Photodex ProShow Producer by Photodex

What is Photodex ProShow Producer?

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How do I clean Photodex ProShow Producer?

Photodex ProShow Producer 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 Photodex ProShow Producer
with AppCleaner

If you want to clean Photodex ProShow Producer manually, you can follow the steps outlined below. There are eleven locations in the file system where Photodex ProShow Producer stores data that can be cleaned.

Files

To clean your file system from files stored by Photodex ProShow Producer 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 Photodex ProShow Producer that can be cleaned:

1. Type dir /s %ALLUSERSPROFILE%/Photodex/ProShow/*.log
   • Windows XP: Type dir /s %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Application Data/Photodex/ProShow/*.log
2. Type dir %ALLUSERSPROFILE%/Photodex/ProShow/FontCache
   • Windows XP: Type dir %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Application Data/Photodex/ProShow/FontCache
3. Type dir %ALLUSERSPROFILE%/Photodex/ProShow/Styles/Cache
   • Windows XP: Type dir %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Application Data/Photodex/ProShow/Styles/Cache
4. Type dir %ALLUSERSPROFILE%/Photodex/ProShow/Transitions/Cache
   • Windows XP: Type dir %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Application Data/Photodex/ProShow/Transitions/Cache
5. Type dir /s %ProgramFiles%/Photodex/ProShow Producer/*.log
   • On 64-Bit also: Type dir /s %ProgramFiles(x86)%/Photodex/ProShow Producer/*.log
6. Type dir %UserProfile%/proshow-burn.log
7. Type dir %LOCALAPPDATA%/VirtualStore/Program Files*
   • Windows XP: Type dir %USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data/VirtualStore/Program Files*
8. For all the folders that were listed in the previous step:
   Type dir /s {folder}\Photodex/ProShow Producer/*.log where {folder} is one of the folders listed in the previous step.
9. Type dir /s %LOCALAPPDATA%/VirtualStore/ProgramData/Photodex/ProShow/*.log
   • Windows XP: Type dir /s %USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data/VirtualStore/ProgramData/Photodex/ProShow/*.log
10. Type dir %LOCALAPPDATA%/VirtualStore/ProgramData/Photodex/ProShow/FontCache
    • Windows XP: Type dir %USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data/VirtualStore/ProgramData/Photodex/ProShow/FontCache
11. Type dir %LOCALAPPDATA%/VirtualStore/ProgramData/Photodex/ProShow/Styles/Cache
    • Windows XP: Type dir %USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data/VirtualStore/ProgramData/Photodex/ProShow/Styles/Cache
12. Type dir %LOCALAPPDATA%/VirtualStore/ProgramData/Photodex/ProShow/Transitions/Cache
    • Windows XP: Type dir %USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data/VirtualStore/ProgramData/Photodex/ProShow/Transitions/Cache

Among the files listed in the previous steps, there can be one file which is essential to Photodex ProShow Producer and must not be deleted. To identify it:

1. Type dir %ProgramFiles%/Photodex/ProShow Producer/pxf/images/xicons.txt
   • On 64-Bit also: Type dir %ProgramFiles(x86)%/Photodex/ProShow Producer/pxf/images/xicons.txt

Once you have identified the files stored by Photodex ProShow Producer that you want to clean, delete them using the del command or Windows Explorer.