Adobe Lightroom Classic

A guide to uninstall Adobe Lightroom Classic from your computer

Adobe Lightroom Classic is a software application. This page is comprised of details on how to uninstall it from your PC. It was coded for Windows by Adobe Inc.. You can read more on Adobe Inc. or check for application updates here. Please follow https://helpx.adobe.com/support/lightroom-classic.html if you want to read more on Adobe Lightroom Classic on Adobe Inc.'s page. The program is often located in the C:\Program Files\Adobe folder. Keep in mind that this path can differ being determined by the user's preference. Adobe Lightroom Classic's full uninstall command line is C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\Adobe Desktop Common\HDBox\Uninstaller.exe. The program's main executable file is called Lightroom.exe and its approximative size is 31.55 MB (33083312 bytes).

The executable files below are installed together with Adobe Lightroom Classic. They take about 1,018.42 MB (1067890784 bytes) on disk.

• Acrobat.exe (8.48 MB)
• AcrobatInfo.exe (36.40 KB)
• acrobat_sl.exe (42.40 KB)
• AcroBroker.exe (2.94 MB)
• AcroTextExtractor.exe (61.90 KB)
• ADelRCP.exe (378.91 KB)
• ADNotificationManager.exe (432.90 KB)
• Adobe Crash Processor.exe (1.14 MB)
• AdobeCollabSync.exe (11.74 MB)
• CRLogTransport.exe (199.40 KB)
• CRWindowsClientService.exe (1.47 MB)
• Eula.exe (130.90 KB)
• LogTransport2.exe (1.06 MB)
• ShowAppPickerForPDF.exe (23.90 KB)
• AcroCEF.exe (3.52 MB)
• SingleClientServicesUpdater.exe (204.83 MB)
• AcroShareTarget.exe (69.91 KB)
• WCChromeNativeMessagingHost.exe (207.91 KB)
• adobe_licensing_wf_acro.exe (3.42 MB)
• adobe_licensing_wf_helper_acro.exe (463.41 KB)
• AdobeFips.exe (5.23 MB)
• 32BitMAPIBroker.exe (108.90 KB)
• 64BitMAPIBroker.exe (285.90 KB)
• MSRMSPIBroker.exe (541.40 KB)
• FullTrustNotifier.exe (213.16 KB)
• Acrobat.exe (7.10 MB)
• Adobe Analysis Server.exe (576.95 KB)
• Advanced3DModelConverter.exe (58.95 KB)
• aerender.exe (53.45 KB)
• AfterFX.exe (1.22 MB)
• crashpad_handler.exe (823.45 KB)
• CRWindowsClientService.exe (353.95 KB)
• dvaapprelauncher.exe (46.95 KB)
• dynamiclinkmanager.exe (625.95 KB)
• GPUSniffer.exe (115.45 KB)
• ImporterREDServer.exe (140.45 KB)
• TeamProjectsLocalHub.exe (7.58 MB)
• CEPHtmlEngine.exe (4.64 MB)
• FrameioHelper.exe (8.35 MB)
• crashpad_handler.exe (658.45 KB)
• mocha4ae_adobe.exe (130.95 KB)
• Automatic Duck.exe (5.13 MB)
• Adobe Bridge.exe (33.08 MB)
• Adobe Crash Processor.exe (1.11 MB)
• bridgeproxy.exe (121.47 KB)
• CRLogTransport.exe (152.47 KB)
• CRWindowsClientService.exe (356.97 KB)
• LogTransport2.exe (1.03 MB)
• CEPHtmlEngine.exe (3.62 MB)
• amecommand.exe (252.98 KB)
• dynamiclinkmanager.exe (535.48 KB)
• dynamiclinkmediaserver.exe (975.97 KB)
• ImporterREDServer.exe (136.47 KB)
• Adobe DNG Converter.exe (5.90 MB)
• apdproxy.exe (70.97 KB)
• Photodownloader.exe (3.02 MB)
• Adobe Bridge.exe (59.32 MB)
• bridgeproxy.exe (102.91 KB)
• CRWindowsClientService.exe (364.41 KB)
• CEPHtmlEngine.exe (4.64 MB)
• amecommand.exe (224.91 KB)
• dynamiclinkmanager.exe (520.91 KB)
• dynamiclinkmediaserver.exe (1,007.41 KB)
• ImporterREDServer.exe (137.41 KB)
• apdproxy.exe (70.91 KB)
• Photodownloader.exe (3.02 MB)
• CCXProcess.exe (189.50 KB)
• Adobe Crash Processor.exe (1.11 MB)
• CRLogTransport.exe (152.50 KB)
• CRWindowsClientService.exe (366.00 KB)
• node.exe (66.57 MB)
• Adobe Crash Processor.exe (1.14 MB)
• Adobe Lightroom CEF Helper.exe (503.92 KB)
• CRLogTransport.exe (212.92 KB)
• CRWindowsClientService.exe (1.46 MB)
• HD_Deleter.exe (27.92 KB)
• Lightroom.exe (31.55 MB)
• LogTransport2.exe (1.03 MB)
• amecommand.exe (237.92 KB)
• dynamiclinkmanager.exe (621.42 KB)
• dynamiclinkmediaserver.exe (1.18 MB)
• ImporterREDServer.exe (139.92 KB)
• convert.exe (13.02 MB)
• CRWindowsClientService.exe (1.47 MB)
• flitetranscoder.exe (75.92 KB)
• node.exe (66.45 MB)
• Photoshop.exe (177.18 MB)
• PhotoshopPrefsManager.exe (951.92 KB)
• pngquant.exe (269.52 KB)
• sniffer.exe (1.87 MB)
• TestXPUInfoIPC.exe (434.92 KB)
• Droplet Template.exe (335.92 KB)
• CEPHtmlEngine.exe (4.64 MB)
• amecommand.exe (206.92 KB)
• dynamiclinkmanager.exe (628.92 KB)
• dynamiclinkmediaserver.exe (931.92 KB)
• ImporterREDServer.exe (113.42 KB)
• Adobe Premiere Pro.exe (7.28 MB)
• crashpad_handler.exe (823.45 KB)
• CRWindowsClientService.exe (353.95 KB)
• dvaapprelauncher.exe (46.95 KB)
• dvaaudiofilterscan.exe (163.95 KB)
• dynamiclinkmanager.exe (625.95 KB)
• GPUSniffer.exe (115.45 KB)
• ImporterREDServer.exe (140.45 KB)
• PProHeadless.exe (209.45 KB)
• TeamProjectsLocalHub.exe (7.58 MB)
• CEPHtmlEngine.exe (4.64 MB)
• crashpad_handler.exe (658.45 KB)
• mocha4ae_adobe.exe (130.95 KB)

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The current web page applies to Adobe Lightroom Classic version 14.2 only. Click on the links below for other Adobe Lightroom Classic versions:

• 14.1.1
• 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
• 13.1.0.0
• 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
• 14.1
• 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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Numerous files, folders and Windows registry data can be left behind when you are trying to remove Adobe Lightroom Classic from your computer.

Folders remaining:

• C:\Program Files\Adobe

Files remaining:

• 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\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_reader_appicon_16.png
• 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\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\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_100_percent.pak
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroCEF\chrome_200_percent.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\icudtl.dat
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroCEF\libcef.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\resources.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\vk_swiftshader.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroCEF\vk_swiftshader_icd.json
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroCEF\vulkan-1.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\acrocef_1\AcroCEF.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_100_percent.pak
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\acrocef_1\chrome_200_percent.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\icudtl.dat
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\acrocef_1\libcef.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\resources.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\acrocef_1\vk_swiftshader.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\acrocef_1\vk_swiftshader_icd.json
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\acrocef_1\vulkan-1.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroCloudConnect.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroDunamis.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AcroTextExtractor.exe
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\ADelRCP.exe
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\ADNotificationManager.exe
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\Adobe Crash Processor.exe
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\Adobe.Acrobat.Dependencies.manifest
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\adobeafp.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AdobeCollabSync.exe
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AdobeLinguistic.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AdobeXMP.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AGM.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AGMGPUOptIn.ini
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\ahclient.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\AIDE.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\Air\nppdf32.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\Air\nppdf32.ESP
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\ANCUtility.dll
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\Assets\ownership-hero-image-d.gif
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\Assets\Square150x150Logo.scale-100.png
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\Assets\Square150x150Logo.scale-125.png
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\Assets\Square150x150Logo.scale-150.png
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\Assets\Square150x150Logo.scale-200.png
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\Assets\Square150x150Logo.scale-400.png
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\Assets\Square310x310Logo.scale-100.png
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\Assets\Square310x310Logo.scale-125.png
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\Assets\Square310x310Logo.scale-150.png
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\Assets\Square310x310Logo.scale-200.png
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\Assets\Square310x310Logo.scale-400.png
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\Assets\Square44x44Logo.png
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\Assets\Square44x44Logo.scale-100.png
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\Assets\Square44x44Logo.scale-125.png
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\Assets\Square44x44Logo.scale-150.png
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\Assets\Square44x44Logo.scale-200.png
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\Assets\Square44x44Logo.scale-400.png
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\Assets\Square44x44Logo-16.png
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\Assets\Square44x44Logo-20.png
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\Assets\Square44x44Logo-24.png
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\Assets\Square44x44Logo-256.png
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\Assets\Square44x44Logo-30.png
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\Assets\Square44x44Logo-32.png
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\Assets\Square44x44Logo-36.png
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\Assets\Square44x44Logo-40.png
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\Assets\Square44x44Logo-48.png
• C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat DC\Acrobat\Assets\Square44x44Logo-60.png

Additional values that you should delete:

• 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 Photoshop 2024\Photoshop.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop 2025\Photoshop.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop 2025\Photoshop.exe.FriendlyAppName

A way to erase Adobe Lightroom Classic using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Adobe Lightroom Classic is a program marketed by Adobe Inc.. Some users want to erase this application. This is troublesome because deleting this by hand requires some know-how related to PCs. One of the best SIMPLE approach to erase Adobe Lightroom Classic is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your PC, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and general utility to take care of your PC.

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

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good Windows optimizer.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Press the Uninstall Programs tool


5. All the programs existing on the PC will be made available to you

6. Navigate the list of programs until you find Adobe Lightroom Classic or simply activate the Search feature and type in "Adobe Lightroom Classic". If it is installed on your PC the Adobe Lightroom Classic app will be found very quickly. After you click Adobe Lightroom Classic in the list of programs, the following data about the program is made available to you:

• Star rating (in the lower left corner). This 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.
• Details about the program you want to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.

For example you can see that for Adobe Lightroom Classic:

• The web site of the application 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 confirmation dialog will appear. Confirm the removal by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove Adobe Lightroom Classic.


8. After uninstalling Adobe Lightroom Classic, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Press Next to perform the cleanup. All the items that belong Adobe Lightroom Classic which have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing Adobe Lightroom Classic using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry items, files or folders are left behind on your computer.

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

Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to remove Adobe Lightroom Classic by Adobe Inc. from your computer, nor are we saying that Adobe Lightroom Classic by Adobe Inc. is not a good application for your PC. This page simply contains detailed instructions on how to remove Adobe Lightroom Classic supposing you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.