Adobe After Effects 2021

A way to uninstall Adobe After Effects 2021 from your system

Adobe After Effects 2021 is a Windows application. Read below about how to uninstall it from your computer. It was created for Windows by Adobe Inc.. Go over here where you can read more on Adobe Inc.. The application is usually installed in the C:\Program Files\Adobe folder (same installation drive as Windows). You can remove Adobe After Effects 2021 by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\Adobe Desktop Common\HDBox\Uninstaller.exe. Note that you might get a notification for admin rights. The application's main executable file occupies 1.20 MB (1259280 bytes) on disk and is labeled AfterFX.exe.

The following executables are contained in Adobe After Effects 2021. They take 272.68 MB (285921504 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)
• Creative Cloud CustomHook.exe (425.23 KB)
• Creative Cloud Helper.exe (888.23 KB)
• Creative Cloud.exe (761.23 KB)
• CRLogTransport.exe (748.73 KB)
• CRWindowsClientService.exe (341.73 KB)
• CCXProcess.exe (664.82 KB)
• node.exe (27.47 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)
• convert.exe (13.01 MB)
• CRLogTransport.exe (748.74 KB)
• CRWindowsClientService.exe (350.74 KB)
• flitetranscoder.exe (72.24 KB)
• LogTransport2.exe (1.02 MB)
• node.exe (21.72 MB)
• Photoshop.exe (135.88 MB)
• PhotoshopPrefsManager.exe (895.24 KB)
• pngquant.exe (266.34 KB)
• sniffer.exe (1.77 MB)
• Droplet Template.exe (332.74 KB)
• CEPHtmlEngine.exe (3.90 MB)
• amecommand.exe (240.24 KB)
• dynamiclinkmanager.exe (499.74 KB)
• dynamiclinkmediaserver.exe (910.74 KB)
• ImporterREDServer.exe (114.74 KB)
• Adobe Spaces Helper.exe (1.78 MB)
• Adobe Premiere Pro.exe (2.87 MB)
• AdobeCrashReport.exe (304.27 KB)
• crashpad_handler.exe (576.77 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)
• MPEGHDVExport.exe (57.77 KB)
• PProHeadless.exe (149.27 KB)
• TeamProjectsLocalHub.exe (5.48 MB)
• CEPHtmlEngine.exe (3.89 MB)

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The information on this page is only about version 18.4.1 of Adobe After Effects 2021. You can find below info on other versions of Adobe After Effects 2021:

• 18.4.4
• 18.0
• 18.4.2
• 18.2.1
• 18.2
• 18.0.1
• 18.1
• 18.4
• 18.4.6

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Some files and registry entries are usually left behind when you remove Adobe After Effects 2021.

Folders found on disk after you uninstall Adobe After Effects 2021 from your PC:

• C:\Program Files\Adobe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\Adobe\After Effects
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\After Effects

Generally, the following files remain on disk:

• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat Elements\Acrobat Elements.exe
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat Elements\ContextMenu64.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat Elements\ContextMenuIExplorerCommandShim.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat Elements\ContextMenuShim64.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\1494870C-9912-C184-4CC9-B401-A53F4D8DE290.pdf
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\A3DUtils.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\ACE.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\Accessibility.aapp
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\Actions.aapp
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\AddSignBranding.aapp
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\AppCenter.aapp
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\CCXApp.aapp
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\Certificates.aapp
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\CollectFeedback.aapp
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\CollectPayments.aapp
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\CollectSignatures.aapp
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\Combine.aapp
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\Comments.aapp
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\compare.aapp
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\CompressPDF.aapp
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\ConvertPDF_Full.aapp
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\CreateCustom.aapp
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\CreatePDF.aapp
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\CreateWebForm.aapp
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\Developer.aapp
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\Edit.aapp
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\Export.aapp
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\FillSign.aapp
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\Forms.aapp
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\Home.aapp
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\HomeWelcome.aapp
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\InAppSign.aapp
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\Index.aapp
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\Measure.aapp
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\MoreTools.aapp
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\OptimizePDF.aapp
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\Pages.aapp
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\PaperToPDF.aapp
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\PrintProduction.aapp
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\Protect.aapp
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\Redact.aapp
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\Review.aapp
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\RichMedia.aapp
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\SendInBulk.aapp
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\Stamp.aapp
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\Standards.aapp
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\TrackedSend.aapp
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\UnifiedShare.aapp
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroApp\ENU\Viewer.aapp
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\Acrobat.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\Acrobat.exe
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\acrobat.tlb
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\acrobat_sl.exe
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcrobatInfo.exe
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcrobatMenuCoreApp.msix
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcrobatRes.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroBroker.exe
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroCEF\AcroCEF.exe
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroCEF\AcroServicesUpdater.exe
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroCEF\cef.pak
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroCEF\cef_100_percent.pak
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroCEF\cef_200_percent.pak
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroCEF\cef_extensions.pak
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroCEF\chrome_elf.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroCEF\COPYING.LGPLv2.1.txt
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroCEF\d3dcompiler_47.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroCEF\icudtl.dat
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroCEF\libcef.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroCEF\libEGL.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroCEF\libGLESv2.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroCEF\LICENSE.txt
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroCEF\locales\en-US.pak
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroCEF\SingleClientServicesUpdater.exe
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroCEF\snapshot_blob.bin
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroCEF\swiftshader\libEGL.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroCEF\swiftshader\libGLESv2.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroCEF\v8_context_snapshot.bin
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\acrocef_1\AcroCEF.exe
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\acrocef_1\AcroServicesUpdater.exe
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\acrocef_1\cef.pak
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\acrocef_1\cef_100_percent.pak
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\acrocef_1\cef_200_percent.pak
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\acrocef_1\cef_extensions.pak
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\acrocef_1\chrome_elf.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\acrocef_1\COPYING.LGPLv2.1.txt
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\acrocef_1\d3dcompiler_47.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\acrocef_1\icudtl.dat
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\acrocef_1\libcef.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\acrocef_1\libEGL.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\acrocef_1\libGLESv2.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\acrocef_1\LICENSE.txt
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\acrocef_1\locales\en-US.pak
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\acrocef_1\SingleClientServicesUpdater.exe
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\acrocef_1\snapshot_blob.bin
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\acrocef_1\swiftshader\libEGL.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\acrocef_1\swiftshader\libGLESv2.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\acrocef_1\v8_context_snapshot.bin
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroCloudConnect.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\acrodist.exe
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\acrodistdll.dll

Registry keys:

• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Adobe\After Effects
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\AEFT_18_4_1

Additional values that are not cleaned:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\Adobe Desktop Common\HDBox\Adobe Update Helper.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\Adobe Desktop Common\HDBox\Adobe Update Helper.exe.FriendlyAppName
• 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 After Effects 2021\Support Files\AfterFX.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2021\Support Files\AfterFX.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Illustrator 2021\Support Files\Contents\Windows\Illustrator.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Illustrator 2021\Support Files\Contents\Windows\Illustrator.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe InDesign 2020\InDesign.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe InDesign 2020\InDesign.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe InDesign 2021\InDesign.exe.ApplicationCompany
• 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 2023\InDesign.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe InDesign 2023\InDesign.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop 2021\Photoshop.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop 2021\Photoshop.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 2020\Adobe Premiere Pro.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Premiere Pro 2020\Adobe Premiere Pro.exe.FriendlyAppName

How to remove Adobe After Effects 2021 with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Adobe After Effects 2021 is an application by Adobe Inc.. Some people want to erase this application. Sometimes this is efortful because uninstalling this manually takes some knowledge related to PCs. One of the best EASY approach to erase Adobe After Effects 2021 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 on your system, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very potent uninstaller and all around utility to optimize your system.

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• navigate to Download Link
• download the setup by pressing the 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 wealth of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful Windows optimizer.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs button


5. A list of the applications existing on the computer will appear

6. Navigate the list of applications until you find Adobe After Effects 2021 or simply activate the Search field and type in "Adobe After Effects 2021". If it exists on your system the Adobe After Effects 2021 app will be found very quickly. Notice that when you select Adobe After Effects 2021 in the list of applications, some information about the application is available to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). This explains the opinion other users have about Adobe After Effects 2021, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
• Technical information about the app you are about to remove, by pressing the Properties button.

7. Press the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will show up. accept the uninstall by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall Adobe After Effects 2021.


8. After uninstalling Adobe After Effects 2021, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to perform the cleanup. All the items of Adobe After Effects 2021 that have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing Adobe After Effects 2021 with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your computer.

Your Windows PC will remain clean, speedy and able to serve you properly.

Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice 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 text simply contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall Adobe After Effects 2021 in case you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.