Atom

A guide to uninstall Atom from your system

You can find on this page detailed information on how to uninstall Atom for Windows. The Windows release was developed by GitHub Inc.. More information about GitHub Inc. can be seen here. Usually the Atom application is installed in the C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\atom directory, depending on the user's option during install. C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\atom\Update.exe is the full command line if you want to remove Atom. The program's main executable file is titled atom.exe and it has a size of 397.50 KB (407040 bytes).

Atom is composed of the following executables which occupy 170.46 MB (178739843 bytes) on disk:

• atom.exe (397.50 KB)
• Update.exe (1.76 MB)
• atom.exe (104.73 MB)
• squirrel.exe (1.89 MB)
• node.exe (23.09 MB)
• term-size.exe (17.00 KB)
• git.exe (42.08 KB)
• blocked-file-util.exe (18.01 KB)
• git-askyesno.exe (17.51 KB)
• git-credential-helper-selector.exe (32.51 KB)
• git-fast-import.exe (1.94 MB)
• git-http-fetch.exe (1.93 MB)
• git-http-push.exe (1.95 MB)
• git-wrapper.exe (42.08 KB)
• git-remote-https.exe (1.95 MB)
• git-sh-i18n--envsubst.exe (1.90 MB)
• git.exe (3.17 MB)
• i686-w64-mingw32-deflatehd.exe (59.51 KB)
• i686-w64-mingw32-inflatehd.exe (55.01 KB)
• proxy-lookup.exe (17.01 KB)
• git-askpass.exe (225.40 KB)
• git-credential-manager.exe (175.41 KB)
• git-lfs.exe (9.09 MB)
• GitHub.Authentication.exe (293.50 KB)
• awk.exe (606.25 KB)
• b2sum.exe (73.06 KB)
• basename.exe (34.27 KB)
• basenc.exe (50.08 KB)
• cat.exe (37.62 KB)
• chattr.exe (166.69 KB)
• cmp.exe (48.30 KB)
• comm.exe (40.79 KB)
• cp.exe (119.55 KB)
• cut.exe (43.86 KB)
• dash.exe (103.05 KB)
• date.exe (127.91 KB)
• diff.exe (203.18 KB)
• diff3.exe (60.94 KB)
• dirname.exe (33.22 KB)
• echo.exe (34.62 KB)
• env.exe (43.74 KB)
• expr.exe (104.79 KB)
• false.exe (31.54 KB)
• fido2-assert.exe (30.43 KB)
• fido2-cred.exe (29.65 KB)
• fido2-token.exe (41.92 KB)
• find.exe (287.52 KB)
• gencat.exe (173.66 KB)
• getfacl.exe (163.81 KB)
• getopt.exe (15.01 KB)
• grep.exe (212.05 KB)
• head.exe (47.38 KB)
• ls.exe (146.75 KB)
• lsattr.exe (164.59 KB)
• mkdir.exe (73.04 KB)
• mktemp.exe (45.30 KB)
• mv.exe (128.65 KB)
• pathchk.exe (33.77 KB)
• printf.exe (70.81 KB)
• pwd.exe (35.61 KB)
• readlink.exe (47.25 KB)
• rebase.exe (901.57 KB)
• rm.exe (64.46 KB)
• rmdir.exe (62.25 KB)
• sdiff.exe (51.39 KB)
• sed.exe (166.90 KB)
• sh.exe (1.94 MB)
• sort.exe (106.65 KB)
• ssh-add.exe (339.87 KB)
• ssh-agent.exe (322.22 KB)
• ssh.exe (717.45 KB)
• tail.exe (59.43 KB)
• test.exe (68.28 KB)
• touch.exe (115.03 KB)
• tr.exe (50.01 KB)
• true.exe (31.54 KB)
• uname.exe (33.74 KB)
• uniq.exe (45.25 KB)
• wc.exe (47.30 KB)
• xargs.exe (68.86 KB)
• getprocaddr32.exe (301.69 KB)
• getprocaddr64.exe (330.02 KB)
• ctags-win32.exe (308.00 KB)
• rg.exe (4.01 MB)

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The information on this page is only about version 1.63.1 of Atom. Click on the links below for other Atom versions:

• 1.34.0
• 1.0.4
• 1.13.1
• 1.24.0
• 0.189.0
• 1.22.00
• 1.24.01
• 1.13.02
• 1.9.2
• 1.19.6
• 0.181.0
• 0.172.0
• 1.39.1
• 1.52.0
• 1.19.7
• 1.15.03
• 1.36.01
• 0.191.0
• 1.0.15
• 1.11.05
• 1.39.0
• 1.0.0
• 1.38.2
• 0.176.0
• 1.63.0
• 1.0.7
• 0.184.0
• 1.10.1
• 1.12.8
• 1.25.0
• 1.5.01
• 1.14.3
• 1.29.0
• 1.2.4
• 0.205.0
• 1.25.02
• 1.47.0
• 1.6.07
• 1.40.0
• 1.9.6
• 1.28.1
• 1.12.7
• 0.174.0
• 1.40.023
• 0.187.0
• 1.0.18
• 1.13.06
• 1.21.0
• 1.3.3
• 1.32.1
• 0.200.0
• 1.36.02
• 1.9.9
• 1.36.1
• 1.0.9
• 1.17.1
• 1.3.06
• 1.28.2
• 1.44.0
• 1.14.2
• 1.38.1
• 1.57.0
• 1.49.0
• 1.4.3
• 1.9.4
• 1.20.0
• 1.5.00
• 0.211.0
• 1.12.2
• 1.23.01
• 1.12.6
• 1.7.2
• 1.0.11
• 1.11.0
• 1.21.00
• 0.166.0
• 1.22.02
• 1.4.2
• 0.196.0
• 1.27.2
• 1.9.5
• 1.0.10
• 1.46.0
• 1.29.01
• 1.23.2
• 1.35.0
• 1.17.0
• 1.27.01
• 1.40.1
• 1.21.01
• 1.12.1
• 1.1.0
• 1.33.1
• 1.14.4
• 1.0.14
• 1.26.1
• 0.201.0
• 0.188.0
• 0.190.0
• 1.27.1

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Many files, folders and Windows registry data will not be removed when you are trying to remove Atom from your computer.

Folders left behind when you uninstall Atom:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Atom

The files below remain on your disk by Atom's application uninstaller when you removed it:

• C:\Program Files\RStudio\resources\app\bin\quarto\share\pandoc\highlight-styles\atom-one-dark.theme
• C:\Program Files\RStudio\resources\app\bin\quarto\share\pandoc\highlight-styles\atom-one-light.theme
• 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\Code Cache\js\index
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Atom\Code Cache\wasm\index
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Atom\Cookies
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Atom\Crashpad\metadata
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Atom\Crashpad\settings.dat
• 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\Preferences
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Atom\QuotaManager
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Atom\Session Storage\000003.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Atom\Session Storage\CURRENT
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Atom\Session Storage\LOCK
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Atom\Session Storage\LOG
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Atom\Session Storage\MANIFEST-000001
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Atom\TransportSecurity
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\atom-github--dock-item-git.lnk
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\atom-github--dock-item-github.lnk
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\atom--tree-view-.lnk
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\atom--welcome-consent.lnk
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\atom--welcome-guide.lnk
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\atom--welcome-sunsetting.lnk
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\atom--welcome-welcome.lnk
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\GitHub, Inc\Atom.lnk

Registry keys:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Chilkat_9_5_0.Atom
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\MIME\Database\Content Type\application/atom+xml
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\atom

How to uninstall Atom from your computer with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Atom is an application released by the software company GitHub Inc.. Some users want to erase it. This is difficult because performing this by hand requires some experience regarding Windows program uninstallation. The best SIMPLE manner to erase Atom 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 system, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and all around tool to maximize the performance of your system.

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• navigate to Download Link
• download the setup by pressing the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Press the Uninstall Programs tool


5. All the programs existing on the PC will appear

6. Navigate the list of programs until you locate Atom or simply activate the Search feature and type in "Atom". If it exists on your system the Atom program will be found very quickly. After you select Atom in the list of apps, the following information about the program is available to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). This tells you the opinion other users have about Atom, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information about the application you are about to remove, by pressing the Properties button.

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will show up. Confirm the removal by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall Atom.


8. After uninstalling Atom, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Press Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items of Atom that have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By removing Atom using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry items, files or directories are left behind on your computer.

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

Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to remove Atom by GitHub Inc. from your computer, we are not saying that Atom by GitHub Inc. is not a good software application. This page only contains detailed instructions on how to remove Atom in case you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.