Brave

How to uninstall Brave from your PC

Brave is a software application. This page holds details on how to uninstall it from your computer. The Windows version was created by Brave Software. Check out here for more information on Brave Software. The application is usually installed in the C:\Users\Steve\AppData\Local\brave folder (same installation drive as Windows). You can remove Brave by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\Users\Steve\AppData\Local\brave\Update.exe. Note that you might receive a notification for administrator rights. Brave.exe is the Brave's primary executable file and it takes close to 301.81 KB (309056 bytes) on disk.

Brave is composed of the following executables which take 188.35 MB (197500976 bytes) on disk:

• Brave.exe (301.81 KB)
• squirrel.exe (1.81 MB)
• Brave.exe (91.22 MB)
• BraveDefaults.exe (104.09 KB)
• Brave.exe (91.22 MB)
• BraveDefaults.exe (104.09 KB)

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The current web page applies to Brave version 0.22.721 alone. You can find below info on other versions of Brave:

• 0.17.8
• 0.18.15
• 0.16.1
• 0.17.7
• 0.17.16
• 0.12.15
• 0.10.1
• 0.19.62
• 0.19.124
• 0.18.30
• 0.17.11
• 0.11.0
• 0.18.32
• 0.19.48
• 0.19.49
• 0.18.19
• 0.19.66
• 0.16.3
• 0.20.30
• 0.17.0
• 0.23.18
• 0.17.1
• 0.22.714
• 0.23.73
• 0.23.77
• 0.19.134
• 0.10.4
• 0.17.9
• 0.21.18
• 0.19.133
• 0.21.19
• 0.12.13
• 0.23.107
• 0.23.31
• 0.11.5
• 0.13.3
• 0.12.1
• 0.19.92
• 0.22.665
• 0.19.74
• 0.24.0
• 0.11.4
• 0.15.1
• 0.21.24
• 0.19.91
• 0.19.132
• 0.19.125
• 0.19.70
• 0.19.89
• 0.12.3
• 0.14.2
• 0.23.103
• 0.17.15
• 0.22.709
• 0.19.131
• 0.25.2
• 0.12.6
• 0.18.20
• 0.19.14
• 0.18.25
• 0.18.29
• 0.9.5
• 0.18.26
• 0.20.23
• 0.12.5
• 0.19.138
• 0.19.95
• 0.19.116
• 0.19.115
• 0.10.2
• 0.20.27
• 0.12.14
• 0.15.2
• 0.23.19
• 0.19.58
• 0.19.105
• 0.20.46
• 0.23.16
• 0.18.14
• 0.12.9
• 0.22.667
• 0.23.105
• 0.19.140
• 0.19.120
• 0.22.21
• 0.13.4
• 0.19.130
• 0.11.3
• 0.17.17
• 0.19.147
• 0.14.0
• 0.18.17
• 0.13.5
• 0.23.204
• 0.22.17
• 0.13.2
• 0.12.10
• 0.15.310
• 0.15.0
• 0.23.39

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Some files, folders and registry data can not be uninstalled when you are trying to remove Brave from your computer.

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

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\brave
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Brave Software

Check for and remove the following files from your disk when you uninstall Brave:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.721\Brave.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.721\chrome_100_percent.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.721\chrome_200_percent.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.721\chrome_elf.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.721\d3dcompiler_47.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.721\Dictionaries\en-US-8-0.bdic
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.721\electron_resources.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.721\icudtl.dat
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.721\libEGL.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.721\libGLESv2.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.721\LICENSE
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.721\locales\am.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.721\locales\ar.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.721\locales\bg.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.721\locales\bn.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.721\locales\ca.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.721\locales\cs.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.721\locales\da.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.721\locales\de.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.721\locales\el.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.721\locales\en-GB.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.721\locales\en-US.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.721\locales\es.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.721\locales\es-419.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.721\locales\et.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.721\locales\fa.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.721\locales\fi.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.721\locales\fil.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.721\locales\fr.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.721\locales\gu.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.721\locales\he.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.721\locales\hi.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.721\locales\hr.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.721\locales\hu.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.721\locales\id.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.721\locales\it.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.721\locales\ja.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.721\locales\kn.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.721\locales\ko.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.721\locales\lt.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.721\locales\lv.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.721\locales\ml.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.721\locales\mr.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.721\locales\ms.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.721\locales\nb.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.721\locales\nl.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.721\locales\pl.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.721\locales\pt-BR.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.721\locales\pt-PT.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.721\locales\ro.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.721\locales\ru.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.721\locales\sk.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.721\locales\sl.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.721\locales\sr.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.721\locales\sv.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.721\locales\sw.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.721\locales\ta.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.721\locales\te.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.721\locales\th.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.721\locales\tr.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.721\locales\uk.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.721\locales\vi.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.721\locales\zh-CN.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.721\locales\zh-TW.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.721\natives_blob.bin
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.721\resources\app.asar
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.721\resources\electron.asar
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.721\resources\extensions\brave\about-about.html
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.721\resources\extensions\brave\about-adblock.html
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.721\resources\extensions\brave\about-autofill.html
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.721\resources\extensions\brave\about-blank.html
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.721\resources\extensions\brave\about-bookmarks.html
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.721\resources\extensions\brave\about-brave.html
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.721\resources\extensions\brave\about-certerror.html
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.721\resources\extensions\brave\about-contributions.html
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.721\resources\extensions\brave\about-downloads.html
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.721\resources\extensions\brave\about-error.html
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.721\resources\extensions\brave\about-extensions.html
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.721\resources\extensions\brave\about-history.html
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.721\resources\extensions\brave\about-newtab.html
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.721\resources\extensions\brave\about-passwords.html
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.721\resources\extensions\brave\about-preferences.html
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.721\resources\extensions\brave\about-printkeys.html
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.721\resources\extensions\brave\about-safebrowsing.html
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.721\resources\extensions\brave\about-styles.html
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.721\resources\extensions\brave\about-welcome.html
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.721\resources\extensions\brave\brave-default.css
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.721\resources\extensions\brave\content\scripts\adInsertion.js
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.721\resources\extensions\brave\content\scripts\block3rdPartyContent.js
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.721\resources\extensions\brave\content\scripts\blockCanvasFingerprinting.js
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.721\resources\extensions\brave\content\scripts\blockFlash.js
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.721\resources\extensions\brave\content\scripts\dappListener.js
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.721\resources\extensions\brave\content\scripts\dndHandler.js
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.721\resources\extensions\brave\content\scripts\flashListener.js
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.721\resources\extensions\brave\content\scripts\idleHandler.js
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.721\resources\extensions\brave\content\scripts\inputHandler.js
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.721\resources\extensions\brave\content\scripts\metaScraper.js
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.721\resources\extensions\brave\content\scripts\navigator.js
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.721\resources\extensions\brave\content\scripts\pageInformation.js
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.22.721\resources\extensions\brave\content\scripts\requestHandler.js

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

• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Brave
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Clients\StartMenuInternet\Brave
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\RADAR\HeapLeakDetection\DiagnosedApplications\Brave.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\Brave
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\Clients\StartMenuInternet\Brave

Open regedit.exe in order to remove the following registry values:

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

A way to remove Brave with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Brave is a program released by Brave Software. Frequently, people try to erase this application. This can be efortful because uninstalling this by hand requires some skill related to removing Windows programs manually. One of the best QUICK action to erase Brave 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 PC, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and all around tool to clean your PC.

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

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to admire the program's design and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful PC management program.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs button


5. A list of the programs existing on the PC will appear

6. Navigate the list of programs until you find Brave or simply click the Search feature and type in "Brave". The Brave app will be found very quickly. After you click Brave in the list of apps, some data regarding the program is made available to you:

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

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will come up. Confirm the uninstall by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall Brave.


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

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

Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to remove Brave by Brave Software from your computer, nor are we saying that Brave by Brave Software is not a good application. This page only contains detailed info on how to remove Brave in case you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.