How do I delete LaunchU3.exe

You can't delete the file, since it's locked via firmware. U3 Drives have extended functionality for Windows systems, and LaunchU3 is the autorun launchpad to support these features. Since people apparently love to delete things, the launchpad is firmware-locked to prevent accidental removal.

U3 is not supported on a Mac or *NIX system, so it will function like a regular USB flash drive in these systems.

There is supposedly a way to remove the "smart" partition via a link at http://u3.com/uninstall/ but I don't know if this is a list of removal instructions or a file you download and run (which also wouldn't run on a Mac.)

-Z

Hello! What happens when you do a "get info" on the file? Have you tried dragging it back onto the flash drive and then trashing it from your desktop? Tom

Hi gnomefactory,

you can remove the partition and the application with this uninstall app: http://www.u3.com/uninstall/final.aspx. Works perfectly - used it on one of my memory sticks.

Mind that you have to run it from a Windows computer.

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Use this App:

http://www.u3.com/uninstall/

Need a PC, but it worked just fine and you have a normal thumb drive.

Steve, you should consider reading he thread (and the date!) before you post an answer - or what does your post contribute in addition to the answers that were provided before?

Maybe you're right. I saw the question unansered, then I reply, because I was searching for the same!

To unlock the file, click on it holding down the control key (right-click) and in the contextual menu, click on Get Info. Inside the Get Info window, uncheck the "Locked" check-box. Hope it works for you!

That won't work, that's because the files are locked in a way that only the uninstaller I pointed out will removed. Kind of locked in a firmware fashion, not sure how.