TextExpander

A guide to uninstall TextExpander from your computer

TextExpander is a computer program. This page holds details on how to remove it from your PC. The Windows release was developed by TextExpander, Inc.. More information about TextExpander, Inc. can be read here. Further information about TextExpander can be seen at https://textexpander.com. Usually the TextExpander application is found in the C:\Program Files\Smile\TextExpander folder, depending on the user's option during install. The full command line for uninstalling TextExpander is MsiExec.exe /I{BA5B93E0-FED0-4C3E-BAA2-63958D854919}. Keep in mind that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you may be prompted for administrator rights. The application's main executable file has a size of 29.10 MB (30515856 bytes) on disk and is called TextExpander.exe.

TextExpander contains of the executables below. They take 33.05 MB (34660336 bytes) on disk.

• clipboard_helper.exe (1.47 MB)
• crashpad_handler.exe (612.64 KB)
• crashpad_launcher.exe (31.64 KB)
• inputhelper.exe (1.29 MB)
• renderer.exe (359.14 KB)
• TextExpander.exe (29.10 MB)
• watchdog.exe (218.64 KB)

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This page is about TextExpander version 254.7.6.104 only. For more TextExpander versions please click below:

• 254.8.1.007
• 254.7.7.008
• 254.7.8.022
• 254.7.6.009
• 254.7.7.010
• 254.7.5.203
• 254.7.5.012
• 254.8.2.204
• 254.7.7.108

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Following the uninstall process, the application leaves some files behind on the computer. Part_A few of these are shown below.

Folders left behind when you uninstall TextExpander:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Smile\TextExpander

The files below were left behind on your disk by TextExpander when you uninstall it:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\110\https___cgi_textexpander_com_cgi-bin_redirect_pl_product=textexpander&platform=windows-x64&cmd=help
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\110\https___cgi_textexpander_com_cgi-bin_redirect_pl_product=textexpander&platform=windows-x64&cmd=license
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\110\https___cgi_textexpander_com_cgi-bin_redirect_pl_product=textexpander&platform=windows-x64&cmd=support
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\110\https___cgi_textexpander_com_cgi-bin_redirect_pl_product=textexpander&platform=windows-x64&cmd=website
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\110\Smile_TextExpander
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\130\https___cgi_textexpander_com_cgi-bin_redirect_pl_product=textexpander&platform=windows-x64&cmd=help
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\130\https___cgi_textexpander_com_cgi-bin_redirect_pl_product=textexpander&platform=windows-x64&cmd=license
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\130\https___cgi_textexpander_com_cgi-bin_redirect_pl_product=textexpander&platform=windows-x64&cmd=support
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\130\https___cgi_textexpander_com_cgi-bin_redirect_pl_product=textexpander&platform=windows-x64&cmd=website
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\130\Smile_TextExpander
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Smile\TextExpander\crashes\native\attachments\8c814c93-f67a-482a-9ead-f16fd64988a6\__sentry-breadcrumb1
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Smile\TextExpander\crashes\native\attachments\8c814c93-f67a-482a-9ead-f16fd64988a6\__sentry-breadcrumb2
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Smile\TextExpander\crashes\native\attachments\8c814c93-f67a-482a-9ead-f16fd64988a6\__sentry-event
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Smile\TextExpander\crashes\native\metadata
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Smile\TextExpander\crashes\native\reports\8c814c93-f67a-482a-9ead-f16fd64988a6.dmp
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Smile\TextExpander\crashes\native\settings.dat
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Smile\TextExpander\inputhelper-log-1.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Smile\TextExpander\install\TextExpander_20230825121842.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Smile\TextExpander\install\TextExpander_20230825121843.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Smile\TextExpander\install\TextExpander_20230825121843_000_TextExpander_x64.msi.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Smile\TextExpander\te_cef_data_f6056eb\000003.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Smile\TextExpander\te_cef_data_f6056eb\Code Cache\js\index
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Smile\TextExpander\te_cef_data_f6056eb\Code Cache\wasm\index
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Smile\TextExpander\te_cef_data_f6056eb\CURRENT
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Smile\TextExpander\te_cef_data_f6056eb\databases\Databases.db
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Smile\TextExpander\te_cef_data_f6056eb\DawnCache\data_0
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Smile\TextExpander\te_cef_data_f6056eb\DawnCache\data_1
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Smile\TextExpander\te_cef_data_f6056eb\DawnCache\data_2
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Smile\TextExpander\te_cef_data_f6056eb\DawnCache\data_3
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Smile\TextExpander\te_cef_data_f6056eb\DawnCache\index
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Smile\TextExpander\te_cef_data_f6056eb\GPUCache\data_0
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Smile\TextExpander\te_cef_data_f6056eb\GPUCache\data_1
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Smile\TextExpander\te_cef_data_f6056eb\GPUCache\data_2
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Smile\TextExpander\te_cef_data_f6056eb\GPUCache\data_3
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Smile\TextExpander\te_cef_data_f6056eb\GPUCache\index
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Smile\TextExpander\te_cef_data_f6056eb\IndexedDB\textexpanderui_textexpander_0.indexeddb.leveldb\000004.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Smile\TextExpander\te_cef_data_f6056eb\IndexedDB\textexpanderui_textexpander_0.indexeddb.leveldb\000005.ldb
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Smile\TextExpander\te_cef_data_f6056eb\IndexedDB\textexpanderui_textexpander_0.indexeddb.leveldb\CURRENT
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Smile\TextExpander\te_cef_data_f6056eb\IndexedDB\textexpanderui_textexpander_0.indexeddb.leveldb\LOCK
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Smile\TextExpander\te_cef_data_f6056eb\IndexedDB\textexpanderui_textexpander_0.indexeddb.leveldb\LOG
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Smile\TextExpander\te_cef_data_f6056eb\IndexedDB\textexpanderui_textexpander_0.indexeddb.leveldb\MANIFEST-000001
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Smile\TextExpander\te_cef_data_f6056eb\Local Storage\leveldb\000003.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Smile\TextExpander\te_cef_data_f6056eb\Local Storage\leveldb\CURRENT
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Smile\TextExpander\te_cef_data_f6056eb\Local Storage\leveldb\LOCK
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Smile\TextExpander\te_cef_data_f6056eb\Local Storage\leveldb\LOG
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Smile\TextExpander\te_cef_data_f6056eb\Local Storage\leveldb\MANIFEST-000001
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Smile\TextExpander\te_cef_data_f6056eb\LocalPrefs.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Smile\TextExpander\te_cef_data_f6056eb\LOCK
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Smile\TextExpander\te_cef_data_f6056eb\LOG
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Smile\TextExpander\te_cef_data_f6056eb\MANIFEST-000001
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Smile\TextExpander\te_cef_data_f6056eb\Network\Network Persistent State
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Smile\TextExpander\te_cef_data_f6056eb\Network\NetworkDataMigrated
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Smile\TextExpander\te_cef_data_f6056eb\Network\SCT Auditing Pending Reports
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Smile\TextExpander\te_cef_data_f6056eb\Visited Links
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Smile\TextExpander\te_cef_data_f6056eb\WebStorage\QuotaManager
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Smile\TextExpander\TextExpander-log.txt

Usually the following registry data will not be uninstalled:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\textexpander
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\web+textexpander
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Smile, Inc\TextExpander
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\0E39B5AB0DEFE3C4AB2A3659D8589491

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

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\0E39B5AB0DEFE3C4AB2A3659D8589491\ProductName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-2975984834-1700779242-1076531040-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Program Files\Smile\TextExpander\TextExpander.exe

How to remove TextExpander from your computer using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

TextExpander is an application released by the software company TextExpander, Inc.. Frequently, users try to erase it. This can be efortful because uninstalling this by hand takes some experience related to Windows program uninstallation. One of the best SIMPLE practice to erase TextExpander 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, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is the best uninstaller and all around tool to clean your Windows computer.

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• 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 admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and wealth of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful package of tools.

3. Press the General Tools category


4. Press the Uninstall Programs feature


5. A list of the programs existing on your PC will appear

6. Scroll the list of programs until you locate TextExpander or simply activate the Search feature and type in "TextExpander". The TextExpander program will be found very quickly. Notice that when you select TextExpander in the list of programs, some information regarding the program is available to you:

• Star rating (in the lower left corner). This tells you the opinion other users have regarding TextExpander, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the app you wish to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.

For example you can see that for TextExpander:

• The web site of the application is: https://textexpander.com
• The uninstall string is: MsiExec.exe /I{BA5B93E0-FED0-4C3E-BAA2-63958D854919}

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will appear. Confirm the removal by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall TextExpander.


8. After removing TextExpander, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items that belong TextExpander which have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing TextExpander using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your computer.

Your system will remain clean, speedy and ready to take on new tasks.

Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to uninstall TextExpander by TextExpander, Inc. from your computer, nor are we saying that TextExpander by TextExpander, Inc. is not a good application for your PC. This page only contains detailed info on how to uninstall TextExpander supposing you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.