HDCleaner

How to uninstall HDCleaner from your computer

This web page is about HDCleaner for Windows. Below you can find details on how to uninstall it from your computer. The Windows release was developed by Kurt Zimmermann. Check out here where you can find out more on Kurt Zimmermann. The application is usually placed in the C:\Program Files\HDCleaner folder (same installation drive as Windows). C:\Program Files\HDCleaner\Uninstaller.exe /uninstall is the full command line if you want to uninstall HDCleaner. HDCleaner.exe is the programs's main file and it takes circa 3.09 MB (3236920 bytes) on disk.

HDCleaner installs the following the executables on your PC, occupying about 3.94 MB (4132104 bytes) on disk.

• HDCleaner.exe (3.09 MB)
• HDCleanerHelper.exe (91.60 KB)
• RecoverFiles.exe (238.10 KB)
• Uninstaller.exe (544.50 KB)

The information on this page is only about version 2.041 of HDCleaner. For other HDCleaner versions please click below:

• 2.031
• 1.223
• 2.005
• 2.034
• 1.125
• 1.292
• 1.129
• 1.236
• 2.063
• 1.110
• 1.061
• 1.249
• 1.251
• 1.056
• 1.327
• 2.036
• 2.071
• 1.150
• 1.016
• 1.245
• 1.244
• 1.026
• 2.053
• 2.038
• 1.307
• 1.127
• 1.115
• 1.297
• 1.140
• 2.015
• 1.137
• 1.055
• 2.045
• 1.133
• 1.272
• 1.203
• 2.049
• 2.009
• 1.300
• 1.128
• 2.082
• 1
• 1.057
• 2.081
• 1.134
• 1.261
• 1.325
• 1.126
• 1.030
• 1.109
• 2.057
• 2.052
• 2.047
• 1.036
• 2.000
• 1.021
• 1.151
• 2.029
• 1.237
• 2.033
• 2.051
• 1.304
• 2.013
• 1.011
• 2.080
• 2.012
• 1.010
• 1.254
• 2.030
• 1.041
• 2.077
• 1.202
• 1.289
• 1.107
• 2.050
• 1.122
• 2.016
• 1.050
• 1.301
• 1.312
• 1.250
• 1.234
• 1.287
• 1.106
• 1.232
• 1.032
• 1.274
• 1.101
• 1.054
• 1.309
• 2.037
• 1.275
• 1.211
• 2.078
• 1.326
• 2.027
• 1.225
• 1.155
• 1.276
• 1.330

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Quite a few files, folders and registry entries will be left behind when you want to remove HDCleaner from your PC.

Folders left behind when you uninstall HDCleaner:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\HDCleaner

Registry that is not uninstalled:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\HDCleaner
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\HDCleaner
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Management\YUCache\HDCleaner

Additional values that you should clean:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-554178795-2726300707-3533790716-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Program Files\HDCleaner\HDCleaner.exe

A way to remove HDCleaner using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

HDCleaner is a program released by Kurt Zimmermann. Some people decide to erase it. This can be hard because removing this manually requires some advanced knowledge related to removing Windows programs manually. One of the best EASY action to erase HDCleaner is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take the following steps on how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your Windows PC, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and general utility to clean your Windows PC.

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• go to Download Link
• download the program by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to admire the program's design and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good program.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs tool


5. A list of the programs installed on the PC will appear

6. Navigate the list of programs until you find HDCleaner or simply activate the Search field and type in "HDCleaner". If it is installed on your PC the HDCleaner program will be found automatically. Notice that after you select HDCleaner in the list of apps, some information about the program is made available to you:

• Safety rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating explains the opinion other users have about HDCleaner, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information about the application you are about to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will show up. accept the removal by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall HDCleaner.


8. After removing HDCleaner, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items that belong HDCleaner that have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling HDCleaner with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your disk.

Your system will remain clean, speedy and ready to take on new tasks.

Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to remove HDCleaner by Kurt Zimmermann from your PC, nor are we saying that HDCleaner by Kurt Zimmermann is not a good application. This text simply contains detailed instructions on how to remove HDCleaner supposing you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.