calibre

A guide to uninstall calibre from your computer

You can find below detailed information on how to remove calibre for Windows. The Windows release was developed by Kovid Goyal. More data about Kovid Goyal can be seen here. More information about calibre can be seen at http://calibre-ebook.com. Usually the calibre program is to be found in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Calibre2 directory, depending on the user's option during install. The full command line for uninstalling calibre is MsiExec.exe /I{8086BC53-E9B3-4D8B-A39C-469E64FAC30C}. Note that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you may receive a notification for administrator rights. The application's main executable file has a size of 167.50 KB (171520 bytes) on disk and is titled calibre.exe.

calibre installs the following the executables on your PC, occupying about 4.16 MB (4357120 bytes) on disk.

• calibre-complete.exe (24.00 KB)
• calibre-customize.exe (24.00 KB)
• calibre-debug.exe (24.00 KB)
• calibre-eject.exe (27.50 KB)
• calibre-parallel.exe (24.00 KB)
• calibre-server.exe (24.00 KB)
• calibre-smtp.exe (24.00 KB)
• calibre.exe (167.50 KB)
• calibredb.exe (24.00 KB)
• ebook-convert.exe (24.00 KB)
• ebook-device.exe (24.00 KB)
• ebook-edit.exe (73.50 KB)
• ebook-meta.exe (24.00 KB)
• ebook-polish.exe (24.00 KB)
• ebook-viewer.exe (73.50 KB)
• fetch-ebook-metadata.exe (24.00 KB)
• lrf2lrs.exe (24.00 KB)
• lrfviewer.exe (73.50 KB)
• lrs2lrf.exe (24.00 KB)
• markdown-calibre.exe (24.00 KB)
• pdfinfo.exe (1.00 MB)
• pdftohtml.exe (1.21 MB)
• pdftoppm.exe (1.16 MB)
• web2disk.exe (24.00 KB)

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The current page applies to calibre version 2.44.1 only. You can find here a few links to other calibre releases:

• 5.24.0
• 2.65.0
• 3.19.0
• 3.22.1
• 5.39.1
• 2.65.1
• 1.36.0
• 0.9.34
• 0.9.41
• 2.23.0
• 5.10.1
• 2.20.0
• 2.0.0
• 2.35.0
• 0.9.12
• 3.17.0
• 3.30.0
• 5.0.1
• 5.22.1
• 3.48.0
• 2.18
• 1.45.0
• 3.31.0
• 1.34.0
• 5.16.1
• 5.29.0
• 3.23.0
• 2.68.0
• 3.47.1
• 3.1.0
• 3.27.1
• 0.9.30
• 3.8.0
• 5.1.0
• 2.39.0
• 2.44.0
• 0.9.26
• 0.9.37
• 0.9.16
• 3.22.0
• 2.7.0
• 3.26.1
• 0.9.39
• 1.0.0
• 5.3.0
• 0.9.38
• 3.24.1
• 5.21.0
• 1.33.0
• 1.16.0
• 0.9.18
• 2.73.0
• 2.33.0
• 2.43.0
• 5.27.0
• 1.13.0
• 3.24.2
• 2.28.0
• 2.83.0
• 0.9.44
• 5.33.2
• 3.43.0
• 1.11.0
• 3.18.0
• 0.9.11
• 3.15.0
• 2.66.0
• 0.9.22
• 2.25.0
• 3.39.0
• 5.42.0
• 4.17.0
• 1.19.0
• 3.28.0
• 3.4.0
• 2.85.1
• 0.9.25
• 3.26.0
• 2.70.0
• 4.3.0
• 3.39.1
• 0.9.29
• 0.9.13
• 3.33.1
• 1.18.0
• 1.28.0
• 1.41.0
• 3.10.0
• 5.37.0
• 3.47.0
• 1.31.0
• 3.41.1
• 0.9.10
• 5.4.2
• 3.20.0
• 3.13.0
• 4.9.0
• 2.37.1
• 3.41.3
• 2.84.0

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A considerable amount of files, folders and Windows registry entries can not be deleted when you are trying to remove calibre from your PC.

Folders left behind when you uninstall calibre:

• C:\Program Files\Calibre2
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\calibre-cache
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\calibre

Usually, the following files are left on disk:

• C:\Program Files\Calibre2\calibre.exe
• C:\Program Files\Calibre2\calibre-complete.exe
• C:\Program Files\Calibre2\calibre-customize.exe
• C:\Program Files\Calibre2\calibredb.exe
• C:\Program Files\Calibre2\calibre-debug.exe
• C:\Program Files\Calibre2\calibre-eject.exe
• C:\Program Files\Calibre2\calibre-launcher.dll
• C:\Program Files\Calibre2\calibre-parallel.exe
• C:\Program Files\Calibre2\calibre-server.exe
• C:\Program Files\Calibre2\calibre-smtp.exe
• C:\Program Files\Calibre2\DLLs\analyze.dll
• C:\Program Files\Calibre2\DLLs\coder.xml
• C:\Program Files\Calibre2\DLLs\colors.xml
• C:\Program Files\Calibre2\DLLs\configure.xml
• C:\Program Files\Calibre2\DLLs\CORE_RL_bzlib_.dll
• C:\Program Files\Calibre2\DLLs\CORE_RL_glib_.dll
• C:\Program Files\Calibre2\DLLs\CORE_RL_jbig_.dll
• C:\Program Files\Calibre2\DLLs\CORE_RL_jp2_.dll
• C:\Program Files\Calibre2\DLLs\CORE_RL_jpeg_.dll
• C:\Program Files\Calibre2\DLLs\CORE_RL_lcms_.dll
• C:\Program Files\Calibre2\DLLs\CORE_RL_librsvg_.dll
• C:\Program Files\Calibre2\DLLs\CORE_RL_libxml_.dll
• C:\Program Files\Calibre2\DLLs\CORE_RL_lqr_.dll
• C:\Program Files\Calibre2\DLLs\CORE_RL_magick_.dll
• C:\Program Files\Calibre2\DLLs\CORE_RL_openjpeg_.dll
• C:\Program Files\Calibre2\DLLs\CORE_RL_pango_.dll
• C:\Program Files\Calibre2\DLLs\CORE_RL_png_.dll
• C:\Program Files\Calibre2\DLLs\CORE_RL_tiff_.dll
• C:\Program Files\Calibre2\DLLs\CORE_RL_ttf_.dll
• C:\Program Files\Calibre2\DLLs\CORE_RL_wand_.dll
• C:\Program Files\Calibre2\DLLs\CORE_RL_webp_.dll
• C:\Program Files\Calibre2\DLLs\CORE_RL_zlib_.dll
• C:\Program Files\Calibre2\DLLs\delegates.xml
• C:\Program Files\Calibre2\DLLs\english.xml
• C:\Program Files\Calibre2\DLLs\expat.dll
• C:\Program Files\Calibre2\DLLs\freetype.dll
• C:\Program Files\Calibre2\DLLs\icudt53.dll
• C:\Program Files\Calibre2\DLLs\icuin53.dll
• C:\Program Files\Calibre2\DLLs\icuio53.dll
• C:\Program Files\Calibre2\DLLs\icule53.dll
• C:\Program Files\Calibre2\DLLs\iculx53.dll
• C:\Program Files\Calibre2\DLLs\icutu53.dll
• C:\Program Files\Calibre2\DLLs\icuuc53.dll
• C:\Program Files\Calibre2\DLLs\IM_MOD_RL_aai_.dll
• C:\Program Files\Calibre2\DLLs\IM_MOD_RL_art_.dll
• C:\Program Files\Calibre2\DLLs\IM_MOD_RL_avs_.dll
• C:\Program Files\Calibre2\DLLs\IM_MOD_RL_bgr_.dll
• C:\Program Files\Calibre2\DLLs\IM_MOD_RL_bmp_.dll
• C:\Program Files\Calibre2\DLLs\IM_MOD_RL_braille_.dll
• C:\Program Files\Calibre2\DLLs\IM_MOD_RL_cals_.dll
• C:\Program Files\Calibre2\DLLs\IM_MOD_RL_caption_.dll
• C:\Program Files\Calibre2\DLLs\IM_MOD_RL_cin_.dll
• C:\Program Files\Calibre2\DLLs\IM_MOD_RL_cip_.dll
• C:\Program Files\Calibre2\DLLs\IM_MOD_RL_clip_.dll
• C:\Program Files\Calibre2\DLLs\IM_MOD_RL_clipboard_.dll
• C:\Program Files\Calibre2\DLLs\IM_MOD_RL_cmyk_.dll
• C:\Program Files\Calibre2\DLLs\IM_MOD_RL_cut_.dll
• C:\Program Files\Calibre2\DLLs\IM_MOD_RL_dcm_.dll
• C:\Program Files\Calibre2\DLLs\IM_MOD_RL_dds_.dll
• C:\Program Files\Calibre2\DLLs\IM_MOD_RL_debug_.dll
• C:\Program Files\Calibre2\DLLs\IM_MOD_RL_dib_.dll
• C:\Program Files\Calibre2\DLLs\IM_MOD_RL_djvu_.dll
• C:\Program Files\Calibre2\DLLs\IM_MOD_RL_dng_.dll
• C:\Program Files\Calibre2\DLLs\IM_MOD_RL_dot_.dll
• C:\Program Files\Calibre2\DLLs\IM_MOD_RL_dps_.dll
• C:\Program Files\Calibre2\DLLs\IM_MOD_RL_dpx_.dll
• C:\Program Files\Calibre2\DLLs\IM_MOD_RL_emf_.dll
• C:\Program Files\Calibre2\DLLs\IM_MOD_RL_ept_.dll
• C:\Program Files\Calibre2\DLLs\IM_MOD_RL_exr_.dll
• C:\Program Files\Calibre2\DLLs\IM_MOD_RL_fax_.dll
• C:\Program Files\Calibre2\DLLs\IM_MOD_RL_fd_.dll
• C:\Program Files\Calibre2\DLLs\IM_MOD_RL_fits_.dll
• C:\Program Files\Calibre2\DLLs\IM_MOD_RL_fpx_.dll
• C:\Program Files\Calibre2\DLLs\IM_MOD_RL_gif_.dll
• C:\Program Files\Calibre2\DLLs\IM_MOD_RL_gradient_.dll
• C:\Program Files\Calibre2\DLLs\IM_MOD_RL_gray_.dll
• C:\Program Files\Calibre2\DLLs\IM_MOD_RL_hald_.dll
• C:\Program Files\Calibre2\DLLs\IM_MOD_RL_hdr_.dll
• C:\Program Files\Calibre2\DLLs\IM_MOD_RL_histogram_.dll
• C:\Program Files\Calibre2\DLLs\IM_MOD_RL_hrz_.dll
• C:\Program Files\Calibre2\DLLs\IM_MOD_RL_html_.dll
• C:\Program Files\Calibre2\DLLs\IM_MOD_RL_icon_.dll
• C:\Program Files\Calibre2\DLLs\IM_MOD_RL_info_.dll
• C:\Program Files\Calibre2\DLLs\IM_MOD_RL_inline_.dll
• C:\Program Files\Calibre2\DLLs\IM_MOD_RL_ipl_.dll
• C:\Program Files\Calibre2\DLLs\IM_MOD_RL_jbig_.dll
• C:\Program Files\Calibre2\DLLs\IM_MOD_RL_jnx_.dll
• C:\Program Files\Calibre2\DLLs\IM_MOD_RL_jp2_.dll
• C:\Program Files\Calibre2\DLLs\IM_MOD_RL_jpeg_.dll
• C:\Program Files\Calibre2\DLLs\IM_MOD_RL_json_.dll
• C:\Program Files\Calibre2\DLLs\IM_MOD_RL_label_.dll
• C:\Program Files\Calibre2\DLLs\IM_MOD_RL_mac_.dll
• C:\Program Files\Calibre2\DLLs\IM_MOD_RL_magick_.dll
• C:\Program Files\Calibre2\DLLs\IM_MOD_RL_map_.dll
• C:\Program Files\Calibre2\DLLs\IM_MOD_RL_mask_.dll
• C:\Program Files\Calibre2\DLLs\IM_MOD_RL_mat_.dll
• C:\Program Files\Calibre2\DLLs\IM_MOD_RL_matte_.dll
• C:\Program Files\Calibre2\DLLs\IM_MOD_RL_meta_.dll
• C:\Program Files\Calibre2\DLLs\IM_MOD_RL_miff_.dll
• C:\Program Files\Calibre2\DLLs\IM_MOD_RL_mono_.dll

Registry keys:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\calibre.exe
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\calibre.AssocFile.AZW
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\calibre.AssocFile.BOOK
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\calibre.AssocFile.CBC
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\calibre.AssocFile.CBR
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\calibre.AssocFile.CBZ
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\calibre.AssocFile.CHM
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\calibre.AssocFile.DJV
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\calibre.AssocFile.DOC
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\calibre.AssocFile.EPUB
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\calibre.AssocFile.FB2
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\calibre.AssocFile.HTM
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\calibre.AssocFile.IBOOK
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\calibre.AssocFile.IMP
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\calibre.AssocFile.LRF
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\calibre.AssocFile.LRX
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\calibre.AssocFile.MARKDOWN
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\calibre.AssocFile.MD
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\calibre.AssocFile.MOBI
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\calibre.AssocFile.ODT
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\calibre.AssocFile.PDB
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\calibre.AssocFile.PDF
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\calibre.AssocFile.PML
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\calibre.AssocFile.POBI
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\calibre.AssocFile.PRC
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\calibre.AssocFile.PS
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\calibre.AssocFile.RTF
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\calibre.AssocFile.TEXT
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\calibre.AssocFile.TPZ
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\calibre.AssocFile.TXT
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\calibre.AssocFile.XHTML
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\calibre.AssocFile.XPS
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppContainer\Storage\microsoft.microsoftedge_8wekyb3d8bbwe\Children\001\Internet Explorer\DOMStorage\calibre-ebook.com
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppContainer\Storage\microsoft.microsoftedge_8wekyb3d8bbwe\Children\001\Internet Explorer\EdpDomStorage\calibre-ebook.com
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\calibre
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\calibre
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\calibre
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\35CB68083B9EB8D43AC964E946AF3CC0
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\B130782EC0327214AA4495F89AEC4387
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\RADAR\HeapLeakDetection\DiagnosedApplications\calibre.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{8086BC53-E9B3-4D8B-A39C-469E64FAC30C}

Open regedit.exe in order to delete the following values:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.azw1\OpenWithProgIDs\calibre.AssocFile.AZW1
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.azw3\OpenWithProgIDs\calibre.AssocFile.AZW3
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.book\OpenWithProgIDs\calibre.AssocFile.BOOK
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.cbc\OpenWithProgIDs\calibre.AssocFile.CBC
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.cbr\OpenWithProgIDs\calibre.AssocFile.CBR
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.cbz\OpenWithProgIDs\calibre.AssocFile.CBZ
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.chm\OpenWithProgIDs\calibre.AssocFile.CHM
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.djv\OpenWithProgIDs\calibre.AssocFile.DJV
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.djvu\OpenWithProgIDs\calibre.AssocFile.DJVU
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.doc\OpenWithProgIDs\calibre.AssocFile.DOC
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.docm\OpenWithProgIDs\calibre.AssocFile.DOCM
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.docx\OpenWithProgIDs\calibre.AssocFile.DOCX
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.epub\OpenWithProgIDs\calibre.AssocFile.EPUB
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.fb2\OpenWithProgIDs\calibre.AssocFile.FB2
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.htm\OpenWithProgids\calibre.AssocFile.HTM
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.html\OpenWithProgids\calibre.AssocFile.HTML
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.ibook\OpenWithProgIDs\calibre.AssocFile.IBOOK
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.ibooks\OpenWithProgIDs\calibre.AssocFile.IBOOKS
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.imp\OpenWithProgIDs\calibre.AssocFile.IMP
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.lrf\OpenWithProgIDs\calibre.AssocFile.LRF
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.lrx\OpenWithProgIDs\calibre.AssocFile.LRX
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.markdown\OpenWithProgIDs\calibre.AssocFile.MARKDOWN
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.md\OpenWithProgIDs\calibre.AssocFile.MD
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.odt\OpenWithProgIDs\calibre.AssocFile.ODT
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.pdb\OpenWithProgIDs\calibre.AssocFile.PDB
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.pdf\OpenWithProgids\calibre.AssocFile.PDF
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.pml\OpenWithProgIDs\calibre.AssocFile.PML
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.pobi\OpenWithProgIDs\calibre.AssocFile.POBI
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.ps\OpenWithProgIDs\calibre.AssocFile.PS
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.rtf\OpenWithProgIDs\calibre.AssocFile.RTF
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.text\OpenWithProgIDs\calibre.AssocFile.TEXT
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.txt\OpenWithProgIDs\calibre.AssocFile.TXT
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.xhtml\OpenWithProgIDs\calibre.AssocFile.XHTML
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.xps\OpenWithProgids\calibre.AssocFile.XPS
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\35CB68083B9EB8D43AC964E946AF3CC0\ProductName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\B130782EC0327214AA4495F89AEC4387\ProductName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\WINDOWS\Installer\{8086BC53-E9B3-4D8B-A39C-469E64FAC30C}\

A way to remove calibre from your PC using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

calibre is a program offered by Kovid Goyal. Some users decide to erase this program. Sometimes this is hard because removing this by hand requires some knowledge related to PCs. The best EASY manner to erase calibre is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your system, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and all around tool to maximize the performance of your computer.

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

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to get familiar with the program's interface and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good Windows tool.

3. Press the General Tools category


4. Press the Uninstall Programs button


5. All the programs existing on the PC will appear

6. Navigate the list of programs until you find calibre or simply click the Search field and type in "calibre". If it is installed on your PC the calibre program will be found very quickly. When you select calibre in the list of applications, some data regarding the program is shown to you:

• Safety rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating explains the opinion other people have regarding calibre, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the program you wish to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.

For example you can see that for calibre:

• The web site of the application is: http://calibre-ebook.com
• The uninstall string is: MsiExec.exe /I{8086BC53-E9B3-4D8B-A39C-469E64FAC30C}

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will come up. Confirm the uninstall by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will remove calibre.


8. After uninstalling calibre, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Click Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items that belong calibre that have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By removing calibre using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your PC.

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

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Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to uninstall calibre by Kovid Goyal from your PC, we are not saying that calibre by Kovid Goyal is not a good application. This page simply contains detailed info on how to uninstall calibre in case you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.