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How to uninstall Scrivener from your computer

Scrivener is a Windows program. Read below about how to uninstall it from your computer. The Windows version was created by Literature and Latte. More information on Literature and Latte can be found here. You can get more details on Scrivener at . The program is often located in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Scrivener directory. Take into account that this path can vary being determined by the user's choice. The complete uninstall command line for Scrivener is C:\Program Files (x86)\Scrivener\uninstall.exe. Scrivener's main file takes about 20.93 MB (21945512 bytes) and its name is Scrivener.exe.

The executable files below are part of Scrivener. They occupy an average of 51.41 MB (53906805 bytes) on disk.

  • clipboard.exe (35.50 KB)
  • rtfi.exe (1.52 MB)
  • Scrivener.exe (20.93 MB)
  • uninstall.exe (6.14 MB)
  • url2mht.exe (1.55 MB)
  • aspell.exe (769.86 KB)
  • word-list-compress.exe (23.88 KB)
  • mmd.exe (363.23 KB)
  • wod.exe (23.66 KB)
  • doc2any.exe (19.13 MB)
  • 7z.exe (259.00 KB)
  • wget.exe (392.00 KB)
  • lame.exe (320.00 KB)
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The information on this page is only about version 1990 of Scrivener. You can find below info on other application versions of Scrivener:

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After the uninstall process, the application leaves some files behind on the PC. Some of these are listed below.

Folders left behind when you uninstall Scrivener:
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\LiteratureAndLatte\Scrivener
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Scrivener
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\Scrivener

Files remaining:
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\LiteratureAndLatte\Scrivener\Backups\240424-Book1-bak.zip
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\LiteratureAndLatte\Scrivener\Backups\240424-Book1-bak1.zip
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\LiteratureAndLatte\Scrivener\Backups\240424-Book1-bak2.zip
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\LiteratureAndLatte\Scrivener\Backups\240424-Book1-bak4.zip
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\LiteratureAndLatte\Scrivener\Backups\240424-Book1-bak5.zip
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\LiteratureAndLatte\Scrivener\Backups\test-bak.zip
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\LiteratureAndLatte\Scrivener\licence.txt
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\LiteratureAndLatte\Scrivener\userlock.id
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\{6D809377-6AF0-444B-8957-A3773F02200E}_Scrivener3_Scrivener_exe
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\{7C5A40EF-A0FB-4BFC-874A-C0F2E0B9FA8E}_Scrivener_Scrivener_exe
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Scrivener\Scrivener\Backups\200429-Book1.bak.zip
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Scrivener\Scrivener\Backups\200429-Book1.bak2.zip
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Scrivener\Scrivener\Backups\200429-Book1.bak3.zip
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Scrivener\Scrivener\Backups\200429-Book1.bak4.zip
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Scrivener\Scrivener\Backups\200429-Book1.bak5.zip
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Scrivener\Scrivener\Backups\230303-Book1.bak.zip
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Scrivener\Scrivener\Backups\230303-Book1.bak1.zip
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Scrivener\Scrivener\Backups\230303-Book1.bak2.zip
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Scrivener\Scrivener\Backups\230303-Book1.bak3.zip
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Scrivener\Scrivener\Backups\230303-Book1.bak5.zip
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Scrivener\Scrivener\Backups\230405-Book1-V2.bak.zip
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Scrivener\Scrivener\Backups\230405-Book1-V2.bak1.zip
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Scrivener\Scrivener\Backups\230405-Book1-V2.bak3.zip
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Scrivener\Scrivener\Backups\230405-Book1-V2.bak4.zip
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Scrivener\Scrivener\Backups\230405-Book1-V2.bak5.zip
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Scrivener\Scrivener\Backups\240424-Book1.bak.zip
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Scrivener\Scrivener\userlock.id
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\Scrivener3-uninstallLog.log
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\User Pinned\TaskBar\Scrivener.lnk
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\Scrivener 3.1.5.1 + Fix.lnk

Registry keys:
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Scrivener
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Trolltech\OrganizationDefaults\Qt Factory Cache 4.8\com.trolltech.Qt.QImageIOHandlerFactoryInterface:\C:\Program Files (x86)\Scrivener
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Trolltech\OrganizationDefaults\Qt Factory Cache 4.8\com.trolltech.Qt.QTextCodecFactoryInterface:\C:\Program Files (x86)\Scrivener
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Trolltech\OrganizationDefaults\Qt Plugin Cache 4.8.false\C:\Program Files (x86)\Scrivener
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Scrivener 1990

Open regedit.exe in order to remove the following registry values:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Scrivener3\Scrivener.exe.ApplicationCompany
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Scrivener3\Scrivener.exe.FriendlyAppName
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-3805018638-2616795612-4025135865-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Program Files\Scrivener3\Scrivener.exe


A way to remove Scrivener from your PC using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Scrivener is an application offered by Literature and Latte. Some computer users decide to erase it. This is hard because doing this manually takes some skill related to PCs. The best EASY procedure to erase Scrivener 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 system, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and all around utility to take care of your computer.

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2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful system utility.

3. Click on the General Tools button
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4. Press the Uninstall Programs tool
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5. All the programs installed on the PC will be shown to you

6. Scroll the list of programs until you find Scrivener or simply activate the Search field and type in "Scrivener". If it is installed on your PC the Scrivener program will be found very quickly. After you select Scrivener in the list of apps, the following data about the application is made available to you:


  • Star rating (in the lower left corner). This explains the opinion other users have about Scrivener, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Opinions by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Details about the application you wish to remove, by pressing the Properties button.
For instance you can see that for Scrivener:





  • The web site of the program is: www.literatureandlatte.com
  • The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files (x86)\Scrivener\uninstall.exe
7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will come up. Confirm the removal by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove Scrivener.
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8. After uninstalling Scrivener, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items of Scrivener that have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling Scrivener with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your PC.

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



Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to uninstall Scrivener by Literature and Latte from your computer, we are not saying that Scrivener by Literature and Latte is not a good application. This page simply contains detailed info on how to uninstall Scrivener supposing you decide this is what you want to do. 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.

2018-10-10 / Written by Daniel Statescu for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2018-10-10 00:59:31.597