Removing U3 From Your Flash Drive

September 14th, 2007

 If you have become bored with U3 or if the U3 Launchpad doesn’t work on your  system, you can easily remove it.  The first step you will want to take is to copy all of your files from your flash drive and put them in a safe place.  When we remove the U3 Launchpad, we will also end up erasing the data on the drive itself.

After you have copied (and verified) the data from the flash drive, you will need to download the U3 Uninstall executable from the U3 site.  Make sure to note the location that you are saving the file.

1.  Connect your flash drive to your computer.  Make sure that it is the only flash drive that is connected.

2. Run u3 uninstall.exe .

3. When the U3 LLC License Agreement appears, select the Accept radio button and click Next.

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4.  Check the I want to remove the U3 Launchpad and erase ALL data on the device checkbox and click Next.

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5. The process for uninstalling the U3 Launchpad will begin.

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6. Once the U3 Launchpad has been uninstalled, remove your flash drive and then reconnect it to your system.

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Now copy the data you saved off of the drive originally back onto your drive.  Now your drive is U3 free and ready to use. 

Posted by shamanstears Filed in Portable Software, Reference, Software, Tweaking, Windows XP, Vista

9 Responses to “Removing U3 From Your Flash Drive”

  1. Brett Simpson Says:
    September 28th, 2007 at 1:47 pm

    I am running the U3 Uninstall. Step 3 is taking forever. I received a Windows error message saying that the I Drive is inaccessible. Is this normal? How long does Step 3 the uninstall take?

    Thanks

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  4. I Hate U3 Stick Says:
    May 15th, 2008 at 12:35 pm

    I too am running the U3 Uninstall. Step 3 is taking forever. Is this normal? How long does Step 3 the uninstall take?

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  6. Marc Says:
    June 23rd, 2008 at 1:31 pm

    Step 3 took me around 20 seconds. I am running Vista Ultimate with a 2GB Micro Cruzer.

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