Avid Pro Tools

How to uninstall Avid Pro Tools from your system

Avid Pro Tools is a computer program. This page contains details on how to remove it from your PC. The Windows version was created by Avid Technology, Inc.. Further information on Avid Technology, Inc. can be seen here. Click on http://www.avid.com to get more facts about Avid Pro Tools on Avid Technology, Inc.'s website. The application is often installed in the C:\Program Files\Avid\Pro Tools directory (same installation drive as Windows). Pro Tools Helper.exe is the programs's main file and it takes circa 349.50 KB (357888 bytes) on disk.

The following executable files are incorporated in Avid Pro Tools. They occupy 34.33 MB (35995528 bytes) on disk.

• Crash Reporter.exe (1.05 MB)
• Inspector.exe (35.50 KB)
• MMERefresh.exe (139.50 KB)
• Pro Tools Helper.exe (349.50 KB)
• ProTools.exe (23.97 MB)
• ProToolsUserSetup.exe (199.50 KB)
• DigiNetInstall.exe (121.50 KB)
• zip.exe (308.00 KB)
• SYNCSetup.exe (602.98 KB)
• ProToolsQuickTimeServer.exe (1.87 MB)
• acfcacheregister.exe (43.53 KB)
• AvidCrashReporter.exe (423.03 KB)
• AvidInspector.exe (49.02 KB)
• AvidVideoEngine.exe (1.78 MB)
• QtWebEngineProcess.exe (636.53 KB)
• QuickTime_OPServer.exe (1.76 MB)
• HWInstall.exe (659.32 KB)
• AAFDump.exe (174.51 KB)
• MXFDump.exe (243.01 KB)

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The current web page applies to Avid Pro Tools version 22.9.0.112 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
• 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
• 11.3
• 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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Avid Pro Tools has the habit of leaving behind some leftovers.

Folders left behind when you uninstall Avid Pro Tools:

• C:\Program Files\Avid\Pro Tools
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Avid\Pro Tools
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\Pro Tools

Generally, the following files remain on disk:

• 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
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Pro Tools\AAE_Resource411.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Pro Tools\AAE_Resource412.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Pro Tools\AAE_Resource804.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Pro Tools\AAE_ResourceC0A.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Pro Tools\AAFCOAPI.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Pro Tools\AAXHost.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Pro Tools\AAXShared.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Pro Tools\ACFPluginHost.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Pro Tools\AFnd.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Pro Tools\AFnd_Resource404.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Pro Tools\AFnd_Resource407.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Pro Tools\AFnd_Resource40C.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Pro Tools\AFnd_Resource411.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Pro Tools\AFnd_Resource412.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Pro Tools\AFnd_Resource804.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Pro Tools\AFnd_ResourceC0A.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Pro Tools\ARADX.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Pro Tools\atmos_storage.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Pro Tools\atmos_storage_adm_bwf.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Pro Tools\Avicudt51.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Pro Tools\Avicuuc51.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Pro Tools\AvOmfToolkit.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Pro Tools\avx2_plug-ins\ACFString.avx
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Pro Tools\avx2_plug-ins\AMADeviceMonitor.avx
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Pro Tools\avx2_plug-ins\AMAFI-AAC\AAC_ContainerHandler.acf
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Pro Tools\avx2_plug-ins\AMAFileIO.avx
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Pro Tools\avx2_plug-ins\AMAFI-MP3\MP3_ContainerHandler.acf
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Pro Tools\avx2_plug-ins\AMAFI-MXF\MXF_ContainerHandler.acf
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Pro Tools\avx2_plug-ins\AMAFI-QTFF\QTFFContainerHandler.acf
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Pro Tools\avx2_plug-ins\AMAFI-SDK\FeederFactory.acf
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Pro Tools\avx2_plug-ins\AMAFI-SDK\LEPCore.acf
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Pro Tools\avx2_plug-ins\AMAFI-SDK\MetadataTranslator.acf
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Pro Tools\avx2_plug-ins\AMALogger.avx
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Pro Tools\avx2_plug-ins\AMASampleProviderSupport.avx
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Pro Tools\avx2_plug-ins\ByteBlock.avx
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Pro Tools\avx2_plug-ins\CATAAC.acf
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Pro Tools\avx2_plug-ins\CATALAC.acf
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Pro Tools\avx2_plug-ins\CATMP3.acf
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Pro Tools\avx2_plug-ins\CodecMaster.acf
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Pro Tools\avx2_plug-ins\config\dfm\aac.lua
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Pro Tools\avx2_plug-ins\config\dfm\ac3.lua
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Pro Tools\avx2_plug-ins\config\dfm\aces.lua
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Pro Tools\avx2_plug-ins\config\dfm\aes3.lua
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Pro Tools\avx2_plug-ins\config\dfm\apple_lossless.lua
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Pro Tools\avx2_plug-ins\config\dfm\avc.lua
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Pro Tools\avx2_plug-ins\config\dfm\avc_hires_proxy.lua
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Pro Tools\avx2_plug-ins\config\dfm\avci.lua
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Pro Tools\avx2_plug-ins\config\dfm\avci_sd.lua
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Pro Tools\avx2_plug-ins\config\dfm\avcproxy.lua
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Pro Tools\avx2_plug-ins\config\dfm\dnx.lua
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Pro Tools\avx2_plug-ins\config\dfm\dnx_uncompressed.lua
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Pro Tools\avx2_plug-ins\config\dfm\dpx.lua
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Pro Tools\avx2_plug-ins\config\dfm\dv.lua
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Pro Tools\avx2_plug-ins\config\dfm\hevc.lua
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Pro Tools\avx2_plug-ins\config\dfm\j2k.lua
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Pro Tools\avx2_plug-ins\config\dfm\m2v.lua
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Pro Tools\avx2_plug-ins\config\dfm\mjpeg.lua
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Pro Tools\avx2_plug-ins\config\dfm\mp2.lua
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Pro Tools\avx2_plug-ins\config\dfm\mp3.lua
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Pro Tools\avx2_plug-ins\config\dfm\mpeg4.lua
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Pro Tools\avx2_plug-ins\config\dfm\openexr.lua
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Pro Tools\avx2_plug-ins\config\dfm\packer.lua
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Pro Tools\avx2_plug-ins\config\dfm\png.lua
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Pro Tools\avx2_plug-ins\config\dfm\prores.lua
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Pro Tools\avx2_plug-ins\config\dfm\prores_raw.lua
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Pro Tools\avx2_plug-ins\config\dfm\qtrle.lua
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Pro Tools\avx2_plug-ins\config\dfm\tga.lua
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Pro Tools\avx2_plug-ins\config\dfm\tiff.lua
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Pro Tools\avx2_plug-ins\config\shared\dfmbase.lua
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Pro Tools\avx2_plug-ins\config\shared\forge_io.lua
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Pro Tools\avx2_plug-ins\config\shared\multiset.lua
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Pro Tools\avx2_plug-ins\config\shared\mxf.lua
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Pro Tools\avx2_plug-ins\config\shared\node.lua
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Pro Tools\avx2_plug-ins\config\shared\table.lua
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Pro Tools\avx2_plug-ins\CTExtra.acf
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Pro Tools\avx2_plug-ins\CTSharedCoreClasses.acf
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Pro Tools\avx2_plug-ins\CTSharedResourceHandling.acf
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Pro Tools\avx2_plug-ins\ErrorHandler\ErrorHandlerPlugin.acf
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Pro Tools\avx2_plug-ins\ProTools_QuickTime_OPClient.avx
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Pro Tools\avx2_plug-ins\PXF\ACFString.avx
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Pro Tools\avx2_plug-ins\PXF\AvidMXF_SDK_4.7.3_vc142.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Pro Tools\avx2_plug-ins\PXF\Elements.xml
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Pro Tools\avx2_plug-ins\PXF\mxf_file.bin
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Pro Tools\avx2_plug-ins\PXF\PXF.dll
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Pro Tools\avx2_plug-ins\PXF\PXFPlugin.acf
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Pro Tools\avx2_plug-ins\PXF\schemas\Asset.xsd
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Pro Tools\avx2_plug-ins\PXF\schemas\Clip.xsd
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Pro Tools\avx2_plug-ins\PXF\schemas\dcp-AM.xsd
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Pro Tools\avx2_plug-ins\PXF\schemas\dcp-pkl.xsd
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Pro Tools\avx2_plug-ins\PXF\schemas\ImfCpl.xsd
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Pro Tools\avx2_plug-ins\PXF\schemas\imf-cpl.xsd
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Pro Tools\avx2_plug-ins\PXF\schemas\ImfDataTypes.xsd
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Pro Tools\avx2_plug-ins\PXF\schemas\PackingList.xsd
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Pro Tools\avx2_plug-ins\PXF\schemas\PlayList.xsd
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Pro Tools\avx2_plug-ins\PXF\schemas\pxf-bundle.xsd
• C:\Program Files\Avid\Pro Tools\avx2_plug-ins\PXF\schemas\pxf-metadata.xsd

Registry that is not removed:

• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Avid\Pro Tools
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Avid Technology\Avid Pro Tools
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\2DA4F4D094E25C4429044171F7249D87
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\FDD4A0C9B6075CA47AC9250534629739

Supplementary values that are not cleaned:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Avid\Pro Tools First\ProToolsFirst.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Avid\Pro Tools First\ProToolsFirst.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Avid\Pro Tools\ProTools.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Avid\Pro Tools\ProTools.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\2DA4F4D094E25C4429044171F7249D87\ProductName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\FDD4A0C9B6075CA47AC9250534629739\ProductName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\Avid\Pro Tools\avx2_plug-ins\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\Avid\Pro Tools\Codecs\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\Avid\Pro Tools\Controllers\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\Avid\Pro Tools\Databases\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\Avid\Pro Tools\Documentation\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\Avid\Pro Tools\Ethernet Support\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\Avid\Pro Tools\Factory Content\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\Avid\Pro Tools\Licenses\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\Avid\Pro Tools\Locales\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\Avid\Pro Tools\LogFiles\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\Avid\Pro Tools\Pro Tools Utilities\LogFiles\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\Avid\Pro Tools\System Plug-Ins\Time Comp-Exp.aaxplugin\Contents\Win32\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\WINDOWS\Installer\{9F107B3A-B0F5-4A3D-9174-AA7FDFA48142}\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\DigiRefresh\ImagePath

How to delete Avid Pro Tools from your PC with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Avid Pro Tools is a program marketed by the software company Avid Technology, Inc.. Frequently, users try to uninstall this application. Sometimes this can be hard because removing this by hand takes some experience related to Windows program uninstallation. One of the best EASY practice to uninstall Avid Pro Tools 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 Windows PC, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is one of the best uninstaller and all around utility to clean your Windows system.

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• download the program by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to admire the program's design and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful system optimizer.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Press the Uninstall Programs tool


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

6. Navigate the list of applications until you find Avid Pro Tools or simply activate the Search feature and type in "Avid Pro Tools". The Avid Pro Tools app will be found very quickly. When you click Avid Pro Tools in the list of applications, the following information regarding the application is made available to you:

• Safety rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other users have regarding Avid Pro Tools, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the application you want to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will appear. Confirm the removal by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall Avid Pro Tools.


8. After uninstalling Avid Pro Tools, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Click Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items of Avid Pro Tools which 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 can be sure that no Windows registry items, files or folders are left behind on your disk.

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

Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to remove 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 for your PC. This text simply contains detailed instructions on how to remove Avid Pro Tools in case you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.