How to remove iTunes from your computer completely and completely

Unfortunately, the widely advertised and very popular iTunes program for synchronizing Apple devices with computers in the Windows environment, with time very often starts to fail (especially when trying to update both the application and the gadget itself). And then the urgent question is how to remove iTunes entirely. This is quite simple, but you should pay attention to some important points (this is useful when reinstalling the program).

How to uninstall iTunes from your computer: standard procedure

Before proceeding directly to uninstallation, any user needs to know that only the deletion of the required component will not be limited to the deletion.

This is due to the fact that initially when installing this software, several other components are integrated into the system:

• QuickTime;
• Restore;
• Bonjour;
• Application Support;
• Mobile Device Support;
• Apple Software Update.

So, to solve the problem of how to remove iTunes entirely, you have to keep in mind that all these components are also subject to uninstallation. You can leave only the support for QuickTime with the same name player.

So, how do I uninstall iTunes using the tools in the system? It is enough to go into the section of programs and components in the "Control Panel", select all the specified elements and perform uninstallation in the regular mode. However, this is not the only thing that matters. Own uninstaller Windows-systems is far from perfect, and after the removal of programs there is a huge amount of unnecessary computer garbage. Thus, in order to fully solve the problem of how to remove iTunes, it is necessary, as they say, to "clean up the tails". Registry is not talking now, but the residual files and folders will have to be deleted manually.

How to remove iTunes from your computer completely: program residuals

To begin with, you should find out for yourself whether you want to create a media library in the user's directory.

Typically, this is the iTunes directory located in the "Music" folder of the current account. But there is no problem with this (the audio library is deleted only at will).

But here are the remaining folders from the programs and files, you'll have to clean yourself:

• In the Program Files folder, the iTunes, iPod and Bonjour directories are deleted;
• In the Apple directory, which is located in the Common Files folder located in the Program Files directory, the Mobile Device Support, Apple Application Support and CoreFP directories are deleted.

Then, a full reboot of the system is mandatory. Only then can we say that all the elements of the previously installed iTunes components have been completely removed.

Use of special tools

However, such procedures for many users may seem somewhat uncomfortable or even convoluted. In order not to perform such manipulations in manual mode, and not to waste precious time and effort, the question of how to remove iTunes can be solved quite simply by using specialized uninstallers. As the most powerful tools you can offer programs like Revo Uninstaller or iObit Uninstaller.

They are capable of uninstalling the main applications and their residual components completely automatically without user intervention. In the list of programs to be deleted, you need to find all the above components, select them and click the delete button. Note that the components you remove can be allocated massively, which means Windows does not allow.

Then the standard deletion procedure starts, and then the in-depth scan starts for the remaining directories, files and registry keys. All found results should be deleted, while noting the line of destruction of objects. When finished, you can reboot.

Conclusion

That's all there is to uninstall iTunes. As you can already see, this is quite easy. If uninstallation is done manually, you should pay attention to the remnants of the programs and delete them yourself. In the rest of the problems should not be. After all these procedures, the application can be installed again, and it will work quite decently.