# Removing PDF Converter completely from your system
In order to remove SWING PDF Converter completely from your system follow these steps.
## **Toolbar icon users**
1\. Remove the PDF toolbar icon from Notes by clicking **Remove** in the **Toolbar Icon Installation** menu of your **PDFConverter.nsf** database (you will need to restart Notes once):
2\. Delete the **SwPDFC** folder from your system (including all sub-folders).
* For Lotus Notes, the **SwPDFC** folder is located in**\Data\SwPDFC**. The Lotus Notes installation folder is typically located in "**C:\Program Files\IBM\Lotus\Notes**" or "**C:\Lotus\Notes**".
* For Domino server, the **SwPDFC** folder is located in**\Data\SwPDFC**.
3\. Delete the **swllrend.dll** file located in your Lotus Notes or Domino installation folder (typically **C:\Program Files\IBM\Lotus\Notes or C:\Lotus\Notes**).
4\. Open your **notes.ini** file (using any text editor), delete the lines listed below, and then save and close the file.
**IMPORTANT:**
* It is recommended to first create a backup of the **notes.ini** file before making changes.
* Your **notes.ini** file might not contain all all of the entries listed below.
* The **notes.ini** file is located in **\notes.ini** (for Lotus Notes) or**\notes.ini** (for Domino server).
Here is a list of entries to delete from the **notes.ini** file:
a) All entries starting with **SWJ** or **SWJOO**:
SWJ0\
SWJ1\
SWJ2\
...
SWJOO0\
SWJOO1\
SWJOO2\
...
b) Entries starting with **$Sw**:
* $SwPDFJavaDir
* $SwPDFJarVer
* $SwPDFDoc
* $swFileDlgDirectory
* $swPDFAutoFileOpen
* $SwPDFcLVSO
* $SwPDFProgressCount
* $swPDFAutoFolderOpen
* $SwPDFFileDlg
* $SwPDFCreatorServer
* $SwPDFCreatorDB
* $SwPDFDllVer
* $SwPDFDb
* $SwPDFServer
* $SwPDFForm
* $SwPDFViewTitle
* $SwPDFContext
After you have completed the above steps PDF Converter will be completely removed from you system.
## **API users**
1\. Remove all the design elements that are labeled with the **"SWING PDF Converter - HIDDEN", "SWING PDF Converter",** or **"SWING Software"** comments from your database:
Here is an example list of the design elements which need to be removed (these may vary with different versions of SWING PDF Converter):
**Forms:**\
SwExternalResources\
SwParams
**Agents:**\
(SwPDFCreate)\
(SwPDFDispose)\
(SwPDFInit)\
(SwInitJVM)
**Script Libraries:**\
SwPDFMain
2\. Delete the **SwPDFC** folder from your system (including all sub-folders).
* For Lotus Notes, the **SwPDFC** folder is located in **\Data\SwPDFC**. The Lotus Notes installation folder is typically located in "**C:\Program Files\IBM\Lotus\Notes**" or "**C:\Lotus\Notes**".
* For Domino server, the **SwPDFC** folder is located in **\Data\SwPDFC**.
3\. Delete the **swllrend.dll** file located in your Lotus Notes or Domino installation folder (typically **C:\Program Files\IBM\Lotus\Notes or C:\Lotus\Notes**).
4\. Open your **notes.ini** file (using any text editor), delete the lines listed below, and then save and close the file.
**IMPORTANT:**
* It is recommended to first create a backup of the **notes.ini** file before making changes.
* Your **notes.ini** file might not contain all all of the entries listed below.
* The **notes.ini** file is located in **\notes.ini** (for Lotus Notes) or **\notes.ini** (for Domino server).
Here is a list of entries to delete from the **notes.ini** file:
a) All entries starting with **SWJ** or **SWJOO**:
SWJ0\
SWJ1\
SWJ2\
...
SWJOO0\
SWJOO1\
SWJOO2\
...
b) Entries starting with **$Sw**:
* $SwPDFJavaDir
* $SwPDFJarVer
* $SwPDFDoc
* $swFileDlgDirectory
* $swPDFAutoFileOpen
* $SwPDFcLVSO
* $SwPDFProgressCount
* $swPDFAutoFolderOpen
* $SwPDFFileDlg
* $SwPDFCreatorServer
* $SwPDFCreatorDB
* $SwPDFDllVer
* $SwPDFDb
* $SwPDFServer
* $SwPDFForm
* $SwPDFViewTitle
* $SwPDFContext
c) Java heap size entries:
* JavaMaxHeapSize
* JavaMinHeapSize
After you have completed the above steps PDF Converter will be completely removed from you system.
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