Atom

A guide to uninstall Atom from your system

This web page contains thorough information on how to uninstall Atom for Windows. It is written by GitHub Inc.. You can read more on GitHub Inc. or check for application updates here. Atom is commonly set up in the C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\atom folder, however this location may vary a lot depending on the user's option when installing the program. The complete uninstall command line for Atom is C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\atom\Update.exe --uninstall. squirrel.exe is the Atom's primary executable file and it takes around 1.46 MB (1526024 bytes) on disk.

Atom is composed of the following executables which occupy 137.30 MB (143970632 bytes) on disk:

• squirrel.exe (1.46 MB)
• atom.exe (54.90 MB)
• node.exe (11.26 MB)
• ctags-win32.exe (311.26 KB)
• atom.exe (54.90 MB)

The information on this page is only about version 1.10.2 of Atom. You can find below info on other application versions of Atom:

• 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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After the uninstall process, the application leaves leftovers on the computer. Some of these are listed below.

Folders found on disk after you uninstall Atom from your PC:

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

The files below were 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-1.10.2\atom.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.10.2\content_resources_200_percent.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.10.2\content_shell.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.10.2\d3dcompiler_47.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.10.2\ffmpeg.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.10.2\icudtl.dat
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.10.2\libEGL.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.10.2\libGLESv2.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.10.2\LICENSE
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.10.2\locales\am.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.10.2\locales\ar.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.10.2\locales\bg.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.10.2\locales\bn.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.10.2\locales\ca.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.10.2\locales\cs.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.10.2\locales\da.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.10.2\locales\de.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.10.2\locales\el.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.10.2\locales\en-GB.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.10.2\locales\en-US.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.10.2\locales\es.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.10.2\locales\es-419.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.10.2\locales\et.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.10.2\locales\fa.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.10.2\locales\fake-bidi.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.10.2\locales\fi.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.10.2\locales\fil.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.10.2\locales\fr.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.10.2\locales\gu.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.10.2\locales\he.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.10.2\locales\hi.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.10.2\locales\hr.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.10.2\locales\hu.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.10.2\locales\id.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.10.2\locales\it.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.10.2\locales\ja.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.10.2\locales\kn.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.10.2\locales\ko.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.10.2\locales\lt.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.10.2\locales\lv.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.10.2\locales\ml.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.10.2\locales\mr.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.10.2\locales\ms.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.10.2\locales\nb.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.10.2\locales\nl.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.10.2\locales\pl.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.10.2\locales\pt-BR.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.10.2\locales\pt-PT.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.10.2\locales\ro.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.10.2\locales\ru.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.10.2\locales\UserName-PC.eml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.10.2\locales\sk.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.10.2\locales\sl.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.10.2\locales\sr.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.10.2\locales\sv.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.10.2\locales\sw.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.10.2\locales\ta.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.10.2\locales\te.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.10.2\locales\th.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.10.2\locales\tr.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.10.2\locales\uk.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.10.2\locales\vi.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.10.2\locales\zh-CN.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.10.2\locales\zh-TW.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.10.2\msvcp120.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.10.2\msvcr120.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.10.2\natives_blob.bin
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.10.2\node.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.10.2\resources\app.asar
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.10.2\resources\app\apm\bin\apm
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.10.2\resources\app\apm\bin\node.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.10.2\resources\app\apm\bin\npm
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.10.2\resources\app\apm\bin\UserName-PC.eml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.10.2\resources\app\apm\BUNDLED_NODE_VERSION
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.10.2\resources\app\apm\CONTRIBUTING.md
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.10.2\resources\app\apm\deprecated-packages.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.10.2\resources\app\apm\lib\apm.js
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.10.2\resources\app\apm\lib\apm-cli.js
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.10.2\resources\app\apm\lib\auth.js
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.10.2\resources\app\apm\lib\clean.js
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.10.2\resources\app\apm\lib\cli.js
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.10.2\resources\app\apm\lib\command.js
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.10.2\resources\app\apm\lib\config.js
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.10.2\resources\app\apm\lib\dedupe.js
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.10.2\resources\app\apm\lib\deprecated-packages.js
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.10.2\resources\app\apm\lib\develop.js
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.10.2\resources\app\apm\lib\disable.js
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.10.2\resources\app\apm\lib\docs.js
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.10.2\resources\app\apm\lib\enable.js
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.10.2\resources\app\apm\lib\featured.js
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.10.2\resources\app\apm\lib\fs.js
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.10.2\resources\app\apm\lib\git.js
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.10.2\resources\app\apm\lib\init.js
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.10.2\resources\app\apm\lib\install.js
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.10.2\resources\app\apm\lib\link.js
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.10.2\resources\app\apm\lib\links.js
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.10.2\resources\app\apm\lib\list.js
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.10.2\resources\app\apm\lib\login.js
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\atom\app-1.10.2\resources\app\apm\lib\package-converter.js

Registry keys:

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

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

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\atom\Update.exe

A way to uninstall Atom from your computer with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Atom is an application by GitHub Inc.. Frequently, users want to erase this program. Sometimes this is hard because removing this manually requires some knowledge related to removing Windows programs manually. One of the best SIMPLE manner to erase 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 already installed on your Windows PC, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very potent uninstaller and all around tool to take care of your Windows system.

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

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and wealth of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful package of tools.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs button


5. A list of the applications installed on your computer will be made available to you

6. Navigate the list of applications until you find Atom or simply click the Search field and type in "Atom". If it is installed on your PC the Atom application will be found very quickly. When you click Atom in the list of programs, the following information regarding the application is shown to you:

• Safety rating (in the left lower corner). This explains the opinion other users have regarding Atom, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Details regarding the app you want to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will show up. accept the removal by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall Atom.


8. After removing Atom, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to perform the cleanup. All the items of Atom which have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling Atom using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry items, files or directories are left behind on your PC.

Your system will remain clean, speedy and ready to take on new tasks.

Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to remove Atom by GitHub Inc. from your PC, we are not saying that Atom by GitHub Inc. is not a good software application. This text simply contains detailed instructions on how to remove Atom in case you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.