Atom

A way to uninstall Atom from your computer

This page contains complete information on how to uninstall Atom for Windows. The Windows release was created by GitHub Inc.. More information on GitHub Inc. can be seen here. The application is frequently installed in the C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\atom folder (same installation drive as Windows). 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 receive a notification for admin rights. The program's main executable file has a size of 1.47 MB (1537488 bytes) on disk and is labeled squirrel.exe.

The following executables are incorporated in Atom. They occupy 57.31 MB (60092656 bytes) on disk.

• squirrel.exe (1.47 MB)
• atom.exe (48.80 MB)
• node.exe (5.27 MB)
• ctags-win32.exe (308.00 KB)

The information on this page is only about version 1.7.3 of Atom. Click on the links below for other Atom versions:

• 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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Following the uninstall process, the application leaves some files behind on the PC. Part_A few of these are shown below.

You should delete the folders below after you uninstall Atom:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom

The files below remain on your disk by Atom when you uninstall it:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.7.3\resources\app.asar
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.7.3\resources\app\apm\bin\apm
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.7.3\resources\app\apm\bin\node.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.7.3\resources\app\apm\CONTRIBUTING.md
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.7.3\resources\app\apm\deprecated-packages.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.7.3\resources\app\apm\lib\apm.js
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.7.3\resources\app\apm\lib\apm-cli.js
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.7.3\resources\app\apm\lib\auth.js
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.7.3\resources\app\apm\lib\clean.js
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.7.3\resources\app\apm\lib\cli.js
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.7.3\resources\app\apm\lib\command.js
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.7.3\resources\app\apm\lib\config.js
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.7.3\resources\app\apm\lib\dedupe.js
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.7.3\resources\app\apm\lib\deprecated-packages.js
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.7.3\resources\app\apm\lib\develop.js
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.7.3\resources\app\apm\lib\disable.js
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.7.3\resources\app\apm\lib\docs.js
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.7.3\resources\app\apm\lib\enable.js
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.7.3\resources\app\apm\lib\featured.js
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.7.3\resources\app\apm\lib\fs.js
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.7.3\resources\app\apm\lib\git.js
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.7.3\resources\app\apm\lib\init.js
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.7.3\resources\app\apm\lib\install.js
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.7.3\resources\app\apm\lib\link.js
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.7.3\resources\app\apm\lib\links.js
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.7.3\resources\app\apm\lib\list.js
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.7.3\resources\app\apm\lib\login.js
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.7.3\resources\app\apm\lib\package-converter.js
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.7.3\resources\app\apm\lib\packages.js
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.7.3\resources\app\apm\lib\publish.js
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.7.3\resources\app\apm\lib\rebuild.js
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.7.3\resources\app\apm\lib\rebuild-module-cache.js
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.7.3\resources\app\apm\lib\request.js
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.7.3\resources\app\apm\lib\search.js
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.7.3\resources\app\apm\lib\star.js
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.7.3\resources\app\apm\lib\stars.js
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.7.3\resources\app\apm\lib\test.js
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.7.3\resources\app\apm\lib\text-mate-theme.js
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.7.3\resources\app\apm\lib\theme-converter.js
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.7.3\resources\app\apm\lib\tree.js
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.7.3\resources\app\apm\lib\uninstall.js
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.7.3\resources\app\apm\lib\unlink.js
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.7.3\resources\app\apm\lib\unpublish.js
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.7.3\resources\app\apm\lib\unstar.js
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.7.3\resources\app\apm\lib\upgrade.js
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.7.3\resources\app\apm\lib\view.js
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.7.3\resources\app\apm\LICENSE.md
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.7.3\resources\app\apm\native-module\index.js
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.7.3\resources\app\apm\native-module\package.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.7.3\resources\app\apm\native-module\src\native.cc
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.7.3\resources\app\apm\node_modules\asar-require\lib\require.js
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.7.3\resources\app\apm\node_modules\asar-require\node_modules\asar\bin\asar
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.7.3\resources\app\apm\node_modules\asar-require\node_modules\asar\lib\asar.js
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.7.3\resources\app\apm\node_modules\asar-require\node_modules\asar\lib\disk.js
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.7.3\resources\app\apm\node_modules\asar-require\node_modules\asar\lib\filesystem.js
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.7.3\resources\app\apm\node_modules\asar-require\node_modules\asar\LICENSE
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.7.3\resources\app\apm\node_modules\asar-require\node_modules\asar\node_modules\chromium-pickle-js\lib\exports.js
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.7.3\resources\app\apm\node_modules\asar-require\node_modules\asar\node_modules\chromium-pickle-js\lib\pickle.js
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.7.3\resources\app\apm\node_modules\asar-require\node_modules\asar\node_modules\chromium-pickle-js\package.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.7.3\resources\app\apm\node_modules\asar-require\node_modules\asar\node_modules\chromium-pickle-js\README.md
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.7.3\resources\app\apm\node_modules\asar-require\node_modules\asar\node_modules\chromium-pickle-js\test.js
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.7.3\resources\app\apm\node_modules\asar-require\node_modules\asar\node_modules\commander\index.js
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.7.3\resources\app\apm\node_modules\asar-require\node_modules\asar\node_modules\commander\package.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.7.3\resources\app\apm\node_modules\asar-require\node_modules\asar\node_modules\commander\Readme.md
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.7.3\resources\app\apm\node_modules\asar-require\node_modules\asar\node_modules\cuint\build.js
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.7.3\resources\app\apm\node_modules\asar-require\node_modules\asar\node_modules\cuint\build\uint32.js
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.7.3\resources\app\apm\node_modules\asar-require\node_modules\asar\node_modules\cuint\build\uint32.min.js
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.7.3\resources\app\apm\node_modules\asar-require\node_modules\asar\node_modules\cuint\build\uint64.js
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.7.3\resources\app\apm\node_modules\asar-require\node_modules\asar\node_modules\cuint\build\uint64.min.js
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.7.3\resources\app\apm\node_modules\asar-require\node_modules\asar\node_modules\cuint\History.md
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.7.3\resources\app\apm\node_modules\asar-require\node_modules\asar\node_modules\cuint\index.js
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.7.3\resources\app\apm\node_modules\asar-require\node_modules\asar\node_modules\cuint\lib\uint32.js
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.7.3\resources\app\apm\node_modules\asar-require\node_modules\asar\node_modules\cuint\lib\uint64.js
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.7.3\resources\app\apm\node_modules\asar-require\node_modules\asar\node_modules\cuint\package.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.7.3\resources\app\apm\node_modules\asar-require\node_modules\asar\node_modules\cuint\README.md
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.7.3\resources\app\apm\node_modules\asar-require\node_modules\asar\node_modules\minimatch\browser.js
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.7.3\resources\app\apm\node_modules\asar-require\node_modules\asar\node_modules\minimatch\LICENSE
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.7.3\resources\app\apm\node_modules\asar-require\node_modules\asar\node_modules\minimatch\minimatch.js
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.7.3\resources\app\apm\node_modules\asar-require\node_modules\asar\node_modules\minimatch\node_modules\brace-expansion\example.js
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.7.3\resources\app\apm\node_modules\asar-require\node_modules\asar\node_modules\minimatch\node_modules\brace-expansion\index.js
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.7.3\resources\app\apm\node_modules\asar-require\node_modules\asar\node_modules\minimatch\node_modules\brace-expansion\node_modules\balanced-match\example.js
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.7.3\resources\app\apm\node_modules\asar-require\node_modules\asar\node_modules\minimatch\node_modules\brace-expansion\node_modules\balanced-match\index.js
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.7.3\resources\app\apm\node_modules\asar-require\node_modules\asar\node_modules\minimatch\node_modules\brace-expansion\node_modules\balanced-match\LICENSE.md
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.7.3\resources\app\apm\node_modules\asar-require\node_modules\asar\node_modules\minimatch\node_modules\brace-expansion\node_modules\balanced-match\Makefile
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.7.3\resources\app\apm\node_modules\asar-require\node_modules\asar\node_modules\minimatch\node_modules\brace-expansion\node_modules\balanced-match\package.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.7.3\resources\app\apm\node_modules\asar-require\node_modules\asar\node_modules\minimatch\node_modules\brace-expansion\node_modules\balanced-match\README.md
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.7.3\resources\app\apm\node_modules\asar-require\node_modules\asar\node_modules\minimatch\node_modules\brace-expansion\node_modules\concat-map\index.js
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.7.3\resources\app\apm\node_modules\asar-require\node_modules\asar\node_modules\minimatch\node_modules\brace-expansion\node_modules\concat-map\LICENSE
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.7.3\resources\app\apm\node_modules\asar-require\node_modules\asar\node_modules\minimatch\node_modules\brace-expansion\node_modules\concat-map\package.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.7.3\resources\app\apm\node_modules\asar-require\node_modules\asar\node_modules\minimatch\node_modules\brace-expansion\node_modules\concat-map\README.markdown
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.7.3\resources\app\apm\node_modules\asar-require\node_modules\asar\node_modules\minimatch\node_modules\brace-expansion\package.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.7.3\resources\app\apm\node_modules\asar-require\node_modules\asar\node_modules\minimatch\node_modules\brace-expansion\README.md
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.7.3\resources\app\apm\node_modules\asar-require\node_modules\asar\node_modules\minimatch\package.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.7.3\resources\app\apm\node_modules\asar-require\node_modules\asar\node_modules\minimatch\README.md
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.7.3\resources\app\apm\node_modules\asar-require\node_modules\asar\node_modules\mkdirp\bin\cmd.js
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.7.3\resources\app\apm\node_modules\asar-require\node_modules\asar\node_modules\mkdirp\bin\usage.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.7.3\resources\app\apm\node_modules\asar-require\node_modules\asar\node_modules\mkdirp\index.js
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.7.3\resources\app\apm\node_modules\asar-require\node_modules\asar\node_modules\mkdirp\LICENSE
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.7.3\resources\app\apm\node_modules\asar-require\node_modules\asar\node_modules\mkdirp\node_modules\minimist\index.js
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.7.3\resources\app\apm\node_modules\asar-require\node_modules\asar\node_modules\mkdirp\node_modules\minimist\LICENSE

You will find in the Windows Registry that the following data will not be uninstalled; remove them one by one using regedit.exe:

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

A way to remove Atom using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Atom is an application marketed by the software company GitHub Inc.. Sometimes, users want to uninstall this program. This is easier said than done because removing this by hand requires some advanced knowledge regarding Windows internal functioning. The best SIMPLE practice to uninstall Atom is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here are some detailed instructions about how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your PC, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and general utility to take care of your system.

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• visit Download Link
• download the program by pressing the green DOWNLOAD button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to get familiar with the program's design and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful package of utilities.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Press the Uninstall Programs tool


5. All the programs installed on the PC will appear

6. Scroll the list of programs until you locate Atom or simply click the Search feature and type in "Atom". If it exists on your system the Atom app will be found very quickly. Notice that after you select Atom in the list of programs, the following information regarding the application is shown to you:

• Star rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating explains the opinion other people have regarding Atom, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the app you are about to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will appear. Confirm the uninstall by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will remove Atom.


8. After removing Atom, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Click Next to perform the cleanup. All the items that belong Atom that have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling Atom with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry items, files or folders are left behind on your PC.

Your PC will remain clean, speedy and able to run without errors or problems.

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Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to remove Atom by GitHub Inc. from your computer, we are not saying that Atom by GitHub Inc. is not a good software application. This page only contains detailed instructions on how to remove Atom supposing you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.