CCleaner

A guide to uninstall CCleaner from your system

You can find below details on how to remove CCleaner for Windows. The Windows release was developed by Piriform. You can find out more on Piriform or check for application updates here. The program is usually installed in the C:\Program Files\CCleaner directory (same installation drive as Windows). You can uninstall CCleaner by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\Program Files\CCleaner\uninst.exe. Note that you might be prompted for admin rights. The application's main executable file occupies 37.26 MB (39072560 bytes) on disk and is labeled CCleaner.exe.

CCleaner is composed of the following executables which occupy 94.14 MB (98712624 bytes) on disk:

• CCleaner.exe (37.26 MB)
• CCleaner64.exe (43.03 MB)
• CCleanerBugReport.exe (4.84 MB)
• CCleanerPerformanceOptimizerService.exe (1.04 MB)
• CCleanerReactivator.exe (188.80 KB)
• CCUpdate.exe (809.97 KB)
• uninst.exe (2.15 MB)
• wa_3rd_party_host_32.exe (2.15 MB)
• wa_3rd_party_host_64.exe (2.70 MB)

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The current page applies to CCleaner version 6.27 alone. Click on the links below for other CCleaner versions:

• 5.40
• 5.84
• 6.26
• 3.18
• 2.28
• 5.38
• 5.36
• 3.28
• 3.00
• 6.14
• 2.26
• 5.08
• 5.58
• 5.57.7182
• 6.23
• Unknown
• 3.14
• 5.56
• 4.01
• 5.53.7034
• 5.0.0.5050
• 4.11
• 5.66.7716
• 5.8.00.5308
• 4.03.4151
• 5.12
• 5.03
• 6.21
• 5.48.6834
• 4.04
• 3.12
• 6.01
• 5.37
• 3.01
• 5.66
• 4.02
• 4.06
• 3.09
• 3.26
• 5.39
• 6.07
• 4.19
• 3.22
• 5.81
• 2.29
• 5.44.6577
• 5.0
• 3.13
• 5.43.6520
• 5.86
• 6.12
• 5.56.7144
• 5.80
• 5.64
• 4.07
• 5.33
• 5.30
• 2.33
• 5.55
• 5.59
• 5.44.6575
• 5.69
• 3.24
• 4.04.4197
• 5.41
• 5.52.6967
• 5.54
• 3.1
• 5.76.8269
• 2.31
• 5.54.7088
• 5.79
• 6.06
• 5.02
• 5.24
• 5.03.5128
• 5.70
• 4.05.4250
• 5.91
• 5.77.8521
• 5.65.7632
• 5.72
• 5.65
• 6.18
• 5.55.7108
• 5.47.6716
• 5.06.5219
• 5.29
• 5.41.6446
• 4.05
• 3.05
• 5.68
• 2.36
• 5.76
• 5.82.8950
• 6.08
• 3.08
• 3.06
• 5.27
• 6.17

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CCleaner has the habit of leaving behind some leftovers.

Folders remaining:

• C:\Program Files\CCleaner

Files remaining:

• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\branding.dll
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\CCleaner.exe
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\CCleaner.lic
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\CCleaner64.exe
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\CCleanerBugReport.exe
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\CCleanerDU.dll
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\CCleanerPerformanceOptimizer.dll
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\CCleanerPerformanceOptimizerService.exe
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\CCleanerReactivator.dll
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\CCleanerReactivator.exe
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\CCUpdate.exe
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\DATA\BackupStorage\ASMedia Technology Inc_ASMedia USB3.0 eXtensible Host Controller_1.16.36.1.zip
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\DATA\BackupStorage\Intel_Intel(R) Ethernet Connection (2) I218-V_12.19.2.55.zip
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\DATA\BackupStorage\Intel_Intel(R) I210 Gigabit Network Connection_12.18.11.1.zip
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\DATA\BackupStorage\Intel_Intel(R) Management Engine Interface _11.0.0.1181.zip
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\DATA\BackupStorage\INTEL_Intel(R) Xeon(R) E7 v3 Xeon(R) E5 v3 Core i7 PCI Express Root Port 3 - 2F08_10.1.2.19.zip
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\DATA\BackupStorage\NVIDIA_NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660_27.21.14.5671.zip
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\DATA\BackupStorage\NVIDIA_NVIDIA High Definition Audio_1.3.40.14.zip
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\DATA\BackupStorage\Realtek_Realtek High Definition Audio_6.0.9235.1.zip
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\DATA\burger_client\8866F8A9-70C9-43A2-BFBE-EE00AA2DC417\44ED97C8-2D40-4A50-913D-673F6858B9AF
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\DATA\DUState.dat
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\DATA\state_cache.json
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\DATA\StateHistory\DUState 2024-07-18 16-38-50-523.dat
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\DATA\StateHistory\DUState 2024-08-21 17-45-14-708.dat
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\DATA\StateHistory\DUState 2024-08-21 17-46-10-410.dat
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\DATA\StateHistory\DUState 2024-08-22 01-07-36-278.dat
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\DATA\StateHistory\DUState 2024-08-22 01-07-54-767.dat
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\DATA\StateHistory\DUState 2024-08-22 01-09-23-133.dat
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\DATA\StateHistory\DUState 2024-08-22 16-40-07-525.dat
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\DATA\StateHistory\DUState 2024-08-22 16-41-54-405.dat
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\DATA\StateHistory\DUState 2024-08-29 03-04-15-032.dat
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\DATA\StateHistory\DUState 2024-08-29 03-06-01-733.dat
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\DATA\StateHistory\InitialDUState V23_4.dat
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\DATA\StateHistory\InitialDUState V24_1.dat
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\DATA\StateHistory\InitialDUState V24_2.dat
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\DATA\su_data\{7DD0FAD6-8D0A-40B7-9BDB-1CE2C58009C6}\OneDriveSetup.exe
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\DATA\su_data\{F0A78FA1-DD9C-4CA6-B5A3-BBC467B51558}\vlc-3.0.21-win32.exe
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\DATA\usercfg.ini
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\Lang\lang-1025.dll
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\Lang\lang-1026.dll
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\Lang\lang-1027.dll
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\Lang\lang-1028.dll
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\Lang\lang-1029.dll
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\Lang\lang-1030.dll
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\Lang\lang-1031.dll
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\Lang\lang-1032.dll
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\Lang\lang-1034.dll
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\Lang\lang-1035.dll
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\Lang\lang-1036.dll
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\Lang\lang-1037.dll
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\Lang\lang-1038.dll
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\Lang\lang-1040.dll
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\Lang\lang-1041.dll
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\Lang\lang-1042.dll
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\Lang\lang-1043.dll
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\Lang\lang-1044.dll
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\Lang\lang-1045.dll
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\Lang\lang-1046.dll
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\Lang\lang-1048.dll
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\Lang\lang-1049.dll
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\Lang\lang-1050.dll
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\Lang\lang-1051.dll
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\Lang\lang-1052.dll
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\Lang\lang-1053.dll
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\Lang\lang-1054.dll
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\Lang\lang-1055.dll
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\Lang\lang-1056.dll
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\Lang\lang-1057.dll
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\Lang\lang-1058.dll
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\Lang\lang-1059.dll
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\Lang\lang-1060.dll
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\Lang\lang-1061.dll
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\Lang\lang-1062.dll
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\Lang\lang-1063.dll
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\Lang\lang-1065.dll
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\Lang\lang-1066.dll
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\Lang\lang-1067.dll
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\Lang\lang-1068.dll
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\Lang\lang-1071.dll
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\Lang\lang-1079.dll
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\Lang\lang-1081.dll
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\Lang\lang-1086.dll
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\Lang\lang-1087.dll
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\Lang\lang-1090.dll
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\Lang\lang-1092.dll
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\Lang\lang-1093.dll
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\Lang\lang-1102.dll
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\Lang\lang-1104.dll
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\Lang\lang-1109.dll
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\Lang\lang-1110.dll
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\Lang\lang-1155.dll
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\Lang\lang-2052.dll
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\Lang\lang-2070.dll
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\Lang\lang-2074.dll
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\Lang\lang-3098.dll
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\Lang\lang-5146.dll
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\Lang\lang-9999.dll
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\lc.dat
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\libwaapi.dll
• C:\Program Files\CCleaner\libwaheap.dll

Registry that is not cleaned:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SOFTWARE\Piriform\CCleaner
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Piriform\CCleaner
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\CCleaner
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Piriform\CCleaner
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths\ccleaner.exe

Registry values that are not removed from your computer:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\CCleaner\ccleaner_update_helper.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\CCleaner\ccleaner_update_helper.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-2215394623-294745490-1401737079-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume2\Program Files\CCleaner\CCleaner64.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-2215394623-294745490-1401737079-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume2\Program Files\CCleaner\CCleanerBugReport.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\CCleanerPerformanceOptimizerService\Description
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\CCleanerPerformanceOptimizerService\DisplayName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\CCleanerPerformanceOptimizerService\ImagePath

A way to remove CCleaner with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

CCleaner is a program by the software company Piriform. Frequently, users choose to erase this application. Sometimes this can be efortful because performing this manually requires some know-how regarding removing Windows applications by hand. One of the best EASY way to erase CCleaner is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take the following steps on 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 a very useful uninstaller and general utility to clean your Windows PC.

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

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good package of tools.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs feature


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

6. Scroll the list of applications until you locate CCleaner or simply click the Search feature and type in "CCleaner". If it is installed on your PC the CCleaner program will be found automatically. When you click CCleaner in the list , the following information regarding the application is available to you:

• Star rating (in the lower left corner). This explains the opinion other people have regarding CCleaner, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the program you are about to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will appear. Confirm the removal by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall CCleaner.


8. After removing CCleaner, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to perform the cleanup. All the items of CCleaner that have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By removing CCleaner using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry items, files or folders are left behind on your PC.

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

Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to uninstall CCleaner by Piriform from your computer, we are not saying that CCleaner by Piriform is not a good application for your PC. This page simply contains detailed info on how to uninstall CCleaner supposing you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.