Adobe Lightroom Classic

A way to uninstall Adobe Lightroom Classic from your computer

Adobe Lightroom Classic is a software application. This page contains details on how to remove it from your computer. It was developed for Windows by Adobe Inc.. Further information on Adobe Inc. can be found here. More details about the app Adobe Lightroom Classic can be seen at https://helpx.adobe.com/support/lightroom-classic.html. The program is usually located in the C:\Program Files\Adobe directory (same installation drive as Windows). The full command line for uninstalling Adobe Lightroom Classic is C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\Adobe Desktop Common\HDBox\Uninstaller.exe. Keep in mind that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you may get a notification for administrator rights. The program's main executable file is named Lightroom.exe and occupies 18.59 MB (19491296 bytes).

Adobe Lightroom Classic contains of the executables below. They occupy 663.21 MB (695430440 bytes) on disk.

• Acrobat.exe (4.18 MB)
• AcrobatInfo.exe (35.95 KB)
• acrobat_sl.exe (39.27 KB)
• AcroBroker.exe (335.45 KB)
• AcroTextExtractor.exe (59.45 KB)
• ADelRCP.exe (320.45 KB)
• AdobeCollabSync.exe (6.89 MB)
• CRLogTransport.exe (749.77 KB)
• CRWindowsClientService.exe (384.66 KB)
• Eula.exe (127.72 KB)
• LogTransport2.exe (1.06 MB)
• AcroCEF.exe (6.60 MB)
• SingleClientServicesUpdater.exe (44.33 MB)
• WCChromeNativeMessagingHost.exe (183.27 KB)
• adobe_licensing_wf_acro.exe (3.51 MB)
• adobe_licensing_wf_helper_acro.exe (522.95 KB)
• 32BitMAPIBroker.exe (101.72 KB)
• 64BitMAPIBroker.exe (252.72 KB)
• MSRMSPIBroker.exe (447.95 KB)
• FullTrustNotifier.exe (213.16 KB)
• Acrobat.exe (3.77 MB)
• Creative Cloud CustomHook.exe (427.97 KB)
• Creative Cloud Helper.exe (1.90 MB)
• Creative Cloud.exe (1.02 MB)
• CRLogTransport.exe (751.97 KB)
• CRWindowsClientService.exe (344.97 KB)
• CCXProcess.exe (189.55 KB)
• node.exe (56.64 MB)
• Adobe Lightroom CEF Helper.exe (533.97 KB)
• CRLogTransport.exe (751.98 KB)
• CRWindowsClientService.exe (385.98 KB)
• HD_Deleter.exe (27.98 KB)
• Lightroom.exe (18.59 MB)
• LogTransport2.exe (1.03 MB)
• amecommand.exe (222.98 KB)
• dynamiclinkmanager.exe (429.98 KB)
• dynamiclinkmediaserver.exe (724.47 KB)
• ImporterREDServer.exe (110.48 KB)
• dynamiclinkmanager.exe (429.98 KB)
• CRLogTransport.exe (751.97 KB)
• CRWindowsClientService.exe (385.98 KB)
• tether_nikon.exe (208.48 KB)
• AdobeCrashReport.exe (352.98 KB)
• convert.exe (13.02 MB)
• crashpad_handler.exe (587.48 KB)
• CRLogTransport.exe (751.98 KB)
• CRWindowsClientService.exe (353.98 KB)
• flitetranscoder.exe (75.98 KB)
• LogTransport2.exe (1.03 MB)
• node.exe (54.25 MB)
• Photoshop.exe (145.81 MB)
• PhotoshopPrefsManager.exe (898.98 KB)
• pngquant.exe (269.59 KB)
• sniffer.exe (2.03 MB)
• Droplet Template.exe (335.98 KB)
• CEPHtmlEngine.exe (3.90 MB)
• amecommand.exe (200.48 KB)
• dynamiclinkmanager.exe (430.48 KB)
• dynamiclinkmediaserver.exe (693.98 KB)
• ImporterREDServer.exe (110.48 KB)
• AdobeCrashReport.exe (352.98 KB)
• convert.exe (13.02 MB)
• crashpad_handler.exe (587.48 KB)
• CRLogTransport.exe (751.98 KB)
• CRWindowsClientService.exe (353.98 KB)
• flitetranscoder.exe (75.98 KB)
• LogTransport2.exe (1.03 MB)
• Photoshop.exe (148.36 MB)
• PhotoshopPrefsManager.exe (898.98 KB)
• pngquant.exe (269.58 KB)
• sniffer.exe (2.08 MB)
• Droplet Template.exe (335.98 KB)
• CEPHtmlEngine.exe (3.90 MB)
• amecommand.exe (200.48 KB)
• dynamiclinkmanager.exe (430.48 KB)
• dynamiclinkmediaserver.exe (693.98 KB)
• ImporterREDServer.exe (110.48 KB)

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The current page applies to Adobe Lightroom Classic version 12.0 only. You can find below info on other application versions of Adobe Lightroom Classic:

• 13.5
• 10.0
• 9.1
• 10.4
• 13.0.2
• 12.5.1
• 9.2.1
• 11.3.1
• 9.4
• 12.4
• 9.0
• 13.1
• 9.3
• 14.0.1
• 12.5
• 12.5.2
• 11.2
• 11.0
• 10.1
• 12.3
• 13.5.1
• 8.3
• 13.4
• 8.4
• 13.2
• 11.4.1
• 11.0.1
• 13.3.1
• 12.2.1
• 13.0
• 13.3
• 9.4.1
• 11.4
• 10.2
• 12.1
• 12.0.1
• 11.1
• 13.0.1
• 14.0
• 12.2
• 9.2
• 8.4.1
• 10.3
• 8.3.1
• 11.3
• 11.5

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

Folders remaining:

• C:\Program Files\Adobe

Files remaining:

• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2023\Adobe After Effects 2023.lnk
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2023\Adobe After Effects Render Engine.lnk
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2023\desktop.ini
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2023\Support Files\(Media Core PlugIns)\Common\DvFileWriter.prm
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2023\Support Files\(Media Core PlugIns)\Common\DXAVSource.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2023\Support Files\(Media Core PlugIns)\Common\DXCaptureSource.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2023\Support Files\(Media Core PlugIns)\Common\DxMultiGraphBridge.prm
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2023\Support Files\(Media Core PlugIns)\Common\DXSampleInterceptor.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2023\Support Files\(Media Core PlugIns)\Common\ExporterAIFF.prm
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2023\Support Files\(Media Core PlugIns)\Common\ExporterAVI.prm
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2023\Support Files\(Media Core PlugIns)\Common\ExporterMP3.prm
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2023\Support Files\(Media Core PlugIns)\Common\ExporterMPEG4.prm
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2023\Support Files\(Media Core PlugIns)\Common\ExporterQuickTimeHost.prm
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2023\Support Files\(Media Core PlugIns)\Common\ExporterWave.prm
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2023\Support Files\(Media Core PlugIns)\Common\ImporterAIDE.prm
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2023\Support Files\(Media Core PlugIns)\Common\ImporterAIFF.prm
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2023\Support Files\(Media Core PlugIns)\Common\ImporterARRIRAW.prm
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2023\Support Files\(Media Core PlugIns)\Common\ImporterAVI.prm
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2023\Support Files\(Media Core PlugIns)\Common\ImporterDirectShow.prm
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2023\Support Files\(Media Core PlugIns)\Common\ImporterDPX.prm
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2023\Support Files\(Media Core PlugIns)\Common\ImporterF65.prm
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2023\Support Files\(Media Core PlugIns)\Common\ImporterFastMPEG.prm
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2023\Support Files\(Media Core PlugIns)\Common\ImporterFFMPEG.prm
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2023\Support Files\(Media Core PlugIns)\Common\ImporterFlash.prm
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2023\Support Files\(Media Core PlugIns)\Common\ImporterFLV.prm
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2023\Support Files\(Media Core PlugIns)\Common\ImporterJPEG.prm
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2023\Support Files\(Media Core PlugIns)\Common\ImporterMP3.prm
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2023\Support Files\(Media Core PlugIns)\Common\ImporterMPEG.prm
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2023\Support Files\(Media Core PlugIns)\Common\ImporterMultiStill.prm
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2023\Support Files\(Media Core PlugIns)\Common\ImporterMXF.prm
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2023\Support Files\(Media Core PlugIns)\Common\ImporterPNG.prm
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2023\Support Files\(Media Core PlugIns)\Common\ImporterQuickTime.prm
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2023\Support Files\(Media Core PlugIns)\Common\ImporterRED.prm
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2023\Support Files\(Media Core PlugIns)\Common\ImporterSensorManager.prm
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2023\Support Files\(Media Core PlugIns)\Common\ImporterTarga.prm
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2023\Support Files\(Media Core PlugIns)\Common\ImporterTiff.prm
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2023\Support Files\(Media Core PlugIns)\Common\ImporterWave.prm
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2023\Support Files\(Media Core PlugIns)\Common\ImporterWindowsMedia.prm
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2023\Support Files\(Media Core PlugIns)\Common\ImporterXDCAMEX.prm
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2023\Support Files\(Media Core PlugIns)\Common\libmmd.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2023\Support Files\(Media Core PlugIns)\Common\PlayerMediaCore.prm
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2023\Support Files\(Media Core PlugIns)\Common\SMDK-VC140-x64-4_21_0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2023\Support Files\(Media Core PlugIns)\Common\svml_dispmd.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2023\Support Files\(Media Core PlugIns)\Common\TransmitDesktopAudio.prm
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2023\Support Files\(Media Core PlugIns)\Common\TransmitDV.prm
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2023\Support Files\(Media Core PlugIns)\Common\TransmitFullScreen.prm
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2023\Support Files\(Media Core PlugIns)\Common\TransmitScopes.irf
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2023\Support Files\(Media Core PlugIns)\Common\TransmitScopes.prm
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2023\Support Files\(Media Core PlugIns)\Common\TransmitVR.prm
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2023\Support Files\(Media Core PlugIns)\ImporterIllustratorAE.prm
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2023\Support Files\(Media Core PlugIns)\ImporterPhotoshopAE.prm
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2023\Support Files\ACE.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2023\Support Files\ACEWrapper.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2023\Support Files\act_tracing.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2023\Support Files\AdbePM.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2023\Support Files\Adobe Analysis Server.exe
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2023\Support Files\AdobeCrashReport.exe
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2023\Support Files\AdobePDFL.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2023\Support Files\AdobePDFSettings.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2023\Support Files\AdobePIE.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2023\Support Files\AdobePIP.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2023\Support Files\AdobeSensorManager.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2023\Support Files\AdobeSVGAGM.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2023\Support Files\AdobeXMP.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2023\Support Files\AdobeXMPCompareAndMerge.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2023\Support Files\AdobeXMPFiles.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2023\Support Files\AdobeXMPScript.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2023\Support Files\ae_dvascriptui.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2023\Support Files\aedisplay.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2023\Support Files\aelib.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2023\Support Files\aerender.exe
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2023\Support Files\AfterFX.com
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2023\Support Files\AfterFX.exe
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2023\Support Files\AfterFXLib.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2023\Support Files\AGM.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2023\Support Files\ahclient.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2023\Support Files\AID.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2023\Support Files\AIDE.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2023\Support Files\aif_core.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2023\Support Files\aif_ogl.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2023\Support Files\AMEAppFoundation.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2023\Support Files\AMT\application.xml
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2023\Support Files\AMT\LMResources\ProductIcon.png
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2023\Support Files\AMT\SLConfig.xml
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2023\Support Files\ARE.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2023\Support Files\ArriImageSdk.7.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2023\Support Files\arriimagesdk_plugins\ArriImageSdkTransformsCpu_module.7.0.1.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2023\Support Files\arriimagesdk_plugins\ArriImageSdkTransformsCuda_module.7.0.1.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2023\Support Files\arriimagesdk_plugins\ArriImageSdkTransformsOpenCl_module.7.0.1.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2023\Support Files\ASLFoundation.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2023\Support Files\ATEWrapper.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2023\Support Files\atl_audio.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2023\Support Files\AudioFilterHost.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2023\Support Files\audioprocessinglibrary.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2023\Support Files\AudioRenderer.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2023\Support Files\AudioSupport.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2023\Support Files\authplay.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2023\Support Files\avcodec-59.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2023\Support Files\avformat-59.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2023\Support Files\avutil-57.dll

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

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\LTRM_12_0

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

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2023\Support Files\AfterFX.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2023\Support Files\AfterFX.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Animate 2023\Animate.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Animate 2023\Animate.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Audition 2023\Adobe Audition.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Audition 2023\Adobe Audition.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Illustrator 2023\Support Files\Contents\Windows\Illustrator.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Illustrator 2023\Support Files\Contents\Windows\Illustrator.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop 2023\Photoshop.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop 2023\Photoshop.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Premiere Pro 2023\Adobe Premiere Pro.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Premiere Pro 2023\Adobe Premiere Pro.exe.FriendlyAppName

How to uninstall Adobe Lightroom Classic from your computer with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Adobe Lightroom Classic is a program by the software company Adobe Inc.. Sometimes, users want to remove it. Sometimes this can be efortful because deleting this manually takes some knowledge related to removing Windows applications by hand. The best EASY solution to remove Adobe Lightroom Classic 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 PC, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and general tool to take care of your PC.

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

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and number of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good Windows tool.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs button


5. A list of the programs existing on your computer will be made available to you

6. Scroll the list of programs until you find Adobe Lightroom Classic or simply click the Search field and type in "Adobe Lightroom Classic". The Adobe Lightroom Classic program will be found very quickly. Notice that when you click Adobe Lightroom Classic in the list , some data about the application is available to you:

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

For instance you can see that for Adobe Lightroom Classic:

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

7. Press the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will show up. Confirm the uninstall by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove Adobe Lightroom Classic.


8. After uninstalling Adobe Lightroom Classic, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items that belong Adobe Lightroom Classic that have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling Adobe Lightroom Classic with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your disk.

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

Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to remove Adobe Lightroom Classic by Adobe Inc. from your computer, we are not saying that Adobe Lightroom Classic by Adobe Inc. is not a good software application. This text simply contains detailed instructions on how to remove Adobe Lightroom Classic supposing you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.