Brave

How to uninstall Brave from your system

This web page is about Brave for Windows. Here you can find details on how to remove it from your PC. It was created for Windows by Brave Software. You can find out more on Brave Software or check for application updates here. The application is frequently installed in the C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\brave directory. Take into account that this path can differ being determined by the user's decision. Brave's complete uninstall command line is C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\brave\Update.exe. Brave's primary file takes about 318.98 KB (326632 bytes) and is called Brave.exe.

The executables below are part of Brave. They occupy an average of 178.14 MB (186791744 bytes) on disk.

• Brave.exe (318.98 KB)
• squirrel.exe (1.52 MB)
• Brave.exe (86.25 MB)
• BraveDefaults.exe (264.48 KB)
• squirrel.exe (1.52 MB)
• BraveDefaults.exe (125.75 KB)
• Brave.exe (86.25 MB)
• BraveDefaults.exe (264.48 KB)
• BraveDefaults.exe (125.75 KB)

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The current web page applies to Brave version 0.18.23 alone. You can find below info on other application 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
• 0.22.721
• 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

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If planning to uninstall Brave you should check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Folders left behind when you uninstall Brave:

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

The files below are left behind on your disk by Brave when you uninstall it:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app.ico
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.18.14\locales\de.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.18.14\locales\en-GB.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.18.14\locales\es.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.18.14\locales\es-419.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.18.14\locales\et.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.18.14\locales\fa.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.18.14\locales\fi.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.18.14\locales\fil.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.18.14\locales\fr.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.18.14\locales\gu.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.18.14\locales\he.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.18.14\locales\hi.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.18.14\locales\hr.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.18.14\locales\hu.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.18.14\locales\id.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.18.14\locales\it.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.18.14\locales\ja.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.18.14\locales\kn.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.18.14\locales\ko.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.18.14\locales\lt.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.18.14\locales\lv.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.18.14\locales\ml.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.18.14\locales\mr.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.18.14\locales\ms.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.18.14\locales\nb.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.18.14\locales\nl.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.18.14\locales\pl.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.18.14\locales\pt-BR.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.18.14\locales\pt-PT.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.18.14\locales\ro.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.18.14\locales\ru.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.18.14\locales\sk.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.18.14\locales\sl.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.18.14\locales\sr.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.18.14\locales\sv.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.18.14\locales\sw.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.18.14\locales\ta.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.18.14\locales\te.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.18.14\locales\th.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.18.14\locales\tr.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.18.14\locales\uk.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.18.14\locales\vi.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.18.14\locales\zh-CN.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.18.14\locales\zh-TW.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.18.14\resources\extensions\brave\about-about.html
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.18.14\resources\extensions\brave\about-adblock.html
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.18.14\resources\extensions\brave\about-autofill.html
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.18.14\resources\extensions\brave\about-blank.html
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.18.14\resources\extensions\brave\about-bookmarks.html
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.18.14\resources\extensions\brave\about-brave.html
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.18.14\resources\extensions\brave\about-certerror.html
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.18.14\resources\extensions\brave\about-contributions.html
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.18.14\resources\extensions\brave\about-downloads.html
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.18.14\resources\extensions\brave\about-error.html
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.18.14\resources\extensions\brave\about-extensions.html
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.18.14\resources\extensions\brave\about-history.html
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.18.14\resources\extensions\brave\about-newtab.html
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.18.14\resources\extensions\brave\about-passwords.html
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.18.14\resources\extensions\brave\about-preferences.html
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.18.14\resources\extensions\brave\about-safebrowsing.html
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.18.14\resources\extensions\brave\about-styles.html
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.18.14\resources\extensions\brave\about-welcome.html
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.18.14\resources\extensions\brave\brave-default.css
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.18.14\resources\extensions\brave\content\scripts\blockCanvasFingerprinting.js
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.18.14\resources\extensions\brave\content\scripts\blockFlash.js
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.18.14\resources\extensions\brave\content\scripts\flashListener.js
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.18.14\resources\extensions\brave\content\scripts\idleHandler.js
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.18.14\resources\extensions\brave\content\scripts\inputHandler.js
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.18.14\resources\extensions\brave\content\scripts\navigator.js
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.18.14\resources\extensions\brave\content\scripts\pageInformation.js
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.18.14\resources\extensions\brave\content\scripts\siteHack-glennbeck.com.js
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.18.14\resources\extensions\brave\content\scripts\sync.js
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.18.14\resources\extensions\brave\content\scripts\themeColor.js
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.18.14\resources\extensions\brave\content\scripts\util.js
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.18.14\resources\extensions\brave\content\search\duckduckgo.xml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.18.14\resources\extensions\brave\content\search\google.xml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.18.14\resources\extensions\brave\content\styles\defaultStyles.css
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.18.14\resources\extensions\brave\content\styles\removeEmptyElements.css
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.18.14\resources\extensions\brave\ext\immutable.min.js
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.18.14\resources\extensions\brave\ext\l20n.min.js
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.18.14\resources\extensions\brave\ext\polyfill.min.js
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.18.14\resources\extensions\brave\gen\02d866554700cc57a84e2ce83fca2191.svg
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.18.14\resources\extensions\brave\gen\07b39e4e3e43397dc7b17f507dea2408.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.18.14\resources\extensions\brave\gen\0c4a088449e73ec59b36bb111c7e03b5.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.18.14\resources\extensions\brave\gen\0fd5b6e594fc55d282597b09b33f98f4.svg
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.18.14\resources\extensions\brave\gen\16e402415af7f9262b2bb877477370e9.svg
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.18.14\resources\extensions\brave\gen\193998c91b16f89a12e0a4afc8d1b1e7.svg
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.18.14\resources\extensions\brave\gen\196262d2122e55e514d47f9e44b66520.svg
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.18.14\resources\extensions\brave\gen\19bf1f69821f5e8438811fa7050b2864.svg
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.18.14\resources\extensions\brave\gen\1acaa76443941825560798bdb3936bf9.svg
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.18.14\resources\extensions\brave\gen\1b0aa5afd818eff2fcc8b4386a8bc38b.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.18.14\resources\extensions\brave\gen\1be94b6e3fe1720c770ab40ab0c71cbe.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.18.14\resources\extensions\brave\gen\1d3a3d84ea358ae13f1bb2a2d99230d6.svg
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.18.14\resources\extensions\brave\gen\23b20b72da217563c4304c07c5206dd0.svg
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.18.14\resources\extensions\brave\gen\24a029a9aaf45cbce204565944ffe3b9.svg
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.18.14\resources\extensions\brave\gen\284d3fe83d54015578cd4cefddee329e.svg
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.18.14\resources\extensions\brave\gen\2c27e0699d5a39bfdaafe53fcd425b83.svg
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.18.14\resources\extensions\brave\gen\2c90ea1bcc2fb8ddaaa78fff7d9d1642.svg
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\brave\app-0.18.14\resources\extensions\brave\gen\2e0a02e86af0015897a23b002e2b1a13.png

Many times the following registry keys will not be cleaned:

• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Clients\StartMenuInternet\Brave
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\brave

Open regedit.exe to remove the registry values below from the Windows Registry:

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

How to uninstall Brave from your computer using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Brave is a program released by Brave Software. Frequently, users decide to uninstall this program. This can be efortful because removing this by hand requires some skill related to Windows internal functioning. One of the best QUICK approach to uninstall 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 Windows PC, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and all around utility to take care of your Windows system.

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

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and number of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful system utility.

3. Press the General Tools category


4. Press the Uninstall Programs feature


5. All the applications installed on your computer will appear

6. Scroll the list of applications until you locate Brave or simply click the Search feature and type in "Brave". If it is installed on your PC the Brave program will be found automatically. When you select Brave in the list , the following information regarding the application is shown to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other users have regarding Brave, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
• Details regarding the app you want to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.

7. Press the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will appear. accept the removal by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall Brave.


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

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

Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to remove Brave by Brave Software from your computer, we are not saying that Brave by Brave Software is not a good application. This text simply contains detailed info on how to remove Brave in case 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 stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.