Brave

A guide to uninstall Brave from your computer

This page contains complete information on how to remove Brave for Windows. The Windows release was developed by Brave Software. More information on Brave Software can be found here. The application is often located in the C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\brave folder (same installation drive as Windows). The full uninstall command line for Brave is C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\brave\Update.exe. Brave's primary file takes around 316.31 KB (323904 bytes) and is named Brave.exe.

Brave is comprised of the following executables which occupy 181.42 MB (190236336 bytes) on disk:

• Brave.exe (316.31 KB)
• squirrel.exe (1.52 MB)
• Brave.exe (87.90 MB)
• BraveDefaults.exe (261.81 KB)
• BraveDefaults.exe (123.09 KB)
• Brave.exe (87.90 MB)
• BraveDefaults.exe (261.81 KB)
• BraveDefaults.exe (123.09 KB)

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This info is about Brave version 0.19.116 only. For other Brave versions please click below:

• 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
• 0.22.721
• 0.19.138
• 0.19.95
• 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 and registry entries are frequently left behind when you remove Brave.

Folders left behind when you uninstall Brave:

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

Files remaining:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.19.116\BraveDefaults.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.19.116\resources\app.asar
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.19.116\resources\BraveDefaults.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.19.116\resources\electron.asar
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.19.116\resources\extensions\brave\gen\674f50d287a8c48dc19ba404d20fe713.eot
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• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.19.116\resources\extensions\brave\gen\6b2996d367c5856a42f223ae462114c0.woff2
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• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.19.116\resources\extensions\brave\gen\aboutPages.entry.js
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• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.19.116\resources\extensions\brave\gen\app.entry.js
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• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.19.116\resources\extensions\brave\gen\lib.devTools.js
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.19.116\resources\extensions\brave\gen\muonTest.entry.js
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.19.116\resources\extensions\brave\img\android_download.svg
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.19.116\resources\extensions\brave\img\braveAbout.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.19.116\resources\extensions\brave\img\braveBtn.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.19.116\resources\extensions\brave\img\braveBtn_hover.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.19.116\resources\extensions\brave\img\braveBtn2x.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.19.116\resources\extensions\brave\img\braveBtn2x_hover.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.19.116\resources\extensions\brave\img\braveBtn3x.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.19.116\resources\extensions\brave\img\braveBtn3x_hover.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.19.116\resources\extensions\brave\img\bravePluginAlert.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.19.116\resources\extensions\brave\img\caret_down_grey.svg
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.19.116\resources\extensions\brave\img\coinbase_logo.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.19.116\resources\extensions\brave\img\empty_favicon.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.19.116\resources\extensions\brave\img\extensions\1password-128.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.19.116\resources\extensions\brave\img\extensions\bitwarden-128.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.19.116\resources\extensions\brave\img\extensions\dashlane-128.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.19.116\resources\extensions\brave\img\extensions\enpass-128.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.19.116\resources\extensions\brave\img\extensions\honey-128.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.19.116\resources\extensions\brave\img\extensions\lastpass-128.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.19.116\resources\extensions\brave\img\extensions\metamask-128.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.19.116\resources\extensions\brave\img\extensions\pinterest-128.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.19.116\resources\extensions\brave\img\extensions\pocket-128.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.19.116\resources\extensions\brave\img\favicon.ico
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.19.116\resources\extensions\brave\img\ios_download.svg
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.19.116\resources\extensions\brave\img\ledger\cryptoIcons\BAT_icon.svg
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.19.116\resources\extensions\brave\img\ledger\cryptoIcons\BTC_icon.svg
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.19.116\resources\extensions\brave\img\ledger\cryptoIcons\ETH_icon.svg

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

• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\brave

A way to erase Brave with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Brave is an application marketed by Brave Software. Sometimes, computer users want to remove this application. This is difficult because deleting this manually takes some knowledge regarding Windows internal functioning. The best QUICK practice to remove 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 already installed on your PC, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and general tool to maximize the performance of your PC.

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

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to admire the program's design and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful PC management program.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Press the Uninstall Programs button


5. All the applications installed on the computer will appear

6. Scroll the list of applications until you find Brave or simply activate the Search field and type in "Brave". If it is installed on your PC the Brave app will be found very quickly. When you click Brave in the list of apps, some information regarding the program is made available to you:

• Safety rating (in the lower left corner). This tells you 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 program you want to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.

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


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

Your computer will remain clean, speedy and able to take on new tasks.

Disclaimer

This page 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 for your computer. This text only contains detailed instructions on how to remove Brave in case you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.