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A guide to uninstall BitTorrent from your system

BitTorrent is a software application. This page holds details on how to uninstall it from your computer. The Windows version was developed by BitTorrent Inc.. You can read more on BitTorrent Inc. or check for application updates here. More information about BitTorrent can be seen at . The application is usually found in the C:\Program Files (x86)\BitTorrent folder. Keep in mind that this location can differ being determined by the user's choice. The entire uninstall command line for BitTorrent is C:\Program Files (x86)\BitTorrent\BitTorrent.exe. BitTorrent.exe is the programs's main file and it takes circa 1.88 MB (1976176 bytes) on disk.

The executable files below are part of BitTorrent. They take about 1.88 MB (1976176 bytes) on disk.

  • BitTorrent.exe (1.88 MB)


This page is about BitTorrent version 8.0.0 alone. Click on the links below for other BitTorrent versions:

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Following the uninstall process, the application leaves some files behind on the computer. Part_A few of these are shown below.

Folders found on disk after you uninstall BitTorrent from your computer:
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BitTorrent
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BitTorrent
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\BitTorrent

The files below were left behind on your disk by BitTorrent when you uninstall it:
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BitTorrent\BitTorrent.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BitTorrent\BitTorrent_7.6.1_build_27611.exe
  • C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\BitTorrent.lnk
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\{7C5A40EF-A0FB-4BFC-874A-C0F2E0B9FA8E}_BitTorrent_BitTorrent_exe
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\BitTorrent\27611-bittorrent.01c2.dmp
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\BitTorrent\27611-bittorrent.0b62.dmp
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\BitTorrent\27611-bittorrent.7b58.dmp
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\BitTorrent\27611-bittorrent.c938.dmp
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\BitTorrent\27611-bittorrent.f011.dmp
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\BitTorrent\27611-bittorrent.f889.dmp
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\BitTorrent\apps\player.btapp
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\BitTorrent\apps\plus.btapp
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\BitTorrent\apps\whatsnew-bt.btapp
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\BitTorrent\dht.dat
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\BitTorrent\dht_feed.dat
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\BitTorrent\dlimagecache\10E6FBE4D921B475FA5FEC6E9A535A540D6FEED1
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\BitTorrent\ie\ie.1735494686.tmp
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\BitTorrent\resume.dat
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\BitTorrent\rss.dat
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\BitTorrent\settings.dat
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\BitTorrent.lnk

Registry keys:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\BitTorrent.exe
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\BitTorrent
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\MIME\Database\Content Type\application/x-bittorrent
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\BitTorrent
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\BitTorrent

Use regedit.exe to delete the following additional values from the Windows Registry:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.btsearch\OpenWithProgids\BitTorrent
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.torrent\OpenWithProgids\BitTorrent
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-1128758565-3528709424-2538521403-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume2\Program Files (x86)\BitTorrent\BitTorrent.exe
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-1128758565-3528709424-2538521403-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume2\Program Files (x86)\BitTorrent\BitTorrent_7.6.1_build_27611.exe
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-1128758565-3528709424-2538521403-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume9\_qbittorrent\Completed Downloads\8.0.4.26_BitTorrent.exe


How to uninstall BitTorrent from your computer with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

BitTorrent is an application released by BitTorrent Inc.. Frequently, users choose to erase it. This can be difficult because doing this by hand takes some knowledge regarding removing Windows applications by hand. The best EASY procedure to erase BitTorrent is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take the following steps on 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 maximize the performance of your computer.

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  • go to Download Link
  • download the setup by clicking on the DOWNLOAD NOW button
  • install Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and number of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good package of tools.

3. Click on the General Tools button
Go to General Tools


4. Press the Uninstall Programs tool
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. A list of the programs existing on your computer will be shown to you

6. Navigate the list of programs until you find BitTorrent or simply click the Search field and type in "BitTorrent". If it exists on your system the BitTorrent application will be found automatically. After you click BitTorrent in the list , some information regarding the program is made available to you:


  • Star rating (in the left lower corner). This tells you the opinion other people have regarding BitTorrent, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Opinions by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Technical information regarding the app you want to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.
For example you can see that for BitTorrent:





  • The publisher is: http://www.bittorrent.com
  • The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files (x86)\BitTorrent\BitTorrent.exe
7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will come up. Confirm the uninstall by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall BitTorrent.
Uninstall BitTorrent


8. After uninstalling BitTorrent, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Click Next to start the cleanup. All the items of BitTorrent that have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling BitTorrent using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry items, files or folders are left behind on your system.

Your system will remain clean, speedy and able to run without errors or problems.



Geographical user distribution

  • Windows 8.1 (6.3)
  • 10.0
  • Windows 7 (6.1)
  • Windows XP (5.1)
  • Windows Vista (6.0)
  • Windows 8 (6.2)
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Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to uninstall BitTorrent by BitTorrent Inc. from your PC, nor are we saying that BitTorrent by BitTorrent Inc. is not a good application. This text simply contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall BitTorrent supposing you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.

2016-06-30 / Written by Andreea Kartman for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2016-06-30 17:23:55.540