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A guide to uninstall Discord from your computer

This web page contains thorough information on how to remove Discord for Windows. The Windows release was developed by Discord Inc.. You can read more on Discord Inc. or check for application updates here. Usually the Discord program is found in the C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Discord directory, depending on the user's option during setup. The full uninstall command line for Discord is C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Discord\Update.exe --uninstall. Discord's main file takes around 169.23 MB (177452312 bytes) and is named Discord.exe.

Discord is comprised of the following executables which occupy 171.74 MB (180078688 bytes) on disk:

  • Update.exe (1.46 MB)
  • Discord.exe (169.23 MB)
  • capture_helper.exe (281.27 KB)
  • gpu_encoder_helper.exe (792.77 KB)


This page is about Discord version 1.0.9154 alone. Click on the links below for other Discord versions:

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

Directories left on disk:
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\WinGet\cache\V2_PVD\Microsoft.Winget.Source_8wekyb3d8bbwe\packages\Discord.Discord
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\discord
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Discord Inc

Generally, the following files are left on disk:
  • C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\AppUp.IntelGraphicsExperience_1.100.5635.0_x64__8j3eq9eme6ctt\Assets\home_discord_logo.png
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\WinGet\cache\V2_PVD\Microsoft.Winget.Source_8wekyb3d8bbwe\packages\Discord.Discord\73e824e0\versionData.mszyml
  • 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\component_crx_cache\oimompecagnajdejgnnjijobebaeigek_1.d9a253514b6a010dfc1916c55246797e5773f13844ea3ec2d25078e845fef760
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\discord\Crashpad\settings.dat
  • 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_21T11_47_56_077Z-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\SharedStorage
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\discord\VideoDecodeStats\LOCK
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\discord\VideoDecodeStats\LOG
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\discord\WidevineCdm\4.10.2710.0\_metadata\verified_contents.json
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\discord\WidevineCdm\4.10.2710.0\_platform_specific\win_x64\widevinecdm.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\discord\WidevineCdm\4.10.2710.0\LICENSE
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\discord\WidevineCdm\4.10.2710.0\manifest.fingerprint
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\discord\WidevineCdm\4.10.2710.0\manifest.json
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Discord Inc\Discord.lnk

Use regedit.exe to manually remove from the Windows Registry the keys below:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Discord
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Discord

Additional values that you should clean:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Discord\app-1.0.9154\Discord.exe.ApplicationCompany
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Discord\app-1.0.9154\Discord.exe.FriendlyAppName


How to delete Discord from your computer using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Discord is an application offered by Discord Inc.. Frequently, computer users decide to uninstall this application. This can be hard because deleting this by hand takes some skill regarding Windows program uninstallation. One of the best EASY way to uninstall Discord is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your system, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and all around tool to take care of your PC.

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  • navigate to Download Link
  • download the program by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD button
  • set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to admire the program's design and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful PC management program.

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


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs button
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. All the programs existing on your computer will be made available to you

6. Navigate the list of programs until you locate Discord or simply click the Search field and type in "Discord". If it exists on your system the Discord program will be found very quickly. Notice that when you click Discord in the list , the following information regarding the application is shown to you:


  • Star rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating explains the opinion other users have regarding Discord, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Opinions by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Details regarding the app you want to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.
7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will show up. Confirm the removal by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove Discord.
Uninstall Discord


8. After uninstalling Discord, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to perform the cleanup. All the items of Discord which have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling Discord using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry items, files or folders are left behind on your computer.

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



Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to remove Discord by Discord Inc. from your PC, we are not saying that Discord by Discord Inc. is not a good application for your computer. This text simply contains detailed info on how to remove Discord 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.

2024-07-17 / Written by Dan Armano for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2024-07-17 17:15:01.420