Avid Pro Tools
How to uninstall Avid Pro Tools from your computer
This info is about Avid Pro Tools for Windows. Below you can find details on how to remove it from your computer. The Windows version was created by Avid Technology, Inc.. More info about Avid Technology, Inc. can be seen here. Please open https://www.avid.com if you want to read more on Avid Pro Tools on Avid Technology, Inc.'s page. Usually the Avid Pro Tools application is found in the C:\Program Files\Avid\Pro Tools folder, depending on the user's option during install. Pro Tools Helper.exe is the programs's main file and it takes approximately 373.50 KB (382464 bytes) on disk.The executables below are part of Avid Pro Tools. They take an average of 38.06 MB (39910264 bytes) on disk.
- crashpad_handler.exe (1.44 MB)
- DAEPlugInRunner.exe (159.00 KB)
- MMERefresh.exe (162.00 KB)
- Pro Tools Helper.exe (373.50 KB)
- ProTools.exe (27.09 MB)
- ProToolsUserSetup.exe (224.00 KB)
- DigiNetInstall.exe (145.00 KB)
- zip.exe (308.00 KB)
- SYNCSetup.exe (595.99 KB)
- ProToolsQuickTimeServer.exe (1.87 MB)
- acfcacheregister.exe (43.52 KB)
- AvidCrashReporter.exe (424.52 KB)
- AvidInspector.exe (49.52 KB)
- AvidVideoEngine.exe (1.79 MB)
- QtWebEngineProcess.exe (637.03 KB)
- QuickTime_OPServer.exe (1.76 MB)
- HWInstall.exe (659.32 KB)
- AAFDump.exe (175.01 KB)
- MXFDump.exe (243.01 KB)
The current web page applies to Avid Pro Tools version 24.3.0.133 alone. You can find below info on other application versions of Avid Pro Tools:
- 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
- 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
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\UserName
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Avid\UserName
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Avid\UserName
The files below remain on your disk when you remove Avid Pro Tools:
- C:\Program Files\Avid\UserName\AAE.dll
- C:\Program Files\Avid\UserName\AAE_Resource404.dll
- C:\Program Files\Avid\UserName\AAE_Resource407.dll
- C:\Program Files\Avid\UserName\AAE_Resource40C.dll
- C:\Program Files\Avid\UserName\AAE_Resource411.dll
- C:\Program Files\Avid\UserName\AAE_Resource412.dll
- C:\Program Files\Avid\UserName\AAE_Resource804.dll
- C:\Program Files\Avid\UserName\AAE_ResourceC0A.dll
- C:\Program Files\Avid\UserName\AAFCOAPI.dll
- C:\Program Files\Avid\UserName\AAXHost.dll
- C:\Program Files\Avid\UserName\AAXShared.dll
- C:\Program Files\Avid\UserName\ACFPluginHost.dll
- C:\Program Files\Avid\UserName\AFnd.dll
- C:\Program Files\Avid\UserName\AFnd_Resource404.dll
- C:\Program Files\Avid\UserName\AFnd_Resource407.dll
- C:\Program Files\Avid\UserName\AFnd_Resource40C.dll
- C:\Program Files\Avid\UserName\AFnd_Resource411.dll
- C:\Program Files\Avid\UserName\AFnd_Resource412.dll
- C:\Program Files\Avid\UserName\AFnd_Resource804.dll
- C:\Program Files\Avid\UserName\AFnd_ResourceC0A.dll
- C:\Program Files\Avid\UserName\ARADX.dll
- C:\Program Files\Avid\UserName\atmos_storage.dll
- C:\Program Files\Avid\UserName\atmos_storage_adm_bwf.dll
- C:\Program Files\Avid\UserName\Avicudt51.dll
- C:\Program Files\Avid\UserName\Avicuuc51.dll
- C:\Program Files\Avid\UserName\AvOmfToolkit.dll
- C:\Program Files\Avid\UserName\avx2_plug-ins\AMAFI-AAC\AAC_ContainerHandler.acf
- C:\Program Files\Avid\UserName\avx2_plug-ins\AMAFI-MP3\MP3_ContainerHandler.acf
- C:\Program Files\Avid\UserName\avx2_plug-ins\AMAFI-MXF\MXF_ContainerHandler.acf
- C:\Program Files\Avid\UserName\avx2_plug-ins\AMAFI-QTFF\QTFFContainerHandler.acf
- C:\Program Files\Avid\UserName\avx2_plug-ins\AMAFI-SDK\FeederFactory.acf
- C:\Program Files\Avid\UserName\avx2_plug-ins\AMAFI-SDK\LEPCore.acf
- C:\Program Files\Avid\UserName\avx2_plug-ins\AMAFI-SDK\MetadataTranslator.acf
- C:\Program Files\Avid\UserName\avx2_plug-ins\CATAAC.acf
- C:\Program Files\Avid\UserName\avx2_plug-ins\CATALAC.acf
- C:\Program Files\Avid\UserName\avx2_plug-ins\CATMP3Decoder.acf
- C:\Program Files\Avid\UserName\avx2_plug-ins\CodecMaster.acf
- C:\Program Files\Avid\UserName\avx2_plug-ins\CTExtra.acf
- C:\Program Files\Avid\UserName\avx2_plug-ins\CTSharedCoreClasses.acf
- C:\Program Files\Avid\UserName\avx2_plug-ins\CTSharedResourceHandling.acf
- C:\Program Files\Avid\UserName\avx2_plug-ins\ErrorHandler\ErrorHandlerPlugin.acf
- C:\Program Files\Avid\UserName\avx2_plug-ins\PXF\AvidMXF_SDK_4.7.3_vc142.dll
- C:\Program Files\Avid\UserName\avx2_plug-ins\PXF\PXF.dll
- C:\Program Files\Avid\UserName\avx2_plug-ins\PXF\PXFPlugin.acf
- C:\Program Files\Avid\UserName\avx2_plug-ins\PXF\xerces-c_3.2_vc142_x64_u.dll
- C:\Program Files\Avid\UserName\avx2_plug-ins\PXF\xqilla23_vc142_x64_u.dll
- C:\Program Files\Avid\UserName\avx2_plug-ins\PXF\ZipPlugin.acf
- C:\Program Files\Avid\UserName\avx2_plug-ins\XML\EncryptedFileStreamPlugin.acf
- C:\Program Files\Avid\UserName\BDM.dll
- C:\Program Files\Avid\UserName\BDM_Resource404.dll
- C:\Program Files\Avid\UserName\BDM_Resource407.dll
- C:\Program Files\Avid\UserName\BDM_Resource40C.dll
- C:\Program Files\Avid\UserName\BDM_Resource411.dll
- C:\Program Files\Avid\UserName\BDM_Resource412.dll
- C:\Program Files\Avid\UserName\BDM_Resource804.dll
- C:\Program Files\Avid\UserName\BDM_ResourceC0A.dll
- C:\Program Files\Avid\UserName\bui.dll
- C:\Program Files\Avid\UserName\BUI_Resource404.dll
- C:\Program Files\Avid\UserName\BUI_Resource407.dll
- C:\Program Files\Avid\UserName\BUI_Resource40C.dll
- C:\Program Files\Avid\UserName\BUI_Resource411.dll
- C:\Program Files\Avid\UserName\BUI_Resource412.dll
- C:\Program Files\Avid\UserName\BUI_Resource804.dll
- C:\Program Files\Avid\UserName\BUI_ResourceC0A.dll
- C:\Program Files\Avid\UserName\CDS.dll
- C:\Program Files\Avid\UserName\Cfd.dll
- C:\Program Files\Avid\UserName\Cfd_Resource404.dll
- C:\Program Files\Avid\UserName\Cfd_Resource407.dll
- C:\Program Files\Avid\UserName\Cfd_Resource40C.dll
- C:\Program Files\Avid\UserName\Cfd_Resource411.dll
- C:\Program Files\Avid\UserName\Cfd_Resource412.dll
- C:\Program Files\Avid\UserName\Cfd_Resource804.dll
- C:\Program Files\Avid\UserName\Cfd_ResourceC0A.dll
- C:\Program Files\Avid\UserName\CFnd.dll
- C:\Program Files\Avid\UserName\CFnd_Resource404.dll
- C:\Program Files\Avid\UserName\CFnd_Resource407.dll
- C:\Program Files\Avid\UserName\CFnd_Resource40C.dll
- C:\Program Files\Avid\UserName\CFnd_Resource411.dll
- C:\Program Files\Avid\UserName\CFnd_Resource412.dll
- C:\Program Files\Avid\UserName\CFnd_Resource804.dll
- C:\Program Files\Avid\UserName\CFnd_ResourceC0A.dll
- C:\Program Files\Avid\UserName\chrome_elf.dll
- C:\Program Files\Avid\UserName\ClipFX.dll
- C:\Program Files\Avid\UserName\Codecs\MP3\MP3.dll
- C:\Program Files\Avid\UserName\Controllers\003.dll
- C:\Program Files\Avid\UserName\Controllers\003_Resource404.dll
- C:\Program Files\Avid\UserName\Controllers\003_Resource407.dll
- C:\Program Files\Avid\UserName\Controllers\003_Resource40C.dll
- C:\Program Files\Avid\UserName\Controllers\003_Resource411.dll
- C:\Program Files\Avid\UserName\Controllers\003_Resource412.dll
- C:\Program Files\Avid\UserName\Controllers\003_Resource804.dll
- C:\Program Files\Avid\UserName\Controllers\003_ResourceC0A.dll
- C:\Program Files\Avid\UserName\Controllers\C24.dll
- C:\Program Files\Avid\UserName\Controllers\C24_Resource404.dll
- C:\Program Files\Avid\UserName\Controllers\C24_Resource411.dll
- C:\Program Files\Avid\UserName\Controllers\C24_Resource412.dll
- C:\Program Files\Avid\UserName\Controllers\C24_Resource804.dll
- C:\Program Files\Avid\UserName\Controllers\Command8.dll
- C:\Program Files\Avid\UserName\Controllers\D-Command.dll
- C:\Program Files\Avid\UserName\Controllers\D-Command_Resource404.dll
Use regedit.exe to manually remove from the Windows Registry the data below:
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Avid\UserName
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Avid Technology\Avid UserName
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\238429119F6CB294A8573D65E0289F10
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{11924832-C6F9-492B-8A75-D3560E82F901}
Additional registry values that you should delete:
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Avid\UserName\Crash Reporter.exe.ApplicationCompany
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Avid\UserName\Crash Reporter.exe.FriendlyAppName
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Avid\UserName\DAEPlugInRunner.exe.FriendlyAppName
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Avid\UserName\ProTools.exe.ApplicationCompany
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Avid\UserName\ProTools.exe.FriendlyAppName
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Avid\UserName\Video Engine\AvidVideoEngine.exe.ApplicationCompany
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Avid\UserName\Video Engine\AvidVideoEngine.exe.FriendlyAppName
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\238429119F6CB294A8573D65E0289F10\ProductName
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\Avid\UserName\
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\WINDOWS\Installer\{11924832-C6F9-492B-8A75-D3560E82F901}\
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\DigiRefresh\ImagePath
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\TCP Query User{959FCE3E-A301-4112-A586-FB7DAF17C0C7}C:\program files\avid\UserName\protools.exe
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\UDP Query User{B0007F49-45ED-40B6-A45E-09E7EB4C5E63}C:\program files\avid\UserName\protools.exe
A way to uninstall Avid Pro Tools using Advanced Uninstaller PRO
Avid Pro Tools is a program by Avid Technology, Inc.. Sometimes, computer users decide to uninstall this application. Sometimes this can be hard because doing this manually requires some experience related to removing Windows applications by hand. The best SIMPLE approach 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 on your system, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very potent uninstaller and general utility to clean your system.
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- download the setup by clicking on the DOWNLOAD button
- install Advanced Uninstaller PRO
3. Click on the General Tools button
4. Activate the Uninstall Programs feature
5. A list of the applications existing on your computer will appear
6. Navigate the list of applications until you locate Avid Pro Tools or simply activate the Search field and type in "Avid Pro Tools". The Avid Pro Tools program will be found very quickly. When you click Avid Pro Tools in the list of programs, the following data about the application is made available to you:
- Safety rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating explains the opinion other people have about Avid Pro Tools, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
- Reviews by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
- Details about the program you wish to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.
8. After uninstalling Avid Pro Tools, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items that belong Avid Pro Tools which have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By removing Avid Pro Tools using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your computer.
Your PC will remain clean, speedy and ready to serve you properly.
Disclaimer
The text above is not a recommendation to remove 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 software application. This text simply contains detailed instructions on how to remove Avid Pro Tools supposing 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 stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.
2024-03-08 / Written by Dan Armano for Advanced Uninstaller PRO
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