Picasa 3

How to uninstall Picasa 3 from your computer

Picasa 3 is a Windows application. Read more about how to uninstall it from your PC. It is produced by Google, Inc.. Further information on Google, Inc. can be found here. Further information about Picasa 3 can be seen at https://support.google.com/plus/?p=gpautobackup. The program is often found in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Picasa3 directory. Keep in mind that this location can vary being determined by the user's preference. Picasa 3's entire uninstall command line is C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Picasa3\Uninstall.exe. Picasa 3's main file takes about 9.69 MB (10156360 bytes) and is named Picasa3.exe.

The executable files below are installed along with Picasa 3. They occupy about 18.01 MB (18881400 bytes) on disk.

MovieThumb.exe (698.32 KB)
Picasa3.exe (9.69 MB)
PicasaPhotoViewer.exe (4.58 MB)
uninstall.exe (207.27 KB)
PicasaCD.exe (1.81 MB)
PicasaRestore.exe (1.04 MB)

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The current page applies to Picasa 3 version 3.9.140.239 only. You can find below info on other application versions of Picasa 3:

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If planning to uninstall Picasa 3 you should check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

You should delete the folders below after you uninstall Picasa 3:

C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Picasa2

The files below remain on your disk by Picasa 3 when you uninstall it:

C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Picasa2\cache\cacheindex_0
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Picasa2\db3\albumdata_0
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Picasa2\db3\albumdata_albumcontactids.pmp
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Picasa2\db3\albumdata_albumpeoplechecksum.pmp
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Picasa2\db3\albumdata_category.pmp
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Picasa2\db3\albumdata_date.pmp
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Picasa2\db3\albumdata_description.pmp
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Picasa2\db3\albumdata_filename.pmp
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Picasa2\db3\albumdata_hascollage.pmp
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Picasa2\db3\albumdata_inisync.pmp
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Picasa2\db3\albumdata_location.pmp
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Picasa2\db3\albumdata_music.pmp
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Picasa2\db3\albumdata_name.pmp
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Picasa2\db3\albumdata_token.pmp
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Picasa2\db3\albumdata_uid.pmp
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Picasa2\db3\albumdata_unread.pmp
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Picasa2\db3\albums_0.db
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Picasa2\db3\albums_index.db
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Picasa2\db3\bigthumbs_0.db
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Picasa2\db3\bigthumbs_index.db
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Picasa2\db3\catdata_0
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Picasa2\db3\catdata_catpri.pmp
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Picasa2\db3\catdata_name.pmp
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Picasa2\db3\catdata_state.pmp
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Picasa2\db3\facetags.txt
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Picasa2\db3\facetemplatesV2_0.db
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Picasa2\db3\facetemplatesV2_index.db
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Picasa2\db3\imagedata_0
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Picasa2\db3\imagedata_aliasparents.pmp
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Picasa2\db3\imagedata_avgcolor.pmp
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Picasa2\db3\imagedata_backuphash.pmp
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Picasa2\db3\imagedata_caption.pmp
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Picasa2\db3\imagedata_colorspace.pmp
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Picasa2\db3\imagedata_crop64.pmp
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Picasa2\db3\imagedata_deferredface.pmp
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Picasa2\db3\imagedata_deferredregion.pmp
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Picasa2\db3\imagedata_edit_height.pmp
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Picasa2\db3\imagedata_edit_width.pmp
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Picasa2\db3\imagedata_edited.pmp
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Picasa2\db3\imagedata_facequality.pmp
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Picasa2\db3\imagedata_facerect.pmp
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Picasa2\db3\imagedata_facerectdata.pmp
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Picasa2\db3\imagedata_fileflags.pmp
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Picasa2\db3\imagedata_filetype.pmp
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Picasa2\db3\imagedata_filters.pmp
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Picasa2\db3\imagedata_flipped.pmp
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Picasa2\db3\imagedata_geoview.pmp
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Picasa2\db3\imagedata_height.pmp
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Picasa2\db3\imagedata_lat.pmp
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Picasa2\db3\imagedata_long.pmp
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Picasa2\db3\imagedata_onlinechecksum.pmp
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Picasa2\db3\imagedata_originfast.pmp
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Picasa2\db3\imagedata_originslow.pmp
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Picasa2\db3\imagedata_peoplealbumchecksum.pmp
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Picasa2\db3\imagedata_personalbumid.pmp
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Picasa2\db3\imagedata_redo.pmp
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Picasa2\db3\imagedata_revertable.pmp
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Picasa2\db3\imagedata_rotate.pmp
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Picasa2\db3\imagedata_suggestionpersonalbumid.pmp
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Picasa2\db3\imagedata_tagdate.pmp
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Picasa2\db3\imagedata_tags.pmp
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Picasa2\db3\imagedata_text.pmp
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Picasa2\db3\imagedata_textactive.pmp
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Picasa2\db3\imagedata_width.pmp
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Picasa2\db3\previews_0.db
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Picasa2\db3\previews_index.db
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Picasa2\db3\profilephotos_0.db
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Picasa2\db3\repository.dat
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Picasa2\db3\saverlist.txt
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Picasa2\db3\scanlist.txt
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Picasa2\db3\starlist.txt
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Picasa2\db3\tags.txt
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Picasa2\db3\thumbindex.db
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Picasa2\db3\thumbs_0.db
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Picasa2\db3\thumbs_index.db
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Picasa2\db3\thumbs2_0.db
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Picasa2\db3\thumbs2_index.db
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Picasa2\db3\usernames.dat
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Picasa2\db3\wordhash.dat
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Picasa2\ioqueue\albumsafe.ioq
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Picasa2\ioqueue\filesafe.ioq
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Picasa2\ioqueue\slingshot.ioq
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Picasa2\network.log
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Picasa2\network_expwebsites.log
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Picasa2\runtime\Arial Bold-14-1.000000-400-0.ytf
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Picasa2\runtime\Arial Bold-24-1.000000-400-0.ytf
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Picasa2\runtime\Arial-11-1.000000-400-0.ytf
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Picasa2\runtime\Arial-12-1.000000-400-0.ytf
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Picasa2\runtime\Arial-12-1.000000-900-0.ytf
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Picasa2\runtime\Arial-14-1.000000-400-0.ytf
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Picasa2\runtime\Arial-14-1.000000-700-0.ytf
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Picasa2\runtime\Arial-14-1.000000-800-0.ytf
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Picasa2\runtime\Arial-16-1.000000-700-0.ytf
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Picasa2\runtime\Arial-18-1.000000-400-0.ytf
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Picasa2\runtime\Arial-24-1.000000-400-0.ytf
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Picasa2\runtime\Georgia-14-1.000000-400-0.ytf
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Picasa2\runtime\Georgia-20-1.000000-400-0.ytf
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Picasa2Albums\frexcludefolders.txt
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Picasa2Albums\watchedfolders.txt
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\D__Programs_Picasa3_Picasa3_exe

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

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\picasa
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Picasa
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Google\Picasa
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Tracing\Picasa3_RASAPI32
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Picasa 3
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\MozillaPlugins\@google.com/npPicasa3,version=3.0.0\MimeTypes\application/x-picasa-detect
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\EventLog\Application\Picasa3

A way to uninstall Picasa 3 using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Picasa 3 is a program marketed by Google, Inc.. Frequently, computer users want to erase this program. This can be troublesome because uninstalling this manually takes some skill regarding removing Windows programs manually. One of the best EASY practice to erase Picasa 3 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 Windows PC, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is one of the best uninstaller and all around utility to take care of your Windows computer.

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2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to get familiar with the program's design and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good Windows tool.

3. Press the General Tools category
Go to General Tools

4. Press the Uninstall Programs feature
Go to Uninstall Programs

5. A list of the applications existing on the PC will be made available to you

6. Scroll the list of applications until you find Picasa 3 or simply activate the Search field and type in "Picasa 3". If it is installed on your PC the Picasa 3 application will be found very quickly. Notice that after you click Picasa 3 in the list of apps, some information regarding the application is shown to you:

Safety rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other users have regarding Picasa 3, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
Reviews by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
Technical information regarding the app you wish to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.

For example you can see that for Picasa 3:

The web site of the program is: https://support.google.com/plus/?p=gpautobackup
The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Picasa3\Uninstall.exe

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will show up. Confirm the uninstall by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove Picasa 3.
Uninstall Picasa 3

8. After uninstalling Picasa 3, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Press Next to perform the cleanup. All the items that belong Picasa 3 which have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling Picasa 3 with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your disk.

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

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This page is not a piece of advice to remove Picasa 3 by Google, Inc. from your PC, we are not saying that Picasa 3 by Google, Inc. is not a good application for your computer. This page simply contains detailed info on how to remove Picasa 3 in case you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.

2016-06-19 / Written by Daniel Statescu for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2016-06-19 00:12:53.727

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