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minus-squareNightOwl@lemmy.onelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up22arrow-down3·10 months agoFinally un-installed chrome on Windows. Is this enough to remove traces? Go to this location: C:\Users\YOUNAME\AppData\Local\Google C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\ And delete that “Chrome” folder (for both location, if there is a Chrome folder) https://support.google.com/chrome/thread/29816481/how-do-i-fully-uninstall-chrome?hl=en
minus-squarelud@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·10 months agoWorrying about traces is usually not necessary.
minus-squaregndagreborn@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·10 months agoA friend of mind in IT suggested revouninstaller. I have never used it in practice but he says it might be helpful in this case.
minus-squareDragonOracleIX@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·10 months agoI use that everytime I go to uninstall something. You can configure it to scan your system registry and local files for residual files that the software’s uninstaller won’t remove.
Finally un-installed chrome on Windows.
Is this enough to remove traces?
C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\
https://support.google.com/chrome/thread/29816481/how-do-i-fully-uninstall-chrome?hl=en
Worrying about traces is usually not necessary.
A friend of mind in IT suggested revouninstaller. I have never used it in practice but he says it might be helpful in this case.
I use that everytime I go to uninstall something. You can configure it to scan your system registry and local files for residual files that the software’s uninstaller won’t remove.