Avid Pro Tools

A way to uninstall Avid Pro Tools from your system

This page is about Avid Pro Tools for Windows. Below you can find details on how to remove it from your computer. It was created for Windows by Avid Technology, Inc.. You can read more on Avid Technology, Inc. or check for application updates here. More details about the application Avid Pro Tools can be seen at http://www.avid.com. Avid Pro Tools is normally set up in the C:\Program Files\Avid\Pro Tools folder, subject to the user's option. The program's main executable file is labeled ProTools.exe and it has a size of 18.00 MB (18873760 bytes).

The following executables are installed beside Avid Pro Tools. They take about 30.72 MB (32215024 bytes) on disk.

• Crash Reporter.exe (454.00 KB)
• digisptiservice64.exe (186.00 KB)
• Inspector.exe (32.50 KB)
• MMERefresh.exe (83.00 KB)
• ProTools.exe (18.00 MB)
• ProToolsUserSetup.exe (143.50 KB)
• SoftwareUpdater.exe (946.84 KB)
• DigiTest.exe (4.66 MB)
• SYNCSetup.exe (544.34 KB)
• ProToolsQuickTimeServer.exe (1.83 MB)
• AvidVideoEngine.exe (278.76 KB)
• DSM_Server.exe (142.26 KB)
• QuickTime_OPServer.exe (1.72 MB)
• HWInstall.exe (1.29 MB)
• AAFDump.exe (177.26 KB)
• MXFDump.exe (310.76 KB)

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The current page applies to Avid Pro Tools version 11.3 only. You can find here a few links to other Avid Pro Tools versions:

• 10.3.2
• 18.7.0.201
• 11.1.2
• 21.6.0.101
• 18.1.0.208
• 12.6.1.634
• 10.3.5
• 10.3.6
• 12.5.1.476
• 12.8.0.840
• 10.3.7
• 22.5.0.192
• 11.3.2
• 10.3.8
• 23.12.0.136
• 21.10.0.67
• 10.3.4
• 23.12.1.138
• 12.0.0.456
• 12.8.0.772
• 20.9.1.123
• 22.4.0.168
• 11.0.0
• 12.1.0.94
• 22.9.0.112
• 21.7.0.127
• 21.3.0.171
• 18.1.0.241
• 12.9.0.150
• 12.8.2.30
• 12.8.2.106
• 11.1.1
• 12.4.0.294
• 22.12.0.326
• 24.10.0.197
• 22.6.0.88
• 10.3.9
• 11.1.3
• 12.8.0.764
• 24.6.0.149
• 12.3.1.260
• 11.2.2
• 20.9.0.119
• 12.8.2.72
• 12.9.0.185
• 11.2.0
• 12.2.0.152
• 22.10.0.134
• 12.9.0.155
• 18.4.0.317
• 12.8.0.825
• 18.12.0.307
• 20.11.0.157
• 12.2.1.185
• 19.12.0.534
• 18.10.0.246
• 18.1.0.236
• 12.5.2.511
• 12.7.0.676
• 10.3.3
• 11.1.0
• 22.7.0.104
• 12.9.0.187
• 10.3
• 19.6.0.370
• 12.8.0.816
• 12.3.0.241
• 22.7.0.105
• 12.7.1.703
• 12.7.1.729
• 23.6.0.110
• 21.3.1.176
• 20.12.0.190
• 23.3.0.89
• 12.8.0.834
• 18.1.0.226
• 24.3.0.133
• 12.5.0.395
• 10.0.1
• 10.2.0
• 12.7.1.733
• 18.3.0.285
• 12.8.0.748
• 12.8.3.178
• 24.10.1.204
• 10.3.1
• 23.9.0.155
• 24.3.1.162
• 10.0.0
• 11.2.1
• 19.5.0.322
• 11.3.1
• 11.0.2
• 12.8.1.921
• 12.7.1.727
• 10.3.10
• 12.7.0.672
• 12.7.0.661
• 19.10.0.494
• 12.6.0.585

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Some files and registry entries are frequently left behind when you remove Avid Pro Tools.

Folders found on disk after you uninstall Avid Pro Tools from your computer:

• C:\Program Files\Avid\Pro Tools
• C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Avid\Pro Tools
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Pro Tools

Check for and delete the following files from your disk when you uninstall Avid Pro Tools:

• C:\Program Files\Avid\Pro Tools\AAE.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Pro Tools\AAE_Resource404.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Pro Tools\AAE_Resource407.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Pro Tools\AAE_Resource40C.dll

Registry that is not cleaned:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.omf
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.p24
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.pim
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.pio

Additional registry values that you should delete:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Advanced Authoring Format File\DefaultIcon\
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Advanced Authoring Format File\Shell\Open\command\
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{06C373C1-D83C-43E6-8BDB-081C93AA323B}\InprocServer32\
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{648DFB8A-E7E3-4F88-BC01-58EE40F45DCE}\InprocServer32\

How to erase Avid Pro Tools from your computer with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Avid Pro Tools is an application by the software company Avid Technology, Inc.. Some users decide to remove this application. Sometimes this can be easier said than done because removing this manually requires some experience related to removing Windows applications by hand. One of the best EASY approach to remove Avid Pro Tools 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 Windows system, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and all around tool to maximize the performance of your Windows system.

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

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to admire the program's design and number of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful system utility.

3. Press the General Tools category


4. Press the Uninstall Programs button


5. All the programs existing on the PC will appear

6. Scroll the list of programs until you locate Avid Pro Tools or simply activate the Search field and type in "Avid Pro Tools". If it exists on your system the Avid Pro Tools program will be found automatically. Notice that after you select Avid Pro Tools in the list of programs, some information about the application is shown to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). This explains the opinion other people have about Avid Pro Tools, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
• Technical information about the program you are about to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will show up. accept the uninstall by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will remove Avid Pro Tools.


8. After uninstalling Avid Pro Tools, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Click Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items that belong Avid Pro Tools that have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling Avid Pro Tools 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 run without errors or problems.

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Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to uninstall Avid Pro Tools by Avid Technology, Inc. from your computer, we are not saying that Avid Pro Tools by Avid Technology, Inc. is not a good application. This text only contains detailed info on how to uninstall Avid Pro Tools supposing you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.