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Should I remove Adobe Lightroom?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
10% remove it90% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Excellent
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #2,105
United States Rank #1,792
Reach 0.3069%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 11.86 days
349.81 days >
Average installed length: 183.80 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
6.14 1.59%
6.13 0.43%
6.12 2.05%
6.10.1 2.89%
6.10 2.86%
6.9 2.94%
6.8 5.61%
6.7 5.46%
6.6.1 4.91%
6.6 4.27%
6.5.1 3.82%
6.5 2.89%
6.4 5.51%
6.3 7.75%
6.2.1 3.85%
6.2 1.21%
6.1.1 9.62%
6.1 11.24%
6.0.1 4.02%
6.0 16.67%
3.1 0.15%
3.0 0.15%
2.4.1 0.07%
2.4 0.02%
2.3 0.03%

Other programs by Adobe Systems

Adobe Lightroom

Overview

Adobe Lightroom is a software program developed by Adobe Systems. The most common release is 6.0, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. The primary executable is named Adobe DNG Converter.exe. The setup package generally installs about 139 files and is usually about 1.42 MB (1,492,558 bytes). Relative to the overall usage of users who have this installed on their PCs, most are running Windows 10 and Windows 7 (SP1). While about 55% of users of Adobe Lightroom come from the United States, it is also popular in Italy and United Kingdom.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: helpx.adobe.com/lightroom.html
Help link: www.adobe.com/go/downloads/updates.html
Installation folder: C:\Adobe
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\OOBE\PDApp\core\PDApp.exe --appletID="DWA_UI" --appletVersion="2.0" --mode="Uninstall" --mediaSignature="{8048A5DF
Estimated size: 1.42 MB

Program filesFiles installed by Adobe Lightroom

Program executable:Adobe DNG Converter.exe
Path:C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe DNG Converter.exe
MD5:b12677b0852f332127a2fc95d0b39e3d
Additional files:
  • AdobeXMPScript.dll - Adobe XMP Script 2015/04/17-23:42:41 (Adobe XMP Script 5.2-s002 ( 64 bit ))
  • AXE16SharedExpat.dll - AXE16SharedExpat 2015/04/17-23:42:41 (AXE Shared EXPAT (UTF-16 native))
  • AdobeXMPFiles.dll - Adobe XMP Files 2015/04/17-23:42:41 (Adobe XMP Files 5.6-f146 ( 64 bit ))
  • AXE8SharedExpat.dll - AXE8SharedExpat 2015/04/17-23:42:41 (AXE Shared EXPAT (UTF-8 native))
  • AdobeXMP.dll - Adobe XMP Core 2015/04/17-23:42:41 (Adobe XMP Core 5.6-c067 ( 64 bit ))
  • AdobePIP.dll - Adobe Product Improvement Program
  • ahclient.dll - AdobeHelp Dynamic Link Library (Adobe Help Client Library)
  • AXEDOMCore.dll - AXEDOMCore 2015/04/17-23:42:41 (Adobe XML Engine: DOM Core)
  • BIBUtils.dll - BIBUtils 2015/04/20-13:34:52 (Bravo Interface Binder Utilities)
  • CoolType.dll - CoolType 2015/04/20-13:34:52 (CoolType Typography Engine)
  • AXSLE.dll - AXSLE 2015/04/17-23:42:41 (Adobe XSLT Engine)
  • AdobeLinguistic.dll - Adobe Linguisitc Library (Linguistic Library)
  • AdobePDFL.dll - PDFL 2015/03/18-12:03:59 (Adobe PDF Library)
  • ACE.dll - ACE 2015/04/20-13:34:52 (Adobe Color Engine)
  • AGM.dll - AGM 2015/04/20-13:34:52 (Adobe Graphics Manager)
  • ARE.dll - ARE 2015/04/20-13:34:52 (Adobe Raster Express)
  • BIB.dll - BIB 2015/04/20-13:34:52 (Bravo Interface Binder)
  • CITThreading.dll - Adobe CITThreading (CITThreading_no_threading, 2.3.0.33236 ( 64 bit ))
  • amtlib.dll - AMTLib (64 Bit) (AMT Licensing)
  • boost_date_time.dll - DVA Product (DVA Product.0)
  • boost_signals.dll
  • boost_system.dll
  • boost_threads.dll
  • dvaaudiodevice.dll
  • dvacore.dll
  • dvamarshal.dll
  • dvamediatypes.dll
  • dvanet.dll
  • dvaplayer.dll
  • dvatransport.dll
  • dvaunittesting.dll
  • archiving_toolkit.dll - Lightroom (com.adobe.ag.archiving_toolkit)
  • bridgetalk.dll - com.adobe.ag.bridgetalk
  • CameraRaw.dll - com.adobe.ag.AgImageIO
  • catalog_converters.dll - com.adobe.ag.catalogconverters
  • cef_toolkit.dll - com.adobe.ag.cef_toolkit
  • CIT.dll - Adobe CIT (CIT, 2.3.0.33236 ( 64 bit ))
  • coretech_toolkit.dll - com.adobe.ag.coretech_toolkit
  • curculio.dll - com.adobe.ag.curculio
  • DiscBurning.dll - com.adobe.ag.discburning

How do I remove Adobe Lightroom?

You can uninstall Adobe Lightroom from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
  1. On the Start menu (for Windows 8, right-click the screen's bottom-left corner), click Control Panel, and then, under Programs, do one of the following:
    • Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall a Program.
    • Windows XP: Click Add or Remove Programs.
  2. When you find the program Adobe Lightroom, click it, and then do one of the following:
    • Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall.
    • Windows XP: Click the Remove or Change/Remove tab (to the right of the program).
  3. Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove Adobe Lightroom.

OS VERSIONS
Win 10 81%
Win 8 0%
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 10%
Keep it 90%
 
GLOBAL RANK
#2,105

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 10 81.42%
Windows 7 18.58%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 10 Home 38.72%
Windows 10 Pro 24.56%
Windows 7 Home Premium 6.98%
Windows 7 Professional 6.16%
Windows 8.1 5.92%
Windows 7 Ultimate 4.64%

Distribution by countryGeography

55.09% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 55.09%
  Italy 6.59%
  United Kingdom 5.26%
  Germany 3.93%
  France 3.88%
  Netherlands 2.71%
  Canada 2.25%
  Spain 1.75%
  Australia 1.66%
  Belgium 1.20%
  Brazil 1.15%
  Norway 0.90%
  Russia 0.88%
  Sweden 0.87%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 25.49%
Dell 19.23%
ASUS 18.38%
Acer 12.86%
Lenovo 10.07%
Toshiba 3.73%
GIGABYTE 3.47%
MSI 2.19%
Samsung 2.02%
Intel 0.94%
Alienware 0.91%
Medion 0.71%
Common models
ASUS All Series 15.38%
Dell XPS 8700 3.72%
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... 3.52%
HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... 2.48%
HP Pavilion 15 Notebook P... 2.41%
HP HP Notebook 2.14%

About Adobe Systems

Adobe Systems Incorporated is computer program company focused on the creation of multimedia & creativity program products, with a more-recent foray towards rich Net application program development.
Publisher URL: www.adobe.com

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