uTorrent is one of the most famous and widely used BitTorrent clients worldwide with millions of active users. Once installed, it will help you to grab and download torrent files easily. But in the process of downloading files, the uTorrent client creates a lot of residue files which can slow down your computer. And on top of this, it is pretty difficult to remove the program completely.
This issue of uTorrent not uninstalling is quite common among Windows users, as there always remain some residue files even after the uninstallation process is finished. In this guide, we will explore step-by-step process to completely delete/uninstall uTorrent from your PC system.
uTorrent Not Uninstalling, How to Fix?
uTorrent is a download manager tool specially designed for downloading and uploading torrent files. The program is just 2-3 MB in size, but it consumes a lot of data space in the background. That’s the reason many users prefer to completely uninstall the uTorrent Client once their torrent download task is complete.
Step 1: Use Task Manager to force stop uTorrent
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Type Task Manager in the search box, and open it.
- Once the task manager is open, Search for uTorrent.
- Right-click on uTorrent and click on End task button.
Step 2. Uninstall the uTorrent from the control panel
- To uninstall the software, you have to go to the search box of the taskbar, then type “Add or remove program“.
- Click on the three dot menu on the uTorrent application, then the option of uninstall will appear.
- Tap on the uninstall and follow the onscreen instructions.
Step 3. Delete uTorrent Folder
Job is not finished just by uninstalling the app, we have to delete its hidden folder and files as well. To delete the folder follow these steps.
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- Open Windows C drive; there you will find View option. Inside View option, go to “show” and tap on “hidden items” option.
- Now you will be able to access AppData folder. Open the folder and search for the uTorrent folder here.
