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How to uninstall CCleaner from your computer

You can find on this page details on how to uninstall CCleaner for Windows. The Windows release was developed by Piriform. More data about Piriform can be found here. The program is frequently found in the C:\Program Files\CCleaner64 directory (same installation drive as Windows). C:\Program Files\CCleaner64\uninst.exe is the full command line if you want to uninstall CCleaner. CCleaner's primary file takes around 42.93 MB (45018016 bytes) and its name is CCleaner64.exe.

CCleaner installs the following the executables on your PC, taking about 93.29 MB (97824320 bytes) on disk.

  • CCleaner.exe (36.98 MB)
  • CCleaner64.exe (42.93 MB)
  • CCleanerBugReport.exe (4.49 MB)
  • CCleanerPerformanceOptimizerService.exe (1.03 MB)
  • CCleanerReactivator.exe (188.41 KB)
  • CCUpdate.exe (697.52 KB)
  • uninst.exe (4.34 MB)
  • wa_3rd_party_host_64.exe (2.65 MB)
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The current page applies to CCleaner version 6.21 only. For more CCleaner versions please click below:

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Following the uninstall process, the application leaves some files behind on the computer. Some of these are listed below.

You should delete the folders below after you uninstall CCleaner:
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\CCleaner

The files below are left behind on your disk by CCleaner's application uninstaller when you removed it:
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Cortana_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\125\{6D809377-6AF0-444B-8957-A3773F02200E}_CCleaner_CCleaner64_exe
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Cortana_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\125\http___www_ccleaner_com_ccleaner
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\CCleaner\32f39e553c0c39afe923f4e3c2f66eb8.ico
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\CCleaner\55e6482960339ce9123fa5c47e233af3.ico
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\CCleaner\a98446e36b0a87922568cbc2982bed05.ico
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\CCleaner\c3044b797522f795269ae20422e18125.exe
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\CCleaner\ccsetup.exe
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\CCleaner\ef1705517f1db36fb5548b3417a6d243.ico
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\CCleaner\unins000.dat
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\CCleaner\unins000.exe
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\CCleaner\Мир Кораблей.lnk
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\CCleaner\Мир Танков.lnk

Frequently the following registry keys will not be 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


How to uninstall CCleaner from your PC with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

CCleaner is an application marketed by the software company Piriform. Frequently, computer users want to uninstall this application. This is difficult because removing this by hand takes some knowledge related to Windows program uninstallation. The best SIMPLE approach to uninstall CCleaner 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, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and all around tool to take care of your system.

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  • navigate to Download Link
  • download the program by pressing the DOWNLOAD button
  • install Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful system utility.

3. Press the General Tools button
Go to General Tools


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs feature
Go to Uninstall Programs


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

6. Scroll the list of applications until you find CCleaner or simply activate the Search field and type in "CCleaner". If it exists on your system the CCleaner app will be found automatically. Notice that after you select CCleaner in the list , the following information about the program is available to you:


  • Safety rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other people have about CCleaner, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Reviews by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
  • Details about the app you wish to remove, by pressing the Properties button.
7. Click the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will show up. Confirm the uninstall by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove CCleaner.
Uninstall CCleaner


8. After removing CCleaner, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items that belong CCleaner that have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling CCleaner using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry items, files or directories are left behind on your computer.

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



Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to remove CCleaner by Piriform from your computer, nor are we saying that CCleaner by Piriform is not a good software application. This page simply contains detailed instructions on how to remove CCleaner 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' PCs.

2024-02-14 / Written by Andreea Kartman for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2024-02-14 11:34:57.343