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Which Free Uninstaller: IObit vs Geek vs Revo?
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<blockquote data-quote="jackuars" data-source="post: 879432" data-attributes="member: 24462"><p>Just did a testing of 6 free uninstallers to see their cleanup capabilities after un-installation. I used Rollback-RX to take the machine back to it's original state after each test.</p><p></p><p>HiBit Uninstaller, Revo Uninstaller, IOBit Uninstaller, Geek Uninstaller, Wise Program Uninstaller & Glarysoft Absolute Uninstaller were used for the tests. The software that was used to do the testing on (install & uninstall) is <strong>Google Chrome</strong>. Here are the results and my rankings in order. It may not be conclusive as I haven't tested many programs for the erdict.</p><p></p><p>---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</p><p></p><p><strong>FINAL VERDICT</strong></p><p></p><p>1. HiBit uninstaller</p><p>2. Revo uninstaller free</p><p>3. Wise program uninstaller</p><p>4. Geek uninstaller free</p><p>5. IObit uninstaller free</p><p>6. Glarysoft absolute uninstaller free</p><p></p><p>--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</p><p></p><p><strong>DETAILED TEST RESULTS</strong></p><p>[SPOILER]</p><p>1. <strong>HiBit Uninstaller Free</strong></p><p></p><p>Leftovers found</p><p>163 files and folders</p><p>71 registry entries</p><p>1 service driver</p><p></p><p>Deleted folders (includes all sub-folders)</p><p>C:\Users\Username\AppData\Local\Google\*</p><p>C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\*</p><p></p><p>Deleted registry entries (includes all sub-keys)</p><p>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Google\*</p><p>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Google\*</p><p>HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Google\*</p><p></p><p>Service driver</p><p>Google Chrome elevation service</p><p></p><p><strong>Net Leftovers after un-installation:</strong> None</p><p></p><p><strong>2. Revo Uninstaller Free</strong></p><p></p><p>Leftovers found</p><p>149 files and folders (217 in total, not sure how)</p><p>46 registry entries</p><p>1 service driver</p><p></p><p>Deleted folders:</p><p>C:\Users\Username\AppData\Local\Google\*</p><p></p><p>Deleted registry entries</p><p>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Google\Chrome\*</p><p></p><p><strong>Net Leftovers after un-installation: </strong></p><p>Folders:</p><p>C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\*</p><p>Registry entries:</p><p>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Google\</p><p>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Google\*</p><p>HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Google\*</p><p></p><p>3. <strong>Wise Program Uninstaller</strong></p><p></p><p>Leftovers found</p><p>158 files and folders</p><p>3 registry entries (<u>was surprised at this, but it was showing only parent values</u>)</p><p></p><p>Deleted folders:</p><p>C:\Users\Username\AppData\Local\Google\*</p><p></p><p>Deleted registry entries</p><p>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Google\Chrome\*</p><p>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Google\Update\*</p><p>HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Google\Chrome\*</p><p></p><p><strong>Net Leftovers after un-installation: </strong></p><p>Folders:</p><p>C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\*</p><p>Registry entries:</p><p>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Google\</p><p>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Google\</p><p>HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Google\</p><p></p><p>4. <strong>Geek Uninstaller Free</strong></p><p></p><p>Leftovers found</p><p>151 files and folders</p><p>41 registry entries</p><p></p><p>Deleted folders:</p><p>C:\Users\Username\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\*</p><p></p><p>Deleted registry entries</p><p>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Google\*</p><p></p><p><strong>Net Leftovers after un-installation: </strong></p><p>Folders:</p><p>C:\Users\Username\AppData\Local\Google\</p><p>C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\*</p><p>Registry entries:</p><p>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Google\</p><p>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Google\*</p><p></p><p>5. <strong>IOBit Uninstaller Free </strong>(<strong>not recommended</strong>)</p><p></p><p>Leftovers found</p><p>0 Files and Folders</p><p>0 Registry entries</p><p>1 service driver</p><p></p><p>Deleted folders: None</p><p></p><p>Deleted registry entries: None</p><p></p><p><strong>Net Leftovers after un-installation: </strong></p><p>Folders:</p><p>C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\*</p><p>C:\Users\Username\AppData\Local\Google\*</p><p>Registry entries:</p><p>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Google\*</p><p>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Google\*</p><p>HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Google\*</p><p></p><p>6. <strong>Glarysoft Absolute Uninstaller Free (not recommended)</strong></p><p></p><p>Leftovers found</p><p>0 Files and Folders</p><p>0 Registry entries</p><p></p><p>Deleted folders: None</p><p></p><p>Deleted registry entries: None</p><p></p><p><strong>Net Leftovers after un-installation: </strong></p><p>Folders:</p><p>C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\*</p><p>C:\Users\Username\AppData\Local\Google\*</p><p>Registry entries:</p><p>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Google\*</p><p>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Google\*</p><p>HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Google\*</p><p>[/SPOILER]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jackuars, post: 879432, member: 24462"] Just did a testing of 6 free uninstallers to see their cleanup capabilities after un-installation. I used Rollback-RX to take the machine back to it's original state after each test. HiBit Uninstaller, Revo Uninstaller, IOBit Uninstaller, Geek Uninstaller, Wise Program Uninstaller & Glarysoft Absolute Uninstaller were used for the tests. The software that was used to do the testing on (install & uninstall) is [B]Google Chrome[/B]. Here are the results and my rankings in order. It may not be conclusive as I haven't tested many programs for the erdict. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [B]FINAL VERDICT[/B] 1. HiBit uninstaller 2. Revo uninstaller free 3. Wise program uninstaller 4. Geek uninstaller free 5. IObit uninstaller free 6. Glarysoft absolute uninstaller free -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [B]DETAILED TEST RESULTS[/B] [SPOILER] 1. [B]HiBit Uninstaller Free[/B] Leftovers found 163 files and folders 71 registry entries 1 service driver Deleted folders (includes all sub-folders) C:\Users\Username\AppData\Local\Google\* C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\* Deleted registry entries (includes all sub-keys) HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Google\* HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Google\* HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Google\* Service driver Google Chrome elevation service [B]Net Leftovers after un-installation:[/B] None [B]2. Revo Uninstaller Free[/B] Leftovers found 149 files and folders (217 in total, not sure how) 46 registry entries 1 service driver Deleted folders: C:\Users\Username\AppData\Local\Google\* Deleted registry entries HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Google\Chrome\* [B]Net Leftovers after un-installation: [/B] Folders: C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\* Registry entries: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Google\ HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Google\* HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Google\* 3. [B]Wise Program Uninstaller[/B] Leftovers found 158 files and folders 3 registry entries ([U]was surprised at this, but it was showing only parent values[/U]) Deleted folders: C:\Users\Username\AppData\Local\Google\* Deleted registry entries HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Google\Chrome\* HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Google\Update\* HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Google\Chrome\* [B]Net Leftovers after un-installation: [/B] Folders: C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\* Registry entries: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Google\ HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Google\ HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Google\ 4. [B]Geek Uninstaller Free[/B] Leftovers found 151 files and folders 41 registry entries Deleted folders: C:\Users\Username\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\* Deleted registry entries HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Google\* [B]Net Leftovers after un-installation: [/B] Folders: C:\Users\Username\AppData\Local\Google\ C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\* Registry entries: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Google\ HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Google\* 5. [B]IOBit Uninstaller Free [/B]([B]not recommended[/B]) Leftovers found 0 Files and Folders 0 Registry entries 1 service driver Deleted folders: None Deleted registry entries: None [B]Net Leftovers after un-installation: [/B] Folders: C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\* C:\Users\Username\AppData\Local\Google\* Registry entries: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Google\* HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Google\* HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Google\* 6. [B]Glarysoft Absolute Uninstaller Free (not recommended)[/B] Leftovers found 0 Files and Folders 0 Registry entries Deleted folders: None Deleted registry entries: None [B]Net Leftovers after un-installation: [/B] Folders: C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\* C:\Users\Username\AppData\Local\Google\* Registry entries: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Google\* HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Google\* HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Google\* [/SPOILER] [/QUOTE]
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