Foxit PhantomPDF 6 by Foxit

What is Foxit PhantomPDF 6?

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How do I clean Foxit PhantomPDF 6?

Foxit PhantomPDF 6 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 Foxit PhantomPDF 6
with AppCleaner

If you want to clean Foxit PhantomPDF 6 manually, you can follow the steps outlined below. There are three locations in the file system where Foxit PhantomPDF 6 stores data that can be cleaned. Additionally, Foxit PhantomPDF 6 stores private data in two registry keys.

Registry

To clean the registry from data stored by Foxit PhantomPDF 6, 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 Foxit Software.
   • Expand Foxit PhantomPDF 6.0.
   • Expand Preferences.
   • Right-click History.
   • 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 Foxit Software.
   • Expand Foxit PhantomPDF 6.0.
   • Right-click RecentFiles.
   • Choose Delete from the context menu.
   • Click Yes.

Files

To clean your file system from files stored by Foxit PhantomPDF 6 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 Foxit PhantomPDF 6 that can be cleaned:

1. Type dir %LOCALAPPDATA%\Foxit PhantomPDF\msilog\*.log
   • Windows XP: Type dir %USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data\Foxit PhantomPDF\msilog\*.log
2. Type dir %APPDATA%\Foxit Software\Foxit PhantomPDF\FormFiller\AutoComplete.ds
3. Type dir %APPDATA%\Foxit Software\RMS\FXRMS_Log.txt

Once you have identified the files stored by Foxit PhantomPDF 6 that you want to clean, delete them using the del command or Windows Explorer.

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