BitTorrent Sync

A guide to uninstall BitTorrent Sync from your system

This web page contains complete information on how to remove BitTorrent Sync for Windows. The Windows version was developed by BitTorrent Inc.. More information on BitTorrent Inc. can be found here. Please open http://help.getsync.com/ if you want to read more on BitTorrent Sync on BitTorrent Inc.'s web page. BitTorrent Sync is frequently installed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\BitTorrent Sync folder, subject to the user's choice. The full command line for uninstalling BitTorrent Sync is C:\Program Files (x86)\BitTorrent Sync\BTSync.exe. Note that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you may get a notification for admin rights. BTSync.exe is the BitTorrent Sync's main executable file and it takes approximately 5.51 MB (5776736 bytes) on disk.

BitTorrent Sync installs the following the executables on your PC, taking about 5.51 MB (5776736 bytes) on disk.

• BTSync.exe (5.51 MB)

The information on this page is only about version 2.0.105 of BitTorrent Sync. You can find here a few links to other BitTorrent Sync releases:

• 1.4.82
• 2.3.6
• 2.0.85
• 2.0.81
• 2.0.52
• 1.4.106
• 2.2.5
• 2.1.0
• 2.0.120
• 2.1.3
• 2.3.1
• 1.4.93
• 2.0.128
• 2.0.82
• 2.2.7
• 2.2.2
• 2.0.104
• 2.2.1
• 2.2.6
• 2.1.1
• 2.0.93
• 1.4.103
• 2.3.5
• 1.4.83
• 2.2.3
• 2.1.4
• 2.0.125
• 1.4.91
• 2.3.0
• 1.4.110
• 2.0.126
• 2.2.0
• 2.3.3
• 1.3.109
• 1.4.99
• 2.0.127
• 2.0.124
• 2.3.4
• 1.4.111

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Quite a few files, folders and registry entries can not be uninstalled when you remove BitTorrent Sync from your computer.

Folders found on disk after you uninstall BitTorrent Sync from your computer:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\BitTorrent Sync
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\BitTorrent Sync

Check for and remove the following files from your disk when you uninstall BitTorrent Sync:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\BitTorrent Sync\BTSync.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BitTorrent Sync\SyncShellExtension_33554537.dll
• C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\BitTorrent Sync.lnk
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\BitTorrent Sync\14160452860437019494.1428227112.journal

Registry keys:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.bts
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\BitTorrent Sync
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\BitTorrent Sync
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\BitTorrent\Sync

Additional values that are not cleaned:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\BTSync.exe\shell\open\command\
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\BitTorrent Sync\DefaultIcon\
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\BitTorrent Sync\shell\open\command\
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\btsync\DefaultIcon\

A way to delete BitTorrent Sync from your computer using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

BitTorrent Sync is an application released by BitTorrent Inc.. Some computer users want to remove it. This is easier said than done because doing this manually takes some experience regarding PCs. One of the best QUICK procedure to remove BitTorrent Sync 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 PC, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and all around tool to clean your computer.

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• navigate to Download Link
• download the setup by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to get familiar with the program's interface and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful package of tools.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs button


5. All the applications existing on the computer will be shown to you

6. Navigate the list of applications until you locate BitTorrent Sync or simply click the Search field and type in "BitTorrent Sync". The BitTorrent Sync app will be found very quickly. Notice that after you select BitTorrent Sync in the list of apps, the following data regarding the application is available to you:

• Safety rating (in the left lower corner). This tells you the opinion other people have regarding BitTorrent Sync, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the program you wish to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.

For instance you can see that for BitTorrent Sync:

• The web site of the application is: http://help.getsync.com/
• The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files (x86)\BitTorrent Sync\BTSync.exe

7. Click the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will appear. accept the uninstall by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall BitTorrent Sync.


8. After removing BitTorrent Sync, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Press Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items of BitTorrent Sync that have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling BitTorrent Sync with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry items, files or folders are left behind on your PC.

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

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Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to remove BitTorrent Sync by BitTorrent Inc. from your computer, nor are we saying that BitTorrent Sync by BitTorrent Inc. is not a good software application. This text simply contains detailed info on how to remove BitTorrent Sync supposing you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.