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Should I remove GoldWave?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
8% remove it92% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Excellent
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Global Rank #15,217
United States Rank #16,493
Reach 0.0182%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 23.68 days
616.36 days >
Average installed length: 323.85 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
5.68 100.00%

GoldWave v5.68

What is GoldWave?  (from GoldWave)

GoldWave is a highly rated, professional digital audio editor. It's fully loaded to do everything from the simplest recording and editing to the most sophisticated audio processing, restoration, enhancements, and conversions. Record any source your computer supports, including microphone, line-in, and what-you-hear. Co...  Read more

Overview

GoldWave v5.68 is a software program developed by GoldWave. The primary executable is named GoldWave.exe. The setup package generally installs about 5 files and is usually about 18.4 MB (19,298,632 bytes). Relative to the overall usage of users who have this installed on their PCs, most are running Windows 7 (SP1) and Windows 10. While about 37% of users of GoldWave come from the United States, it is also popular in Taiwan and Italy.

Program detailsProgram details

Help link: www.goldwave.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\goldwave
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\GoldWave\unstall.exe" "GoldWave v5.68" "C:\Program Files\GoldWave\unstall.log"
Estimated size: 18.4 MB

Program filesFiles installed by GoldWave v5.68

Program executable:GoldWave.exe
Name:GoldWave
GoldWave Digital Audio Editor
Path:C:\Program Files\goldwave\GoldWave.exe
MD5:50cf4145910f53050ff7cc1a5c88fab2
Additional files:
  • GoldWave.exe
  • unstall.exe - Uninstaller Program
  • lame_enc.dll (by www.mp3dev.org) - Lame MP3 Encoder (MP3 encoding library)
  • GWSpeed.dll
  • lame.exe (by http://lame.sf.net) - L.A.M.E. (MP3 Encoder.)

How do I remove GoldWave?

You can uninstall GoldWave 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 GoldWave v5.68, 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 GoldWave.

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 60%
Win 7 0%
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 8%
Keep it 92%
 
GLOBAL RANK
#15,217

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 66.48%
Windows 10 22.63%
Windows XP 6.98%
Windows Vista 3.91%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Ultimate 25.14%
Windows 7 Home Premium 23.74%
Windows 7 Professional 13.13%
Microsoft Windows XP 6.98%
Windows 10 Home 3.91%
Windows 8.1 3.91%

Distribution by countryGeography

36.79% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 36.79%
  Taiwan 4.44%
  Italy 3.95%
  Canada 3.21%
  United Kingdom 3.21%
  Germany 2.96%
  France 2.96%
  DZ 2.72%
  MA 2.72%
  Saudi Arabia 2.72%
  India 2.47%
  Australia 1.98%
  Egypt 1.73%
  Spain 1.48%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 25.12%
Dell 21.33%
ASUS 14.22%
Acer 13.74%
GIGABYTE 7.58%
Toshiba 5.21%
Samsung 4.27%
Lenovo 3.79%
Intel 2.84%
Apple 0.95%
Sahara 0.95%
Common models
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... 4.51%
HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... 3.76%
HP Pavilion g4 Notebook P... 3.01%
Dell OptiPlex 755 2.26%
HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... 2.26%
LENOVO 20157 2.26%

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