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A guide to uninstall Atom from your computer

You can find on this page details on how to uninstall Atom for Windows. It is written by GitHub Inc.. Check out here where you can get more info on GitHub Inc.. Usually the Atom application is installed in the C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\atom directory, depending on the user's option during setup. The entire uninstall command line for Atom is C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\atom\Update.exe. The program's main executable file is titled atom.exe and it has a size of 68.01 MB (71313952 bytes).

Atom installs the following the executables on your PC, taking about 129.32 MB (135602521 bytes) on disk.

  • atom.exe (421.50 KB)
  • Update.exe (1.75 MB)
  • atom.exe (68.01 MB)
  • squirrel.exe (1.92 MB)
  • node.exe (22.72 MB)
  • term-size.exe (17.00 KB)
  • git.exe (38.77 KB)
  • blocked-file-util.exe (22.59 KB)
  • git-fast-import.exe (1.45 MB)
  • git-http-fetch.exe (1.46 MB)
  • git-http-push.exe (1.47 MB)
  • git-wrapper.exe (38.78 KB)
  • git-remote-https.exe (1.48 MB)
  • git-sh-i18n--envsubst.exe (1.42 MB)
  • git.exe (2.51 MB)
  • proxy-lookup.exe (22.01 KB)
  • x86_64-w64-mingw32-deflatehd.exe (63.56 KB)
  • x86_64-w64-mingw32-inflatehd.exe (60.51 KB)
  • git-askpass.exe (232.32 KB)
  • git-credential-manager.exe (182.35 KB)
  • git-lfs.exe (8.78 MB)
  • GitHub.Authentication.exe (293.50 KB)
  • awk.exe (593.32 KB)
  • b2sum.exe (53.00 KB)
  • basename.exe (31.41 KB)
  • cat.exe (34.65 KB)
  • cmp.exe (43.64 KB)
  • comm.exe (36.67 KB)
  • cp.exe (107.37 KB)
  • cut.exe (41.38 KB)
  • dash.exe (102.10 KB)
  • date.exe (108.27 KB)
  • diff.exe (200.03 KB)
  • diff3.exe (58.41 KB)
  • dirname.exe (30.85 KB)
  • echo.exe (31.22 KB)
  • env.exe (35.62 KB)
  • expr.exe (104.39 KB)
  • false.exe (28.69 KB)
  • find.exe (249.59 KB)
  • gencat.exe (174.37 KB)
  • getfacl.exe (163.23 KB)
  • getopt.exe (16.59 KB)
  • grep.exe (204.27 KB)
  • head.exe (40.19 KB)
  • ls.exe (133.30 KB)
  • mkdir.exe (65.64 KB)
  • mktemp.exe (40.10 KB)
  • mv.exe (114.46 KB)
  • pathchk.exe (31.37 KB)
  • printf.exe (65.16 KB)
  • pwd.exe (32.64 KB)
  • readlink.exe (43.69 KB)
  • rebase.exe (810.32 KB)
  • rm.exe (58.22 KB)
  • rmdir.exe (57.17 KB)
  • sdiff.exe (49.18 KB)
  • sed.exe (158.11 KB)
  • sh.exe (2.00 MB)
  • sort.exe (103.32 KB)
  • ssh-add.exe (307.08 KB)
  • ssh-agent.exe (287.02 KB)
  • ssh.exe (641.49 KB)
  • tail.exe (51.60 KB)
  • test.exe (63.06 KB)
  • touch.exe (97.32 KB)
  • tr.exe (44.64 KB)
  • true.exe (28.69 KB)
  • uname.exe (31.84 KB)
  • uniq.exe (41.33 KB)
  • wc.exe (41.57 KB)
  • xargs.exe (62.56 KB)
  • getprocaddr32.exe (330.53 KB)
  • getprocaddr64.exe (358.42 KB)
  • ctags-win32.exe (308.00 KB)
  • rg.exe (4.64 MB)
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The information on this page is only about version 1.40.0 of Atom. You can find below a few links to other Atom releases:

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Some files and registry entries are frequently left behind when you uninstall Atom.

Directories left on disk:
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Atom

Files remaining:
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Cortana_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\com_squirrel_atom_atom
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Atom\Cache\data_0
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Atom\Cache\data_1
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Atom\Cache\data_2
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Atom\Cache\data_3
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Atom\Cache\index
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Atom\databases\Databases.db
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Atom\GPUCache\data_0
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Atom\GPUCache\data_1
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Atom\GPUCache\data_2
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Atom\GPUCache\data_3
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Atom\GPUCache\index
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Atom\IndexedDB\file__0.indexeddb.leveldb\000003.log
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Atom\IndexedDB\file__0.indexeddb.leveldb\CURRENT
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Atom\IndexedDB\file__0.indexeddb.leveldb\LOCK
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Atom\IndexedDB\file__0.indexeddb.leveldb\LOG
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Atom\IndexedDB\file__0.indexeddb.leveldb\MANIFEST-000001
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Atom\Local Storage\leveldb\000003.log
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Atom\Local Storage\leveldb\CURRENT
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Atom\Local Storage\leveldb\LOCK
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Atom\Local Storage\leveldb\LOG
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Atom\Local Storage\leveldb\MANIFEST-000001
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Atom\Network Persistent State
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Atom\QuotaManager
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\GitHub, Inc\Atom.lnk

Registry that is not uninstalled:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\MIME\Database\Content Type\application/atom+xml
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\atom

Registry values that are not removed from your PC:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\atom\atom.exe.ApplicationCompany
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\atom\atom.exe.FriendlyAppName


A way to remove Atom from your PC with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Atom is an application released by the software company GitHub Inc.. Frequently, people try to uninstall this program. Sometimes this is efortful because uninstalling this by hand requires some experience regarding PCs. The best EASY approach to uninstall Atom is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your Windows system, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and general utility to clean your Windows system.

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2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful Windows tool.

3. Click on the General Tools button
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4. Activate the Uninstall Programs tool
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5. All the applications installed on your PC will be made available to you

6. Scroll the list of applications until you locate Atom or simply activate the Search feature and type in "Atom". The Atom application will be found automatically. After you select Atom in the list , the following data about the application is shown to you:


  • Star rating (in the left lower corner). This tells you the opinion other people have about Atom, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Reviews by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Technical information about the app you wish to remove, by pressing the Properties button.
7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will come up. Confirm the removal by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove Atom.
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8. After uninstalling Atom, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to perform the cleanup. All the items of Atom which have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing Atom with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry items, files or directories are left behind on your PC.

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



Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to uninstall Atom by GitHub Inc. from your computer, nor are we saying that Atom by GitHub Inc. is not a good application for your PC. This text only contains detailed info on how to uninstall Atom in case you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.

2019-08-15 / Written by Daniel Statescu for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2019-08-15 19:01:07.927