PostgreSQL 10

How to uninstall PostgreSQL 10 from your computer

This info is about PostgreSQL 10 for Windows. Below you can find details on how to uninstall it from your PC. It was developed for Windows by PostgreSQL Global Development Group. Check out here for more details on PostgreSQL Global Development Group. Further information about PostgreSQL 10 can be seen at http://www.postgresql.org/. Usually the PostgreSQL 10 program is installed in the C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\10 directory, depending on the user's option during install. The full command line for removing PostgreSQL 10 is C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\10\uninstall-postgresql.exe. Note that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you may be prompted for admin rights. uninstall-postgresql.exe is the programs's main file and it takes close to 8.40 MB (8811221 bytes) on disk.

PostgreSQL 10 contains of the executables below. They occupy 35.09 MB (36794861 bytes) on disk.

• uninstall-postgresql.exe (8.40 MB)
• clusterdb.exe (88.50 KB)
• createdb.exe (88.00 KB)
• createuser.exe (90.00 KB)
• dropdb.exe (85.00 KB)
• dropuser.exe (85.00 KB)
• ecpg.exe (830.00 KB)
• initdb.exe (174.50 KB)
• isolationtester.exe (64.50 KB)
• oid2name.exe (55.50 KB)
• pgbench.exe (157.50 KB)
• pg_archivecleanup.exe (64.50 KB)
• pg_basebackup.exe (137.00 KB)
• pg_config.exe (65.00 KB)
• pg_controldata.exe (74.50 KB)
• pg_ctl.exe (101.50 KB)
• pg_dump.exe (423.00 KB)
• pg_dumpall.exe (124.00 KB)
• pg_isolation_regress.exe (98.50 KB)
• pg_isready.exe (68.00 KB)
• pg_receivewal.exe (99.00 KB)
• pg_recvlogical.exe (101.50 KB)
• pg_regress.exe (98.00 KB)
• pg_regress_ecpg.exe (99.00 KB)
• pg_resetwal.exe (86.50 KB)
• pg_restore.exe (192.50 KB)
• pg_rewind.exe (117.50 KB)
• pg_standby.exe (60.00 KB)
• pg_test_fsync.exe (68.50 KB)
• pg_test_timing.exe (62.50 KB)
• pg_upgrade.exe (161.00 KB)
• pg_waldump.exe (112.00 KB)
• postgres.exe (6.70 MB)
• psql.exe (492.00 KB)
• reindexdb.exe (92.00 KB)
• stackbuilder.exe (351.06 KB)
• vacuumdb.exe (94.00 KB)
• vacuumlo.exe (55.50 KB)
• zic.exe (86.00 KB)
• vcredist_x64.exe (6.87 MB)
• vcredist_x86.exe (6.21 MB)
• createuser.exe (15.00 KB)
• getlocales.exe (9.00 KB)
• validateuser.exe (14.50 KB)
• pgAdmin4.exe (216.00 KB)
• pythonw.exe (27.00 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 (218.50 KB)
• wininst-9.0.exe (191.50 KB)
• t32.exe (87.00 KB)
• t64.exe (95.50 KB)
• w32.exe (83.50 KB)
• w64.exe (92.00 KB)
• cli.exe (64.00 KB)
• cli-64.exe (73.00 KB)
• cli-arm-32.exe (67.50 KB)
• gui.exe (64.00 KB)
• gui-64.exe (73.50 KB)
• gui-arm-32.exe (67.50 KB)

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The current page applies to PostgreSQL 10 version 10 alone. After the uninstall process, the application leaves some files behind on the PC. Part_A few of these are listed below.

You should delete the folders below after you uninstall PostgreSQL 10 :

• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\10
• C:\UserNames\UserNameName\AppData\Roaming\IDM\DwnlData\UserNameName\postgresql-10.9-3-windows-x64._2054

The files below are left behind on your disk when you remove PostgreSQL 10 :

• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\10\bin\clusterdb.exe
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\10\bin\createdb.exe
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\10\bin\createUserName.exe
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\10\bin\dropdb.exe
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\10\bin\dropUserName.exe
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\10\bin\ecpg.exe
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\10\bin\icudt53.dll
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\10\bin\icuin53.dll
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\10\bin\icuio53.dll
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\10\bin\icule53.dll
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\10\bin\iculx53.dll
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\10\bin\icutest53.dll
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\10\bin\icutu53.dll
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\10\bin\icuuc53.dll
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\10\bin\initdb.exe
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\10\bin\isolationtester.exe
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\10\bin\libcurl.dll
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\10\bin\libcurl.lib
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\10\bin\libeay32.dll
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\10\bin\libecpg.dll
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\10\bin\libecpg_compat.dll
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\10\bin\libiconv-2.dll
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\10\bin\libintl-8.dll
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\10\bin\libpgtypes.dll
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\10\bin\libpq.dll
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\10\bin\libxml2.dll
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\10\bin\libxslt.dll
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\10\bin\oid2name.exe
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\10\bin\pg_archivecleanup.exe
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\10\bin\pg_basebackup.exe
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\10\bin\pg_config.exe
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\10\bin\pg_controldata.exe
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\10\bin\pg_ctl.exe
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\10\bin\pg_dump.exe
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\10\bin\pg_dumpall.exe
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\10\bin\pg_isolation_regress.exe
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\10\bin\pg_isready.exe
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\10\bin\pg_receivewal.exe
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\10\bin\pg_recvlogical.exe
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\10\bin\pg_regress.exe
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\10\bin\pg_regress_ecpg.exe
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\10\bin\pg_resetwal.exe
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\10\bin\pg_restore.exe
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\10\bin\pg_rewind.exe
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\10\bin\pg_standby.exe
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\10\bin\pg_test_fsync.exe
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\10\bin\pg_test_timing.exe
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\10\bin\pg_upgrade.exe
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\10\bin\pg_waldump.exe
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\10\bin\pgbench.exe
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\10\bin\postgres.exe
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\10\bin\psql.exe
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\10\bin\reindexdb.exe
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\10\bin\ssleay32.dll
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\10\bin\stackbuilder.exe
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\10\bin\vacuumdb.exe
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\10\bin\vacuumlo.exe
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\10\bin\wxbase28u_net_vc_custom.dll
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\10\bin\wxbase28u_vc_custom.dll
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\10\bin\wxbase28u_xml_vc_custom.dll
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\10\bin\wxmsw28u_adv_vc_custom.dll
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\10\bin\wxmsw28u_aui_vc_custom.dll
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\10\bin\wxmsw28u_core_vc_custom.dll
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\10\bin\wxmsw28u_html_vc_custom.dll
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\10\bin\wxmsw28u_stc_vc_custom.dll
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\10\bin\wxmsw28u_xrc_vc_custom.dll
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\10\bin\zic.exe
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\10\bin\zlib1.dll
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\10\commandlinetools_3rd_party_licenses.txt
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\10\data\base\1\112
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\10\data\base\1\113
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\10\data\base\1\1247
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\10\data\base\1\1249
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\10\data\base\1\1255
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\10\data\base\1\1259
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\10\data\base\1\12773
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\10\data\base\1\12775
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\10\data\base\1\12777
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\10\data\base\1\12778
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\10\data\base\1\12780
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\10\data\base\1\12782
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\10\data\base\1\12783
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\10\data\base\1\12785
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\10\data\base\1\12787
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\10\data\base\1\12788
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\10\data\base\1\12790
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\10\data\base\1\12792
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\10\data\base\1\12793
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\10\data\base\1\12795
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\10\data\base\1\12797
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\10\data\base\1\12798
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\10\data\base\1\12800
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\10\data\base\1\12802
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\10\data\base\1\12803
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\10\data\base\1\12805
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\10\data\base\1\12807
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\10\data\base\1\1417
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\10\data\base\1\1418
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\10\data\base\1\174
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\10\data\base\1\175

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

• HKEY_CURRENT_UserName\Software\PostgreSQL
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\PostgreSQL 10
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\ODBC\ODBCINST.INI\PostgreSQL ODBC Driver(ANSI)
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\ODBC\ODBCINST.INI\PostgreSQL ODBC Driver(UNICODE)
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\PostgreSQL
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\postgresql-x64-10
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\postgresql-x64-9.3

Open regedit.exe to remove the values below from the Windows Registry:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\postgresql-x64-10\DisplayName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\postgresql-x64-10\ImagePath
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\postgresql-x64-9.3\DisplayName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\postgresql-x64-9.3\ImagePath

A way to uninstall PostgreSQL 10 from your computer using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

PostgreSQL 10 is an application marketed by the software company PostgreSQL Global Development Group. Sometimes, people try to uninstall this program. This can be troublesome because deleting this manually takes some know-how regarding Windows internal functioning. One of the best QUICK practice to uninstall PostgreSQL 10 is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take the following steps on how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your system, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and general utility to maximize the performance of your system.

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• navigate to Download Link
• download the setup by pressing the DOWNLOAD button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful Windows tool.

3. Press the General Tools category


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs feature


5. A list of the applications installed on your computer will be made available to you

6. Navigate the list of applications until you find PostgreSQL 10 or simply activate the Search feature and type in "PostgreSQL 10 ". The PostgreSQL 10 app will be found very quickly. After you select PostgreSQL 10 in the list , some information regarding the program is available to you:

• Safety rating (in the left lower corner). This tells you the opinion other people have regarding PostgreSQL 10 , from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
• Details regarding the application you want to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.

For instance you can see that for PostgreSQL 10 :

• The web site of the program is: http://www.postgresql.org/
• The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\10\uninstall-postgresql.exe

7. Press the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will appear. accept the uninstall by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove PostgreSQL 10 .


8. After removing PostgreSQL 10 , Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items of PostgreSQL 10 which have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling PostgreSQL 10 with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your disk.

Your Windows PC will remain clean, speedy and ready to serve you properly.

Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to uninstall PostgreSQL 10 by PostgreSQL Global Development Group from your PC, we are not saying that PostgreSQL 10 by PostgreSQL Global Development Group is not a good application. This page simply contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall PostgreSQL 10 supposing you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.