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A way to uninstall GitHub Desktop from your computer

GitHub Desktop is a computer program. This page contains details on how to remove it from your PC. It was coded for Windows by GitHub, Inc.. More data about GitHub, Inc. can be seen here. The application is usually installed in the C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop folder. Keep in mind that this location can vary being determined by the user's decision. C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\Update.exe is the full command line if you want to remove GitHub Desktop. GitHub Desktop.exe is the programs's main file and it takes around 373.46 KB (382424 bytes) on disk.

The executable files below are part of GitHub Desktop. They occupy about 109.24 MB (114545448 bytes) on disk.

  • GitHub Desktop.exe (373.46 KB)
  • squirrel.exe (1.58 MB)
  • GitHub Desktop.exe (77.53 MB)
  • git.exe (41.73 KB)
  • git-credential-store.exe (1.09 MB)
  • git-credential-wincred.exe (33.23 KB)
  • git-fast-import.exe (1.12 MB)
  • git-http-fetch.exe (1.19 MB)
  • git-http-push.exe (1.20 MB)
  • git-wrapper.exe (41.73 KB)
  • git-remote-https.exe (1.20 MB)
  • git-sh-i18n--envsubst.exe (1.08 MB)
  • git-show-index.exe (1.08 MB)
  • git-upload-pack.exe (1.16 MB)
  • git.exe (2.05 MB)
  • p11-kit.exe (80.84 KB)
  • trust.exe (215.07 KB)
  • x86_64-w64-mingw32-deflatehd.exe (71.09 KB)
  • x86_64-w64-mingw32-inflatehd.exe (68.54 KB)
  • GitHub.Authentication.exe (196.46 KB)
  • git-askpass.exe (196.08 KB)
  • git-credential-manager.exe (138.08 KB)
  • git-lfs.exe (6.77 MB)
  • GitHub.Authentication.exe (294.96 KB)
  • p11-kit-remote.exe (69.89 KB)
  • awk.exe (573.12 KB)
  • b2sum.exe (60.48 KB)
  • basename.exe (37.87 KB)
  • cat.exe (43.23 KB)
  • comm.exe (43.13 KB)
  • cp.exe (105.81 KB)
  • cut.exe (46.35 KB)
  • dash.exe (108.13 KB)
  • date.exe (118.76 KB)
  • dirname.exe (37.82 KB)
  • echo.exe (37.69 KB)
  • env.exe (37.48 KB)
  • expr.exe (105.77 KB)
  • false.exe (35.65 KB)
  • find.exe (256.55 KB)
  • getfacl.exe (172.71 KB)
  • getopt.exe (23.59 KB)
  • grep.exe (210.73 KB)
  • head.exe (48.30 KB)
  • ls.exe (135.50 KB)
  • mkdir.exe (72.07 KB)
  • mktemp.exe (47.05 KB)
  • mv.exe (112.97 KB)
  • pathchk.exe (38.36 KB)
  • printf.exe (70.59 KB)
  • pwd.exe (39.60 KB)
  • readlink.exe (50.63 KB)
  • rebase.exe (820.36 KB)
  • rm.exe (65.65 KB)
  • rmdir.exe (64.09 KB)
  • sed.exe (166.50 KB)
  • sh.exe (2.00 MB)
  • sort.exe (109.11 KB)
  • ssh-add.exe (314.61 KB)
  • ssh-agent.exe (331.63 KB)
  • ssh.exe (649.46 KB)
  • tail.exe (59.09 KB)
  • test.exe (69.99 KB)
  • touch.exe (106.80 KB)
  • tr.exe (52.75 KB)
  • true.exe (35.65 KB)
  • uname.exe (38.30 KB)
  • uniq.exe (47.76 KB)
  • wc.exe (50.11 KB)
  • xargs.exe (69.52 KB)
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This data is about GitHub Desktop version 0.5.3 alone. You can find below info on other application versions of GitHub Desktop:

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

Folders left behind when you uninstall GitHub Desktop:
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\GitHub Desktop

The files below remain on your disk by GitHub Desktop when you uninstall it:
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\Update.exe
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\GitHub Desktop\databases\Databases.db
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\GitHub Desktop\GPUCache\data_0
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\GitHub Desktop\GPUCache\data_1
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\GitHub Desktop\GPUCache\data_2
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\GitHub Desktop\GPUCache\data_3
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\GitHub Desktop\GPUCache\index
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\GitHub Desktop\IndexedDB\file__0.indexeddb.leveldb\000003.log
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\GitHub Desktop\IndexedDB\file__0.indexeddb.leveldb\CURRENT
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\GitHub Desktop\IndexedDB\file__0.indexeddb.leveldb\LOCK
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\GitHub Desktop\IndexedDB\file__0.indexeddb.leveldb\LOG
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\GitHub Desktop\IndexedDB\file__0.indexeddb.leveldb\MANIFEST-000001
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\GitHub Desktop\Local Storage\file__0.localstorage
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\GitHub Desktop\logs\2017-05-17.desktop.production.log
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\GitHub Desktop\Preferences
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\GitHub Desktop\QuotaManager
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\GitHub Desktop\window-state.json
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Raptr\ltc\[game] GitHub Desktop.exe.log

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


How to remove GitHub Desktop using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

GitHub Desktop is a program marketed by GitHub, Inc.. Frequently, people want to remove this program. Sometimes this is difficult because performing this manually requires some skill related to removing Windows applications by hand. The best SIMPLE action to remove GitHub Desktop is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your system, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and all around tool to optimize your computer.

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  • go to Download Link
  • download the setup by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
  • install Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and number of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful Windows optimizer.

3. Click on the General Tools category
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4. Activate the Uninstall Programs button
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. All the programs existing on your computer will appear

6. Navigate the list of programs until you find GitHub Desktop or simply click the Search field and type in "GitHub Desktop". If it exists on your system the GitHub Desktop app will be found automatically. Notice that when you select GitHub Desktop in the list of applications, the following data regarding the program is made available to you:


  • Star rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating explains the opinion other users have regarding GitHub Desktop, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Opinions by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Technical information regarding the program you want to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.
7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will appear. Confirm the uninstall by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove GitHub Desktop.
Uninstall GitHub Desktop


8. After removing GitHub Desktop, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Click Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items that belong GitHub Desktop that have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing GitHub Desktop using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry items, files or folders are left behind on your disk.

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



Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to uninstall GitHub Desktop by GitHub, Inc. from your PC, nor are we saying that GitHub Desktop by GitHub, Inc. is not a good application. This text simply contains detailed info on how to uninstall GitHub Desktop 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 discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.

2017-05-17 / Written by Dan Armano for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2017-05-17 02:32:36.307