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How to uninstall Brave from your computer

Brave is a Windows application. Read below about how to uninstall it from your PC. The Windows release was created by Brave Software. You can find out more on Brave Software or check for application updates here. The program is usually located in the C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Brave folder. Take into account that this location can differ being determined by the user's decision. The full command line for removing Brave is C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Brave\Update.exe. Keep in mind that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you may be prompted for admin rights. The application's main executable file is titled Brave.exe and it has a size of 301.81 KB (309056 bytes).

Brave is comprised of the following executables which occupy 95.92 MB (100576008 bytes) on disk:

  • Brave.exe (301.81 KB)
  • squirrel.exe (1.81 MB)
  • Brave.exe (79.88 MB)
  • BraveDefaults.exe (104.09 KB)
  • tor.exe (12.03 MB)


This info is about Brave version 0.23.19 only. You can find below info on other releases of Brave:

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Brave has the habit of leaving behind some leftovers.

Folders remaining:
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\brave

Files remaining:
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app.ico
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.23.19\Brave.exe
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.23.19\chrome_100_percent.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.23.19\chrome_200_percent.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.23.19\chrome_elf.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.23.19\d3dcompiler_47.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.23.19\electron_resources.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.23.19\icudtl.dat
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.23.19\libEGL.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.23.19\libGLESv2.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.23.19\LICENSE
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.23.19\locales\am.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.23.19\locales\ar.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.23.19\locales\bg.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.23.19\locales\bn.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.23.19\locales\ca.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.23.19\locales\cs.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.23.19\locales\da.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.23.19\locales\de.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.23.19\locales\el.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.23.19\locales\en-GB.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.23.19\locales\en-US.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.23.19\locales\es.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.23.19\locales\es-419.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.23.19\locales\et.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.23.19\locales\fa.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.23.19\locales\fi.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.23.19\locales\fil.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.23.19\locales\fr.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.23.19\locales\gu.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.23.19\locales\he.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.23.19\locales\hi.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.23.19\locales\hr.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.23.19\locales\hu.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.23.19\locales\id.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.23.19\locales\it.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.23.19\locales\ja.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.23.19\locales\kn.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.23.19\locales\ko.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.23.19\locales\lt.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.23.19\locales\lv.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.23.19\locales\ml.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.23.19\locales\mr.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.23.19\locales\ms.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.23.19\locales\nb.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.23.19\locales\nl.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.23.19\locales\pl.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.23.19\locales\pt-BR.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.23.19\locales\pt-PT.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.23.19\locales\ro.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.23.19\locales\ru.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.23.19\locales\sk.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.23.19\locales\sl.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.23.19\locales\sr.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.23.19\locales\sv.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.23.19\locales\sw.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.23.19\locales\ta.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.23.19\locales\te.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.23.19\locales\th.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.23.19\locales\tr.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.23.19\locales\uk.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.23.19\locales\vi.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.23.19\locales\zh-CN.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.23.19\locales\zh-TW.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.23.19\natives_blob.bin
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.23.19\resources\app.asar
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.23.19\resources\BraveDefaults.exe
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.23.19\resources\electron.asar
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.23.19\resources\extensions\bin\tor.exe
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.23.19\resources\extensions\brave\about-about.html
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.23.19\resources\extensions\brave\about-adblock.html
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.23.19\resources\extensions\brave\about-autofill.html
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.23.19\resources\extensions\brave\about-blank.html
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.23.19\resources\extensions\brave\about-bookmarks.html
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.23.19\resources\extensions\brave\about-brave.html
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.23.19\resources\extensions\brave\about-certerror.html
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.23.19\resources\extensions\brave\about-contributions.html
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.23.19\resources\extensions\brave\about-downloads.html
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.23.19\resources\extensions\brave\about-error.html
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.23.19\resources\extensions\brave\about-extensions.html
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.23.19\resources\extensions\brave\about-history.html
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.23.19\resources\extensions\brave\about-newtab.html
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.23.19\resources\extensions\brave\about-passwords.html
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.23.19\resources\extensions\brave\about-preferences.html
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.23.19\resources\extensions\brave\about-printkeys.html
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.23.19\resources\extensions\brave\about-safebrowsing.html
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.23.19\resources\extensions\brave\about-styles.html
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.23.19\resources\extensions\brave\about-welcome.html
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.23.19\resources\extensions\brave\brave-default.css
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.23.19\resources\extensions\brave\content\scripts\adInsertion.js
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.23.19\resources\extensions\brave\content\scripts\block3rdPartyContent.js
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.23.19\resources\extensions\brave\content\scripts\blockCanvasFingerprinting.js
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.23.19\resources\extensions\brave\content\scripts\blockFlash.js
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.23.19\resources\extensions\brave\content\scripts\dappListener.js
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.23.19\resources\extensions\brave\content\scripts\dndHandler.js
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.23.19\resources\extensions\brave\content\scripts\favicon.js
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.23.19\resources\extensions\brave\content\scripts\flashListener.js
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.23.19\resources\extensions\brave\content\scripts\idleHandler.js
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.23.19\resources\extensions\brave\content\scripts\inputHandler.js
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.23.19\resources\extensions\brave\content\scripts\metaScraper.js

Use regedit.exe to manually remove from the Windows Registry the data below:
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Brave

Registry values that are not removed from your PC:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.23.19\Brave.exe.ApplicationCompany
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.23.19\Brave.exe.FriendlyAppName
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-1585165333-1321057403-2179110255-1002\\Device\HarddiskVolume2\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.23.19\Brave.exe


A way to erase Brave using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Brave is an application marketed by Brave Software. Some computer users decide to uninstall it. Sometimes this is easier said than done because doing this manually requires some experience related to Windows program uninstallation. One of the best QUICK manner to uninstall Brave 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 PC, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and general tool to optimize your system.

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  • download the setup by clicking on the DOWNLOAD button
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2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to admire the program's interface and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good Windows tool.

3. Click on the General Tools button
Go to General Tools


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs tool
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. A list of the programs installed on the PC will be made available to you

6. Scroll the list of programs until you locate Brave or simply click the Search feature and type in "Brave". If it is installed on your PC the Brave app will be found automatically. Notice that when you click Brave in the list , the following information regarding the program is available to you:


  • Safety rating (in the left lower corner). This explains the opinion other people have regarding Brave, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Reviews by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Technical information regarding the program you are about to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.
7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will come up. Confirm the uninstall by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall Brave.
Uninstall Brave


8. After uninstalling Brave, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to start the cleanup. All the items that belong Brave that have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling Brave with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your system.

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



Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to remove Brave by Brave Software from your PC, nor are we saying that Brave by Brave Software is not a good application for your computer. This text simply contains detailed info on how to remove Brave supposing you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.

2018-06-28 / Written by Daniel Statescu for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2018-06-28 20:12:28.300