Adobe Lightroom Classic

A way to uninstall Adobe Lightroom Classic from your system

This info is about Adobe Lightroom Classic for Windows. Here you can find details on how to remove it from your computer. It is developed by Adobe Inc.. You can find out more on Adobe Inc. or check for application updates here. More information about Adobe Lightroom Classic can be found at https://helpx.adobe.com/support/lightroom.html. Adobe Lightroom Classic is normally installed in the C:\Program Files\Adobe directory, depending on the user's choice. Adobe Lightroom Classic's entire uninstall command line is C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\Adobe Desktop Common\HDBox\Uninstaller.exe. Lightroom.exe is the programs's main file and it takes around 18.31 MB (19198016 bytes) on disk.

The following executables are incorporated in Adobe Lightroom Classic. They take 396.32 MB (415567160 bytes) on disk.

• Bridge.exe (29.74 MB)
• bridgeproxy.exe (89.55 KB)
• CRLogTransport.exe (204.55 KB)
• CRWindowsClientService.exe (328.05 KB)
• GPUHealthCheck.exe (1,011.55 KB)
• LogTransport2.exe (1.38 MB)
• CEPHtmlEngine.exe (3.66 MB)
• Adobe DNG Converter.exe (5.90 MB)
• apdproxy.exe (61.55 KB)
• Photodownloader.exe (2.53 MB)
• amecommand.exe (287.55 KB)
• dynamiclinkmanager.exe (614.05 KB)
• dynamiclinkmediaserver.exe (1.08 MB)
• ImporterREDServer.exe (147.55 KB)
• dynamiclinkmanager.exe (602.05 KB)
• Creative Cloud CustomHook.exe (1.58 MB)
• Creative Cloud.exe (1.95 MB)
• CRLogTransport.exe (204.55 KB)
• CRWindowsClientService.exe (328.05 KB)
• AIRobin.exe (130.08 KB)
• AISafeModeLauncher.exe (597.58 KB)
• AISniffer.exe (126.08 KB)
• CRLogTransport.exe (204.58 KB)
• CRWindowsClientService.exe (330.58 KB)
• Illustrator.exe (28.51 MB)
• Illustrator_Original.exe (28.51 MB)
• LogTransport2.exe (1.06 MB)
• CEPHtmlEngine.exe (3.68 MB)
• adobe.snr.patch.v2.0-painter.exe (587.50 KB)
• Adobe Lightroom CEF Helper.exe (469.06 KB)
• CRLogTransport.exe (540.56 KB)
• CRWindowsClientService.exe (308.06 KB)
• HD_Deleter.exe (27.56 KB)
• Lightroom.exe (18.31 MB)
• LogTransport2.exe (1.35 MB)
• amecommand.exe (287.56 KB)
• dynamiclinkmanager.exe (614.06 KB)
• dynamiclinkmediaserver.exe (1.08 MB)
• ImporterREDServer.exe (147.56 KB)
• CRLogTransport.exe (540.56 KB)
• CRWindowsClientService.exe (308.06 KB)
• tether_nikon.exe (194.56 KB)
• convert.exe (13.01 MB)
• CRLogTransport.exe (540.56 KB)
• CRWindowsClientService.exe (308.06 KB)
• flitetranscoder.exe (75.06 KB)
• LogTransport2.exe (1.06 MB)
• node.exe (21.78 MB)
• Photoshop.exe (211.22 MB)
• PhotoshopPrefsManager.exe (895.56 KB)
• pngquant.exe (266.66 KB)
• sniffer.exe (1.10 MB)
• Droplet Template.exe (333.06 KB)
• CEPHtmlEngine.exe (3.66 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 (642.06 KB)

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The current page applies to Adobe Lightroom Classic version 9.0 alone. You can find below a few links to other Adobe Lightroom Classic releases:

• 13.5
• 10.0
• 9.1
• 10.4
• 13.0.2
• 12.5.1
• 9.2.1
• 11.3.1
• 9.4
• 12.4
• 13.1
• 9.3
• 14.0.1
• 12.5
• 12.5.2
• 11.2
• 11.0
• 10.1
• 12.3
• 13.5.1
• 12.0
• 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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Some files and registry entries are regularly left behind when you remove Adobe Lightroom Classic.

You should delete the folders below after you uninstall Adobe Lightroom Classic:

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

Usually, the following files remain on disk:

• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2024\Adobe After Effects 2024.lnk
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2024\Adobe After Effects Render Engine.lnk
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2024\desktop.ini
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2024\Support Files\(Media Core PlugIns)\Common\ExporterAIFF.prm
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2024\Support Files\(Media Core PlugIns)\Common\ExporterAVI.prm
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2024\Support Files\(Media Core PlugIns)\Common\ExporterMP3.prm
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2024\Support Files\(Media Core PlugIns)\Common\ExporterMPEG4.prm
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2024\Support Files\(Media Core PlugIns)\Common\ExporterQuickTimeHost.prm
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2024\Support Files\(Media Core PlugIns)\Common\ExporterWave.prm
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2024\Support Files\(Media Core PlugIns)\Common\ImporterAIDE.prm
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2024\Support Files\(Media Core PlugIns)\Common\ImporterAIFF.prm
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2024\Support Files\(Media Core PlugIns)\Common\ImporterARRIRAW.prm
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2024\Support Files\(Media Core PlugIns)\Common\ImporterAVI.prm
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2024\Support Files\(Media Core PlugIns)\Common\ImporterDirectShow.prm
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2024\Support Files\(Media Core PlugIns)\Common\ImporterDPX.prm
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2024\Support Files\(Media Core PlugIns)\Common\ImporterF65.prm
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2024\Support Files\(Media Core PlugIns)\Common\ImporterFastMPEG.prm
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2024\Support Files\(Media Core PlugIns)\Common\ImporterFFMPEG.prm
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2024\Support Files\(Media Core PlugIns)\Common\ImporterFlash.prm
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2024\Support Files\(Media Core PlugIns)\Common\ImporterJPEG.prm
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2024\Support Files\(Media Core PlugIns)\Common\ImporterMP3.prm
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2024\Support Files\(Media Core PlugIns)\Common\ImporterMP4.prm
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2024\Support Files\(Media Core PlugIns)\Common\ImporterMPEG.prm
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2024\Support Files\(Media Core PlugIns)\Common\ImporterMultiStill.prm
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2024\Support Files\(Media Core PlugIns)\Common\ImporterMXF.prm
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2024\Support Files\(Media Core PlugIns)\Common\ImporterPNG.prm
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2024\Support Files\(Media Core PlugIns)\Common\ImporterQuickTime.prm
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2024\Support Files\(Media Core PlugIns)\Common\ImporterRED.prm
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2024\Support Files\(Media Core PlugIns)\Common\ImporterSensorManager.prm
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2024\Support Files\(Media Core PlugIns)\Common\ImporterTarga.prm
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2024\Support Files\(Media Core PlugIns)\Common\ImporterTiff.prm
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2024\Support Files\(Media Core PlugIns)\Common\ImporterWave.prm
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2024\Support Files\(Media Core PlugIns)\Common\ImporterWindowsMedia.prm
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2024\Support Files\(Media Core PlugIns)\Common\ImporterXDCAMEX.prm
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2024\Support Files\(Media Core PlugIns)\Common\PlayerMediaCore.prm
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2024\Support Files\(Media Core PlugIns)\Common\SMDK-VC140-x64-4_24_0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2024\Support Files\(Media Core PlugIns)\Common\TransmitDesktopAudio.prm
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2024\Support Files\(Media Core PlugIns)\Common\TransmitFullScreen.prm
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2024\Support Files\(Media Core PlugIns)\Common\TransmitScopes.irf
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2024\Support Files\(Media Core PlugIns)\Common\TransmitScopes.prm
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2024\Support Files\(Media Core PlugIns)\ImporterIllustratorAE.prm
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2024\Support Files\(Media Core PlugIns)\ImporterPhotoshopAE.prm
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2024\Support Files\ACE.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2024\Support Files\ACEWrapper.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2024\Support Files\act_tracing.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2024\Support Files\AdbePM.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2024\Support Files\Adobe Analysis Server.exe
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2024\Support Files\AdobeCrashReport.exe.bak
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2024\Support Files\AdobePDFL.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2024\Support Files\AdobePDFSettings.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2024\Support Files\AdobePIE.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2024\Support Files\AdobeSensorManager.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2024\Support Files\AdobeSVGAGM.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2024\Support Files\adobeusd_ar.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2024\Support Files\adobeusd_arch.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2024\Support Files\adobeusd_fileformatUtils.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2024\Support Files\adobeusd_gf.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2024\Support Files\adobeusd_js.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2024\Support Files\adobeusd_kind.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2024\Support Files\adobeusd_ndr.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2024\Support Files\adobeusd_pcp.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2024\Support Files\adobeusd_plug.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2024\Support Files\adobeusd_sdf.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2024\Support Files\adobeusd_sdr.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2024\Support Files\adobeusd_tbb.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2024\Support Files\adobeusd_tf.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2024\Support Files\adobeusd_trace.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2024\Support Files\adobeusd_usd.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2024\Support Files\adobeusd_usdFbx.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2024\Support Files\adobeusd_usdGeom.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2024\Support Files\adobeusd_usdGltf.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2024\Support Files\adobeusd_usdHydra.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2024\Support Files\adobeusd_usdLux.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2024\Support Files\adobeusd_usdMedia.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2024\Support Files\adobeusd_usdObj.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2024\Support Files\adobeusd_usdRender.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2024\Support Files\adobeusd_usdShade.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2024\Support Files\adobeusd_usdSkel.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2024\Support Files\adobeusd_usdUtils.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2024\Support Files\adobeusd_usdVol.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2024\Support Files\adobeusd_vt.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2024\Support Files\adobeusd_work.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2024\Support Files\AdobeXMP.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2024\Support Files\AdobeXMPCompareAndMerge.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2024\Support Files\AdobeXMPFiles.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2024\Support Files\AdobeXMPScript.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2024\Support Files\Advanced3DModelConverter.exe
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2024\Support Files\ae_dvascriptui.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2024\Support Files\aedisplay.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2024\Support Files\aelib.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2024\Support Files\aerender.exe
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2024\Support Files\AEThumbnailProvider.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2024\Support Files\AfterFX.com
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2024\Support Files\AfterFX.exe
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2024\Support Files\AfterFXLib.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2024\Support Files\AGM.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2024\Support Files\ahclient.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2024\Support Files\AID.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2024\Support Files\AIDE.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2024\Support Files\aif_core.dll

Frequently the following registry data will not be removed:

• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Adobe Lightroom\Lightroom Classic
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\LTRM_9_0

Registry values that are not removed from your computer:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Illustrator 2020\Support Files\Contents\Windows\Illustrator.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Illustrator 2020\Support Files\Contents\Windows\Illustrator.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 2024\Photoshop.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop 2024\Photoshop.exe.FriendlyAppName

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

Adobe Lightroom Classic is an application offered by Adobe Inc.. Some computer users decide to uninstall this application. This can be easier said than done because removing this manually requires some know-how regarding Windows program uninstallation. One of the best SIMPLE way to uninstall 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 on your Windows system, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is the best uninstaller and all around tool to take care of your Windows system.

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

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to admire the program's interface and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good Windows tool.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs button


5. A list of the applications existing on your PC will be made available to you

6. Scroll the list of applications until you find Adobe Lightroom Classic or simply activate the Search field and type in "Adobe Lightroom Classic". If it exists on your system the Adobe Lightroom Classic program will be found automatically. After you select Adobe Lightroom Classic in the list of apps, some data regarding the program is made available to you:

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

For example you can see that for Adobe Lightroom Classic:

• The publisher is: https://helpx.adobe.com/support/lightroom.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 show up. accept the uninstall by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove Adobe Lightroom Classic.


8. After removing Adobe Lightroom Classic, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Click Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items of Adobe Lightroom Classic that have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling Adobe Lightroom Classic using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your disk.

Your system will remain clean, speedy and able to take on new tasks.

Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to remove Adobe Lightroom Classic by Adobe Inc. from your PC, we are not saying that Adobe Lightroom Classic by Adobe Inc. is not a good application for your PC. This text only contains detailed info on how to remove Adobe Lightroom Classic in case you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.