Adobe Lightroom Classic CC

A guide to uninstall Adobe Lightroom Classic CC from your system

This page contains thorough information on how to remove Adobe Lightroom Classic CC for Windows. It was developed for Windows by Adobe Inc.. You can read more on Adobe Inc. or check for application updates here. More info about the application Adobe Lightroom Classic CC can be found at https://helpx.adobe.com/support/lightroom.html. The application is often placed in the C:\Program Files\Adobe directory. Keep in mind that this location can differ depending on the user's choice. The full command line for uninstalling Adobe Lightroom Classic CC 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 receive a notification for admin rights. Lightroom.exe is the programs's main file and it takes about 18.14 MB (19016192 bytes) on disk.

Adobe Lightroom Classic CC installs the following the executables on your PC, taking about 503.71 MB (528179048 bytes) on disk.

• Adobe Analysis Server.exe (723.00 KB)
• AEGPUSniffer.exe (196.50 KB)
• aerender.exe (42.50 KB)
• AfterFX.exe (1.48 MB)
• CapsuleSchemaTest.exe (536.00 KB)
• CRLogTransport.exe (540.50 KB)
• CRWindowsClientService.exe (308.00 KB)
• dynamiclinkmanager.exe (675.50 KB)
• GPUSniffer.exe (132.00 KB)
• ImporterREDServer.exe (225.50 KB)
• LogTransport2.exe (1.35 MB)
• TeamProjectsLocalHub.exe (6.83 MB)
• CEPHtmlEngine.exe (2.89 MB)
• Automatic Duck.exe (5.13 MB)
• CineRenderAE.exe (7.90 MB)
• CINEMA 4D Lite.exe (7.90 MB)
• Character Animator.exe (71.06 MB)
• dynamiclinkmanager.exe (679.51 KB)
• GPUSniffer.exe (122.01 KB)
• LogTransport2.exe (1.35 MB)
• luac.exe (187.51 KB)
• AdobeQTServer.exe (59.51 KB)
• CCXProcess.exe (633.13 KB)
• CCXUninstallHook.exe (677.63 KB)
• node.exe (27.45 MB)
• CCXProcess.exe (112.13 KB)
• AIGPUSniffer.exe (128.48 KB)
• AISafeModeLauncher.exe (605.48 KB)
• CRLogTransport.exe (540.48 KB)
• CRWindowsClientService.exe (307.98 KB)
• Illustrator.exe (28.18 MB)
• LogTransport2.exe (1.35 MB)
• CEPHtmlEngine.exe (4.05 MB)
• Adobe Lightroom CEF Helper.exe (472.96 KB)
• CRLogTransport.exe (540.46 KB)
• CRWindowsClientService.exe (307.96 KB)
• HD_Deleter.exe (27.46 KB)
• Lightroom.exe (18.14 MB)
• LogTransport2.exe (1.35 MB)
• amecommand.exe (287.46 KB)
• dynamiclinkmanager.exe (613.96 KB)
• dynamiclinkmediaserver.exe (1.08 MB)
• ImporterREDServer.exe (147.46 KB)
• tether_nikon.exe (193.46 KB)
• Adobe Media Encoder.exe (8.33 MB)
• AMEWebService.exe (72.50 KB)
• AMEWinService.exe (139.00 KB)
• ame_webservice_console.exe (110.00 KB)
• CRLogTransport.exe (540.50 KB)
• CRWindowsClientService.exe (308.00 KB)
• dvaaudiofilterscan.exe (234.50 KB)
• dynamiclinkmanager.exe (675.50 KB)
• GPUSniffer.exe (132.00 KB)
• ImporterREDServer.exe (225.50 KB)
• LogTransport2.exe (1.35 MB)
• PhotoshopServer.exe (292.00 KB)
• TeamProjectsLocalHub.exe (6.44 MB)
• CEPHtmlEngine.exe (2.89 MB)
• Automatic Duck.exe (5.13 MB)
• convert.exe (13.01 MB)
• CRLogTransport.exe (540.52 KB)
• CRWindowsClientService.exe (308.02 KB)
• flitetranscoder.exe (78.02 KB)
• LogTransport2.exe (1.35 MB)
• node.exe (21.78 MB)
• Photoshop.exe (206.53 MB)
• PhotoshopPrefsManager.exe (895.52 KB)
• pngquant.exe (266.62 KB)
• sniffer.exe (1.14 MB)
• Droplet Template.exe (333.02 KB)
• CEPHtmlEngine.exe (4.05 MB)
• amecommand.exe (287.52 KB)
• dynamiclinkmanager.exe (614.02 KB)
• dynamiclinkmediaserver.exe (1.08 MB)
• ImporterREDServer.exe (147.52 KB)
• Adobe Spaces Helper.exe (1.13 MB)
• Adobe Premiere Pro.exe (3.25 MB)
• AnywhereEncoder.exe (1.03 MB)
• AnywhereIngest.exe (1.14 MB)
• AnywhereProductionConverter.exe (842.09 KB)
• AnywhereRenderer.exe (556.59 KB)
• CRLogTransport.exe (540.59 KB)
• CRWindowsClientService.exe (308.09 KB)
• dvaaudiofilterscan.exe (235.09 KB)
• dynamiclinkmanager.exe (693.09 KB)
• GPUSniffer.exe (132.09 KB)
• ImporterREDServer.exe (234.09 KB)
• LogTransport2.exe (1.35 MB)
• MPEGHDVExport.exe (89.09 KB)
• PhotoshopServer.exe (292.09 KB)
• PProHeadless.exe (309.09 KB)
• TeamProjectsLocalHub.exe (7.28 MB)
• CEPHtmlEngine.exe (2.84 MB)
• Automatic Duck.exe (5.13 MB)

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The current web page applies to Adobe Lightroom Classic CC version 8.2 only. You can find below info on other releases of Adobe Lightroom Classic CC:

• 8.1
• 8.0
• 7.3
• 7.3.1
• 7.5
• 8.2.1
• 7.2
• 7.4

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Following the uninstall process, the application leaves leftovers on the PC. Some of these are shown below.

Folders found on disk after you uninstall Adobe Lightroom Classic CC from your PC:

• C:\Program Files\Adobe

The files below are left behind on your disk by Adobe Lightroom Classic CC's application uninstaller when you removed it:

• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\acrotray.exe
• 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\DVControl.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2024\Support Files\(Media Core PlugIns)\Common\DvFileWriter.prm
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2024\Support Files\(Media Core PlugIns)\Common\DXAVSource.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2024\Support Files\(Media Core PlugIns)\Common\DXCaptureSource.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2024\Support Files\(Media Core PlugIns)\Common\DxMultiGraphBridge.prm
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2024\Support Files\(Media Core PlugIns)\Common\DXSampleInterceptor.dll
• 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\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\libmmd.dll
• 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_21_0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2024\Support Files\(Media Core PlugIns)\Common\svml_dispmd.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\TransmitDV.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)\Common\TransmitVR.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
• 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\AdobePIP.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_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_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\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

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

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\LTRM_8_2

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 After Effects 2024\Support Files\AfterFX.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2024\Support Files\AfterFX.exe.FriendlyAppName

How to delete Adobe Lightroom Classic CC from your computer using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Adobe Lightroom Classic CC is a program offered by Adobe Inc.. Frequently, people want to remove it. This is troublesome because deleting this by hand takes some experience regarding removing Windows applications by hand. One of the best QUICK way to remove Adobe Lightroom Classic CC is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take the following steps on how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your Windows PC, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and all around tool to take care of your Windows PC.

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

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to get familiar with the program's design and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good Windows optimizer.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs button


5. A list of the programs installed on your PC will appear

6. Scroll the list of programs until you find Adobe Lightroom Classic CC or simply click the Search feature and type in "Adobe Lightroom Classic CC". The Adobe Lightroom Classic CC application will be found automatically. Notice that after you click Adobe Lightroom Classic CC in the list , the following data regarding the program is made available to you:

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

For instance you can see that for Adobe Lightroom Classic CC:

• 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 window asking you to confirm will appear. Confirm the removal by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall Adobe Lightroom Classic CC.


8. After removing Adobe Lightroom Classic CC, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Press Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items of Adobe Lightroom Classic CC which have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling Adobe Lightroom Classic CC using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your system.

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

Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to remove Adobe Lightroom Classic CC by Adobe Inc. from your PC, nor are we saying that Adobe Lightroom Classic CC by Adobe Inc. is not a good application. This page simply contains detailed instructions on how to remove Adobe Lightroom Classic CC 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 discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.