How can I uninstall eCotton File Associator completely from my computer? This question is not only asked by you. Many computer users are also searching for the solutions to remove eCotton File Associator from their computer systems. It's very easy to install a program, as what you need to do is to double click on its installer and follow its installer. But it becomes more complicated when you want to uninstall it completely from your computer, for you may run into various problems during the uninstallation process, such as strange error messages, failure to find it in Programs and Features. If you're searching for effective solutions to remove eCotton File Associator, please check the uninstall methods below.

Possible Error Caused by Incorrect Uninstall Methods

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The above error messages are all caused by incomplete uninstallation of related programs. Incompletely uninstallation of a program will leave some invalid keys in the system registry, which will cause such error pop-ups when the system still executes them.

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Manually Uninstall eCotton File Associator:

Step 1: End all processes that are related to eCotton File Associator

Step 2: Uninstall eCotton File Associator

Step 3: Delete invalid entries of eCotton File Associator in the registry

Step 4: Delete leftovers of eCotton File Associator in hard drive

Step 1: End all processes that are related to eCotton File Associator

Hold Ctrl, Shift and Esc keys on the keyboard to open Task Manager. Then click on the related process and click End Process (in Windows 7, Vista) or End Task (in Windows 8) button.

Step 2: Uninstall eCotton File Associator

You can uninstall eCotton File Associator by any of the following uninstall methods:

Method 1: Uninstall eCotton File Associator via Control Panel

1. Press Windows key and R key to open Run command.

2. When Run command pops up, type in appwiz.cpl and then hit OK button.

3. Right click on eCotton File Associator and click Uninstall to uninstall eCotton File Associator

Note: Usually, computer users can uninstall programs like eCotton File Associator through Control Panel. But not everything can go as people wish and problems happen sometimes. For example, users may not be able to find eCotton File Associator in Control Panel, or the uninstallation is interrupted due to some strange errors. If problems happen unexpectedly and you really want to completely remove eCotton File Associator from your computer system, you need to perform the following steps and manually remove all of its files and components out of the system.

Method 2: Use System Restore to Uninstall eCotton File Associator

System Restore is a useful built-in utility that allows computer users to roll back to the previous state when the computer works properly. If you have a habit of creating a system restore point before installing a new program, you can roll back to this system restore point if this new piece of program is not up to your expectation or cannot be uninstalled from your computer properly.

Method 3: Uninstall eCotton File Associator using its Uninstall.exe

If you cannot find eCotton File Associator in Programs and Features, then you may be able to uninstall it thru its uninstall.exe.

a. For 32-bit Windows 7, Vista, 8 or later, open the C:\Program Files folder, open the program's folder (ex: WinRAR), and go to step 3 below.

b. For 64-bit Windows 7, Vista, 8 or later, open either the C:\Program Files folder for an installed 64-bit program or C:\Program Files (x86) folder for a installed 32-bit program, and open the program's folder (ex: WinRAR).

Step 3: Delete invalid entries of eCotton File Associator in the registry

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Note: It's very important for you to know that the registry is one of the most important part of the Windows system, you should be extremely careful when deleting any keys in the registry. Any small mistake can result in severe problems or even system crash. So removing eCotton File Associator by editing the registry is only recommended to computer users with certain computer knowledge. If you don't want to take the risk to damage your computer system, it's recomended that you use this Automatic Registry Cleaner to clean invalid keys.

Step 4: End all processes that are related to eCotton File Associator

Even you uninstall eCotton File Associator in Control Panel and remove invalid keys in the registry, there are still some folders left in hard drive. To completely remove eCotton File Associator from your system, you can go to the following locations to delete the folders of eCotton File Associator.

C:\Program Files (x86)
C:\Program Files
C:\ProgramData
C:\Users\Default\AppData\Local
C:\Users\Default\AppData\Roaming

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