{"id":3105,"date":"2019-07-19T07:00:31","date_gmt":"2019-07-19T11:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/langa.com\/?p=3105"},"modified":"2019-07-19T09:50:16","modified_gmt":"2019-07-19T13:50:16","slug":"what-if-i-uninstall-an-uninstaller-program-with-the-same-uninstaller-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/langa.com\/index.php\/2019\/07\/19\/what-if-i-uninstall-an-uninstaller-program-with-the-same-uninstaller-program\/","title":{"rendered":"“What if I uninstall an uninstaller program with the same uninstaller program?”"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Ah, the ouroboros thing \u2014 software eating its own tail, or something. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If everything works as it should, the uninstaller should successfully uninstall itself, no big deal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Because the uninstaller is running, some of its in-use files may not be able to be properly removed right away. If everything is working as it should, this condition will be noted; the in-use files will be flagged for later deletion; and you (the user) will see a notification informing you that you need to reboot the PC to complete the uninstall. (Rebooting clears the PC memory and frees up in-use files, allowing them to be successfully deleted.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(BTW: Most true uninstallers aren\u2019t stand-alone apps, so this circumstance normally wouldn\u2018t arise. But it doesn\u2019t matter: OSes know how to handle uninstallation of in-use files, regardless of where they come from.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ah, the ouroboros thing \u2014 software eating its own tail, or something. \ud83d\ude42 If everything works as it should, the uninstaller should successfully uninstall itself, no big deal. Because the uninstaller is running, some of its in-use files may not be able to be properly removed right away. 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