How to Have Revo Unintaller Look at Another Hard Drive

Eric DawsonByEric Dawson Computers & Software

For how to have Revo Unintaller look at another hard drive, use Forced Uninstall in Revo Uninstaller Pro and point it to the program’s specific folder on that drive. You can also enter the program’s exact name, or use both details to identify software that does not appear in the regular program list.

Forced Uninstall is designed for programs with a missing or broken built-in uninstaller. Revo does not document a regular Uninstaller setting that scans an entire additional drive, so target the known application folder rather than the drive letter or drive root.

How to Have Revo Unintaller Look at Another Hard Drive

For a program installed on another hard drive that does not appear in Revo Uninstaller Pro’s list, use Forced Uninstall. Start Forced Uninstall, then identify the program by its exact name, its installation folder on the other drive, or both.

Target a Known Program Folder

Enter the program’s exact name when you know it. Rather than selecting only a drive letter or a drive root, point Revo to the application’s own folder on that hard drive.

  1. Use Forced Uninstall in Revo Uninstaller Pro.
  2. Type the program’s exact name if available.
  3. Select the program folder on the other hard drive.
  4. Confirm the target before continuing with the removal process.

After identifying the application, Forced Uninstall handles programs that cannot be removed through the usual listed-program workflow. If the program’s built-in uninstaller is missing or no longer works properly, the feature is designed for that situation.

When Forced Uninstall Fits

Forced Uninstall uses the same scanning algorithm as Revo Uninstaller Pro and works with the Logs Database. Its purpose differs from the regular Uninstaller module, which begins with an application already shown in Revo’s program list.

Unlike a drive-wide inventory scan, folder targeting focuses on one known application location. Choose the folder where that program is installed, not the entire secondary drive, because Revo does not document a regular Uninstaller setting for scanning every program across an additional hard drive.

That distinction matters when a program is absent from the list but its installation folder remains available. Avoid treating Forced Uninstall as a tool for scanning all files on a drive, since its documented targeting options are an exact program name, a specific program folder, or both.

Revo’s documentation does not provide an exact menu path or button sequence for opening Forced Uninstall. Look for the feature within Revo Uninstaller Pro, then use the known program folder on the other hard drive to direct the removal process toward the application you want to uninstall.

Why the Regular Uninstaller May Not Find It

When asking how to have Revo Uninstaller look at another hard drive, the regular Uninstaller is not documented as a tool for scanning an entire additional drive. Instead, its normal workflow begins with an application that already appears in Revo Uninstaller Pro’s list of installed programs. That distinction explains why software stored outside the usual location may not show up as expected.

Listed programs follow a conventional removal path. Revo first runs the program’s built-in uninstaller, then scans for leftover files, folders, and Windows Registry entries. Because this process starts from the installed-program list, the documentation does not describe a control for changing its search to a different drive. Nor does it identify a feature called “scan another hard drive,” “scan all drives,” or “change scan drive.”

Programs installed on a secondary disk can still be desktop applications, yet their location alone does not turn the standard list into a drive-wide inventory. Instead, Revo uses its documented identifiers to target the application.

Selecting the application’s own folder narrows the task to a known program instead of every file stored on that disk. Such targeting is especially relevant when the program is absent from the list or its built-in uninstaller is missing or not working properly.

Forced Uninstall differs because it is documented for programs that are not listed and for cases where ordinary removal cannot proceed conventionally. Its scanning also works with the Logs Database, a collection of trace logs created by the Real-Time Monitor feature and stored on Revo’s server.

Hunter Mode offers a target option: dragging its targeting icon onto a program window, Desktop shortcut, or System Tray icon displays options. Neither that mode nor the regular Uninstaller is documented as a hard-drive scanning tool. Consequently, a missing listing does not show that Revo failed to examine another disk; the listed-program workflow and folder-based approach serve different purposes.

Choose the Program Folder, Not the Drive

Entering only a drive letter does not follow that folder-selection method, which is designed to identify a known application rather than treat an entire disk as one target. A specific folder therefore gives the feature a direct connection to software to remove.

Target the folder that belongs to the application, not the root of a secondary drive. That distinction reflects the documented instruction to point Forced Uninstall to the program’s folder on the hard drive, without describing a control that changes the regular Uninstaller into an additional-drive scanner. Instead, select the directory associated with the program itself and provide its exact name when you know it. Both identifiers are supported, while a whole-drive request is not described.

For software installed outside the main drive, selecting its own folder narrows the request to the location Revo says it can use. Doing so does not mean Revo will scan every file, folder, or program elsewhere on that drive. Drive-wide scanning, a scan of a drive root, and scanning removable or network drives are not explained. Only the application’s exact name and/or its folder are identified as supported ways to specify the target.

Choosing a program folder also avoids confusing a targeted removal task with a drive inventory. Revo describes Forced Uninstall for those situations. When you already know where the application is stored, the folder provides a direct match for that documented use. Its selection is therefore more precise than choosing a disk simply because the program resides there.

Neither tool is documented as a folder or hard-drive scanning tool. If the application has a window, Desktop shortcut, or System Tray icon, Hunter Mode offers a way to select it, but not a method for examining the drive. By contrast, folder targeting under Forced Uninstall directly addresses a known program location on another hard drive.

Compare Revo’s Available Targeting Methods

For a listed program, Revo Uninstaller Pro’s regular Uninstaller is the appropriate choice. Choose Forced Uninstall for software absent from the program list, particularly when its normal uninstaller is missing or not working. Hunter Mode fits a visible application. Those methods differ mainly in how they identify the program to remove.

An unlisted program can be identified through Forced Uninstall by its exact name, its program folder, or both. Rather than functioning as a general drive inventory tool, the feature is intended for a specific application that cannot be conventionally uninstalled. That connection is part of the Forced Uninstall workflow.

Method Best Documented Use How the Target Is Identified Documented Cleanup Approach
Regular Uninstaller Removing a program that appears in Revo’s program list. A listed installed program. Runs the built-in uninstaller, then scans for leftover files, folders, and Windows Registry entries.
Forced Uninstall Removing a program that is not listed or has a missing or nonfunctioning uninstaller. Exact program name, program folder, or both. Uses the same scanning algorithm as Revo Uninstaller Pro and works with the Logs Database.
Hunter Mode Targeting a visible program window, Desktop shortcut, or System Tray icon. Drag the targeting icon over the visible target. Displays options after selection. Its scan sequence is not described.

Each option also follows a different documented path after a target is selected. Regular Uninstaller starts the program’s built-in uninstaller before checking for leftover data. Hunter Mode follows its own path after selection.

Before removing anything, consider how the application can be most clearly identified. By contrast, a listed application belongs in the regular Uninstaller workflow.

Deleted leftover files are moved to the Recycle Bin by default, while deleted leftover Registry items are backed up by default. Revo Uninstaller Pro creates a Windows Restore Point if the option is activated.

Understand What Forced Uninstall Does

Forced Uninstall supports cleanup in those cases. Rather than relying only on that broken removal path, it uses the documented scanning and database capabilities.

During a Forced Uninstall, Revo Uninstaller Pro can use those documented capabilities. These capabilities are intended for removal cases that cannot proceed through a conventional uninstaller. Missing or malfunctioning uninstallers are the stated examples for using the feature.

Standard removal then follows its documented cleanup process. Forced Uninstall instead provides a removal option for software whose normal uninstall route is unavailable. Its documented scanning support and Logs Database connection are the capabilities associated with that option.

Each scan is part of Revo Uninstaller Pro’s broader removal process, which is designed to address leftover data after an uninstall operation. Leftover data named for the standard process is addressed through that process. Advanced 3-mode leftover removal is also described as a Revo Uninstaller Pro capability. Unlike Quick Uninstall, which attempts to run built-in uninstallers silently while handling multiple programs, Forced Uninstall addresses cases where that built-in uninstaller cannot do its job.

Once Forced Uninstall has been used, Revo Uninstaller Pro’s documented safeguards apply at the beginning of every uninstall: a backup of the entire Windows Registry is created, and deleted Registry items are automatically recorded during uninstall procedures. Backup Manager also provides this protection.

Windows System Restore is used to create a Windows Restore Point if that option is activated. Together, these protections provide documented cleanup support for removal when the ordinary uninstaller is unavailable or fails.

Review Backups and Leftover Cleanup

Before removing leftovers, Revo Uninstaller Pro creates a backup of the entire Windows Registry at the beginning of every uninstall. Those protections provide a recovery path before removal under the documented default cleanup behavior.

Registry protection extends beyond a single initial copy. Revo automatically records deleted Registry items during uninstall procedures, and Backup Manager backs up Registry entries. File handling follows a separate default: leftover files deleted during uninstallation move to the Recycle Bin.

That distinction means the documented default does not treat every leftover file removal as irreversible. Options outside the stated default behavior are not described here.

Backup Manager adds another layer by automatically backing up files. Its backup approach is described as a multi-level backup system intended to provide security and reliability.

Meanwhile, the normal removal sequence begins with a program’s built-in uninstaller and then scans for leftover data. Careful review matters because that scan can identify more than the program’s main folder.

Rather than describing every removal choice, the documented workflow identifies the built-in uninstaller first and a later leftover-data scan.

Cleanup can include files, folders, and Windows Registry entries after that initial step. Review the displayed results before proceeding with any removal.

Separate tools serve different cleanup situations, but the supplied behavior for normal uninstalls remains consistent: the built-in uninstaller runs first, followed by a scan for leftovers. Hunter Mode displays options after a target is selected, yet its scan sequence is not described. Accordingly, expect safeguards for Registry and default Recycle Bin handling for leftover files, then assess the results Revo presents before confirming removal.

Check Edition and System Requirements

Forced Uninstall, the documented workflow for selecting a program folder on another hard drive, is explicitly identified as a Revo Uninstaller Pro feature. Current product information does not establish that the same folder-targeting workflow is available in Revo Uninstaller Free. Its official requirements page identifies Pro by name when presenting the feature. That distinction matters before choosing an edition for software stored outside the usual installation location.

Documentation for the Free edition describes Forced Uninstall as a Pro feature, while leaving availability in Free unconfirmed. For that reason, users needing the documented method should check the edition rather than assume equivalent access.

Pro is the edition named for this workflow. No supplied details resolve the Free edition question. Availability should not be presumed from shared requirements alone.

Hardware requirements for Pro are 512MB RAM, 85MB of free hard-drive space, and an 800MHz Pentium-Compatible CPU. Both Pro and Free list the same memory, storage, and processor requirements.

Those figures describe the published baseline for installing and running the product. Storage refers to free space specified in the published requirements. Published hardware specifications apply equally to both editions as listed.

Version 5.5.4 is listed as the latest Revo Uninstaller Pro release. Supported operating systems include 32-bit and 64-bit editions of Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 10, Windows 11, and Windows Server Editions. Unlike historical references that include Windows Vista, the current product requirements begin with Windows 7. Platform support covers both 32-bit and 64-bit editions across the listed Windows versions.

Windows compatibility and edition choice answer different questions. Selecting Pro addresses access to the documented Forced Uninstall capability. Meanwhile, confirming the Windows version against the current requirements establishes whether the listed platform is supported.

Readers with Windows Apps should keep those separate Pro 5 features distinct from conventional desktop-program removal. Before proceeding, verify that the installed edition and Windows release match the published feature and system information. System specifications do not by themselves confirm feature availability in a particular edition.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can Revo Uninstaller Scan an Entire Second Hard Drive?

Revo Uninstaller Pro does not document a feature for scanning an entire second hard drive through its regular Uninstaller module. Forced Uninstall can target a program by its exact name and/or its folder on another hard drive, but that is not described as a drive-wide scan.

How Do I Remove a Program That Is Not Listed in Revo Uninstaller?

Start Forced Uninstall when the program does not appear in Revo Uninstaller Pro’s program list. Enter the program’s exact name, point Revo to its installation folder, or use both details to identify the target.

Should I Select a Drive Letter or a Program Folder in Forced Uninstall?

Choose the program’s own installation folder on the other hard drive rather than only the drive letter. Forced Uninstall is documented to use an exact program name and/or program folder, not a drive root such as D:\.

Can Hunter Mode Scan a Hard Drive for Installed Programs?

Hunter Mode is not documented as a hard-drive scanning tool. Instead, it lets you drag a targeting icon onto a visible program window, Desktop shortcut, or System Tray icon to display options.

Is Forced Uninstall Documented for Revo Uninstaller Free?

The available product information describes Forced Uninstall as a Revo Uninstaller Pro feature. Documentation does not establish that the folder-targeting workflow is available in Revo Uninstaller Free.

What Happens to Leftover Files After an Uninstall?

By default, leftover files deleted during an uninstall are moved to the Recycle Bin. Revo Uninstaller Pro also backs up deleted leftover Registry items by default and creates a Windows Restore Point at the start of an uninstall operation.

For software stored on another drive, use Revo Uninstaller Pro’s Forced Uninstall to identify the known program by its exact name, installation folder, or both. Regular Uninstaller is designed for applications already shown in the program list, while Hunter Mode targets visible apps and shortcuts. Forced Uninstall helps when an application is missing from the list or its built-in uninstaller no longer works, but it is not documented as a full-drive inventory scan.

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Sources read in September 2026.

Eric Dawson

I'm Eric Dawson, and I write The Money Watch from north Columbus, Ohio. Most of what I cover comes from my own life: renting, a 2014 Honda Fit, parking, computers, food and the bills behind all of it. I spent four years in an apartment-property office and eleven on a distributor's operations desk, reading leases and invoices. Where you need real information, I research the maker's or agency's own page and independent sources and report what they publish. I don't give tax, investment, legal or medical advice.