yt-dlp

A guide to uninstall yt-dlp from your system

You can find below details on how to uninstall yt-dlp for Windows. It was created for Windows by yt-dlp. Further information on yt-dlp can be seen here. More information about the app yt-dlp can be found at https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp. yt-dlp is commonly set up in the C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WinGet\Packages\yt-dlp.yt-dlp_Microsoft.Winget.Source_8wekyb3d8bbwe folder, but this location may vary a lot depending on the user's option when installing the application. yt-dlp's entire uninstall command line is winget uninstall --product-code yt-dlp.yt-dlp_Microsoft.Winget.Source_8wekyb3d8bbwe. yt-dlp's primary file takes around 17.95 MB (18818132 bytes) and is called yt-dlp.exe.

The following executables are installed alongside yt-dlp. They take about 17.95 MB (18818132 bytes) on disk.

• yt-dlp.exe (17.95 MB)

This data is about yt-dlp version 2024.10.22 only. You can find below info on other application versions of yt-dlp:

• 2024.03.10
• 2024.04.09
• 2023.06.22
• 2024.11.04
• 2023.07.06
• 2024.05.27
• 2023.12.30
• 2023.09.24
• 2024.08.06
• 2023.10.13
• 2024.10.07
• 2024.12.03

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yt-dlp has the habit of leaving behind some leftovers.

Directories that were found:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WinGet\Packages\yt-dlp.yt-dlp_Microsoft.Winget.Source_8wekyb3d8bbwe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\WinGet\cache\V2_M\Microsoft.Winget.Source_8wekyb3d8bbwe\manifests\y\yt-dlp
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\WinGet\cache\V2_PVD\Microsoft.Winget.Source_8wekyb3d8bbwe\packages\yt-dlp.yt-dlp

The files below remain on your disk when you remove yt-dlp:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WinGet\Packages\yt-dlp.yt-dlp_Microsoft.Winget.Source_8wekyb3d8bbwe\yt-dlp.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\How to Easily Use YT-DLP w? Easy Usage Script | Version 2 [nAeNApj0WGw].lnk

Registry that is not removed:

• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\yt-dlp.yt-dlp_Microsoft.Winget.Source_8wekyb3d8bbwe

A way to erase yt-dlp with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

yt-dlp is an application marketed by yt-dlp. Some people choose to remove it. Sometimes this is hard because uninstalling this manually takes some knowledge regarding removing Windows programs manually. The best SIMPLE manner to remove yt-dlp is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your PC, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is one of the best uninstaller and general utility to optimize your PC.

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

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful program.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs button


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

6. Scroll the list of applications until you find yt-dlp or simply click the Search feature and type in "yt-dlp". The yt-dlp program will be found automatically. Notice that after you click yt-dlp in the list of apps, the following data regarding the application is available to you:

• Star rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating explains the opinion other people have regarding yt-dlp, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the application you are about to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.

For example you can see that for yt-dlp:

• The web site of the application is: https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp
• The uninstall string is: winget uninstall --product-code yt-dlp.yt-dlp_Microsoft.Winget.Source_8wekyb3d8bbwe

7. Press the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will come up. accept the removal by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will remove yt-dlp.


8. After uninstalling yt-dlp, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items of yt-dlp which have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling yt-dlp using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry items, files or folders are left behind on your PC.

Your Windows computer will remain clean, speedy and ready to serve you properly.

Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to uninstall yt-dlp by yt-dlp from your PC, nor are we saying that yt-dlp by yt-dlp is not a good application. This text only contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall yt-dlp in case you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.