Picasa 3

A way to uninstall Picasa 3 from your computer

Picasa 3 is a Windows program. Read more about how to uninstall it from your PC. It was coded for Windows by Google, Inc.. Go over here where you can read more on Google, Inc.. More data about the program Picasa 3 can be found at https://support.google.com/plus/?p=gpautobackup. Picasa 3 is usually installed in the C:\Program Files\Google\Picasa3 directory, but this location can differ a lot depending on the user's option when installing the program. The full command line for uninstalling Picasa 3 is C:\Program Files\Google\Picasa3\Uninstall.exe. Keep in mind that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you might get a notification for admin rights. Picasa3.exe is the programs's main file and it takes close to 9.69 MB (10160456 bytes) on disk.

Picasa 3 contains of the executables below. They occupy 38.47 MB (40336136 bytes) on disk.

• GoogleUpdaterService.exe (132.93 KB)
• GPAutoBackup_Setup.exe (2.62 MB)
• MovieThumb.exe (698.32 KB)
• Picasa3.exe (9.69 MB)
• PicasaPhotoViewer.exe (4.58 MB)
• PicasaUpdater.exe (1.13 MB)
• setup.exe (16.58 MB)
• Uninstall.exe (207.27 KB)
• PicasaCD.exe (1.81 MB)
• PicasaRestore.exe (1.04 MB)

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This data is about Picasa 3 version 3.9.141.259 alone. You can find below info on other releases of Picasa 3:

• 3.5
• 3.9
• 3.6
• 3.9.141.255
• 3.9.140.239
• 3.9.139
• 3.1
• 3.8
• 3.9.140.248
• 3.0

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If you are manually uninstalling Picasa 3 we suggest you to verify 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

You will find in the Windows Registry that the following data will not be removed; remove them one by one using regedit.exe:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\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

Additional values that you should clean:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\G:\Photo\Picasa.Photo.3.9.0.Build.141.259_Soft98.iR.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\G:\Photo\Picasa.Photo.3.9.0.Build.141.259_Soft98.iR.exe.FriendlyAppName

A way to uninstall Picasa 3 with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Picasa 3 is an application released by the software company Google, Inc.. Sometimes, computer users choose to remove this program. Sometimes this can be hard because doing this manually requires some knowledge regarding Windows internal functioning. One of the best QUICK manner to remove 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 system, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and all around utility to clean your Windows system.

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

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful Windows tool.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs tool


5. All the applications existing on the computer will be made available to you

6. Navigate the list of applications until you find Picasa 3 or simply activate the Search feature and type in "Picasa 3". If it exists on your system the Picasa 3 application will be found very quickly. After you select Picasa 3 in the list of applications, some information regarding the application is available to you:

• Safety rating (in the left lower corner). This explains the opinion other users have regarding Picasa 3, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the app you are about to remove, by pressing the Properties button.

For instance you can see that for Picasa 3:

• The publisher is: https://support.google.com/plus/?p=gpautobackup
• The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files\Google\Picasa3\Uninstall.exe

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will come up. Confirm the removal by pressing 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 perform the cleanup. All the items of Picasa 3 which have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By removing Picasa 3 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 serve you properly.

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Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to remove Picasa 3 by Google, Inc. from your PC, nor are we saying that Picasa 3 by Google, Inc. is not a good application for your PC. This text simply contains detailed instructions on how to remove Picasa 3 in case you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.