CorelDRAW Graphics Suite 2021 (64-Bit): How To Manually Uninstall

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Here is the procedure to uninstall CDGS 2021, including all locations where files/components may remain after a failed uninstall attempt 

1.  Restart your operating system to ensure everything is properly closed and complete any pending Windows updates successfully. 

2.  In Windows Control Panel, click Uninstall a program. 

3.  Remove these programs in this particular order, if installed and available. 

4.  It is also recommended that you visually inspect the installation and user folders, as well as the user location in the registry (if possible) for files and entries that may have been left behind. If they have not been removed during the uninstall process, they may need to be manually deleted.

Below are the locations which you should look after uninstalling CorelDRAW Graphics Suite 2021 (64-Bit). Look specifically for entries related to 2021; if you have earlier versions, other entries will exist. 

Installed folder location (default): 

C:\Program Files\Corel 

User File location: 

C:\Users\<accountname>\AppData\Roaming\Corel\CorelDRAW Graphics Suite 2021 
C:\Users\<accountname>\AppData\Roaming\Corel\Databases\Assets V1.0 
C:\Users\<accountname>\AppData\Roaming\Corel\Databases\V4.1 
C:\Users\<accountname>\AppData\Roaming\Corel\Messages\540111125_****** 
C:\Users\<accountname>\AppData\Roaming\Corel\Messages\540111147_****** 
C:\Users\<accountname>\AppData\Roaming\Corel\Messages\540227504_****** 
C:\Users\<accountname>\Documents\Corel 

 Public File location: 

C:\Users\Public\Documents\Corel 

All Users File location: (C:\ProgramData or C:\Users\All Users) 

C:\Users\All Users\Corel\CorelDRAW Graphics Suite 2021 
C:\Users\All Users\Corel\Downloads 
C:\Users\All Users\Corel\Messages\540111125_****** 
C:\Users\All Users\Corel\Messages\540111147_****** 
C:\Users\All Users\Corel\Messages\540227504_****** 

Registry locations:  It is strongly recommended to back up the Windows registry before using it.

How to back up and restore the registry in Windows (microsoft.com)

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Corel\CorelDRAW\23.0 
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Corel 

Installer .msi components: C:\Windows\Installer folder 

 

After the above steps, reboot the system. 

 

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