PostgreSQL 12

A guide to uninstall PostgreSQL 12 from your computer

PostgreSQL 12 is a Windows application. Read more about how to uninstall it from your PC. The Windows release was created by PostgreSQL Global Development Group. Open here for more details on PostgreSQL Global Development Group. More details about PostgreSQL 12 can be seen at http://www.postgresql.org/. The program is frequently installed in the C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\12 directory (same installation drive as Windows). C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\12\uninstall-postgresql.exe is the full command line if you want to remove PostgreSQL 12 . The program's main executable file is called uninstall-postgresql.exe and its approximative size is 8.27 MB (8668821 bytes).

The following executables are installed along with PostgreSQL 12 . They take about 55.07 MB (57745754 bytes) on disk.

• uninstall-postgresql.exe (8.27 MB)
• clusterdb.exe (96.50 KB)
• createdb.exe (96.50 KB)
• createuser.exe (98.00 KB)
• dropdb.exe (93.50 KB)
• dropuser.exe (93.50 KB)
• ecpg.exe (863.00 KB)
• initdb.exe (182.50 KB)
• isolationtester.exe (70.50 KB)
• oid2name.exe (67.50 KB)
• pgbench.exe (184.00 KB)
• pg_archivecleanup.exe (74.00 KB)
• pg_basebackup.exe (143.00 KB)
• pg_checksums.exe (95.00 KB)
• pg_config.exe (72.50 KB)
• pg_controldata.exe (88.50 KB)
• pg_ctl.exe (113.50 KB)
• pg_dump.exe (437.00 KB)
• pg_dumpall.exe (128.50 KB)
• pg_isolation_regress.exe (110.50 KB)
• pg_isready.exe (93.00 KB)
• pg_receivewal.exe (111.00 KB)
• pg_recvlogical.exe (112.50 KB)
• pg_regress.exe (110.00 KB)
• pg_regress_ecpg.exe (110.50 KB)
• pg_resetwal.exe (100.00 KB)
• pg_restore.exe (204.50 KB)
• pg_rewind.exe (132.00 KB)
• pg_standby.exe (70.00 KB)
• pg_test_fsync.exe (79.00 KB)
• pg_test_timing.exe (70.00 KB)
• pg_upgrade.exe (169.50 KB)
• pg_waldump.exe (127.00 KB)
• postgres.exe (7.07 MB)
• psql.exe (529.50 KB)
• reindexdb.exe (100.00 KB)
• stackbuilder.exe (343.57 KB)
• vacuumdb.exe (104.50 KB)
• vacuumlo.exe (67.00 KB)
• zic.exe (94.00 KB)
• vcredist_x64.exe (14.38 MB)
• vcredist_x86.exe (13.71 MB)
• createuser.exe (19.00 KB)
• getlocales.exe (12.50 KB)
• validateuser.exe (17.50 KB)
• pgAdmin4.exe (409.50 KB)
• pythonw.exe (96.02 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)
• t32.exe (90.50 KB)
• t64.exe (100.00 KB)
• w32.exe (87.00 KB)
• w64.exe (97.00 KB)
• cli.exe (64.00 KB)
• cli-64.exe (73.00 KB)
• gui.exe (64.00 KB)
• gui-64.exe (73.50 KB)
• python.exe (510.52 KB)
• pythonw.exe (510.02 KB)
• alembic.exe (100.88 KB)
• chardetect.exe (100.89 KB)
• easy_install.exe (100.40 KB)
• flask.exe (100.87 KB)
• htmlmin.exe (100.88 KB)
• mako-render.exe (100.88 KB)
• pip3.exe (100.38 KB)
• pybabel.exe (100.89 KB)
• pygmentize.exe (100.88 KB)
• python.exe (97.52 KB)
• sqlformat.exe (100.88 KB)
• sshtunnel.exe (100.88 KB)
• wheel.exe (100.37 KB)

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The current web page applies to PostgreSQL 12 version 12 only. Click on the links below for other PostgreSQL 12 versions:

• 12.221
• 12.202
• 12.192
• 12.201
• 12.191

When planning to uninstall PostgreSQL 12 you should check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Directories left on disk:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\postgresql_installer_0dd69805ed
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\postgresql_installer_595d343ba5
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\postgresql_installer_6561803e8c
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\postgresql_installer_d196d905e9

The files below are left behind on your disk by PostgreSQL 12 's application uninstaller when you removed it:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\install-postgresql.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\postgresql_installer_6561803e8c\createuser.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\postgresql_installer_6561803e8c\getlocales.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\postgresql_installer_6561803e8c\libiconv-2.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\postgresql_installer_6561803e8c\libintl-8.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\postgresql_installer_6561803e8c\libwinpthread-1.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\postgresql_installer_6561803e8c\pg_controldata.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\postgresql_installer_6561803e8c\prerun_checks.vbs
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\postgresql_installer_6561803e8c\validateuser.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\postgresql_installer_6561803e8c\vcredist_x64.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\postgresql_installer_6561803e8c\vcredist_x86.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\postgresql-12.4-1-windows-x64.exe

Registry that is not uninstalled:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\PostgreSQL 12
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\PostgreSQL
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\PostgreSQL_For_Odoo

Open regedit.exe in order to delete the following registry values:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\H.Mansourian\AppData\Local\Temp\postgresql-12.4-1-windows-x64.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\H.Mansourian\AppData\Local\Temp\postgresql-12.4-1-windows-x64.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-1610310965-193893048-776588833-3215\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Users\HC514~1.MAN\AppData\Local\Temp\postgresql-12.4-1-windows-x64.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\PostgreSQL_For_Odoo\DisplayName

A way to uninstall PostgreSQL 12 from your PC with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

PostgreSQL 12 is an application marketed by PostgreSQL Global Development Group. Some computer users try to erase this program. This can be difficult because deleting this manually requires some know-how related to Windows program uninstallation. The best QUICK action to erase PostgreSQL 12 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 Windows PC, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and all around utility to take care of your Windows system.

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• go to Download Link
• download the program by clicking on the DOWNLOAD NOW button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good program.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs tool


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

6. Navigate the list of applications until you locate PostgreSQL 12 or simply click the Search feature and type in "PostgreSQL 12 ". The PostgreSQL 12 application will be found automatically. When you click PostgreSQL 12 in the list of apps, some data regarding the application is available to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). This explains the opinion other users have regarding PostgreSQL 12 , ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the application you are about to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.

For instance you can see that for PostgreSQL 12 :

• The web site of the program is: http://www.postgresql.org/
• The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\12\uninstall-postgresql.exe

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will show up. Confirm the removal by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall PostgreSQL 12 .


8. After removing PostgreSQL 12 , Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items that belong PostgreSQL 12 that have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling PostgreSQL 12 using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry items, files or folders are left behind on your disk.

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

Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to uninstall PostgreSQL 12 by PostgreSQL Global Development Group from your PC, nor are we saying that PostgreSQL 12 by PostgreSQL Global Development Group is not a good software application. This text only contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall PostgreSQL 12 supposing you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.