImporterAIDE.prm
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2022\Support Files\(Media Core PlugIns)\Common\ImporterAIFF.prm
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2022\Support Files\(Media Core PlugIns)\Common\ImporterARRIRAW.prm
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2022\Support Files\(Media Core PlugIns)\Common\ImporterAVI.prm
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2022\Support Files\(Media Core PlugIns)\Common\ImporterDirectShow.prm
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2022\Support Files\(Media Core PlugIns)\Common\ImporterDPX.prm
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2022\Support Files\(Media Core PlugIns)\Common\ImporterF65.prm
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2022\Support Files\(Media Core PlugIns)\Common\ImporterFastMPEG.prm
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2022\Support Files\(Media Core PlugIns)\Common\ImporterFFMPEG.prm
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2022\Support Files\(Media Core PlugIns)\Common\ImporterFlash.prm
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2022\Support Files\(Media Core PlugIns)\Common\ImporterFLV.prm
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2022\Support Files\(Media Core PlugIns)\Common\ImporterJPEG.prm
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2022\Support Files\(Media Core PlugIns)\Common\ImporterMP3.prm
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2022\Support Files\(Media Core PlugIns)\Common\ImporterMPEG.prm
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2022\Support Files\(Media Core PlugIns)\Common\ImporterMultiStill.prm
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2022\Support Files\(Media Core PlugIns)\Common\ImporterMXF.prm
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2022\Support Files\(Media Core PlugIns)\Common\ImporterPNG.prm
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2022\Support Files\(Media Core PlugIns)\Common\ImporterQuickTime.prm
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2022\Support Files\(Media Core PlugIns)\Common\ImporterRED.prm
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2022\Support Files\(Media Core PlugIns)\Common\ImporterSensorManager.prm
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2022\Support Files\(Media Core PlugIns)\Common\ImporterTarga.prm
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2022\Support Files\(Media Core PlugIns)\Common\ImporterTiff.prm
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2022\Support Files\(Media Core PlugIns)\Common\ImporterWave.prm
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2022\Support Files\(Media Core PlugIns)\Common\ImporterWindowsMedia.prm
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2022\Support Files\(Media Core PlugIns)\Common\ImporterXDCAMEX.prm
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2022\Support Files\(Media Core PlugIns)\Common\libmmd.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2022\Support Files\(Media Core PlugIns)\Common\PlayerMediaCore.prm
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2022\Support Files\(Media Core PlugIns)\Common\SMDK-VC140-x64-4_21_0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2022\Support Files\(Media Core PlugIns)\Common\svml_dispmd.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2022\Support Files\(Media Core PlugIns)\Common\TransmitDesktopAudio.prm
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2022\Support Files\(Media Core PlugIns)\Common\TransmitDV.prm
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2022\Support Files\(Media Core PlugIns)\Common\TransmitFullScreen.prm
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2022\Support Files\(Media Core PlugIns)\Common\TransmitScopes.irf
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2022\Support Files\(Media Core PlugIns)\Common\TransmitScopes.prm
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2022\Support Files\(Media Core PlugIns)\Common\TransmitVR.prm
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2022\Support Files\(Media Core PlugIns)\ImporterIllustratorAE.prm
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2022\Support Files\(Media Core PlugIns)\ImporterPhotoshopAE.prm
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2022\Support Files\ACE.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2022\Support Files\ACEWrapper.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2022\Support Files\act_tracing.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2022\Support Files\AdbePM.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2022\Support Files\Adobe Analysis Server.exe
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2022\Support Files\AdobeCrashReport.exe
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2022\Support Files\AdobePDFL.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2022\Support Files\AdobePDFSettings.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2022\Support Files\AdobePIE.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2022\Support Files\AdobePIP.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2022\Support Files\AdobeSensorManager.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2022\Support Files\AdobeSVGAGM.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2022\Support Files\AdobeXMP.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2022\Support Files\AdobeXMPCompareAndMerge.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2022\Support Files\AdobeXMPFiles.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2022\Support Files\AdobeXMPScript.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2022\Support Files\ae_dvascriptui.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2022\Support Files\aedisplay.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2022\Support Files\aelib.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2022\Support Files\aerender.exe
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2022\Support Files\AfterFX.com
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2022\Support Files\AfterFX.exe
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2022\Support Files\AfterFXLib.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2022\Support Files\AGM.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2022\Support Files\ahclient.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2022\Support Files\AID.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2022\Support Files\AIDE.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2022\Support Files\aif_core.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2022\Support Files\aif_ogl.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2022\Support Files\AMEAppFoundation.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2022\Support Files\AMT\application.xml
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2022\Support Files\AMT\LMResources\ProductIcon.png
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2022\Support Files\AMT\SLConfig.xml
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2022\Support Files\ARE.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2022\Support Files\ArriCPUonly\ARRIRAW_SDK.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2022\Support Files\ArriGPU\ARRIRAW_SDK.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2022\Support Files\ArriGPU\cudart64_90.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2022\Support Files\ASLFoundation.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2022\Support Files\ATEWrapper.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2022\Support Files\atl_audio.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2022\Support Files\AudioFilterHost.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2022\Support Files\audioprocessinglibrary.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2022\Support Files\AudioRenderer.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2022\Support Files\AudioSupport.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2022\Support Files\authplay.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2022\Support Files\avcodec-59.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2022\Support Files\avformat-59.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2022\Support Files\avutil-57.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2022\Support Files\AXE16SharedExpat.dll

You will find in the Windows Registry that the following data will not be uninstalled; remove them one by one using regedit.exe:

• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Adobe\After Effects
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\AEFT_18_4_6

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

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\Acrobat.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\Acrobat.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Audition CC 2019\Adobe Audition CC.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Illustrator 2022\Support Files\Contents\Windows\Illustrator.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Illustrator 2022\Support Files\Contents\Windows\Illustrator.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe InDesign 2021\InDesign.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe InDesign 2022\InDesign.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe InDesign 2022\InDesign.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Lightroom Classic\Lightroom.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Lightroom Classic\Lightroom.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop 2022\Photoshop.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop 2022\Photoshop.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Premiere Pro 2022\Adobe Premiere Pro.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Premiere Pro 2022\Adobe Premiere Pro.exe.FriendlyAppName

A way to delete Adobe After Effects 2021 from your computer using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Adobe After Effects 2021 is an application by the software company Adobe Inc.. Sometimes, users try to erase this program. Sometimes this can be efortful because doing this manually requires some know-how related to removing Windows programs manually. One of the best SIMPLE way to erase Adobe After Effects 2021 is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your system, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and general utility to optimize your system.

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

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs button


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

6. Navigate the list of programs until you find Adobe After Effects 2021 or simply activate the Search field and type in "Adobe After Effects 2021". If it is installed on your PC the Adobe After Effects 2021 program will be found very quickly. Notice that after you select Adobe After Effects 2021 in the list of applications, some information regarding the program is made available to you:

• Safety rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other users have regarding Adobe After Effects 2021, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Details regarding the program you want to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.

7. Click the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will come up. Confirm the uninstall by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall Adobe After Effects 2021.


8. After uninstalling Adobe After Effects 2021, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Click Next to start the cleanup. All the items that belong Adobe After Effects 2021 that have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By removing Adobe After Effects 2021 using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry items, files or directories are left behind on your system.

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

Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to uninstall Adobe After Effects 2021 by Adobe Inc. from your PC, nor are we saying that Adobe After Effects 2021 by Adobe Inc. is not a good application for your PC. This page simply contains detailed info on how to uninstall Adobe After Effects 2021 in case you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.