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Post by Tpgettys on Aug 6, 2022 23:01:48 GMT
For some reason it is not in the list of installed programs, so I am uncertain what the best way to uninstall it is. If there is no install/uninstall that comes with it, can someone recommend a good uninstaller?
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Post by Sepiana on Aug 6, 2022 23:31:43 GMT
Tom, You could try Revo Uninstaller. I've been using it (the free version) since the EV forum days. I highly recommend it. |
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Post by Tpgettys on Aug 6, 2022 23:40:48 GMT
Thanks Sepiana, I'll give it a try. |
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Post by Tpgettys on Aug 6, 2022 23:51:41 GMT
Phooey, it wasn't able to find PSE 13 either.
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Post by Sepiana on Aug 7, 2022 0:04:22 GMT
Try right-clicking on the PSE 13 shortcut and selecting "Open file location". See if it can be located.
Another possibility -- run the PSE 13 installer. Maybe this reinstallation will show up in the list of installed programs. Then, you will be able to uninstall it via the Control Panel.
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Post by Tpgettys on Aug 7, 2022 5:09:53 GMT
Thanks Sepiana, that was a good idea but there was no installer. I just ended up trying to delete the folders it was in. That proved difficult because there was some Adobe program that had something running from the PSE 13 folder. I had to run the task manager and kill the Adobe program before I was able to delete everything. There is all the detritus that is left behind in the registry and such, but that is just the way of software these days. It would be nice if there were a registry cleaner, but that sounds kinda risky!
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Post by michelb on Aug 7, 2022 6:56:10 GMT
Usually, the recommended way in Adobe forums when nothing else works, is to use the Creative Cloud Cleaner tool, even if it is not mentioned that it also works for Elements.
The question comes from time to time in the Photoshop Elements forum and you can get help from advanced PSE users who have used the process themselves. I would post there to get guidance:
or there:
I'll try to find one of those discussions.
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Post by BuckSkin on Aug 8, 2022 19:24:00 GMT
THIS is not the article I was looking for, but it has pretty much the same instructions; the article I was looking for digs a lot deeper into the registry, but then it was for Windows 7; maybe later versions don't have all the nooks and crannies that Windows 7 has.
Just replace "Invidia" with Elements 13 or whatever.
For Adobe programs, you may first have to look in the Adobe key/folder to find the Elements 13 keys/folders.
You have probably already covered steps 1-13 in the first part; step 14 and up covers deleting associated folders from the AppData folders.
Section 3 or Part 3 or whatever covers going into the Registry and manually picking out and deleting all associated "Keys" = no different than deleting folders anywhere else.
Regardless of whatever super-duper deep-cleansing uninstaller program you use, stubborn programs will always leave a bunch of stuff in the Registry and also in the AppData folders; doing it manually will get them gone for good.
I have performed this process countless times to get rid of every vestige of various programs and it is a lot less scary than it sounds.
Nosy question --- why do you want to delete Elements 13 ?
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Post by Tpgettys on Aug 9, 2022 4:16:05 GMT
I have (had) many versions installed, but have not run any but the most recent of them in a long time. Since my SSD drive C was getting near full I uninstalled/deleted the oldest 5 versions of Elements.
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Post by tonyw on Aug 11, 2022 22:29:10 GMT
Curious as I do have PSE 13 - I just checked and with Windows 10 under Settings>Apps and Features PSE 13 is listed and has an Uninstall button that appears to be active although I haven't used it as until recently it was my last PSE. Are you saying it doesn't work?  Tony |
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Post by Tpgettys on Aug 12, 2022 6:18:21 GMT
For some reason it wasn’t in the list of installed programs Tony, so I must have broken it somewhere along the line. No worries now, as it has been deleted.
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