Brave

A way to uninstall Brave from your system

This page contains detailed information on how to uninstall Brave for Windows. It was created for Windows by The Brave Authors. Open here where you can read more on The Brave Authors. Brave is commonly set up in the C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application folder, but this location may differ a lot depending on the user's choice while installing the application. The full uninstall command line for Brave is C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\75.0.65.121\Installer\setup.exe. brave.exe is the Brave's primary executable file and it occupies approximately 1.83 MB (1916560 bytes) on disk.

The executables below are part of Brave. They occupy about 7.46 MB (7826864 bytes) on disk.

• brave.exe (1.83 MB)
• chrome_proxy.exe (632.64 KB)
• notification_helper.exe (748.14 KB)
• setup.exe (2.14 MB)

The current page applies to Brave version 75.0.65.121 alone. You can find below info on other versions of Brave:

• 74.0.63.48
• 76.0.67.123
• 77.0.68.139
• 73.0.61.51
• 81.1.9.72
• 75.0.65.118
• 79.1.2.42
• 80.1.5.115
• 73.0.64.4
• 74.0.64.76
• 71.0.58.18
• 77.0.68.142
• 70.0.55.22
• 83.1.10.95
• 75.0.66.101
• 78.0.70.123
• 72.0.59.34
• 72.0.59.35
• 73.0.61.52
• 72.0.59.33
• 83.1.10.86
• 81.1.8.95
• 80.1.5.113
• 71.0.58.16
• 83.1.10.90
• 72.0.60.48
• 72.0.60.45
• 76.0.67.125
• 80.1.5.112
• 71.0.57.18
• 72.0.60.47
• 76.0.67.124
• 79.1.2.41
• 73.0.62.51
• 78.0.70.121
• 79.1.1.21
• 83.1.10.93
• 70.0.56.14
• 80.1.7.92
• 78.1.0.1
• 80.1.3.115
• 81.1.8.96
• 74.0.63.55
• 78.1.3.17
• 80.1.5.122
• 80.1.5.123
• 81.1.9.76
• 77.0.68.141
• 79.1.1.20
• 79.1.2.43
• 80.1.4.95
• 78.1.0.0
• 73.0.62.50
• 80.1.3.113
• 70.0.56.12
• 74.0.64.77
• 77.0.69.132
• 77.0.68.138
• 75.0.66.100
• 81.1.9.80
• 70.0.56.15
• 80.1.3.118
• 75.0.65.120
• 83.1.10.97
• 81.1.8.86
• 74.0.64.75
• 71.0.58.17
• 75.0.68.100
• 78.0.70.122
• 79.1.1.23
• 76.0.68.131
• 80.1.4.96
• 70.0.55.20
• 79.1.1.22
• 75.0.66.99
• 81.1.8.90
• 76.0.68.132
• 77.0.69.135
• 79.1.5.27
• 70.0.55.18
• 71.0.58.21
• 77.0.68.140
• 81.1.7.98

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Some files and registry entries are regularly left behind when you uninstall Brave.

Folders left behind when you uninstall Brave:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser

Files remaining:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\75.0.65.121\75.0.65.121.manifest
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\75.0.65.121\brave_100_percent.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\75.0.65.121\brave_200_percent.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\75.0.65.121\brave_resources.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\75.0.65.121\chrome.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\75.0.65.121\chrome_100_percent.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\75.0.65.121\chrome_200_percent.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\75.0.65.121\chrome_child.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\75.0.65.121\chrome_elf.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\75.0.65.121\chrome_watcher.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\75.0.65.121\d3dcompiler_47.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\75.0.65.121\Extensions\external_extensions.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\75.0.65.121\icudtl.dat
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\75.0.65.121\Installer\chrome.7z
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\75.0.65.121\Installer\setup.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\75.0.65.121\libegl.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\75.0.65.121\libglesv2.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\75.0.65.121\Locales\am.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\75.0.65.121\Locales\ar.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\75.0.65.121\Locales\bg.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\75.0.65.121\Locales\bn.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\75.0.65.121\Locales\ca.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\75.0.65.121\Locales\cs.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\75.0.65.121\Locales\da.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\75.0.65.121\Locales\de.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\75.0.65.121\Locales\el.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\75.0.65.121\Locales\en-GB.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\75.0.65.121\Locales\en-US.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\75.0.65.121\Locales\es.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\75.0.65.121\Locales\es-419.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\75.0.65.121\Locales\et.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\75.0.65.121\Locales\fa.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\75.0.65.121\Locales\fi.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\75.0.65.121\Locales\fil.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\75.0.65.121\Locales\fr.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\75.0.65.121\Locales\gu.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\75.0.65.121\Locales\he.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\75.0.65.121\Locales\hi.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\75.0.65.121\Locales\hr.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\75.0.65.121\Locales\hu.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\75.0.65.121\Locales\id.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\75.0.65.121\Locales\it.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\75.0.65.121\Locales\ja.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\75.0.65.121\Locales\kn.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\75.0.65.121\Locales\ko.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\75.0.65.121\Locales\lt.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\75.0.65.121\Locales\lv.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\75.0.65.121\Locales\ml.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\75.0.65.121\Locales\mr.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\75.0.65.121\Locales\ms.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\75.0.65.121\Locales\nb.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\75.0.65.121\Locales\nl.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\75.0.65.121\Locales\pl.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\75.0.65.121\Locales\pt-BR.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\75.0.65.121\Locales\pt-PT.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\75.0.65.121\Locales\ro.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\75.0.65.121\Locales\ru.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\75.0.65.121\Locales\sk.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\75.0.65.121\Locales\sl.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\75.0.65.121\Locales\sr.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\75.0.65.121\Locales\sv.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\75.0.65.121\Locales\sw.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\75.0.65.121\Locales\ta.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\75.0.65.121\Locales\te.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\75.0.65.121\Locales\th.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\75.0.65.121\Locales\tr.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\75.0.65.121\Locales\uk.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\75.0.65.121\Locales\vi.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\75.0.65.121\Locales\zh-CN.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\75.0.65.121\Locales\zh-TW.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\75.0.65.121\MEIPreload\manifest.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\75.0.65.121\MEIPreload\preloaded_data.pb
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\75.0.65.121\natives_blob.bin
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\75.0.65.121\notification_helper.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\75.0.65.121\resources.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\75.0.65.121\resources\brave_extension\_locales\am\messages.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\75.0.65.121\resources\brave_extension\_locales\ar\messages.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\75.0.65.121\resources\brave_extension\_locales\bg\messages.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\75.0.65.121\resources\brave_extension\_locales\bn\messages.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\75.0.65.121\resources\brave_extension\_locales\ca\messages.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\75.0.65.121\resources\brave_extension\_locales\cs\messages.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\75.0.65.121\resources\brave_extension\_locales\da\messages.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\75.0.65.121\resources\brave_extension\_locales\de\messages.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\75.0.65.121\resources\brave_extension\_locales\el\messages.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\75.0.65.121\resources\brave_extension\_locales\en_GB\messages.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\75.0.65.121\resources\brave_extension\_locales\en_US\messages.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\75.0.65.121\resources\brave_extension\_locales\es\messages.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\75.0.65.121\resources\brave_extension\_locales\es_419\messages.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\75.0.65.121\resources\brave_extension\_locales\et\messages.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\75.0.65.121\resources\brave_extension\_locales\fa\messages.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\75.0.65.121\resources\brave_extension\_locales\fi\messages.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\75.0.65.121\resources\brave_extension\_locales\fil\messages.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\75.0.65.121\resources\brave_extension\_locales\fr\messages.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\75.0.65.121\resources\brave_extension\_locales\gu\messages.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\75.0.65.121\resources\brave_extension\_locales\he\messages.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\75.0.65.121\resources\brave_extension\_locales\hi\messages.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\75.0.65.121\resources\brave_extension\_locales\hr\messages.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\75.0.65.121\resources\brave_extension\_locales\hu\messages.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\75.0.65.121\resources\brave_extension\_locales\id\messages.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\75.0.65.121\resources\brave_extension\_locales\it\messages.json

Registry that is not cleaned:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\MIME\Database\Content Type\application/x-vnd.brave.oneclickctrl.9
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\MIME\Database\Content Type\application/x-vnd.brave.update3webcontrol.3
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Clients\StartMenuInternet\Brave.FGJHZWTOU6VCEFCMRGLKQPS36Y
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\BraveSoftware Brave-Browser
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\MozillaPlugins\@tools.brave.com/BraveSoftware Update;version=3
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\MozillaPlugins\@tools.brave.com/BraveSoftware Update;version=9
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\MediaPlayer\ShimInclusionList\brave.exe

Open regedit.exe in order to delete the following values:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-1182996293-3516966488-1240397725-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\brave.exe

A way to erase Brave from your PC using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Brave is a program marketed by The Brave Authors. Sometimes, people decide to erase it. Sometimes this can be troublesome because performing this manually takes some experience related to Windows program uninstallation. The best EASY solution to erase Brave 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 PC, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and general utility to maximize the performance of your PC.

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• go to Download Link
• download the setup by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to admire the program's design and number of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good Windows optimizer.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs button


5. A list of the programs installed on your PC will be made available to you

6. Scroll the list of programs until you find Brave or simply click the Search feature and type in "Brave". If it is installed on your PC the Brave app will be found automatically. When you click Brave in the list of programs, the following data about the program is available to you:

• Safety rating (in the left lower corner). This explains the opinion other people have about Brave, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
• Details about the program you are about to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.

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


8. After removing Brave, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Click Next to start the cleanup. All the items that belong Brave that have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling Brave using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your system.

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

Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to uninstall Brave by The Brave Authors from your PC, nor are we saying that Brave by The Brave Authors is not a good application for your PC. This page simply contains detailed info on how to uninstall Brave in case you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.