What is 4K Video Downloader?

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Overview

4K Video Downloader is published by 4K. You can find out more about 4K Video Downloader at its official website or at 4K's website.


How do I clean 4K Video Downloader?

4K Video Downloader may store excess, temporary data on your computer that can take up valuable space. It may also store private data such as passwords or browsing history in the registry or on the file system. The easiest way to erase this data is by downloading AppCleaner, it is 100% free and about 1MB in size. A portable version is also available.

Clean 4K Video Downloader
with AppCleaner

If you want to clean 4K Video Downloader manually, you can follow the steps outlined below. There is one location in the file system where 4K Video Downloader stores data that can be cleaned.Additionally,4K Video Downloader stores private data in two registry keys.

Registry

To clean the registry from data stored by 4K Video Downloader, you can use the Microsoft Registry Editor (regedit.exe) which is installed by default on all Windows operating systems. First of all, open regedit.exe by carrying out these steps:

  • Hit the Windows key , usually located in the lower left of your keyboard between the Ctrl and Alt keys.
  • Windows XP/Vista/7: Click Run...
  • Type regedit.exe
  • Hit Enter

Now use regedit.exe to delete the registry keys:

    • Expand HKEY_CURRENT_USER from the root of the tree in the left pane.
    • Expand Software.
    • Expand 4kdownload.com.
    • Expand 4K Video Downloader.
    • Click Download.
    • Right-click downloadedItems in the right pane.
    • Choose Delete from the context menu.
    • Click Yes.
    • Expand HKEY_CURRENT_USER from the root of the tree in the left pane.
    • Expand Software.
    • Expand 4kdownload.com.
    • Expand 4K Video Downloader.
    • Click Settings.
    • Right-click outputPath in the right pane.
    • Choose Delete from the context menu.
    • Click Yes.

Files

To clean your file system from files stored by 4K Video Downloader and to gain free disk space, examine the following file system location. First of all, open a command prompt window:

  • Hit the Windows key , usually located in the lower left of your keyboard between the Ctrl and Alt keys.
  • Windows XP/Vista/7: Click Run...
  • Type cmd
  • Hit Enter

Now list all the files stored by 4K Video Downloader that can be cleaned:

  1. Type dir %LOCALAPPDATA%/4kdownload.com/4K Video Downloader/4K Video Downloader/*.xml
    • Windows XP: Type dir %USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data/4kdownload.com/4K Video Downloader/4K Video Downloader/*.xml

Once you have identified the files stored by 4K Video Downloader that you want to clean, delete them using the del command or Windows Explorer.