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A guide to uninstall Discord from your PC

You can find on this page details on how to remove Discord for Windows. It is written by Discord Inc.. Open here for more information on Discord Inc.. Discord is typically set up in the C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Discord folder, however this location may differ a lot depending on the user's decision while installing the application. Discord's full uninstall command line is C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Discord\Update.exe --uninstall. Update.exe is the Discord's main executable file and it occupies close to 1.46 MB (1526552 bytes) on disk.

The following executables are installed along with Discord. They occupy about 171.47 MB (179794248 bytes) on disk.

  • Update.exe (1.46 MB)
  • Discord.exe (169.25 MB)
  • gpu_encoder_helper.exe (774.27 KB)


This data is about Discord version 1.0.9161 alone. You can find here a few links to other Discord versions:

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A considerable amount of files, folders and registry data will not be uninstalled when you remove Discord from your PC.

Directories that were found:
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\discord
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Discord Inc
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\zz9nysvi.default-release\storage\default\https+++discord.com

Check for and remove the following files from your disk when you uninstall Discord:
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\com_squirrel_Discord_Discord
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\discord\Code Cache\js\index
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\discord\Code Cache\wasm\index
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\discord\component_crx_cache\neifaoindggfcjicffkgpmnlppeffabd_1.c900ba9a2d8318263fd43782ee6fd5fb50bad78bf0eb2c972b5922c458af45ed
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\discord\Crashpad\settings.dat
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\discord\DawnCache\data_0
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\discord\DawnCache\data_1
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\discord\DawnCache\data_2
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\discord\DawnCache\data_3
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\discord\DawnCache\index
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\discord\DawnGraphiteCache\data_0
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\discord\DawnGraphiteCache\data_1
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\discord\DawnGraphiteCache\data_2
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\discord\DawnGraphiteCache\data_3
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\discord\DawnGraphiteCache\index
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\discord\DawnWebGPUCache\data_0
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\discord\DawnWebGPUCache\data_1
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\discord\DawnWebGPUCache\data_2
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\discord\DawnWebGPUCache\data_3
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\discord\DawnWebGPUCache\index
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\discord\GPUCache\data_0
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\discord\GPUCache\data_1
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\discord\GPUCache\data_2
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\discord\GPUCache\data_3
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\discord\GPUCache\index
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\discord\Local State
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\discord\Local Storage\leveldb\000003.log
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\discord\Local Storage\leveldb\CURRENT
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\discord\Local Storage\leveldb\LOCK
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\discord\Local Storage\leveldb\LOG
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\discord\Local Storage\leveldb\MANIFEST-000001
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\discord\MediaFoundationWidevineCdm\x64\1.0.2738.0\_metadata\verified_contents.json
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\discord\MediaFoundationWidevineCdm\x64\1.0.2738.0\Google.Widevine.CDM.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\discord\MediaFoundationWidevineCdm\x64\1.0.2738.0\manifest.fingerprint
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\discord\MediaFoundationWidevineCdm\x64\1.0.2738.0\manifest.json
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\discord\module_data\crashlogs\2024_07_23T09_23_20_887Z-0-events.log
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\discord\Network\Network Persistent State
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\discord\Network\NetworkDataMigrated
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\discord\Network\Trust Tokens
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\discord\Preferences
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\discord\sentry\queue\queue.json
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\discord\sentry\scope_v3.json
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\discord\Session Storage\000003.log
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\discord\Session Storage\CURRENT
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\discord\Session Storage\LOCK
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\discord\Session Storage\LOG
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\discord\Session Storage\MANIFEST-000001
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\discord\Shared Dictionary\cache\index
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\discord\Shared Dictionary\db
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\discord\shared_proto_db\000003.log
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\discord\shared_proto_db\CURRENT
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\discord\shared_proto_db\LOCK
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\discord\shared_proto_db\LOG
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\discord\shared_proto_db\MANIFEST-000001
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\discord\shared_proto_db\metadata\000003.log
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\discord\shared_proto_db\metadata\CURRENT
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\discord\shared_proto_db\metadata\LOCK
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\discord\shared_proto_db\metadata\LOG
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\discord\shared_proto_db\metadata\MANIFEST-000001
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\discord\VideoDecodeStats\LOCK
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\discord\VideoDecodeStats\LOG
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\Discord.lnk
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Discord Inc\Discord.lnk
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\zz9nysvi.default-release\storage\default\https+++discord.com\ls\data.sqlite
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\zz9nysvi.default-release\storage\default\https+++discord.com\ls\usage

Many times the following registry keys will not be removed:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Discord
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Discord

Use regedit.exe to remove the following additional values from the Windows Registry:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Discord\Update.exe.ApplicationCompany
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Discord\Update.exe.FriendlyAppName
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-4170339900-3344383619-3834069272-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume5\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Discord\app-1.0.9024\Discord.exe
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-4170339900-3344383619-3834069272-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume5\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Discord\app-1.0.9161\Discord.exe


A way to uninstall Discord from your PC using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Discord is an application marketed by Discord Inc.. Sometimes, computer users decide to remove it. This can be troublesome because removing this by hand requires some experience regarding removing Windows programs manually. The best QUICK procedure to remove Discord 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, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very potent uninstaller and all around tool to take care of your system.

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  • go to Download Link
  • download the program by pressing the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
  • install Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful Windows optimizer.

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


4. Press the Uninstall Programs feature
Go to Uninstall Programs


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

6. Navigate the list of applications until you locate Discord or simply activate the Search feature and type in "Discord". The Discord program will be found automatically. Notice that after you click Discord in the list of apps, some data regarding the application is available to you:


  • Safety rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other users have regarding Discord, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Reviews by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Details regarding the app you are about to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.
7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will appear. accept the uninstall by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove Discord.
Uninstall Discord


8. After removing Discord, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items of Discord that have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling Discord with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your PC.

Your Windows system will remain clean, speedy and able to serve you properly.



Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to uninstall Discord by Discord Inc. from your computer, we are not saying that Discord by Discord Inc. is not a good application. This page simply contains detailed info on how to uninstall Discord in case you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.

2024-08-30 / Written by Dan Armano for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2024-08-29 23:21:21.410