The Sims 4

How to uninstall The Sims 4 from your PC

This web page contains complete information on how to remove The Sims 4 for Windows. It was created for Windows by CactusGame. Open here for more information on CactusGame. Usually the The Sims 4 application is installed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\The Sims 4 folder, depending on the user's option during setup. C:\Program Files (x86)\The Sims 4\uninstall.exe is the full command line if you want to remove The Sims 4. TS4.exe is the programs's main file and it takes circa 18.38 MB (19268608 bytes) on disk.

The Sims 4 contains of the executables below. They occupy 44.16 MB (46308377 bytes) on disk.

• unins000.exe (1.26 MB)
• uninstall.exe (1.28 MB)
• TS4.exe (18.38 MB)
• ActivationUI.exe (1.70 MB)
• Cleanup.exe (913.22 KB)
• Touchup.exe (913.72 KB)
• Cleanup.exe (834.72 KB)
• Touchup.exe (835.72 KB)
• Cleanup.exe (834.81 KB)
• Touchup.exe (835.81 KB)
• vcredist_x64.exe (6.86 MB)
• vcredist_x86.exe (6.20 MB)
• vp6install.exe (27.76 KB)

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The information on this page is only about version 4.0 of The Sims 4. Several files, folders and registry data will not be removed when you are trying to remove The Sims 4 from your computer.

You should delete the folders below after you uninstall The Sims 4:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\The Sims 4
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\The Sims 4

Usually, the following files are left on disk:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\The Sims 4\__Installer\Cleanup.dat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\The Sims 4\__Installer\Cleanup.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\The Sims 4\__Installer\DLC\Soundtrack\__Installer\Cleanup.dat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\The Sims 4\__Installer\DLC\Soundtrack\__Installer\Cleanup.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\The Sims 4\__Installer\DLC\Soundtrack\__Installer\installerdata.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\The Sims 4\__Installer\DLC\Soundtrack\__Installer\Touchup.dat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\The Sims 4\__Installer\DLC\Soundtrack\__Installer\Touchup.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\The Sims 4\__Installer\DLC\Soundtrack\Support\mnfst.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\The Sims 4\__Installer\installerdata.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\The Sims 4\__Installer\InstallLog.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\The Sims 4\__Installer\Touchup.dat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\The Sims 4\__Installer\Touchup.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\The Sims 4\__Installer\vc\vc2010sp1\eula\de_DE.rtf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\The Sims 4\__Installer\vc\vc2010sp1\eula\en_US.rtf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\The Sims 4\__Installer\vc\vc2010sp1\eula\es_ES.rtf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\The Sims 4\__Installer\vc\vc2010sp1\eula\es_MX.rtf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\The Sims 4\__Installer\vc\vc2010sp1\eula\fr_FR.rtf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\The Sims 4\__Installer\vc\vc2010sp1\eula\it_IT.rtf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\The Sims 4\__Installer\vc\vc2010sp1\eula\ja_JP.rtf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\The Sims 4\__Installer\vc\vc2010sp1\eula\ko_KR.rtf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\The Sims 4\__Installer\vc\vc2010sp1\eula\ru_RU.rtf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\The Sims 4\__Installer\vc\vc2010sp1\eula\zh_CN.rtf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\The Sims 4\__Installer\vc\vc2010sp1\eula\zh_TW.rtf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\The Sims 4\__Installer\vc\vc2010sp1\redist\vcredist_x64.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\The Sims 4\__Installer\vc\vc2010sp1\redist\vcredist_x86.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\The Sims 4\__Installer\vc\vc2013\eula\de_DE.rtf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\The Sims 4\__Installer\vc\vc2013\eula\en_US.rtf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\The Sims 4\__Installer\vc\vc2013\eula\es_ES.rtf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\The Sims 4\__Installer\vc\vc2013\eula\es_MX.rtf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\The Sims 4\__Installer\vc\vc2013\eula\fr_FR.rtf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\The Sims 4\__Installer\vc\vc2013\eula\it_IT.rtf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\The Sims 4\__Installer\vc\vc2013\eula\ja_JP.rtf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\The Sims 4\__Installer\vc\vc2013\eula\ko_KR.rtf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\The Sims 4\__Installer\vc\vc2013\eula\ru_RU.rtf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\The Sims 4\__Installer\vc\vc2013\eula\zh_CN.rtf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\The Sims 4\__Installer\vc\vc2013\eula\zh_TW.rtf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\The Sims 4\__Installer\vc\vc2013\redist\vcredist_x64.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\The Sims 4\__Installer\vc\vc2013\redist\vcredist_x86.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\The Sims 4\__Installer\vc\vc2015\eula\cs_CZ.rtf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\The Sims 4\__Installer\vc\vc2015\eula\de_DE.rtf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\The Sims 4\__Installer\vc\vc2015\eula\en_US.rtf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\The Sims 4\__Installer\vc\vc2015\eula\es_ES.rtf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\The Sims 4\__Installer\vc\vc2015\eula\fr_FR.rtf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\The Sims 4\__Installer\vc\vc2015\eula\it_IT.rtf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\The Sims 4\__Installer\vc\vc2015\eula\ja_JP.rtf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\The Sims 4\__Installer\vc\vc2015\eula\ko_KR.rtf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\The Sims 4\__Installer\vc\vc2015\eula\pl_PL.rtf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\The Sims 4\__Installer\vc\vc2015\eula\pt_BR.rtf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\The Sims 4\__Installer\vc\vc2015\eula\ru_RU.rtf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\The Sims 4\__Installer\vc\vc2015\eula\tr_TR.rtf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\The Sims 4\__Installer\vc\vc2015\eula\zh_CN.rtf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\The Sims 4\__Installer\vc\vc2015\eula\zh_TW.rtf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\The Sims 4\__Installer\vc\vc2015\redist\vc_redist.x64.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\The Sims 4\__Installer\vc\vc2015\redist\vc_redist.x86.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\The Sims 4\__Installer\vc\vc2019\eula\cs_CZ.rtf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\The Sims 4\__Installer\vc\vc2019\eula\de_DE.rtf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\The Sims 4\__Installer\vc\vc2019\eula\en_US.rtf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\The Sims 4\__Installer\vc\vc2019\eula\es_ES.rtf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\The Sims 4\__Installer\vc\vc2019\eula\fr_FR.rtf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\The Sims 4\__Installer\vc\vc2019\eula\it_IT.rtf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\The Sims 4\__Installer\vc\vc2019\eula\ja_JP.rtf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\The Sims 4\__Installer\vc\vc2019\eula\ko_KR.rtf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\The Sims 4\__Installer\vc\vc2019\eula\pl_PL.rtf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\The Sims 4\__Installer\vc\vc2019\eula\pt_BR.rtf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\The Sims 4\__Installer\vc\vc2019\eula\ru_RU.rtf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\The Sims 4\__Installer\vc\vc2019\eula\tr_TR.rtf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\The Sims 4\__Installer\vc\vc2019\eula\zh_CN.rtf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\The Sims 4\__Installer\vc\vc2019\eula\zh_TW.rtf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\The Sims 4\__Installer\vc\vc2019\redist\vc_redist.x64.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\The Sims 4\__Installer\vc\vc2019\redist\vc_redist.x86.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\The Sims 4\__Installer\vp6\vp6.reg
• C:\Program Files (x86)\The Sims 4\__Installer\vp6\vp6install.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\The Sims 4\__Installer\vp6\vp6vfw.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\The Sims 4\Data\Client\ClientDeltaBuild0.package
• C:\Program Files (x86)\The Sims 4\Data\Client\ClientDeltaBuild1.package
• C:\Program Files (x86)\The Sims 4\Data\Client\ClientDeltaBuild2.package
• C:\Program Files (x86)\The Sims 4\Data\Client\ClientDeltaBuild3.package
• C:\Program Files (x86)\The Sims 4\Data\Client\ClientDeltaBuild4.package
• C:\Program Files (x86)\The Sims 4\Data\Client\ClientDeltaBuild5.package
• C:\Program Files (x86)\The Sims 4\Data\Client\ClientDeltaBuild6.package
• C:\Program Files (x86)\The Sims 4\Data\Client\ClientDeltaBuild7.package
• C:\Program Files (x86)\The Sims 4\Data\Client\ClientDeltaBuild8.package
• C:\Program Files (x86)\The Sims 4\Data\Client\ClientFullBuild0.package
• C:\Program Files (x86)\The Sims 4\Data\Client\ClientFullBuild1.package
• C:\Program Files (x86)\The Sims 4\Data\Client\ClientFullBuild2.package
• C:\Program Files (x86)\The Sims 4\Data\Client\ClientFullBuild3.package
• C:\Program Files (x86)\The Sims 4\Data\Client\ClientFullBuild4.package
• C:\Program Files (x86)\The Sims 4\Data\Client\ClientFullBuild5.package
• C:\Program Files (x86)\The Sims 4\Data\Client\ClientFullBuild6.package
• C:\Program Files (x86)\The Sims 4\Data\Client\ClientFullBuild7.package
• C:\Program Files (x86)\The Sims 4\Data\Client\ClientFullBuild8.package
• C:\Program Files (x86)\The Sims 4\Data\Client\magalog.package
• C:\Program Files (x86)\The Sims 4\Data\Client\magalog2.package
• C:\Program Files (x86)\The Sims 4\Data\Client\Resource.cfg
• C:\Program Files (x86)\The Sims 4\Data\Client\Resource_LE.cfg
• C:\Program Files (x86)\The Sims 4\Data\Client\Strings_CHS_CN.package
• C:\Program Files (x86)\The Sims 4\Data\Client\Strings_CHT_CN.package
• C:\Program Files (x86)\The Sims 4\Data\Client\Strings_CZE_CZ.package
• C:\Program Files (x86)\The Sims 4\Data\Client\Strings_DAN_DK.package
• C:\Program Files (x86)\The Sims 4\Data\Client\Strings_DUT_NL.package

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\Maxis\The Sims 4
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\The Sims 44.0

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

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\program files (x86)\the sims 4\game\bin\ts4.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\program files (x86)\the sims 4\game\bin\ts4.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\TCP Query User{4AF99535-11C9-4960-A972-63FA0C5FC3B1}C:\program files (x86)\the sims 4\game\bin\ts4.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\TCP Query User{F442C2C5-B348-484E-B08C-B0291CBBF0B9}C:\program files (x86)\the sims 4\game\bin\ts4.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\UDP Query User{285D639F-95A3-4858-ABDB-099CF45FEC95}C:\program files (x86)\the sims 4\game\bin\ts4.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\UDP Query User{53F2AD6B-4821-4955-9FAC-72426451A74B}C:\program files (x86)\the sims 4\game\bin\ts4.exe

How to remove The Sims 4 from your PC with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

The Sims 4 is an application released by CactusGame. Sometimes, computer users choose to uninstall this program. This is troublesome because deleting this by hand requires some experience regarding Windows internal functioning. The best QUICK practice to uninstall The Sims 4 is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your Windows PC, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and all around utility to clean your Windows system.

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• download the setup by pressing the DOWNLOAD button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to get familiar with the program's interface and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful Windows optimizer.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Press the Uninstall Programs tool


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

6. Navigate the list of applications until you find The Sims 4 or simply activate the Search feature and type in "The Sims 4". If it is installed on your PC the The Sims 4 program will be found automatically. After you click The Sims 4 in the list of applications, some information regarding the application is shown to you:

• Safety rating (in the lower left corner). This explains the opinion other people have regarding The Sims 4, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the application you want to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will come up. Confirm the uninstall by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will remove The Sims 4.


8. After uninstalling The Sims 4, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to perform the cleanup. All the items that belong The Sims 4 which have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling The Sims 4 using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured 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.

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Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to remove The Sims 4 by CactusGame from your PC, nor are we saying that The Sims 4 by CactusGame is not a good application for your PC. This page only contains detailed instructions on how to remove The Sims 4 in case 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' computers.