eMule

How to uninstall eMule from your system

This page contains detailed information on how to remove eMule for Windows. eMule is typically installed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\eMule folder, however this location may vary a lot depending on the user's decision when installing the application. eMule's primary file takes around 5.49 MB (5758976 bytes) and is named emule.exe.

eMule is comprised of the following executables which occupy 5.83 MB (6110781 bytes) on disk:

emule.exe (5.49 MB)
LinkCreator.exe (264.00 KB)
Uninstall.exe (79.56 KB)

If you're planning to uninstall eMule you should check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Folders that were left behind:

C:\Program Files (x86)\eMule
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\eMule
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\VirtualStore\Program Files (x86)\eMule

Files remaining:

C:\Program Files (x86)\eMule\Config\addresses.dat
C:\Program Files (x86)\eMule\Config\clients.met
C:\Program Files (x86)\eMule\Config\cryptkey.dat
C:\Program Files (x86)\eMule\Config\emfriends.met
C:\Program Files (x86)\eMule\Config\filter.dat
C:\Program Files (x86)\eMule\Config\ipfilter.dat
C:\Program Files (x86)\eMule\Config\ip-to-country.csv
C:\Program Files (x86)\eMule\Config\known.met
C:\Program Files (x86)\eMule\Config\partperm.dat
C:\Program Files (x86)\eMule\Config\preferences.dat
C:\Program Files (x86)\eMule\Config\preferences.ini
C:\Program Files (x86)\eMule\Config\server.met
C:\Program Files (x86)\eMule\Config\server_met.old
C:\Program Files (x86)\eMule\Config\shareddir.dat
C:\Program Files (x86)\eMule\Config\staticservers.dat
C:\Program Files (x86)\eMule\Config\tempdir.dat
C:\Program Files (x86)\eMule\Config\traffic.dat
C:\Program Files (x86)\eMule\Config\userhash.dat
C:\Program Files (x86)\eMule\Config\webservices.dat
C:\Program Files (x86)\eMule\Db\__db.001
C:\Program Files (x86)\eMule\Db\__db.002
C:\Program Files (x86)\eMule\Db\__db.003
C:\Program Files (x86)\eMule\Db\__db.004
C:\Program Files (x86)\eMule\Db\__db.005
C:\Program Files (x86)\eMule\Db\Jumpstart.db
C:\Program Files (x86)\eMule\Db\log.0000000001
C:\Program Files (x86)\eMule\eMule Light.tmpl
C:\Program Files (x86)\eMule\emule.exe
C:\Program Files (x86)\eMule\eMule.tmpl
C:\Program Files (x86)\eMule\lang\ar_AE.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\eMule\lang\ba_BA.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\eMule\lang\bg_BG.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\eMule\lang\ca_ES.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\eMule\lang\cz_CZ.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\eMule\lang\da_DK.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\eMule\lang\de_DE.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\eMule\lang\el_GR.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\eMule\lang\es_AS.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\eMule\lang\es_ES_T.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\eMule\lang\et_EE.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\eMule\lang\fa_IR.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\eMule\lang\fi_FI.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\eMule\lang\fr_BR.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\eMule\lang\fr_FR.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\eMule\lang\gl_ES.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\eMule\lang\he_IL.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\eMule\lang\hu_HU.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\eMule\lang\it_IT.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\eMule\lang\jp_JP.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\eMule\lang\ko_KR.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\eMule\lang\lt_LT.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\eMule\lang\lv_LV.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\eMule\lang\mt_MT.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\eMule\lang\nb_NO.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\eMule\lang\nl_NL.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\eMule\lang\nn_NO.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\eMule\lang\pl_PL.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\eMule\lang\pt_BR.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\eMule\lang\pt_PT.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\eMule\lang\ro_RO.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\eMule\lang\ru_RU.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\eMule\lang\sl_SI.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\eMule\lang\sq_AL.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\eMule\lang\sv_SE.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\eMule\lang\tr_TR.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\eMule\lang\ua_UA.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\eMule\lang\ug_CN.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\eMule\lang\va_ES.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\eMule\lang\va_ES_RACV.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\eMule\lang\vi_VN.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\eMule\lang\zh_CN.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\eMule\lang\zh_TW.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\eMule\license-GER.txt
C:\Program Files (x86)\eMule\LinkCreator.exe
C:\Program Files (x86)\eMule\Template.eMuleSkin.ini
C:\Program Files (x86)\eMule\Template.Notifier.ini
C:\Program Files (x86)\eMule\Uninstall.exe
C:\Program Files (x86)\eMule\webserver\ct_a.gif
C:\Program Files (x86)\eMule\webserver\ct_h.gif
C:\Program Files (x86)\eMule\webserver\ct_l.gif
C:\Program Files (x86)\eMule\webserver\ct_m.gif
C:\Program Files (x86)\eMule\webserver\ct_s.gif
C:\Program Files (x86)\eMule\webserver\ct_u.gif
C:\Program Files (x86)\eMule\webserver\filetype_audio.gif
C:\Program Files (x86)\eMule\webserver\filetype_emulecollection.gif
C:\Program Files (x86)\eMule\webserver\filetype_program.gif
C:\Program Files (x86)\eMule\webserver\filetype_video.gif
C:\Program Files (x86)\eMule\webserver\h_graphs.gif
C:\Program Files (x86)\eMule\webserver\h_kad.gif
C:\Program Files (x86)\eMule\webserver\is_halfcmtbad.gif
C:\Program Files (x86)\eMule\webserver\is_halfcmtgood.gif
C:\Program Files (x86)\eMule\webserver\l_comments.gif
C:\Program Files (x86)\eMule\webserver\l_contentdb.gif
C:\Program Files (x86)\eMule\webserver\l_sources_0.gif
C:\Program Files (x86)\eMule\webserver\login_topseparator.gif
C:\Program Files (x86)\eMule\webserver\logo.jpg
C:\Program Files (x86)\eMule\webserver\main_topbarseparator.gif
C:\Program Files (x86)\eMule\webserver\qs_con.jpg
C:\Program Files (x86)\eMule\webserver\qs_down.jpg
C:\Program Files (x86)\eMule\webserver\qs_up.jpg

Frequently the following registry keys will not be cleaned:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\eMule
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\eMule
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\eMule

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

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\program files (x86)\emule\emule.exe.ApplicationCompany
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\program files (x86)\emule\emule.exe.FriendlyAppName
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\Desktop\eMule0.70a-Installer.exe.FriendlyAppName
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\G:\programmi\p2p\eMule0.50a-Installer.exe.FriendlyAppName
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-2778863333-2047243162-3086030396-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Program Files (x86)\eMule\emule.exe
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-2778863333-2047243162-3086030396-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Users\UserName\Desktop\eMule0.70a-Installer.exe
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\TCP Query User{E03BDDDC-FCB8-464B-BC1A-BA7EB05FDCE3}C:\program files (x86)\emule\emule.exe
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\UDP Query User{CC951628-6D10-4158-92B7-DC6A8A197E36}C:\program files (x86)\emule\emule.exe

How to delete eMule with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Some users want to remove it. This is difficult because doing this manually requires some know-how related to Windows internal functioning. One of the best QUICK way to remove eMule 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 PC, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and all around tool to maximize the performance of your computer.

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2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to admire the program's design and number of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful Windows optimizer.

3. Press the General Tools category
Go to General Tools

4. Click on the Uninstall Programs tool
Go to Uninstall Programs

5. All the applications existing on the PC will be shown to you

6. Navigate the list of applications until you find eMule or simply activate the Search field and type in "eMule". If it exists on your system the eMule program will be found very quickly. When you select eMule in the list of applications, the following information regarding the program is available to you:

Star rating (in the lower left corner). This tells you the opinion other users have regarding eMule, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
Reviews by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
Technical information regarding the app you are about to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will show up. Confirm the removal by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall eMule.

8. After uninstalling eMule, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to perform the cleanup. All the items that belong eMule which have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling eMule using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry items, files or folders are left behind on your computer.

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

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