=Uninstalling Everything=
An uninstaller is created when Everything is installed.

To completely uninstall Everything with the uninstaller:
<ul>
*From the '''Control panel''', open '''Programs and Features'''.
*Right click '''''Everything'''''.
*Select '''Uninstall/Change'''
*Select the language of the uninstaller if the multilingual installer was used to install Everything.
*Click '''Uninstall'''.
</ul>

To completely uninstall the portable version of Everything:
<ul>
*From a command prompt, run:
<pre>
Everything.exe -uninstall
</pre>
*Delete Everything.exe.
</ul>

==System modifications==
The follow settings modify the system:
<ul>
*Store settings and data in %APPDATA%\Everything
*Start Everything on system startup
*Everything service
*Show shell context menus
*Start menu shortcuts
*Desktop shortcuts
*Quick Launch shortcuts
*URL protocol
*EFU file association.
</ul>

To change these settings:
<ul>
*In '''''Everything''''', from the '''Tools''' menu, click '''Options'''.
*Click the '''General''' tab.
</ul>

All system modifications made by Everything are removed when Everything is uninstalled.

==Files created by Everything==

Everything may create the following files in %LOCALAPPDATA%\Everything:
<ul>
*Everything.db
*Everything.db.tmp
</ul>

These files are deleted when Everything is uninstalled for all users.

Everything may create the following files in %APPDATA%\Everything:
<ul>
*Everything.ini
*Bookmarks.csv
*Filters.csv
*Search History.csv
*Run History.csv
*Everything.ini.tmp
*Errorlog.txt
*Bookmarks.csv.tmp
*Filters.csv.tmp
*Search History.csv.tmp
*Run History.csv.tmp
*Logs\HTTP_Server_Log.txt
*Logs\ETP_Server_Log.txt
</ul>

These files are deleted when Everything is uninstalled for the current user.

If [[support/everything/options#Store settings and data in %APPDATA%\Everything|Store settings and data in %APPDATA%\Everything]] is disabled, these files are stored in the same location as Everything.exe.
These files have different filenames if [[support/everything/multiple instances|Multiple Instances]] is used.
If you use [[support/everything/multiple instances|Named instances]] and wish to uninstall, you will have to uninstall each instance separately with Everything.exe -uninstall -instance <Instance Name>

==Manual uninstall==
<ul>
*Make sure Everything and the Everything service is not running.
*Delete the folder C:\Program Files\Everything
*Delete the folder C:\Program Files (x86)\Everything
*Delete the folder %APPDATA%\Everything
*Delete the registry value Everything in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
*Delete the registry value Everything in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
*Delete the registry key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Everything
*Delete the registry key HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell\Search Everything...
*Delete the registry key HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shell\Search Everything...
*Delete the folder %APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Everything
*Delete the folder %USERPROFILE%\Start Menu\Programs\Everything
*Delete the shortcut %USERPROFILE%\Desktop\Search Everything.lnk
*Delete the shortcut %APPDATA%\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\Search Everything.lnk
*Delete the registry key HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ES
*Delete the registry key HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.efu
*Delete the registry key HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Everything.FileList
*Delete the registry key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Everything
*Delete the registry key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Everything
*Delete the registry key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\voidtools\Everything
*Remove the empty registry key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\voidtools
</ul>

==See also==
<ul>
*[[support/everything/multiple instances|Multiple Instances]]
</ul>
