WD Discovery

A way to uninstall WD Discovery from your computer

This web page contains complete information on how to uninstall WD Discovery for Windows. It was developed for Windows by Western Digital Technologies, Inc.. Open here where you can read more on Western Digital Technologies, Inc.. More information about WD Discovery can be found at http://support.wdc.com. Usually the WD Discovery program is placed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current folder, depending on the user's option during setup. The full command line for removing WD Discovery is C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\WD Discovery.exe --uninstall. Note that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you may get a notification for administrator rights. The application's main executable file is named WD Discovery.exe and occupies 77.61 MB (81380584 bytes).

WD Discovery is comprised of the following executables which occupy 91.59 MB (96043504 bytes) on disk:

• dotNetFx45_Full_setup.exe (1.07 MB)
• Install WD Discovery Utilities.exe (511.23 KB)
• Launch WD Discovery.exe (491.23 KB)
• rclone.exe (10.30 MB)
• WD Device Agent.exe (707.73 KB)
• WD Discovery.exe (77.61 MB)
• WDDiscoveryMonitor.exe (29.73 KB)
• notifu.exe (256.73 KB)
• notifu64.exe (306.73 KB)
• SnoreToast.exe (295.23 KB)
• WDDiscoveryService.exe (77.73 KB)

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The current web page applies to WD Discovery version 4.6.433 only. For more WD Discovery versions please click below:

• 4.0.251
• 3.0.260
• 1.0.957
• 3.5.152
• 4.2.288
• 4.3.361
• 2.1.191
• 3.0.384
• 102.0.1.10
• 2.1.332
• 3.0.377
• 4.5.420
• 3.3.50
• 4.1.270
• 1.1.223
• 4.4.396
• 3.4.89
• 3.3.34
• 102.0.0.116
• 3.0.268
• 3.2.256
• 1.1.103
• 4.4.407
• 1.2.39
• 1.3.329
• 2.1.378
• 5.0.589
• 4.3.385
• 3.0.376
• 2.1.288
• 1.0.963
• 2.1.371
• 3.9.234
• 2.2.408
• 3.0.245
• 3.8.229
• 3.0.250
• 1.3.482
• 3.6.163
• 1.3.467
• 3.4.90
• 3.7.214
• 4.3.327
• 4.3.336

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

Folders that were found:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\WD Discovery Crashes
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\WDTEMP\WD_Discovery_638547818301171066.exe-sfx
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WD Discovery

The files below were left behind on your disk when you remove WD Discovery:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\chrome_100_percent.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\chrome_200_percent.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\Contents\EULAs\cs-CZ\EULA.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\Contents\EULAs\da-DK\EULA.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\Contents\EULAs\de-DE\EULA.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\Contents\EULAs\el-GR\EULA.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\Contents\EULAs\en-US\EULA.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\Contents\EULAs\es-ES\EULA.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\Contents\EULAs\fi-FI\EULA.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\Contents\EULAs\fr-FR\EULA.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\Contents\EULAs\hu-HU\EULA.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\Contents\EULAs\it-IT\EULA.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\Contents\EULAs\ja-JP\EULA.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\Contents\EULAs\ko-KR\EULA.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\Contents\EULAs\nb-NO\EULA.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\Contents\EULAs\nl-NL\EULA.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\Contents\EULAs\pl-PL\EULA.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\Contents\EULAs\pt-BR\EULA.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\Contents\EULAs\ru-RU\EULA.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\Contents\EULAs\sk-SK\EULA.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\Contents\EULAs\sv-SE\EULA.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\Contents\EULAs\tr-TR\EULA.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\Contents\EULAs\zh-CN\EULA.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\Contents\EULAs\zh-TW\EULA.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\Contents\img\icon.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\d3dcompiler_47.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\dotNetFx45_Full_setup.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\ffmpeg.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\icudtl.dat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\Install WD Discovery Utilities.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\Launch WD Discovery.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\libEGL.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\libGLESv2.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\LICENSE
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\locales\am.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\locales\ar.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\locales\bg.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\locales\bn.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\locales\ca.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\locales\cs.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\locales\da.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\locales\de.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\locales\el.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\locales\en-GB.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\locales\en-US.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\locales\es.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\locales\es-419.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\locales\et.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\locales\fa.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\locales\fi.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\locales\fil.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\locales\fr.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\locales\gu.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\locales\he.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\locales\hi.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\locales\hr.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\locales\hu.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\locales\id.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\locales\it.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\locales\ja.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\locales\kn.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\locales\ko.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\locales\lt.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\locales\lv.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\locales\ml.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\locales\mr.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\locales\ms.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\locales\nb.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\locales\nl.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\locales\pl.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\locales\pt-BR.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\locales\pt-PT.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\locales\ro.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\locales\ru.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\locales\sk.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\locales\sl.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\locales\sr.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\locales\sv.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\locales\sw.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\locales\ta.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\locales\te.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\locales\th.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\locales\tr.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\locales\uk.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\locales\vi.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\locales\zh-CN.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\locales\zh-TW.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\manifest.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\natives_blob.bin
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\osmesa.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\rclone.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\resources.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\resources\app.asar
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\resources\electron.asar
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\Service\Microsoft.Win32.TaskScheduler.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\Service\Nancy.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\Service\Nancy.Hosting.Self.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\Service\NLog.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\Service\WDDiscoveryService.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\snapshot_blob.bin

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

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\WDDiscovery

A way to erase WD Discovery using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

WD Discovery is an application marketed by Western Digital Technologies, Inc.. Frequently, computer users want to remove it. This can be efortful because doing this by hand takes some skill related to removing Windows programs manually. The best EASY approach to remove WD Discovery 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 on your Windows PC, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is one of the best uninstaller and general tool to maximize the performance of your Windows system.

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• go to Download Link
• download the program by pressing the DOWNLOAD button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful system optimizer.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Press the Uninstall Programs feature


5. All the programs existing on your computer will appear

6. Navigate the list of programs until you find WD Discovery or simply activate the Search feature and type in "WD Discovery". If it exists on your system the WD Discovery app will be found automatically. After you select WD Discovery in the list of applications, the following information regarding the program is available to you:

• Safety rating (in the lower left corner). This tells you the opinion other users have regarding WD Discovery, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Details regarding the app you are about to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.

For example you can see that for WD Discovery:

• The web site of the application is: http://support.wdc.com
• The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\Discovery\Current\WD Discovery.exe --uninstall

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will come up. accept the removal by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove WD Discovery.


8. After uninstalling WD Discovery, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to start the cleanup. All the items of WD Discovery that have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling WD Discovery using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry items, files or directories are left behind on your disk.

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

Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to remove WD Discovery by Western Digital Technologies, Inc. from your PC, nor are we saying that WD Discovery by Western Digital Technologies, Inc. is not a good application for your computer. This text only contains detailed instructions on how to remove WD Discovery 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 stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.