Picasa 3

A guide to uninstall Picasa 3 from your PC

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:

• 3.5
• 3.9
• 3.6
• 3.9.141.259
• 3.9.141.255
• 3.9.139
• 3.1
• 3.8
• 3.9.140.248
• 3.0

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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:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Picasa3
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Picasa2

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

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Picasa3\cdautorun\cdgo.tre
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Picasa3\cdautorun\cdgo.ui
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Picasa3\cdautorun\Download Picasa.url
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Picasa3\cdautorun\Picasa CD Slideshow.app\Contents\Frameworks\GoogleBreakpad.framework\GoogleBreakpad
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Picasa3\cdautorun\Picasa CD Slideshow.app\Contents\Frameworks\GoogleBreakpad.framework\Resources
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Picasa3\cdautorun\Picasa CD Slideshow.app\Contents\Frameworks\GoogleBreakpad.framework\Versions\A\GoogleBreakpad
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Picasa3\cdautorun\Picasa CD Slideshow.app\Contents\Frameworks\GoogleBreakpad.framework\Versions\A\Resources\Info.plist
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Picasa3\cdautorun\Picasa CD Slideshow.app\Contents\Frameworks\GoogleBreakpad.framework\Versions\A\Resources\Inspector
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Picasa3\cdautorun\Picasa CD Slideshow.app\Contents\Frameworks\GoogleBreakpad.framework\Versions\A\Resources\Reporter.app\Contents\Info.plist
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Picasa3\cdautorun\Picasa CD Slideshow.app\Contents\Frameworks\GoogleBreakpad.framework\Versions\A\Resources\Reporter.app\Contents\MacOS\Reporter
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Picasa3\cdautorun\Picasa CD Slideshow.app\Contents\Frameworks\GoogleBreakpad.framework\Versions\A\Resources\Reporter.app\Contents\PkgInfo
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Picasa3\cdautorun\Picasa CD Slideshow.app\Contents\Frameworks\GoogleBreakpad.framework\Versions\A\Resources\Reporter.app\Contents\Resources\de.lproj\Localizable.strings
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Picasa3\cdautorun\Picasa CD Slideshow.app\Contents\Frameworks\GoogleBreakpad.framework\Versions\A\Resources\Reporter.app\Contents\Resources\en_GB.lproj\Localizable.strings
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Picasa3\cdautorun\Picasa CD Slideshow.app\Contents\Frameworks\GoogleBreakpad.framework\Versions\A\Resources\Reporter.app\Contents\Resources\English.lproj\Breakpad.nib
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Picasa3\cdautorun\Picasa CD Slideshow.app\Contents\Frameworks\GoogleBreakpad.framework\Versions\A\Resources\Reporter.app\Contents\Resources\English.lproj\Localizable.strings
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Picasa3\cdautorun\Picasa CD Slideshow.app\Contents\Frameworks\GoogleBreakpad.framework\Versions\A\Resources\Reporter.app\Contents\Resources\es.lproj\Localizable.strings
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Picasa3\cdautorun\Picasa CD Slideshow.app\Contents\Frameworks\GoogleBreakpad.framework\Versions\A\Resources\Reporter.app\Contents\Resources\fr.lproj\Localizable.strings
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Picasa3\cdautorun\Picasa CD Slideshow.app\Contents\Frameworks\GoogleBreakpad.framework\Versions\A\Resources\Reporter.app\Contents\Resources\it.lproj\Localizable.strings
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Picasa3\cdautorun\Picasa CD Slideshow.app\Contents\Frameworks\GoogleBreakpad.framework\Versions\A\Resources\Reporter.app\Contents\Resources\ja.lproj\Localizable.strings
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Picasa3\cdautorun\Picasa CD Slideshow.app\Contents\Frameworks\GoogleBreakpad.framework\Versions\A\Resources\Reporter.app\Contents\Resources\nl.lproj\Localizable.strings
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Picasa3\cdautorun\Picasa CD Slideshow.app\Contents\Frameworks\GoogleBreakpad.framework\Versions\A\Resources\Reporter.app\Contents\Resources\zh_CN.lproj\Localizable.strings
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Picasa3\cdautorun\Picasa CD Slideshow.app\Contents\Frameworks\GoogleBreakpad.framework\Versions\A\Resources\Reporter.app\Contents\Resources\zh_TW.lproj\Localizable.strings
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Picasa3\cdautorun\Picasa CD Slideshow.app\Contents\Frameworks\GoogleBreakpad.framework\Versions\Current
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Picasa3\cdautorun\Picasa CD Slideshow.app\Contents\Info.plist
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Picasa3\cdautorun\Picasa CD Slideshow.app\Contents\MacOS\Picasa CD Slideshow
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Picasa3\cdautorun\Picasa CD Slideshow.app\Contents\PkgInfo
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Picasa3\cdautorun\Picasa CD Slideshow.app\Contents\Resources\bg.lproj\i18n\cdgo.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Picasa3\cdautorun\Picasa CD Slideshow.app\Contents\Resources\bg.lproj\i18n\cdgo_resexport.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Picasa3\cdautorun\Picasa CD Slideshow.app\Contents\Resources\bg.lproj\i18n\cdgo_stringres.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Picasa3\cdautorun\Picasa CD Slideshow.app\Contents\Resources\ca.lproj\i18n\cdgo.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Picasa3\cdautorun\Picasa CD Slideshow.app\Contents\Resources\ca.lproj\i18n\cdgo_resexport.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Picasa3\cdautorun\Picasa CD Slideshow.app\Contents\Resources\ca.lproj\i18n\cdgo_stringres.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Picasa3\cdautorun\Picasa CD Slideshow.app\Contents\Resources\cdgo.tre
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Picasa3\cdautorun\Picasa CD Slideshow.app\Contents\Resources\cdgo.ui
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Picasa3\cdautorun\Picasa CD Slideshow.app\Contents\Resources\crosshairthin.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Picasa3\cdautorun\Picasa CD Slideshow.app\Contents\Resources\cs.lproj\i18n\cdgo.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Picasa3\cdautorun\Picasa CD Slideshow.app\Contents\Resources\cs.lproj\i18n\cdgo_resexport.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Picasa3\cdautorun\Picasa CD Slideshow.app\Contents\Resources\cs.lproj\i18n\cdgo_stringres.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Picasa3\cdautorun\Picasa CD Slideshow.app\Contents\Resources\da.lproj\i18n\cdgo.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Picasa3\cdautorun\Picasa CD Slideshow.app\Contents\Resources\da.lproj\i18n\cdgo_resexport.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Picasa3\cdautorun\Picasa CD Slideshow.app\Contents\Resources\da.lproj\i18n\cdgo_stringres.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Picasa3\cdautorun\Picasa CD Slideshow.app\Contents\Resources\de.lproj\i18n\cdgo.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Picasa3\cdautorun\Picasa CD Slideshow.app\Contents\Resources\de.lproj\i18n\cdgo_resexport.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Picasa3\cdautorun\Picasa CD Slideshow.app\Contents\Resources\de.lproj\i18n\cdgo_stringres.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Picasa3\cdautorun\Picasa CD Slideshow.app\Contents\Resources\deletecursor.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Picasa3\cdautorun\Picasa CD Slideshow.app\Contents\Resources\Dialogs.nib\classes.nib
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Picasa3\cdautorun\Picasa CD Slideshow.app\Contents\Resources\Dialogs.nib\info.nib
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Picasa3\cdautorun\Picasa CD Slideshow.app\Contents\Resources\Dialogs.nib\objects.xib
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Picasa3\cdautorun\Picasa CD Slideshow.app\Contents\Resources\dropper.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Picasa3\cdautorun\Picasa CD Slideshow.app\Contents\Resources\el.lproj\i18n\cdgo.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Picasa3\cdautorun\Picasa CD Slideshow.app\Contents\Resources\el.lproj\i18n\cdgo_resexport.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Picasa3\cdautorun\Picasa CD Slideshow.app\Contents\Resources\el.lproj\i18n\cdgo_stringres.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Picasa3\cdautorun\Picasa CD Slideshow.app\Contents\Resources\en.lproj\i18n\cdgo_placeholder.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Picasa3\cdautorun\Picasa CD Slideshow.app\Contents\Resources\en_GB.lproj\i18n\cdgo.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Picasa3\cdautorun\Picasa CD Slideshow.app\Contents\Resources\en_GB.lproj\i18n\cdgo_resexport.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Picasa3\cdautorun\Picasa CD Slideshow.app\Contents\Resources\en_GB.lproj\i18n\cdgo_stringres.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Picasa3\cdautorun\Picasa CD Slideshow.app\Contents\Resources\es.lproj\i18n\cdgo.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Picasa3\cdautorun\Picasa CD Slideshow.app\Contents\Resources\es.lproj\i18n\cdgo_resexport.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Picasa3\cdautorun\Picasa CD Slideshow.app\Contents\Resources\es.lproj\i18n\cdgo_stringres.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Picasa3\cdautorun\Picasa CD Slideshow.app\Contents\Resources\fi.lproj\i18n\cdgo.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Picasa3\cdautorun\Picasa CD Slideshow.app\Contents\Resources\fi.lproj\i18n\cdgo_resexport.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Picasa3\cdautorun\Picasa CD Slideshow.app\Contents\Resources\fi.lproj\i18n\cdgo_stringres.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Picasa3\cdautorun\Picasa CD Slideshow.app\Contents\Resources\fil.lproj\i18n\cdgo.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Picasa3\cdautorun\Picasa CD Slideshow.app\Contents\Resources\fil.lproj\i18n\cdgo_resexport.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Picasa3\cdautorun\Picasa CD Slideshow.app\Contents\Resources\fil.lproj\i18n\cdgo_stringres.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Picasa3\cdautorun\Picasa CD Slideshow.app\Contents\Resources\fr.lproj\i18n\cdgo.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Picasa3\cdautorun\Picasa CD Slideshow.app\Contents\Resources\fr.lproj\i18n\cdgo_resexport.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Picasa3\cdautorun\Picasa CD Slideshow.app\Contents\Resources\fr.lproj\i18n\cdgo_stringres.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Picasa3\cdautorun\Picasa CD Slideshow.app\Contents\Resources\hr.lproj\i18n\cdgo.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Picasa3\cdautorun\Picasa CD Slideshow.app\Contents\Resources\hr.lproj\i18n\cdgo_resexport.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Picasa3\cdautorun\Picasa CD Slideshow.app\Contents\Resources\hr.lproj\i18n\cdgo_stringres.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Picasa3\cdautorun\Picasa CD Slideshow.app\Contents\Resources\hu.lproj\i18n\cdgo.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Picasa3\cdautorun\Picasa CD Slideshow.app\Contents\Resources\hu.lproj\i18n\cdgo_resexport.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Picasa3\cdautorun\Picasa CD Slideshow.app\Contents\Resources\hu.lproj\i18n\cdgo_stringres.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Picasa3\cdautorun\Picasa CD Slideshow.app\Contents\Resources\id.lproj\i18n\cdgo.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Picasa3\cdautorun\Picasa CD Slideshow.app\Contents\Resources\id.lproj\i18n\cdgo_resexport.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Picasa3\cdautorun\Picasa CD Slideshow.app\Contents\Resources\id.lproj\i18n\cdgo_stringres.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Picasa3\cdautorun\Picasa CD Slideshow.app\Contents\Resources\it.lproj\i18n\cdgo.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Picasa3\cdautorun\Picasa CD Slideshow.app\Contents\Resources\it.lproj\i18n\cdgo_resexport.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Picasa3\cdautorun\Picasa CD Slideshow.app\Contents\Resources\it.lproj\i18n\cdgo_stringres.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Picasa3\cdautorun\Picasa CD Slideshow.app\Contents\Resources\ja.lproj\i18n\cdgo.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Picasa3\cdautorun\Picasa CD Slideshow.app\Contents\Resources\ja.lproj\i18n\cdgo_resexport.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Picasa3\cdautorun\Picasa CD Slideshow.app\Contents\Resources\ja.lproj\i18n\cdgo_stringres.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Picasa3\cdautorun\Picasa CD Slideshow.app\Contents\Resources\ko.lproj\i18n\cdgo.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Picasa3\cdautorun\Picasa CD Slideshow.app\Contents\Resources\ko.lproj\i18n\cdgo_resexport.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Picasa3\cdautorun\Picasa CD Slideshow.app\Contents\Resources\ko.lproj\i18n\cdgo_stringres.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Picasa3\cdautorun\Picasa CD Slideshow.app\Contents\Resources\lt.lproj\i18n\cdgo.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Picasa3\cdautorun\Picasa CD Slideshow.app\Contents\Resources\lt.lproj\i18n\cdgo_resexport.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Picasa3\cdautorun\Picasa CD Slideshow.app\Contents\Resources\lt.lproj\i18n\cdgo_stringres.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Picasa3\cdautorun\Picasa CD Slideshow.app\Contents\Resources\lv.lproj\i18n\cdgo.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Picasa3\cdautorun\Picasa CD Slideshow.app\Contents\Resources\lv.lproj\i18n\cdgo_resexport.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Picasa3\cdautorun\Picasa CD Slideshow.app\Contents\Resources\lv.lproj\i18n\cdgo_stringres.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Picasa3\cdautorun\Picasa CD Slideshow.app\Contents\Resources\NESW.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Picasa3\cdautorun\Picasa CD Slideshow.app\Contents\Resources\nl.lproj\i18n\cdgo.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Picasa3\cdautorun\Picasa CD Slideshow.app\Contents\Resources\nl.lproj\i18n\cdgo_resexport.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Picasa3\cdautorun\Picasa CD Slideshow.app\Contents\Resources\nl.lproj\i18n\cdgo_stringres.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Picasa3\cdautorun\Picasa CD Slideshow.app\Contents\Resources\no.lproj\i18n\cdgo.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Picasa3\cdautorun\Picasa CD Slideshow.app\Contents\Resources\no.lproj\i18n\cdgo_resexport.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Picasa3\cdautorun\Picasa CD Slideshow.app\Contents\Resources\no.lproj\i18n\cdgo_stringres.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Picasa3\cdautorun\Picasa CD Slideshow.app\Contents\Resources\NWSE.png

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\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

Registry values that are not removed from your PC:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Picasa3\PicasaPhotoViewer.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Picasa3\PicasaPhotoViewer.exe.FriendlyAppName

A way to erase Picasa 3 with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Picasa 3 is an application offered by the software company Google, Inc.. Some people decide to remove this program. This can be hard because uninstalling this by hand takes some advanced knowledge regarding removing Windows programs manually. One of the best SIMPLE practice to remove Picasa 3 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 PC, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and general utility to maximize the performance of your system.

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• visit Download Link
• download the program by pressing the green DOWNLOAD button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and number of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful system utility.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Press the Uninstall Programs button


5. A list of the programs existing on the PC will be shown to you

6. Navigate the list of programs until you locate Picasa 3 or simply click the Search feature and type in "Picasa 3". If it exists on your system the Picasa 3 app will be found very quickly. When you click Picasa 3 in the list of apps, the following information about the application is shown to you:

• Safety rating (in the left lower corner). This explains the opinion other users have about Picasa 3, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information about the app you wish to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.

For instance you can see that for Picasa 3:

• The web site of the application 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 page will appear. Confirm the uninstall by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove Picasa 3.


8. After uninstalling Picasa 3, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items that belong Picasa 3 that have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing Picasa 3 with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry items, files or folders are left behind on your disk.

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

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Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to uninstall 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 PC. This page simply contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall Picasa 3 in case you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.