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How to uninstall CCleaner from your system

CCleaner is a software application. This page contains details on how to uninstall it from your PC. It was created for Windows by Piriform. You can find out more on Piriform or check for application updates here. The application is usually located in the C:\Program Files\CCleaner directory (same installation drive as Windows). You can remove CCleaner by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\Program Files\CCleaner\uninst.exe. Note that you might receive a notification for administrator rights. The application's main executable file is labeled CCleaner64.exe and its approximative size is 40.75 MB (42727840 bytes).

The executables below are part of CCleaner. They occupy an average of 85.44 MB (89595232 bytes) on disk.

  • CCleaner.exe (34.01 MB)
  • CCleaner64.exe (40.75 MB)
  • CCleanerBugReport.exe (4.49 MB)
  • CCleanerPerformanceOptimizerService.exe (1.02 MB)
  • CCleanerReactivator.exe (184.41 KB)
  • CCUpdate.exe (697.52 KB)
  • uninst.exe (4.31 MB)
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The information on this page is only about version 6.17 of CCleaner. For more CCleaner versions please click below:

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If you are manually uninstalling CCleaner we recommend you to check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

You will find in the Windows Registry that the following data will not be uninstalled; remove them one by one using regedit.exe:
  • 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 computer with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

CCleaner is a program by the software company Piriform. Sometimes, users want to remove this application. Sometimes this can be difficult because uninstalling this by hand requires some know-how related to PCs. The best QUICK procedure to remove 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 Windows system, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very potent uninstaller and general utility to maximize the performance of your Windows computer.

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  • navigate to Download Link
  • download the setup by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
  • set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to get familiar with the program's interface and number of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful Windows tool.

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


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs button
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. All the applications installed on your PC will be shown to you

6. Scroll the list of applications until you find CCleaner or simply click the Search field and type in "CCleaner". If it is installed on your PC the CCleaner app will be found very quickly. When you select CCleaner in the list of applications, the following information regarding the application is available to you:


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


8. After removing CCleaner, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to perform the cleanup. All the items that belong CCleaner which have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing CCleaner using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your computer.

Your computer will remain clean, speedy and ready to serve you properly.



Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to remove CCleaner by Piriform from your computer, we are not saying that CCleaner by Piriform is not a good software application. This page only contains detailed instructions on how to remove CCleaner supposing you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.

2023-10-18 / Written by Dan Armano for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2023-10-18 11:19:05.400