Proton Mail Bridge

A way to uninstall Proton Mail Bridge from your PC

Proton Mail Bridge is a Windows program. Read below about how to remove it from your computer. The Windows version was created by Proton AG. You can find out more on Proton AG or check for application updates here. More information about Proton Mail Bridge can be found at https://proton.me/mail/bridge. The application is usually located in the C:\Program Files\Proton AG\Proton Mail Bridge folder. Take into account that this location can vary depending on the user's decision. You can remove Proton Mail Bridge by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\ProgramData\Caphyon\Advanced Installer\{A52A1A77-B12D-42CC-B827-9AA9ECFD6B19}\Bridge-Installer.exe /i {A52A1A77-B12D-42CC-B827-9AA9ECFD6B19} AI_UNINSTALLER_CTP=1. Keep in mind that you might be prompted for administrator rights. proton-bridge.exe is the programs's main file and it takes about 12.78 MB (13404560 bytes) on disk.

Proton Mail Bridge installs the following the executables on your PC, occupying about 88.48 MB (92777648 bytes) on disk.

• bridge-gui.exe (5.08 MB)
• bridge.exe (70.05 MB)
• crashpad_handler.exe (577.39 KB)
• proton-bridge.exe (12.78 MB)

This page is about Proton Mail Bridge version 3.2.0 alone. You can find below info on other versions of Proton Mail Bridge:

• 3.3.0
• 3.4.1
• 3.5.3
• 3.14.0
• 3.13.0
• 3.0.20
• 3.0.21
• 3.1.2
• 3.11.0
• 3.5.4
• 3.7.1
• 2.2.2
• 3.12.0
• 3.0.19
• 3.3.2
• 3.9.1
• 3.0.17
• 3.11.1
• 3.6.1
• 3.15.0
• 2.3.0
• 3.1.3
• 2.4.8
• 3.10.0
• 3.8.1
• 3.8.2
• 3.4.2

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Proton Mail Bridge has the habit of leaving behind some leftovers.

Directories left on disk:

• C:\Program Files\Proton AG\Proton Mail Bridge
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Proton AG\Proton Mail Bridge
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Proton AG\Proton Mail Bridge 2.3.0
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Proton AG\Proton Mail Bridge 3.2.0

Check for and delete the following files from your disk when you uninstall Proton Mail Bridge:

• C:\Program Files\Proton AG\Proton Mail Bridge\abseil_dll.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton AG\Proton Mail Bridge\bridge.exe
• C:\Program Files\Proton AG\Proton Mail Bridge\bridge-gui.exe
• C:\Program Files\Proton AG\Proton Mail Bridge\cares.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton AG\Proton Mail Bridge\concrt140.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton AG\Proton Mail Bridge\crashpad_handler.exe
• C:\Program Files\Proton AG\Proton Mail Bridge\D3Dcompiler_47.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton AG\Proton Mail Bridge\iconengines\qsvgicon.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton AG\Proton Mail Bridge\imageformats\qgif.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton AG\Proton Mail Bridge\imageformats\qico.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton AG\Proton Mail Bridge\imageformats\qjpeg.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton AG\Proton Mail Bridge\imageformats\qsvg.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton AG\Proton Mail Bridge\libcrypto-3-x64.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton AG\Proton Mail Bridge\libprotobuf.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton AG\Proton Mail Bridge\libssl-3-x64.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton AG\Proton Mail Bridge\LICENSE.txt
• C:\Program Files\Proton AG\Proton Mail Bridge\logo.ico
• C:\Program Files\Proton AG\Proton Mail Bridge\msvcp140.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton AG\Proton Mail Bridge\msvcp140_1.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton AG\Proton Mail Bridge\msvcp140_2.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton AG\Proton Mail Bridge\msvcp140_atomic_wait.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton AG\Proton Mail Bridge\msvcp140_codecvt_ids.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton AG\Proton Mail Bridge\networkinformation\qnetworklistmanager.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton AG\Proton Mail Bridge\opengl32sw.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton AG\Proton Mail Bridge\platforms\qwindows.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton AG\Proton Mail Bridge\proton-bridge.exe
• C:\Program Files\Proton AG\Proton Mail Bridge\qmltooling\qmldbg_debugger.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton AG\Proton Mail Bridge\qmltooling\qmldbg_inspector.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton AG\Proton Mail Bridge\qmltooling\qmldbg_local.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton AG\Proton Mail Bridge\qmltooling\qmldbg_messages.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton AG\Proton Mail Bridge\qmltooling\qmldbg_native.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton AG\Proton Mail Bridge\qmltooling\qmldbg_nativedebugger.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton AG\Proton Mail Bridge\qmltooling\qmldbg_preview.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton AG\Proton Mail Bridge\qmltooling\qmldbg_profiler.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton AG\Proton Mail Bridge\qmltooling\qmldbg_quickprofiler.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton AG\Proton Mail Bridge\qmltooling\qmldbg_server.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton AG\Proton Mail Bridge\qmltooling\qmldbg_tcp.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton AG\Proton Mail Bridge\qt.conf
• C:\Program Files\Proton AG\Proton Mail Bridge\Qt\labs\platform\plugins.qmltypes
• C:\Program Files\Proton AG\Proton Mail Bridge\Qt\labs\platform\qmldir
• C:\Program Files\Proton AG\Proton Mail Bridge\Qt\labs\platform\qtlabsplatformplugin.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton AG\Proton Mail Bridge\Qt6Core.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton AG\Proton Mail Bridge\Qt6Gui.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton AG\Proton Mail Bridge\Qt6Network.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton AG\Proton Mail Bridge\Qt6OpenGL.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton AG\Proton Mail Bridge\Qt6Qml.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton AG\Proton Mail Bridge\Qt6QmlModels.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton AG\Proton Mail Bridge\Qt6QmlWorkerScript.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton AG\Proton Mail Bridge\Qt6Quick.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton AG\Proton Mail Bridge\Qt6QuickControls2.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton AG\Proton Mail Bridge\Qt6QuickControls2Impl.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton AG\Proton Mail Bridge\Qt6QuickDialogs2.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton AG\Proton Mail Bridge\Qt6QuickDialogs2QuickImpl.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton AG\Proton Mail Bridge\Qt6QuickDialogs2Utils.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton AG\Proton Mail Bridge\Qt6QuickLayouts.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton AG\Proton Mail Bridge\Qt6QuickTemplates2.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton AG\Proton Mail Bridge\Qt6Svg.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton AG\Proton Mail Bridge\Qt6Widgets.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton AG\Proton Mail Bridge\QtQml\Models\modelsplugin.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton AG\Proton Mail Bridge\QtQml\Models\plugins.qmltypes
• C:\Program Files\Proton AG\Proton Mail Bridge\QtQml\Models\qmldir
• C:\Program Files\Proton AG\Proton Mail Bridge\QtQml\plugins.qmltypes
• C:\Program Files\Proton AG\Proton Mail Bridge\QtQml\qmldir
• C:\Program Files\Proton AG\Proton Mail Bridge\QtQml\qmlplugin.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton AG\Proton Mail Bridge\QtQml\WorkerScript\plugins.qmltypes
• C:\Program Files\Proton AG\Proton Mail Bridge\QtQml\WorkerScript\qmldir
• C:\Program Files\Proton AG\Proton Mail Bridge\QtQml\WorkerScript\workerscriptplugin.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton AG\Proton Mail Bridge\QtQml\XmlListModel\plugins.qmltypes
• C:\Program Files\Proton AG\Proton Mail Bridge\QtQml\XmlListModel\qmldir
• C:\Program Files\Proton AG\Proton Mail Bridge\QtQml\XmlListModel\qmlxmllistmodelplugin.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton AG\Proton Mail Bridge\QtQuick\Controls\Basic\AbstractButton.qml
• C:\Program Files\Proton AG\Proton Mail Bridge\QtQuick\Controls\Basic\Action.qml
• C:\Program Files\Proton AG\Proton Mail Bridge\QtQuick\Controls\Basic\ActionGroup.qml
• C:\Program Files\Proton AG\Proton Mail Bridge\QtQuick\Controls\Basic\ApplicationWindow.qml
• C:\Program Files\Proton AG\Proton Mail Bridge\QtQuick\Controls\Basic\BusyIndicator.qml
• C:\Program Files\Proton AG\Proton Mail Bridge\QtQuick\Controls\Basic\Button.qml
• C:\Program Files\Proton AG\Proton Mail Bridge\QtQuick\Controls\Basic\ButtonGroup.qml
• C:\Program Files\Proton AG\Proton Mail Bridge\QtQuick\Controls\Basic\Calendar.qml
• C:\Program Files\Proton AG\Proton Mail Bridge\QtQuick\Controls\Basic\CalendarModel.qml
• C:\Program Files\Proton AG\Proton Mail Bridge\QtQuick\Controls\Basic\CheckBox.qml
• C:\Program Files\Proton AG\Proton Mail Bridge\QtQuick\Controls\Basic\CheckDelegate.qml
• C:\Program Files\Proton AG\Proton Mail Bridge\QtQuick\Controls\Basic\ComboBox.qml
• C:\Program Files\Proton AG\Proton Mail Bridge\QtQuick\Controls\Basic\Container.qml
• C:\Program Files\Proton AG\Proton Mail Bridge\QtQuick\Controls\Basic\Control.qml
• C:\Program Files\Proton AG\Proton Mail Bridge\QtQuick\Controls\Basic\DayOfWeekRow.qml
• C:\Program Files\Proton AG\Proton Mail Bridge\QtQuick\Controls\Basic\DelayButton.qml
• C:\Program Files\Proton AG\Proton Mail Bridge\QtQuick\Controls\Basic\Dial.qml
• C:\Program Files\Proton AG\Proton Mail Bridge\QtQuick\Controls\Basic\Dialog.qml
• C:\Program Files\Proton AG\Proton Mail Bridge\QtQuick\Controls\Basic\DialogButtonBox.qml
• C:\Program Files\Proton AG\Proton Mail Bridge\QtQuick\Controls\Basic\Drawer.qml
• C:\Program Files\Proton AG\Proton Mail Bridge\QtQuick\Controls\Basic\Frame.qml
• C:\Program Files\Proton AG\Proton Mail Bridge\QtQuick\Controls\Basic\GroupBox.qml
• C:\Program Files\Proton AG\Proton Mail Bridge\QtQuick\Controls\Basic\HorizontalHeaderView.qml
• C:\Program Files\Proton AG\Proton Mail Bridge\QtQuick\Controls\Basic\impl\plugins.qmltypes
• C:\Program Files\Proton AG\Proton Mail Bridge\QtQuick\Controls\Basic\impl\qmldir
• C:\Program Files\Proton AG\Proton Mail Bridge\QtQuick\Controls\Basic\impl\qtquickcontrols2basicstyleimplplugin.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton AG\Proton Mail Bridge\QtQuick\Controls\Basic\ItemDelegate.qml
• C:\Program Files\Proton AG\Proton Mail Bridge\QtQuick\Controls\Basic\Label.qml
• C:\Program Files\Proton AG\Proton Mail Bridge\QtQuick\Controls\Basic\Menu.qml
• C:\Program Files\Proton AG\Proton Mail Bridge\QtQuick\Controls\Basic\MenuBar.qml

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

• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Proton AG\Proton Mail Bridge
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\77A1A25AD21BCC248B72A99ACEDFB691
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\Proton AG\Proton Mail Bridge

Registry values that are not removed from your PC:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\77A1A25AD21BCC248B72A99ACEDFB691\ProductName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\Proton AG\Proton Mail Bridge\

How to erase Proton Mail Bridge from your PC with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Proton Mail Bridge is a program by the software company Proton AG. Sometimes, users try to remove this program. Sometimes this can be easier said than done because performing this manually takes some skill regarding PCs. The best SIMPLE practice to remove Proton Mail Bridge 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 Windows PC, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and general tool to optimize your Windows computer.

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

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to get familiar with the program's interface and wealth of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful Windows tool.

3. Press the General Tools category


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs tool


5. A list of the applications installed on your PC will be shown to you

6. Scroll the list of applications until you find Proton Mail Bridge or simply activate the Search feature and type in "Proton Mail Bridge". If it is installed on your PC the Proton Mail Bridge application will be found very quickly. Notice that when you click Proton Mail Bridge in the list of apps, the following information regarding the program is shown to you:

• Safety rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other people have regarding Proton Mail Bridge, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
• Details regarding the program you are about to remove, by pressing the Properties button.

For example you can see that for Proton Mail Bridge:

• The publisher is: https://proton.me/mail/bridge
• The uninstall string is: C:\ProgramData\Caphyon\Advanced Installer\{A52A1A77-B12D-42CC-B827-9AA9ECFD6B19}\Bridge-Installer.exe /i {A52A1A77-B12D-42CC-B827-9AA9ECFD6B19} AI_UNINSTALLER_CTP=1

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will come up. Confirm the uninstall by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall Proton Mail Bridge.


8. After uninstalling Proton Mail Bridge, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Click Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items that belong Proton Mail Bridge that have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling Proton Mail Bridge using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your system.

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

Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to remove Proton Mail Bridge by Proton AG from your PC, we are not saying that Proton Mail Bridge by Proton AG is not a good application. This page only contains detailed instructions on how to remove Proton Mail Bridge in case you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.