Zotero

A way to uninstall Zotero from your computer

Zotero is a software application. This page holds details on how to remove it from your computer. It was created for Windows by Corporation for Digital Scholarship. More data about Corporation for Digital Scholarship can be found here. You can read more about on Zotero at https://www.zotero.org. Zotero is frequently installed in the C:\Program Files\Zotero folder, regulated by the user's decision. The full uninstall command line for Zotero is C:\Program Files\Zotero\uninstall\helper.exe. zotero.exe is the Zotero's primary executable file and it occupies approximately 622.63 KB (637568 bytes) on disk.

Zotero installs the following the executables on your PC, taking about 3.33 MB (3488936 bytes) on disk.

• default-browser-agent.exe (707.41 KB)
• minidump-analyzer.exe (756.41 KB)
• pingsender.exe (78.41 KB)
• plugin-container.exe (291.41 KB)
• private_browsing.exe (64.41 KB)
• updater.exe (396.13 KB)
• zotero.exe (622.63 KB)
• helper.exe (490.38 KB)

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The information on this page is only about version 7.0.0.68314074 of Zotero. Click on the links below for other Zotero versions:

• 5.0.30
• 5.0.19
• 5.0.65
• 7.0.10.3566979
• 6.0.3
• 5.0.92
• 6.0.30
• 5.0.70
• 5.0.10
• 5.0.96
• 6.0.13
• 7.0.0.81721544
• 5.0.74
• 5.0.8
• 5.0.97.5346392
• 5.0.20
• 5.0.16
• 5.0.62
• 5.0.95
• 5.0.72
• 5.0.79
• 5.0.91
• 5.0.56
• 6.0.19
• 5.0.73
• 7.0.4.35534
• 5.0.63
• 6.0.9
• 5.0.41
• 7.0.0.1131512184
• 5.0.53
• 5.0.47
• 5.0.21
• 5.0.48
• 6.0.2
• 5.0.33
• 6.0.5.5103330
• 7.0.6.34225592
• 5.0.55
• 7.0.0.39250
• 5.0.51
• 7.0.0.11198828
• 5.0.35.1
• 5.0.29
• 5.0.77
• 5.0.24
• 5.0.84
• 6.0.35
• 6.0.10
• 5.0.22
• 5.0.36
• 5.0.31
• 5.0.18
• 5.0.95.1
• 5.0.23
• 5.0.52
• 7.0.7
• 5.0.69
• 5.0.75
• 5.0.93
• 5.0.76
• 6.0.6
• 5.0.83
• 5.0.96.3
• 5.0.28
• 5.0.7
• 5.0.71
• 5.0.97.6984882
• 7.0.0.43563457
• 7.0.2
• 5.0.27
• 6.0.1
• 6.0.25
• 7.0.1
• 6.0.12
• 5.0.1
• 5.0.37
• 5.0.88
• 6.0.36
• 6.0.16
• 5.0.89
• 5.0.68
• 5.0.34
• 6.0.18
• 7.0.0.5175600913
• 7.0.11
• 7.0.0.5396903137
• 5.0.45
• 7.0.3
• 6.0.27.52728
• 5.0.59
• 7.0.5
• 5.0.54
• 6.0.5.25109146
• 7.0.10
• 5.0.57
• 7.0.6.242394
• 5.0.60
• 7.0.0.28343981
• 5.0.64

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Numerous files, folders and Windows registry entries will not be removed when you want to remove Zotero from your PC.

You should delete the folders below after you uninstall Zotero:

• C:\Program Files\Zotero
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\RStudio\zotero
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Zotero
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\k2j31pnd.default\storage\default\https+++www.zotero.org

Generally, the following files are left on disk:

• C:\Program Files\Zotero\Accessible.tlb
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\AccessibleHandler.dll
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\AccessibleMarshal.dll
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\api-ms-win-core-file-l1-2-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\api-ms-win-core-file-l2-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\api-ms-win-core-localization-l1-2-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\api-ms-win-core-processthreads-l1-1-1.dll
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-2-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\api-ms-win-core-timezone-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\api-ms-win-crt-conio-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\api-ms-win-crt-convert-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\api-ms-win-crt-environment-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\api-ms-win-crt-filesystem-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\api-ms-win-crt-heap-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\api-ms-win-crt-locale-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\api-ms-win-crt-math-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\api-ms-win-crt-multibyte-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\api-ms-win-crt-private-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\api-ms-win-crt-process-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\api-ms-win-crt-runtime-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\api-ms-win-crt-stdio-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\api-ms-win-crt-string-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\api-ms-win-crt-time-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\api-ms-win-crt-utility-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\app\application.ini
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\app\hyphenation\hyph_af.hyf
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\app\hyphenation\hyph_bg.hyf
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\app\hyphenation\hyph_bn.hyf
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\app\hyphenation\hyph_ca.hyf
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\app\hyphenation\hyph_cy.hyf
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\app\hyphenation\hyph_da.hyf
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\app\hyphenation\hyph_de-1901.hyf
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\app\hyphenation\hyph_de-1996.hyf
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\app\hyphenation\hyph_de-CH.hyf
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\app\hyphenation\hyph_en_US.hyf
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\app\hyphenation\hyph_eo.hyf
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\app\hyphenation\hyph_es.hyf
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\app\hyphenation\hyph_et.hyf
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\app\hyphenation\hyph_fi.hyf
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\app\hyphenation\hyph_fr.hyf
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\app\hyphenation\hyph_gl.hyf
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\app\hyphenation\hyph_gu.hyf
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\app\hyphenation\hyph_hi.hyf
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\app\hyphenation\hyph_hr.hyf
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\app\hyphenation\hyph_hsb.hyf
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\app\hyphenation\hyph_hu.hyf
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\app\hyphenation\hyph_ia.hyf
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\app\hyphenation\hyph_is.hyf
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\app\hyphenation\hyph_it.hyf
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\app\hyphenation\hyph_kmr.hyf
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\app\hyphenation\hyph_kn.hyf
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\app\hyphenation\hyph_la.hyf
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\app\hyphenation\hyph_lt.hyf
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\app\hyphenation\hyph_ml.hyf
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\app\hyphenation\hyph_mn.hyf
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\app\hyphenation\hyph_nb.hyf
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\app\hyphenation\hyph_nl.hyf
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\app\hyphenation\hyph_nn.hyf
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\app\hyphenation\hyph_or.hyf
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\app\hyphenation\hyph_pa.hyf
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\app\hyphenation\hyph_pl.hyf
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\app\hyphenation\hyph_pt.hyf
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\app\hyphenation\hyph_ru.hyf
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\app\hyphenation\hyph_sh.hyf
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\app\hyphenation\hyph_sl.hyf
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\app\hyphenation\hyph_sv.hyf
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\app\hyphenation\hyph_ta.hyf
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\app\hyphenation\hyph_te.hyf
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\app\hyphenation\hyph_tr.hyf
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\app\hyphenation\hyph_uk.hyf
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\app\omni.ja
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\d3dcompiler_47.dll
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\defaultagent.ini
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\defaultagent_localized.ini
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\default-browser-agent.exe
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\dependentlibs.list
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\firefox.exe.sig
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\firefox.VisualElementsManifest.xml
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\fonts\TwemojiMozilla.ttf
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\freebl3.dll
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\gmp-clearkey\0.1\clearkey.dll
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\gmp-clearkey\0.1\manifest.json
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\IA2Marshal.dll
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\install.log
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\integration\libreoffice\Zotero_LibreOffice_Integration.oxt
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\integration\word-for-windows\libzoteroWinWordIntegration.dll
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\integration\word-for-windows\Zotero.dotm
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\ipcclientcerts.dll
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\lgpllibs.dll
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\libEGL.dll
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\libGLESv2.dll
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\locale.ini
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\minidump-analyzer.exe
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\mozavcodec.dll
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\mozavutil.dll
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\mozglue.dll
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\mozwer.dll
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\msvcp140.dll
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\nss3.dll
• C:\Program Files\Zotero\nssckbi.dll

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

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\zotero
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\IntelliPoint\AppSpecific\zotero.exe
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\IntelliType Pro\AppSpecific\zotero.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\RADAR\HeapLeakDetection\DiagnosedApplications\zotero.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Zotero 7.0.0-beta.68+c31a40c74 (x86 en-US)
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths\zotero.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\Zotero
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Zotero

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

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-752014024-466683777-2912579728-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume4\Program Files (x86)\Zotero\zotero.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-752014024-466683777-2912579728-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume4\Program Files\Zotero\uninstall\helper.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-752014024-466683777-2912579728-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume4\Program Files\Zotero\zotero.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-752014024-466683777-2912579728-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume4\Users\dewde\Desktop\new soft to review\Zotero-6.0.36_setup.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-752014024-466683777-2912579728-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume4\Users\dewde\Desktop\new soft to review\Zotero-7.0.0-beta.68+c31a40c74_x64_setup.exe

A way to uninstall Zotero using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Zotero is a program released by the software company Corporation for Digital Scholarship. Some users choose to remove it. This is difficult because removing this manually requires some advanced knowledge regarding Windows program uninstallation. The best SIMPLE manner to remove Zotero is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take the following steps on how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your PC, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very potent uninstaller and general utility to clean your computer.

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• go to Download Link
• download the setup by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and number of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good system optimizer.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Press the Uninstall Programs tool


5. All the programs existing on the computer will be shown to you

6. Scroll the list of programs until you locate Zotero or simply activate the Search feature and type in "Zotero". If it is installed on your PC the Zotero program will be found automatically. Notice that after you click Zotero in the list , the following data regarding the program is available to you:

• Safety rating (in the lower left corner). This explains the opinion other people have regarding Zotero, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
• Details regarding the app you are about to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.

For instance you can see that for Zotero:

• The software company is: https://www.zotero.org
• The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files\Zotero\uninstall\helper.exe

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will come up. Confirm the removal by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall Zotero.


8. After uninstalling Zotero, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to start the cleanup. All the items that belong Zotero which have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By removing Zotero with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry items, files or folders are left behind on your computer.

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

Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to remove Zotero by Corporation for Digital Scholarship from your PC, nor are we saying that Zotero by Corporation for Digital Scholarship is not a good software application. This text only contains detailed info on how to remove Zotero in case you want to. 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.