Inkscape

How to uninstall Inkscape from your system

This page is about Inkscape for Windows. Below you can find details on how to uninstall it from your PC. It is made by Inkscape. Open here for more info on Inkscape. Further information about Inkscape can be found at https://inkscape.org. The application is frequently placed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Inkscape folder. Keep in mind that this path can vary depending on the user's preference. You can uninstall Inkscape by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line MsiExec.exe /I{A4D2E758-F926-4A43-8CF8-290AD27E282E}. Note that you might receive a notification for admin rights. inkscape.exe is the programs's main file and it takes approximately 319.01 KB (326670 bytes) on disk.

Inkscape is composed of the following executables which take 37.89 MB (39729195 bytes) on disk:

• gspawn-win32-helper-console.exe (29.39 KB)
• gspawn-win32-helper.exe (29.96 KB)
• inkscape.exe (12.77 MB)
• inkview.exe (12.74 MB)
• gdb.exe (9.27 MB)
• gdbus.exe (53.93 KB)
• gspawn-win32-helper-console.exe (21.72 KB)
• gspawn-win32-helper.exe (22.22 KB)
• inkscape.exe (319.01 KB)
• inkview.exe (311.01 KB)
• python.exe (95.50 KB)
• pythonw.exe (94.00 KB)
• wininst-10.0-amd64.exe (217.00 KB)
• wininst-10.0.exe (186.50 KB)
• wininst-14.0-amd64.exe (574.00 KB)
• wininst-14.0.exe (447.50 KB)
• wininst-6.0.exe (60.00 KB)
• wininst-7.1.exe (64.00 KB)
• wininst-8.0.exe (60.00 KB)
• wininst-9.0-amd64.exe (219.00 KB)
• wininst-9.0.exe (191.50 KB)

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The information on this page is only about version 1.1.0 of Inkscape. You can find below a few links to other Inkscape releases:

• 1.1.2
• 1.0.01
• 0.99.2
• 1.2.0
• 1.0.0
• 1.3.1
• 1.0.2
• 1.0.1
• 1.1.1
• 1.3.2
• 1.2.2
• 0.48.4
• 1.0.2.2
• 1.2.1
• 1.4.02
• 1.2.01
• 1.3.0
• 1.0.22
• 1.4.0

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Numerous files, folders and Windows registry entries can not be removed when you remove Inkscape from your PC.

Folders found on disk after you uninstall Inkscape from your PC:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\inkscape
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\inkscape

The files below were left behind on your disk when you remove Inkscape:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\inkscape\automatic-save-0-2021_06_05_20_24_23-4188-1.svg
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\inkscape\automatic-save-0-2021_06_05_20_34_23-4188-1.svg
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\inkscape\automatic-save-0-2021_06_05_20_44_23-4188-1.svg
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\inkscape\automatic-save-0-2021_09_19_20_35_45-100-1.svg
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\{6D809377-6AF0-444B-8957-A3773F02200E}_Inkscape_bin_inkscape_exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\{6D809377-6AF0-444B-8957-A3773F02200E}_Inkscape_bin_inkview_exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\{6D809377-6AF0-444B-8957-A3773F02200E}_Inkscape_Uninstall_exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\https___inkscape_org
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\inkscape\cphistory.xml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\inkscape\dialogs-state.ini
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\inkscape\extension-errors.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\inkscape\preferences.xml

Use regedit.exe to manually remove from the Windows Registry the keys below:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Inkscape.SVG
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Inkscape
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Inkscape

Supplementary values that are not cleaned:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.svg\Inkscape.SVG_backup
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.svgz\Inkscape.SVGZ_backup
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Inkscape\bin\inkscape.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Inkscape\bin\inkscape.exe.FriendlyAppName

How to delete Inkscape from your computer using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Inkscape is a program released by Inkscape. Frequently, people try to erase it. This can be efortful because uninstalling this manually takes some know-how regarding Windows program uninstallation. The best SIMPLE procedure to erase Inkscape 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 system, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is the best uninstaller and all around utility to take care of your computer.

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• download the setup by pressing the DOWNLOAD NOW button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to get familiar with the program's design and number of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful system utility.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Press the Uninstall Programs feature


5. A list of the programs installed on the PC will be made available to you

6. Navigate the list of programs until you find Inkscape or simply click the Search field and type in "Inkscape". If it is installed on your PC the Inkscape application will be found automatically. Notice that after you select Inkscape in the list of programs, some information regarding the application is shown to you:

• Star rating (in the lower left corner). This explains the opinion other people have regarding Inkscape, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the app you want to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.

For example you can see that for Inkscape:

• The software company is: https://inkscape.org
• The uninstall string is: MsiExec.exe /I{A4D2E758-F926-4A43-8CF8-290AD27E282E}

7. Press the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will show up. Confirm the removal by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall Inkscape.


8. After removing Inkscape, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items of Inkscape which have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling Inkscape using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry items, files or folders are left behind on your system.

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

Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to uninstall Inkscape by Inkscape from your PC, nor are we saying that Inkscape by Inkscape is not a good application. This text only contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall Inkscape in case you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.