CyberLink PowerDirector 12 by CyberLink

What is CyberLink PowerDirector 12?

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Overview

How do I clean CyberLink PowerDirector 12?

CyberLink PowerDirector 12 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.

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If you want to clean CyberLink PowerDirector 12 manually, you can follow the steps outlined below. There are nine locations in the file system where CyberLink PowerDirector 12 stores data that can be cleaned. Additionally, CyberLink PowerDirector 12 stores private data in three registry keys.

Registry

To clean the registry from data stored by CyberLink PowerDirector 12, 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:

1. • Expand HKEY_CURRENT_USER from the root of the tree in the left pane.
   • Expand Software.
   • Expand CyberLink.
   • Right-click Hanuman.
   • Choose Delete from the context menu.
   • Click Yes.
2. • Expand HKEY_CURRENT_USER from the root of the tree in the left pane.
   • Expand Software.
   • Expand CyberLink.
   • Expand PowerDirector12.
   • Expand MediaObj.
   • Expand MediaCache5.
   • Right-click Data5.
   • Choose Delete from the context menu.
   • Click Yes.
3. • Expand HKEY_CURRENT_USER from the root of the tree in the left pane.
   • Expand Software.
   • Expand CyberLink.
   • Expand PowerDirector12.
   • Expand MediaObj.
   • Expand MediaCache5.
   • Right-click Thumbnail5.
   • Choose Delete from the context menu.
   • Click Yes.

Files

To clean your file system from files stored by CyberLink PowerDirector 12 and to gain free disk space, examine the following file system locations. 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 CyberLink PowerDirector 12 that can be cleaned:

1. Type dir /s %APPDATA%\CyberLink\PowerDirector\12.0\AutoSave\*
2. Type dir /s %APPDATA%\CyberLink\PowerDirector\12.0\photoTmp\*
3. Type dir /s %APPDATA%\Cyberlink\PowerDirector\12.0\WaveForms\*
4. Type dir %APPDATA%\Cyberlink\PowerDirector\12.0\Recentfiles.ini
5. Type dir %USERPROFILE%\Documents\CyberLink\PowerDirector\12.0\Snapshot(*).jpg
   • Windows XP: Type dir %USERPROFILE%\My Documents\CyberLink\PowerDirector\12.0\Snapshot(*).jpg
6. Type dir /s %USERPROFILE%\Documents\CyberLink\PowerDirector\12.0\MyTitles\*
   • Windows XP: Type dir /s %USERPROFILE%\My Documents\CyberLink\PowerDirector\12.0\MyTitles\*
7. Type dir %USERPROFILE%\Documents\CyberLink\PowerDirector\12.0\Preview Cache Files\*
   • Windows XP: Type dir %USERPROFILE%\My Documents\CyberLink\PowerDirector\12.0\Preview Cache Files\*
8. Type dir %USERPROFILE%\Documents\CyberLink\PowerDirector\12.0\ShadowEditFiles\*.MPG
   • Windows XP: Type dir %USERPROFILE%\My Documents\CyberLink\PowerDirector\12.0\ShadowEditFiles\*.MPG
9. Type dir %USERPROFILE%\Documents\CyberLink\PowerDirector\12.0\SplitterIndex\*.maidx
   • Windows XP: Type dir %USERPROFILE%\My Documents\CyberLink\PowerDirector\12.0\SplitterIndex\*.maidx

Once you have identified the files stored by CyberLink PowerDirector 12 that you want to clean, delete them using the del command or Windows Explorer.

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