The file cd-extractor.exe, known as CD Extractor, belongs to software MP3 CD Extractor, which is a tool used for converting CD audio tracks (CDA) to MP3 or WAV files. The conversion of the tracks on a compact disc to standard computer sound files such as WAV and MP3 is called a CD ripper, CD grabber, or CR extractor. The conversion of CD audio tracks using MP3 CD Extractor enables the user to save the converted tracks into the PC or into a portable memory stick, and listen to it on any PC compatible device. Most ripping programs such as the MP3 CD Extractor will assist in tagging the encoded files with metadata, such as tags with title, artist, album, and track number information. Some all-in-one ripping CD programs are capable of ripping and burning the audio disc in one-step, possibly re-encoding the audio on-the-fly in the process. Some current digital music delivery mechanisms have integrated restrictions or copy protection measures that do not allow ripping.

Most non-system processes that are running can be stopped because they are not involved in running your operating system. cd-extractor.exe. is used by MP3 CD Extractor, If you shut down cd-extractor.exe, it will likely start again at a later time either after you restart your computer or after an application start. To stop cd-extractor.exe, permanently you need to uninstall the application that runs this process which in this case is MP3 CD Extractor, from your system.

After uninstalling applications it is a good idea to scan you Windows registry for any left over traces of applications. Registry Reviver by ReviverSoft is a great tool for doing this.

The ReviverSoft experts have not yet reviewed cd-extractor.exe

A process usually a part of an installed application such as MP3 CD Extractor, or your operating system that is responsible for running in functions of that application. Some application require that they have processes running all the time so they can do things such as check for updates or notify you when you get an instant message. Some poorly written applications have many processes that run that may not be required and take up valuable processing power within your computer.

We have not received any complaint about this process having higher than normal impact on PC performance. If you have had bad experiences with it please let us know in a comment below and we will investigate it further.

The first thing you should do if cd-extractor.exe. is causing errors on your computer is to run a Windows registry scan with Registry Reviver If you are still seeing errors after this you should uninstall the program that cd-extractor.exe, belongs to, in this case MP3 CD Extractor