PDF-XChange Viewer by PDF-XChange

What is PDF-XChange Viewer?

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Overview

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How do I clean PDF-XChange Viewer?

PDF-XChange Viewer 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 PDF-XChange Viewer
with AppCleaner

If you want to clean PDF-XChange Viewer manually, you can follow the steps outlined below. There is one location in the file system where PDF-XChange Viewer stores data that can be cleaned. Additionally, PDF-XChange Viewer stores private data in three registry keys.

Registry

To clean the registry from data stored by PDF-XChange Viewer, 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 Tracker Software.
   • Expand PDFViewer.
   • Expand Documents.
   • Right-click LastOpened.
   • 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 Tracker Software.
   • Expand PDFViewer.
   • Expand Documents.
   • Expand LatestView.
   • Right-click Bars.
   • 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 Tracker Software.
   • Expand PDFViewer.
   • Expand Documents.
   • Expand LatestView.
   • Right-click Panes.
   • Choose Delete from the context menu.
   • Click Yes.

Files

To clean your file system from files stored by PDF-XChange Viewer 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 PDF-XChange Viewer that can be cleaned:

1. Type dir %LOCALAPPDATA%\Tracker Software\LiveUpdate\Updates\*
   • Windows XP: Type dir %USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data\Tracker Software\LiveUpdate\Updates\*

Once you have identified the files stored by PDF-XChange Viewer that you want to clean, delete them using the del command or Windows Explorer.

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