PostgreSQL 9.6

A guide to uninstall PostgreSQL 9.6 from your PC

PostgreSQL 9.6 is a computer program. This page holds details on how to remove it from your computer. It was developed for Windows by PostgreSQL Global Development Group. Go over here where you can get more info on PostgreSQL Global Development Group. Click on http://www.postgresql.org/ to get more details about PostgreSQL 9.6 on PostgreSQL Global Development Group's website. PostgreSQL 9.6 is normally set up in the C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\9.6 folder, depending on the user's option. The entire uninstall command line for PostgreSQL 9.6 is C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\9.6\uninstall-postgresql.exe. uninstall-postgresql.exe is the PostgreSQL 9.6 's main executable file and it takes approximately 6.53 MB (6848788 bytes) on disk.

PostgreSQL 9.6 contains of the executables below. They occupy 34.98 MB (36678988 bytes) on disk.

• uninstall-postgresql.exe (6.53 MB)
• clusterdb.exe (71.50 KB)
• createdb.exe (86.00 KB)
• createlang.exe (103.00 KB)
• createuser.exe (88.00 KB)
• dropdb.exe (83.00 KB)
• droplang.exe (103.00 KB)
• dropuser.exe (83.00 KB)
• ecpg.exe (799.50 KB)
• initdb.exe (151.00 KB)
• isolationtester.exe (64.50 KB)
• oid2name.exe (55.50 KB)
• pgAdmin3.exe (10.29 MB)
• pgbench.exe (156.00 KB)
• pg_archivecleanup.exe (54.50 KB)
• pg_basebackup.exe (107.00 KB)
• pg_config.exe (64.50 KB)
• pg_controldata.exe (74.50 KB)
• pg_ctl.exe (92.50 KB)
• pg_dump.exe (422.00 KB)
• pg_dumpall.exe (117.50 KB)
• pg_isolation_regress.exe (98.50 KB)
• pg_isready.exe (68.00 KB)
• pg_receivexlog.exe (87.50 KB)
• pg_recvlogical.exe (89.00 KB)
• pg_regress.exe (98.00 KB)
• pg_regress_ecpg.exe (99.00 KB)
• pg_resetxlog.exe (86.50 KB)
• pg_restore.exe (185.00 KB)
• pg_rewind.exe (116.50 KB)
• pg_standby.exe (58.50 KB)
• pg_test_fsync.exe (58.00 KB)
• pg_test_timing.exe (49.50 KB)
• pg_upgrade.exe (137.00 KB)
• pg_xlogdump.exe (99.50 KB)
• postgres.exe (6.17 MB)
• psql.exe (456.50 KB)
• reindexdb.exe (89.00 KB)
• stackbuilder.exe (338.00 KB)
• vacuumdb.exe (91.50 KB)
• vacuumlo.exe (54.50 KB)
• zic.exe (84.50 KB)
• vcredist_x64.exe (6.86 MB)
• createuser.exe (15.00 KB)
• getlocales.exe (9.00 KB)
• validateuser.exe (14.50 KB)

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The information on this page is only about version 9.6 of PostgreSQL 9.6 . If planning to uninstall PostgreSQL 9.6 you should check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Folders left behind when you uninstall PostgreSQL 9.6 :

• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\9.6

Files remaining:

• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\9.6\bin\clusterdb.exe
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\9.6\bin\createdb.exe
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\9.6\bin\createlang.exe
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\9.6\bin\createUserName.exe
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\9.6\bin\dropdb.exe
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\9.6\bin\droplang.exe
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\9.6\bin\dropUserName.exe
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\9.6\bin\ecpg.exe
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\9.6\bin\initdb.exe
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\9.6\bin\isolationtester.exe
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\9.6\bin\libcurl.dll
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\9.6\bin\libcurl.lib
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\9.6\bin\libeay32.dll
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\9.6\bin\libecpg.dll
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\9.6\bin\libecpg_compat.dll
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\9.6\bin\libiconv-2.dll
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\9.6\bin\libintl-8.dll
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\9.6\bin\libpgtypes.dll
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\9.6\bin\libpq.dll
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\9.6\bin\libxml2.dll
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\9.6\bin\libxslt.dll
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\9.6\bin\oid2name.exe
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\9.6\bin\pg_archivecleanup.exe
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\9.6\bin\pg_basebackup.exe
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\9.6\bin\pg_config.exe
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\9.6\bin\pg_controldata.exe
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\9.6\bin\pg_ctl.exe
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\9.6\bin\pg_dump.exe
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\9.6\bin\pg_dumpall.exe
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\9.6\bin\pg_isolation_regress.exe
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\9.6\bin\pg_isready.exe
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\9.6\bin\pg_receivexlog.exe
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\9.6\bin\pg_recvlogical.exe
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\9.6\bin\pg_regress.exe
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\9.6\bin\pg_regress_ecpg.exe
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\9.6\bin\pg_resetxlog.exe
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\9.6\bin\pg_restore.exe
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\9.6\bin\pg_rewind.exe
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\9.6\bin\pg_standby.exe
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\9.6\bin\pg_test_fsync.exe
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\9.6\bin\pg_test_timing.exe
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\9.6\bin\pg_upgrade.exe
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\9.6\bin\pg_xlogdump.exe
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\9.6\bin\pgbench.exe
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\9.6\bin\postgres.exe
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\9.6\bin\psql.exe
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\9.6\bin\reindexdb.exe
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\9.6\bin\ssleay32.dll
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\9.6\bin\stackbuilder.exe
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\9.6\bin\vacuumdb.exe
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\9.6\bin\vacuumlo.exe
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\9.6\bin\wxbase28u_net_vc_custom.dll
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\9.6\bin\wxbase28u_vc_custom.dll
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\9.6\bin\wxbase28u_xml_vc_custom.dll
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\9.6\bin\wxmsw28u_adv_vc_custom.dll
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\9.6\bin\wxmsw28u_aui_vc_custom.dll
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\9.6\bin\wxmsw28u_core_vc_custom.dll
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\9.6\bin\wxmsw28u_html_vc_custom.dll
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\9.6\bin\wxmsw28u_stc_vc_custom.dll
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\9.6\bin\wxmsw28u_xrc_vc_custom.dll
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\9.6\bin\zic.exe
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\9.6\bin\zlib1.dll
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\9.6\data\base\1\112
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\9.6\data\base\1\113
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\9.6\data\base\1\12236
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\9.6\data\base\1\12238
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\9.6\data\base\1\12240
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\9.6\data\base\1\12241
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\9.6\data\base\1\12243
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\9.6\data\base\1\12245
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\9.6\data\base\1\12246
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\9.6\data\base\1\12248
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\9.6\data\base\1\12250
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\9.6\data\base\1\12251
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\9.6\data\base\1\12253
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\9.6\data\base\1\12255
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\9.6\data\base\1\12256
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\9.6\data\base\1\12258
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\9.6\data\base\1\12260
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\9.6\data\base\1\12261
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\9.6\data\base\1\12263
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\9.6\data\base\1\12265
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\9.6\data\base\1\12266
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\9.6\data\base\1\12268
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\9.6\data\base\1\12270
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\9.6\data\base\1\1247
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\9.6\data\base\1\1249
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\9.6\data\base\1\1255
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\9.6\data\base\1\1259
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\9.6\data\base\1\1417
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\9.6\data\base\1\1418
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\9.6\data\base\1\174
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\9.6\data\base\1\175
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\9.6\data\base\1\2187
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\9.6\data\base\1\2328
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\9.6\data\base\1\2336
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\9.6\data\base\1\2337
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\9.6\data\base\1\2600
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\9.6\data\base\1\2601
• C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\9.6\data\base\1\2602

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

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\PostgreSQL 9.6
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\PostgreSQL
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\EventLog\Application\PostgreSQL
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\postgresql-x64-9.6

Additional registry values that are not removed:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\UserNameSettings\S-1-5-21-2379417246-2490682355-2141514296-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume2\Program Files\PostgreSQL\9.6\pgAdmin 4\bin\pgAdmin4.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\UserNameSettings\S-1-5-21-2379417246-2490682355-2141514296-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume2\UserNames\UserName\Downloads\Internet Download Manager 6.30 Build 7 Portable\Downloads\Compressed\PostgreSQL_9.6.2_Windowns.X64\PostgreSQL_9.6.2_Windowns.X64\Setup.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\postgresql-x64-9.6\DisplayName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\postgresql-x64-9.6\ImagePath

How to uninstall PostgreSQL 9.6 using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

PostgreSQL 9.6 is a program marketed by the software company PostgreSQL Global Development Group. Frequently, people decide to erase this application. This can be easier said than done because deleting this manually takes some knowledge regarding removing Windows applications by hand. The best EASY action to erase PostgreSQL 9.6 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, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very potent uninstaller and general utility to optimize your Windows 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. It's recommended to take some time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful Windows optimizer.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Press the Uninstall Programs feature


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

6. Scroll the list of programs until you find PostgreSQL 9.6 or simply click the Search feature and type in "PostgreSQL 9.6 ". The PostgreSQL 9.6 app will be found very quickly. Notice that after you click PostgreSQL 9.6 in the list of programs, the following data about the application is available to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). This explains the opinion other users have about PostgreSQL 9.6 , ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information about the application you wish to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.

For instance you can see that for PostgreSQL 9.6 :

• The software company is: http://www.postgresql.org/
• The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\9.6\uninstall-postgresql.exe

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will show up. Confirm the removal by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall PostgreSQL 9.6 .


8. After uninstalling PostgreSQL 9.6 , Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to start the cleanup. All the items of PostgreSQL 9.6 that have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling PostgreSQL 9.6 with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry items, files or folders are left behind on your PC.

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

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Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to uninstall PostgreSQL 9.6 by PostgreSQL Global Development Group from your computer, nor are we saying that PostgreSQL 9.6 by PostgreSQL Global Development Group is not a good application. This text only contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall PostgreSQL 9.6 in case you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.