WinRAR

A guide to uninstall WinRAR from your computer

This web page is about WinRAR for Windows. Below you can find details on how to uninstall it from your PC. It was created for Windows by WinRAR. Further information on WinRAR can be seen here. WinRAR is frequently installed in the C:\Program Files\WinRAR directory, however this location may differ a lot depending on the user's option while installing the application. WinRAR's full uninstall command line is C:\Program Files\WinRAR\uninstall.exe. WinRAR.exe is the programs's main file and it takes circa 1.38 MB (1444352 bytes) on disk.

The following executable files are incorporated in WinRAR. They take 4.90 MB (5139256 bytes) on disk.

• install.exe (1.45 MB)
• Rar.exe (498.49 KB)
• uninstall.exe (1.28 MB)
• UnRAR.exe (315.00 KB)
• WinRAR.exe (1.38 MB)

This data is about WinRAR version 4 only. You can find here a few links to other WinRAR versions:

• 5.40
• Unknown
• 5.91.0.0
• 4.00
• 3
• 1.0.0

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

Folders remaining:

• C:\Program Files\WinRAR
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\WinRAR
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WinRAR

The files below are left behind on your disk by WinRAR's application uninstaller when you removed it:

• C:\Program Files\WinRAR\Default.SFX
• C:\Program Files\WinRAR\Descript.ion
• C:\Program Files\WinRAR\File_Id.diz
• C:\Program Files\WinRAR\Formats\7z.fmt
• C:\Program Files\WinRAR\Formats\7zxa.dll
• C:\Program Files\WinRAR\Formats\ace.fmt
• C:\Program Files\WinRAR\Formats\arj.fmt
• C:\Program Files\WinRAR\Formats\bz2.fmt
• C:\Program Files\WinRAR\Formats\cab.fmt
• C:\Program Files\WinRAR\Formats\gz.fmt
• C:\Program Files\WinRAR\Formats\iso.fmt
• C:\Program Files\WinRAR\Formats\lzh.fmt
• C:\Program Files\WinRAR\Formats\tar.fmt
• C:\Program Files\WinRAR\Formats\UNACEV2.DLL
• C:\Program Files\WinRAR\Formats\uue.fmt
• C:\Program Files\WinRAR\Formats\z.fmt
• C:\Program Files\WinRAR\install.exe
• C:\Program Files\WinRAR\License.txt
• C:\Program Files\WinRAR\lua5.1.dll
• C:\Program Files\WinRAR\Order.htm
• C:\Program Files\WinRAR\Rar.exe
• C:\Program Files\WinRAR\Rar.txt
• C:\Program Files\WinRAR\RarExt.dll
• C:\Program Files\WinRAR\RarExt64.dll
• C:\Program Files\WinRAR\RarFiles.lst
• C:\Program Files\WinRAR\rarnew.dat
• C:\Program Files\WinRAR\rarreg.key
• C:\Program Files\WinRAR\ReadMe.txt
• C:\Program Files\WinRAR\TechNote.txt
• C:\Program Files\WinRAR\uninstall.exe
• C:\Program Files\WinRAR\Uninstall.lst
• C:\Program Files\WinRAR\Uninstall\IRIMG1.JPG
• C:\Program Files\WinRAR\Uninstall\IRIMG2.JPG
• C:\Program Files\WinRAR\Uninstall\uninstall.dat
• C:\Program Files\WinRAR\Uninstall\uninstall.xml
• C:\Program Files\WinRAR\UnRAR.exe
• C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WhatsNew.txt
• C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinCon.SFX
• C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.chm
• C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe
• C:\Program Files\WinRAR\Zip.SFX
• C:\Program Files\WinRAR\zipnew.dat
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\WinRAR\Console RAR manual.lnk
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\WinRAR\WinRAR help.lnk
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\WinRAR\WinRAR.lnk
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WinRAR\version.dat

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

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\WinRAR
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\WinRAR.exe
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shellex\DragDropHandlers\WinRAR
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\ShellEx\ContextMenuHandlers\WinRAR
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\ShellEx\DragDropHandlers\WinRAR
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\WinRAR
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\IntelliPoint\AppSpecific\WinRAR.exe
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\WinRAR
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\WinRAR4
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\WinRAR

How to uninstall WinRAR using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

WinRAR is an application released by WinRAR. Sometimes, people try to uninstall it. This can be easier said than done because doing this manually takes some know-how regarding removing Windows programs manually. One of the best EASY practice to uninstall WinRAR 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 already installed on your Windows PC, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very potent uninstaller and general tool to optimize your Windows PC.

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

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to admire the program's interface and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful Windows optimizer.

3. Press the General Tools category


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs button


5. A list of the applications installed on the PC will appear

6. Navigate the list of applications until you find WinRAR or simply activate the Search feature and type in "WinRAR". The WinRAR app will be found very quickly. After you click WinRAR in the list of programs, some data regarding the application is made available to you:

• Star rating (in the lower left corner). This explains the opinion other people have regarding WinRAR, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the application you want to remove, by pressing the Properties button.

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will show up. accept the removal by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall WinRAR.


8. After removing WinRAR, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Press Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items that belong WinRAR which have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling WinRAR with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your disk.

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

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Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to uninstall WinRAR by WinRAR from your computer, nor are we saying that WinRAR by WinRAR is not a good application for your PC. This page only contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall WinRAR 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.