Atom

A way to uninstall Atom from your PC

You can find below details on how to remove Atom for Windows. It was coded for Windows by GitHub Inc.. Go over here where you can get more info on GitHub Inc.. Atom is usually installed in the C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\atom folder, but this location may vary a lot depending on the user's option while installing the program. You can uninstall Atom by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\atom\Update.exe --uninstall. Note that you might get a notification for administrator rights. squirrel.exe is the programs's main file and it takes approximately 1.42 MB (1492992 bytes) on disk.

The executable files below are part of Atom. They take an average of 15.58 MB (16341888 bytes) on disk.

• squirrel.exe (1.42 MB)
• atom.exe (6.87 MB)
• node.exe (5.56 MB)
• ctags-win32.exe (308.00 KB)

This data is about Atom version 0.194.0 alone. For more Atom versions please click below:

• 1.34.0
• 1.0.4
• 1.13.1
• 1.24.0
• 0.189.0
• 1.22.00
• 1.24.01
• 1.13.02
• 1.9.2
• 1.19.6
• 0.181.0
• 0.172.0
• 1.39.1
• 1.52.0
• 1.19.7
• 1.15.03
• 1.36.01
• 0.191.0
• 1.0.15
• 1.11.05
• 1.39.0
• 1.0.0
• 1.38.2
• 0.176.0
• 1.63.0
• 1.0.7
• 1.63.1
• 0.184.0
• 1.10.1
• 1.12.8
• 1.25.0
• 1.5.01
• 1.14.3
• 1.29.0
• 1.2.4
• 0.205.0
• 1.25.02
• 1.47.0
• 1.6.07
• 1.40.0
• 1.9.6
• 1.28.1
• 1.12.7
• 0.174.0
• 1.40.023
• 0.187.0
• 1.0.18
• 1.13.06
• 1.21.0
• 1.3.3
• 1.32.1
• 0.200.0
• 1.36.02
• 1.9.9
• 1.36.1
• 1.0.9
• 1.17.1
• 1.3.06
• 1.28.2
• 1.44.0
• 1.14.2
• 1.38.1
• 1.57.0
• 1.49.0
• 1.4.3
• 1.9.4
• 1.20.0
• 1.5.00
• 0.211.0
• 1.12.2
• 1.23.01
• 1.12.6
• 1.7.2
• 1.0.11
• 1.11.0
• 1.21.00
• 0.166.0
• 1.22.02
• 1.4.2
• 0.196.0
• 1.27.2
• 1.9.5
• 1.0.10
• 1.46.0
• 1.29.01
• 1.23.2
• 1.35.0
• 1.17.0
• 1.27.01
• 1.40.1
• 1.21.01
• 1.12.1
• 1.1.0
• 1.33.1
• 1.14.4
• 1.0.14
• 1.26.1
• 0.201.0
• 0.188.0
• 0.190.0

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A considerable amount of files, folders and Windows registry data can not be removed when you want to remove Atom from your computer.

Directories that were found:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\temp\Atom Crashes
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Atom

The files below are left behind on your disk by Atom when you uninstall it:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app.ico
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-0.194.0\atom.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-0.194.0\chromiumcontent.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-0.194.0\content_resources_200_percent.pak

Use regedit.exe to manually remove from the Windows Registry the keys below:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\MIME\Database\Content Type\application/atom+xml
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\atom

Use regedit.exe to remove the following additional values from the Windows Registry:

• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\atom\DisplayIcon
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\atom\DisplayName
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\atom\InstallLocation
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\atom\QuietUninstallString

How to remove Atom using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Atom is an application offered by GitHub Inc.. Frequently, people decide to uninstall this application. This is difficult because deleting this by hand takes some know-how related to Windows internal functioning. One of the best SIMPLE approach to uninstall Atom is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take the following steps on how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your Windows system, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and general tool to take care of your Windows PC.

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• navigate to Download Link
• download the program by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and number of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful PC management program.

3. Press the General Tools category


4. Press the Uninstall Programs tool


5. All the programs installed on your computer will be shown to you

6. Navigate the list of programs until you find Atom or simply activate the Search field and type in "Atom". If it exists on your system the Atom program will be found very quickly. When you select Atom in the list of apps, some information regarding the application is made available to you:

• Safety rating (in the left lower corner). This explains the opinion other users have regarding Atom, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the program you want to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will appear. accept the removal by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall Atom.


8. After uninstalling Atom, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Press Next to perform the cleanup. All the items of Atom that have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By removing Atom with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your computer.

Your system will remain clean, speedy and ready to serve you properly.

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Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to uninstall Atom by GitHub Inc. from your computer, we are not saying that Atom by GitHub Inc. is not a good application for your computer. This text only contains detailed info on how to uninstall Atom supposing you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.