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A way to uninstall Grand Theft Auto V from your system

Grand Theft Auto V is a Windows application. Read more about how to remove it from your computer. The Windows release was developed by Rockstar Games. You can read more on Rockstar Games or check for application updates here. You can get more details on Grand Theft Auto V at . Usually the Grand Theft Auto V application is found in the C:\Program Files\Rockstar Games\Grand Theft Auto V folder, depending on the user's option during setup. You can uninstall Grand Theft Auto V by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\Program Files\Rockstar Games\Grand Theft Auto V\uninstall.exe. Keep in mind that you might receive a notification for admin rights. Grand Theft Auto V's main file takes around 305.98 KB (313328 bytes) and is named GTAVLanguageSelect.exe.

The executable files below are installed beside Grand Theft Auto V. They take about 59.78 MB (62678800 bytes) on disk.

  • GTA5.exe (53.47 MB)
  • GTAVLanguageSelect.exe (305.98 KB)
  • GTAVLauncher.exe (305.98 KB)
  • PlayGTAV.exe (305.98 KB)
  • uninstall.exe (896.98 KB)
  • DXSETUP.exe (524.84 KB)
  • vcredist_x86.exe (4.02 MB)
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This web page is about Grand Theft Auto V version 1.0.3258.0 only. You can find below info on other releases of Grand Theft Auto V:

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When planning to uninstall Grand Theft Auto V you should check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Directories that were left behind:
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\NVIDIA\NvBackend\ApplicationOntology\data\wrappers\grand_theft_auto_3_definitive_edition
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\NVIDIA\NvBackend\ApplicationOntology\data\wrappers\grand_theft_auto_iv
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\NVIDIA\NvBackend\ApplicationOntology\data\wrappers\grand_theft_auto_san_andreas
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\NVIDIA\NvBackend\ApplicationOntology\data\wrappers\grand_theft_auto_v

The files below remain on your disk by Grand Theft Auto V's application uninstaller when you removed it:
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\NVIDIA\NvBackend\ApplicationOntology\data\translations\grand_theft_auto_3_definitive_edition.translation
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\NVIDIA\NvBackend\ApplicationOntology\data\translations\grand_theft_auto_iv.translation
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\NVIDIA\NvBackend\ApplicationOntology\data\translations\grand_theft_auto_iv_eflc.translation
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\NVIDIA\NvBackend\ApplicationOntology\data\translations\grand_theft_auto_san_andreas.translation
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\NVIDIA\NvBackend\ApplicationOntology\data\translations\grand_theft_auto_san_andreas_definitive_edition.translation
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\NVIDIA\NvBackend\ApplicationOntology\data\translations\grand_theft_auto_v.translation
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\NVIDIA\NvBackend\ApplicationOntology\data\translations\grand_theft_auto_vice_city_definitive_edition.translation
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\NVIDIA\NvBackend\ApplicationOntology\data\wrappers\grand_theft_auto_3_definitive_edition\common.lua
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\NVIDIA\NvBackend\ApplicationOntology\data\wrappers\grand_theft_auto_3_definitive_edition\current_game.lua
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\NVIDIA\NvBackend\ApplicationOntology\data\wrappers\grand_theft_auto_iv\common.lua
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\NVIDIA\NvBackend\ApplicationOntology\data\wrappers\grand_theft_auto_iv\current_game.lua
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\NVIDIA\NvBackend\ApplicationOntology\data\wrappers\grand_theft_auto_iv_eflc\common.lua
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\NVIDIA\NvBackend\ApplicationOntology\data\wrappers\grand_theft_auto_iv_eflc\current_game.lua
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\NVIDIA\NvBackend\ApplicationOntology\data\wrappers\grand_theft_auto_san_andreas\common.lua
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\NVIDIA\NvBackend\ApplicationOntology\data\wrappers\grand_theft_auto_san_andreas\current_game.lua
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\NVIDIA\NvBackend\ApplicationOntology\data\wrappers\grand_theft_auto_san_andreas_definitive_edition\common.lua
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\NVIDIA\NvBackend\ApplicationOntology\data\wrappers\grand_theft_auto_san_andreas_definitive_edition\current_game.lua
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\NVIDIA\NvBackend\ApplicationOntology\data\wrappers\grand_theft_auto_v\common.lua
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\NVIDIA\NvBackend\ApplicationOntology\data\wrappers\grand_theft_auto_v\current_game.lua
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\NVIDIA\NvBackend\ApplicationOntology\data\wrappers\grand_theft_auto_vice_city_definitive_edition\common.lua
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\NVIDIA\NvBackend\ApplicationOntology\data\wrappers\grand_theft_auto_vice_city_definitive_edition\current_game.lua
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\D__Grand Theft Auto V
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\Grand Theft Auto V (2).lnk
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\Grand Theft Auto V.lnk

You will find in the Windows Registry that the following keys will not be removed; remove them one by one using regedit.exe:
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{5EFC6C07-6B87-43FC-9524-F9E967241741}
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Rockstar Games\Grand Theft Auto V


How to delete Grand Theft Auto V from your computer with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Grand Theft Auto V is an application by Rockstar Games. Sometimes, users try to uninstall it. This is efortful because uninstalling this manually takes some know-how related to removing Windows applications by hand. The best QUICK solution to uninstall Grand Theft Auto V 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 PC, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and all around tool to optimize your computer.

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  • go to Download Link
  • download the program by clicking on the DOWNLOAD button
  • install Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to get familiar with the program's design and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good 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 the PC will appear

6. Navigate the list of applications until you locate Grand Theft Auto V or simply click the Search field and type in "Grand Theft Auto V". The Grand Theft Auto V program will be found very quickly. Notice that when you click Grand Theft Auto V in the list of programs, some data regarding the application is made available to you:


  • Star rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating explains the opinion other users have regarding Grand Theft Auto V, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Opinions by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Technical information regarding the application you wish to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.
For instance you can see that for Grand Theft Auto V:





  • The web site of the program is: http://www.rockstargames.com/support
  • The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files\Rockstar Games\Grand Theft Auto V\uninstall.exe
7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will come up. Confirm the uninstall by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove Grand Theft Auto V.
Uninstall Grand Theft Auto V


8. After removing Grand Theft Auto V, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Click Next to start the cleanup. All the items of Grand Theft Auto V that have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing Grand Theft Auto V with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry items, files or folders are left behind on your system.

Your computer will remain clean, speedy and able to run without errors or problems.



Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to remove Grand Theft Auto V by Rockstar Games from your PC, we are not saying that Grand Theft Auto V by Rockstar Games is not a good software application. This text only contains detailed instructions on how to remove Grand Theft Auto V in case you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.

2024-06-26 / Written by Daniel Statescu for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2024-06-26 14:33:15.417