Adobe Lightroom

A guide to uninstall Adobe Lightroom from your PC

This page is about Adobe Lightroom for Windows. Below you can find details on how to uninstall it from your PC. It was developed for Windows by Adobe Inc.. Open here where you can get more info on Adobe Inc.. Please follow https://helpx.adobe.com/support/lightroom-cc.html if you want to read more on Adobe Lightroom on Adobe Inc.'s page. The application is usually placed in the C:\Program Files\Adobe folder (same installation drive as Windows). The complete uninstall command line for Adobe Lightroom is C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\Adobe Desktop Common\HDBox\Uninstaller.exe. lightroom.exe is the Adobe Lightroom's primary executable file and it occupies approximately 12.66 MB (13274816 bytes) on disk.

The following executables are installed beside Adobe Lightroom. They occupy about 732.57 MB (768156367 bytes) on disk.

• Creative Cloud CustomHook.exe (425.18 KB)
• Creative Cloud Helper.exe (721.67 KB)
• Creative Cloud.exe (761.17 KB)
• CRLogTransport.exe (748.68 KB)
• CRWindowsClientService.exe (341.68 KB)
• CCXProcess.exe (664.77 KB)
• node.exe (27.47 MB)
• Adobe DNG Converter.exe (105.62 MB)
• CRLogTransport.exe (748.69 KB)
• CRWindowsClientService.exe (341.69 KB)
• lightroom.exe (12.66 MB)
• lightroomhelper.exe (100.40 MB)
• LogTransport2.exe (1.05 MB)
• pngquant.exe (266.66 KB)
• sniffer.exe (1.65 MB)
• Droplet Template.exe (333.06 KB)
• CEPHtmlEngine.exe (3.89 MB)
• HSF_3.5.4_A.exe (9.69 MB)
• HSF_3.5.6_B.exe (18.79 MB)
• amecommand.exe (287.56 KB)
• dynamiclinkmanager.exe (614.06 KB)
• dynamiclinkmediaserver.exe (1.08 MB)
• ImporterREDServer.exe (147.56 KB)
• Adobe Spaces Helper.exe (1.11 MB)
• PS_2021_Ex_22.0.exe (397.48 MB)
• arh.exe (73.30 KB)
• LogTransport2.exe (434.44 KB)
• Photoshop.exe (44.79 MB)
• AdobeQTServer.exe (52.00 KB)
• Droplet Template.exe (100.00 KB)

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The current web page applies to Adobe Lightroom version 4.2 alone. You can find below a few links to other Adobe Lightroom releases:

• 5.3
• 6.3.1
• 6.1
• 7.4.1
• 4.0
• 4.4
• 7.0
• 5.0
• 6.3
• 4.3
• 6.5
• 3.2.1
• 3.1
• 5.1
• 4.1
• 7.2
• 7.1.2
• 7.4
• 6.0
• 6.4
• 5.2
• 7.3
• 3.2
• 3.3
• 5.4
• 3.4
• 5.5
• 6.2
• 8.0
• 2.4.1
• 7.5

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Adobe Lightroom has the habit of leaving behind some leftovers.

Folders left behind when you uninstall Adobe Lightroom:

• C:\Program Files\Adobe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Adobe\Lightroom
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\CameraRaw\GPU\Adobe Lightroom
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\CameraRaw\GPU\Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic

Files remaining:

• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Creative Cloud Experience\CCXProcess.exe
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Creative Cloud Experience\js\customhook.js
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Creative Cloud Experience\js\main.js
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Creative Cloud Experience\js\node_modules\@ccx\isRosetta\build\Release\isRosetta.node
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Creative Cloud Experience\js\node_modules\@ccx\isRosetta\package.json
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Creative Cloud Experience\js\node_modules\@ccx\node-aid\build\Release\aid.node
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Creative Cloud Experience\js\node_modules\@ccx\node-aid\package.json
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Creative Cloud Experience\js\node_modules\@ccx\node-ngl\build\Release\ngllibmanager.node
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Creative Cloud Experience\js\node_modules\@ccx\node-ngl\package.json
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Creative Cloud Experience\js\node_modules\@ccx\node-ProxyResolver\build\Release\ProxyResolverWin.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Creative Cloud Experience\js\node_modules\@ccx\node-ProxyResolver\build\Release\ProxyResolverWin7.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Creative Cloud Experience\js\node_modules\@ccx\node-ProxyResolver\index.js
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Creative Cloud Experience\js\node_modules\@ccx\node-ProxyResolver\package.json
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Creative Cloud Experience\js\node_modules\@ccx\node-ProxyResolver\src\osx.js
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Creative Cloud Experience\js\node_modules\@ccx\node-ProxyResolver\src\osxCerts.js
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Creative Cloud Experience\js\node_modules\@ccx\node-ProxyResolver\src\proxyConnection.js
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Creative Cloud Experience\js\node_modules\@ccx\node-ProxyResolver\src\tunnel.js
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Creative Cloud Experience\js\node_modules\@ccx\node-ProxyResolver\src\utils.js
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Creative Cloud Experience\js\node_modules\@ccx\node-ProxyResolver\src\win.js
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Creative Cloud Experience\js\node_modules\@ccx\parallel-fetch\dist\index.js
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Creative Cloud Experience\js\node_modules\@ccx\parallel-fetch\dist\src\download.d.ts
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Creative Cloud Experience\js\node_modules\@ccx\parallel-fetch\dist\src\index.d.ts
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Creative Cloud Experience\js\node_modules\@ccx\parallel-fetch\dist\src\partial.d.ts
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Creative Cloud Experience\js\node_modules\@ccx\parallel-fetch\dist\src\types.d.ts
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Creative Cloud Experience\js\node_modules\@ccx\parallel-fetch\dist\src\utils.d.ts
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Creative Cloud Experience\js\node_modules\@ccx\parallel-fetch\package.json
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Creative Cloud Experience\js\node_modules\@ccx\parallel-fetch\README.md
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Creative Cloud Experience\js\node_modules\abort-controller\browser.js
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Creative Cloud Experience\js\node_modules\abort-controller\browser.mjs
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Creative Cloud Experience\js\node_modules\abort-controller\dist\abort-controller.d.ts
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Creative Cloud Experience\js\node_modules\abort-controller\dist\abort-controller.js
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Creative Cloud Experience\js\node_modules\abort-controller\dist\abort-controller.mjs
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Creative Cloud Experience\js\node_modules\abort-controller\dist\abort-controller.umd.js
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Creative Cloud Experience\js\node_modules\abort-controller\LICENSE
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Creative Cloud Experience\js\node_modules\abort-controller\package.json
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Creative Cloud Experience\js\node_modules\abort-controller\polyfill.js
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Creative Cloud Experience\js\node_modules\abort-controller\polyfill.mjs
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Creative Cloud Experience\js\node_modules\abort-controller\README.md
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Creative Cloud Experience\js\node_modules\base64-js\base64js.min.js
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Creative Cloud Experience\js\node_modules\base64-js\index.js
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Creative Cloud Experience\js\node_modules\base64-js\LICENSE
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Creative Cloud Experience\js\node_modules\base64-js\package.json
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Creative Cloud Experience\js\node_modules\base64-js\README.md
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Creative Cloud Experience\js\node_modules\big-integer\BigInteger.d.ts
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Creative Cloud Experience\js\node_modules\big-integer\BigInteger.js
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Creative Cloud Experience\js\node_modules\big-integer\BigInteger.min.js
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Creative Cloud Experience\js\node_modules\big-integer\bower.json
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Creative Cloud Experience\js\node_modules\big-integer\LICENSE
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Creative Cloud Experience\js\node_modules\big-integer\package.json
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Creative Cloud Experience\js\node_modules\big-integer\README.md
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Creative Cloud Experience\js\node_modules\big-integer\tsconfig.json
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Creative Cloud Experience\js\node_modules\bindings\bindings.js
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Creative Cloud Experience\js\node_modules\bindings\LICENSE.md
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Creative Cloud Experience\js\node_modules\bindings\package.json
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Creative Cloud Experience\js\node_modules\bindings\README.md
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Creative Cloud Experience\js\node_modules\bplist-creator\bplistCreator.js
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Creative Cloud Experience\js\node_modules\bplist-creator\LICENSE
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Creative Cloud Experience\js\node_modules\bplist-creator\package.json
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Creative Cloud Experience\js\node_modules\bplist-creator\README.md
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Creative Cloud Experience\js\node_modules\bplist-creator\test\airplay.bplist
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Creative Cloud Experience\js\node_modules\bplist-creator\test\binaryData.bplist
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Creative Cloud Experience\js\node_modules\bplist-creator\test\creatorTest.js
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Creative Cloud Experience\js\node_modules\bplist-creator\test\iTunes-small.bplist
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Creative Cloud Experience\js\node_modules\bplist-creator\test\sample1.bplist
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Creative Cloud Experience\js\node_modules\bplist-creator\test\sample2.bplist
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Creative Cloud Experience\js\node_modules\bplist-creator\test\uid.bplist
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Creative Cloud Experience\js\node_modules\bplist-creator\test\utf16.bplist
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Creative Cloud Experience\js\node_modules\bplist-parser\bplistParser.js
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Creative Cloud Experience\js\node_modules\bplist-parser\package.json
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Creative Cloud Experience\js\node_modules\bplist-parser\README.md
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Creative Cloud Experience\js\node_modules\bplist-parser\test\airplay.bplist
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Creative Cloud Experience\js\node_modules\bplist-parser\test\int64.bplist
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Creative Cloud Experience\js\node_modules\bplist-parser\test\int64.xml
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Creative Cloud Experience\js\node_modules\bplist-parser\test\iTunes-small.bplist
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Creative Cloud Experience\js\node_modules\bplist-parser\test\parseTest.js
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Creative Cloud Experience\js\node_modules\bplist-parser\test\sample1.bplist
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Creative Cloud Experience\js\node_modules\bplist-parser\test\sample2.bplist
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Creative Cloud Experience\js\node_modules\bplist-parser\test\uid.bplist
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Creative Cloud Experience\js\node_modules\bplist-parser\test\utf16.bplist
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Creative Cloud Experience\js\node_modules\bplist-parser\test\utf16_chinese.plist
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Creative Cloud Experience\js\node_modules\connected-domain\index.js
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Creative Cloud Experience\js\node_modules\connected-domain\lib\connected-domain.js
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Creative Cloud Experience\js\node_modules\connected-domain\LICENSE
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Creative Cloud Experience\js\node_modules\connected-domain\package.json
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Creative Cloud Experience\js\node_modules\connected-domain\README.md
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Creative Cloud Experience\js\node_modules\connected-domain\test\domains\hard_or_soft.txt
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Creative Cloud Experience\js\node_modules\connected-domain\test\domains\meet_again.txt
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Creative Cloud Experience\js\node_modules\connected-domain\test\domains\separate.txt
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Creative Cloud Experience\js\node_modules\connected-domain\test\domains\separate_same_domain.txt
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Creative Cloud Experience\js\node_modules\connected-domain\test\sample_parser.js
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Creative Cloud Experience\js\node_modules\connected-domain\test\spec.js
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Creative Cloud Experience\js\node_modules\data-uri-to-buffer\dist\src\index.d.ts
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Creative Cloud Experience\js\node_modules\data-uri-to-buffer\dist\src\index.js
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Creative Cloud Experience\js\node_modules\data-uri-to-buffer\package.json
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Creative Cloud Experience\js\node_modules\data-uri-to-buffer\README.md
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Creative Cloud Experience\js\node_modules\debug\CHANGELOG.md
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Creative Cloud Experience\js\node_modules\debug\dist\debug.js
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Creative Cloud Experience\js\node_modules\debug\LICENSE
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Creative Cloud Experience\js\node_modules\debug\node.js
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Creative Cloud Experience\js\node_modules\debug\package.json

Usually the following registry data will not be cleaned:

• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Adobe Lightroom
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Adobe\Lightroom

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

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Creative Cloud\ACC\Creative Cloud.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Creative Cloud\ACC\Creative Cloud.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Lightroom CC\lightroom.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Lightroom CC\lightroom.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 2020\Photoshop.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop 2020\Photoshop.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

A way to uninstall Adobe Lightroom from your PC with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Adobe Lightroom is a program offered by Adobe Inc.. Some computer users choose to remove this program. This is hard because uninstalling this by hand takes some know-how related to Windows program uninstallation. One of the best EASY approach to remove Adobe Lightroom is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your PC, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and all around tool to clean your computer.

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

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to admire the program's design and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful package of tools.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs tool


5. All the applications existing on your computer will appear

6. Navigate the list of applications until you locate Adobe Lightroom or simply activate the Search field and type in "Adobe Lightroom". If it is installed on your PC the Adobe Lightroom app will be found very quickly. When you click Adobe Lightroom in the list , the following information about the program is made available to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating explains the opinion other users have about Adobe Lightroom, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
• Technical information about the app you want to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.

For example you can see that for Adobe Lightroom:

• The web site of the program is: https://helpx.adobe.com/support/lightroom-cc.html
• The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\Adobe Desktop Common\HDBox\Uninstaller.exe

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will come up. Confirm the uninstall by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall Adobe Lightroom.


8. After uninstalling Adobe Lightroom, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Press Next to perform the cleanup. All the items that belong Adobe Lightroom that have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling Adobe Lightroom with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry items, files or directories are left behind on your PC.

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

Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to uninstall Adobe Lightroom by Adobe Inc. from your computer, we are not saying that Adobe Lightroom by Adobe Inc. is not a good software application. This page simply contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall Adobe Lightroom supposing you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.