Avid Pro Tools

How to uninstall Avid Pro Tools from your computer

You can find on this page detailed information on how to remove Avid Pro Tools for Windows. It is developed by Avid Technology, Inc.. You can read more on Avid Technology, Inc. or check for application updates here. Click on http://www.avid.com to get more facts about Avid Pro Tools on Avid Technology, Inc.'s website. Usually the Avid Pro Tools program is installed in the C:\Program Files\Avid\Pro Tools folder, depending on the user's option during setup. The application's main executable file occupies 349.50 KB (357888 bytes) on disk and is labeled Pro Tools Helper.exe.

The executable files below are part of Avid Pro Tools. They take an average of 390.92 MB (409907488 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 (15.30 MB)
• ProToolsUserSetup.exe (199.50 KB)
• DigiNetInstall.exe (121.50 KB)
• AvidVideoEngineSetup.exe (360.36 MB)
• zip.exe (308.00 KB)
• DigiTest.exe (4.82 MB)
• SYNCSetup.exe (604.27 KB)
• ProToolsQuickTimeServer.exe (1.87 MB)
• acfcacheregister.exe (37.98 KB)
• AvidCrashReporter.exe (422.48 KB)
• AvidInspector.exe (44.97 KB)
• AvidVideoEngine.exe (1.89 MB)
• QtWebEngineProcess.exe (632.98 KB)
• QuickTime_OPServer.exe (1.76 MB)
• HWInstall.exe (659.32 KB)
• AAFDump.exe (170.95 KB)
• MXFDump.exe (239.45 KB)

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This data is about Avid Pro Tools version 21.7.0.127 only. For more Avid Pro Tools versions please click below:

• 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
• 21.3.0.171
• 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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If you're planning to uninstall Avid Pro Tools you should check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

You should delete the folders below after 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

Files remaining:

• 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

Frequently the following registry keys will not be uninstalled:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Avid Technology\Avid Pro Tools
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{09873918-0C70-456D-8261-C3D22380CAD3}

Supplementary registry values that are not removed:

• 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_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Avid\Pro Tools\ProToolsUserSetup.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Avid\Pro Tools\ProToolsUserSetup.exe.FriendlyAppName
• 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\Clip Effects Presets\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\Avid\Pro Tools\Factory Content\Fade Presets\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\Avid\Pro Tools\Factory Content\Grooves\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\Avid\Pro Tools\Factory Content\Plug-In Maps\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\Avid\Pro Tools\Factory Content\Session Templates\Guitar\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\Avid\Pro Tools\Factory Content\Session Templates\Misc\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\Avid\Pro Tools\Factory Content\Session Templates\Music\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\Avid\Pro Tools\Factory Content\Session Templates\Record+Mix\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\Avid\Pro Tools\Factory Content\Session Templates\Songwriter\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\Avid\Pro Tools\Factory Content\Session Templates\VENUE Live Sound\
• 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\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\Avid\Pro Tools\PTHelp\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\Avid\Pro Tools\QuickTimeServer\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\Avid\Pro Tools\Resources\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\Avid\Pro Tools\Skins\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\Avid\Pro Tools\System Plug-Ins\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\WINDOWS\Installer\{09873918-0C70-456D-8261-C3D22380CAD3}\

How to uninstall Avid Pro Tools with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Avid Pro Tools is an application offered by Avid Technology, Inc.. Frequently, users try to erase it. This is difficult because uninstalling this by hand requires some knowledge regarding removing Windows applications by hand. The best SIMPLE way to erase Avid Pro Tools is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your Windows system, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and general tool to optimize your Windows system.

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2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to get familiar with the program's design and number of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful system utility.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs tool


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

6. Navigate the list of applications until you locate Avid Pro Tools or simply click the Search field and type in "Avid Pro Tools". If it exists on your system the Avid Pro Tools program will be found automatically. After you select Avid Pro Tools in the list , the following data about the application is shown to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating explains the opinion other users have about Avid Pro Tools, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
• Details about the app you wish to remove, by pressing the Properties button.

7. Press the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will appear. accept the removal by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall Avid Pro Tools.


8. After uninstalling Avid Pro Tools, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Press Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items of Avid Pro Tools which have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling Avid Pro Tools using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry items, files or folders are left behind on your computer.

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

Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to uninstall Avid Pro Tools by Avid Technology, Inc. from your PC, 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 decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.