Brave
How to uninstall Brave from your system
Brave is a computer program. This page is comprised of details on how to uninstall it from your PC. The Windows version was developed by The Brave Authors. You can find out more on The Brave Authors or check for application updates here. The application is usually placed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application folder. Take into account that this location can vary depending on the user's decision. The full command line for uninstalling Brave is C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.4.96\Installer\setup.exe. Note that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you may be prompted for administrator rights. Brave's primary file takes about 1.90 MB (1993360 bytes) and is called brave.exe.The executable files below are installed alongside Brave. They take about 7.98 MB (8372144 bytes) on disk.
- brave.exe (1.90 MB)
- chrome_proxy.exe (696.64 KB)
- notification_helper.exe (851.64 KB)
- setup.exe (2.29 MB)
This page is about Brave version 80.1.4.96 alone. For other Brave versions please click below:
- 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
- 75.0.65.121
- 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
- 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
If you are manually uninstalling Brave we suggest you to check if the following data is left behind on your PC.
You should delete the folders below after you uninstall Brave:
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\Brave Developers Crashes
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\brave
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Brave Inc
Usually, the following files are left on disk:
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\packages\RELEASES
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\SquirrelSetup.log
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Brave\Update.exe
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\afalakplffnnnlkncjhbmahjfjhmlkal\1.0.22\1\AutoplayWhitelist.dat
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\afalakplffnnnlkncjhbmahjfjhmlkal\1.0.22\1\ExtensionWhitelist.dat
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\afalakplffnnnlkncjhbmahjfjhmlkal\1.0.22\1\Greaselion.json
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\afalakplffnnnlkncjhbmahjfjhmlkal\1.0.22\1\ReferrerWhitelist.json
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\afalakplffnnnlkncjhbmahjfjhmlkal\1.0.22\1\StorageTrackingProtection.dat
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\afalakplffnnnlkncjhbmahjfjhmlkal\1.0.22\1\TrackingProtection.dat
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\afalakplffnnnlkncjhbmahjfjhmlkal\1.0.22\manifest.fingerprint
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\afalakplffnnnlkncjhbmahjfjhmlkal\1.0.22\manifest.json
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\BrowserMetrics\BrowserMetrics-5E710953-1598.pma
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\BrowserMetrics-spare.pma
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\CertificateRevocation\5755\_metadata\verified_contents.json
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\CertificateRevocation\5755\crl-set
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\CertificateRevocation\5755\LICENSE
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\CertificateRevocation\5755\manifest.fingerprint
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\CertificateRevocation\5755\manifest.json
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\cffkpbalmllkdoenhmdmpbkajipdjfam\1.0.512\4\ABPFilterParserData.dat
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\cffkpbalmllkdoenhmdmpbkajipdjfam\1.0.512\manifest.fingerprint
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\cffkpbalmllkdoenhmdmpbkajipdjfam\1.0.512\manifest.json
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\cffkpbalmllkdoenhmdmpbkajipdjfam\1.0.512\resources.json
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\cffkpbalmllkdoenhmdmpbkajipdjfam\1.0.512\rs-ABPFilterParserData.dat
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\chrome_shutdown_ms.txt
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\cpoalefficncklhjfpglfiplenlpccdb\1.0.10\manifest.fingerprint
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\cpoalefficncklhjfpglfiplenlpccdb\1.0.10\manifest.json
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\cpoalefficncklhjfpglfiplenlpccdb\1.0.10\tor-0.3.5.8-win32-brave-1
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Crashpad\metadata
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Crashpad\settings.dat
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\CrashpadMetrics-active.pma
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Crowd Deny\2020.3.9.1143\_metadata\verified_contents.json
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Crowd Deny\2020.3.9.1143\manifest.fingerprint
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Crowd Deny\2020.3.9.1143\manifest.json
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Crowd Deny\2020.3.9.1143\Preload Data
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default\000003.log
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default\ads_service\bundle_state
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default\ads_service\catalog.json
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default\ads_service\client.json
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default\AutofillStrikeDatabase\000003.log
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default\AutofillStrikeDatabase\CURRENT
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default\AutofillStrikeDatabase\LOCK
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default\AutofillStrikeDatabase\LOG
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default\AutofillStrikeDatabase\MANIFEST-000001
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default\Cache\data_0
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default\Cache\data_1
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default\Cache\data_2
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default\Cache\data_3
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default\Cache\f_000001
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default\Cache\f_000002
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default\Cache\index
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default\Code Cache\js\index
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default\Cookies
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default\CURRENT
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default\data_reduction_proxy_leveldb\000003.log
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default\data_reduction_proxy_leveldb\CURRENT
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default\data_reduction_proxy_leveldb\LOCK
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default\data_reduction_proxy_leveldb\LOG
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default\data_reduction_proxy_leveldb\MANIFEST-000002
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default\databases\Databases.db
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default\Extension Rules\000003.log
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default\Extension Rules\CURRENT
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default\Extension Rules\LOCK
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default\Extension Rules\LOG
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default\Extension Rules\MANIFEST-000001
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default\Extension State\000003.log
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default\Extension State\CURRENT
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default\Extension State\LOCK
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default\Extension State\LOG
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default\Extension State\MANIFEST-000001
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default\Extensions\gomekmidlodglbbmalcneegieacbdmki\20.1.480_0\_locales\ar\messages.json
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default\Extensions\gomekmidlodglbbmalcneegieacbdmki\20.1.480_0\_locales\be\messages.json
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default\Extensions\gomekmidlodglbbmalcneegieacbdmki\20.1.480_0\_locales\bg\messages.json
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default\Extensions\gomekmidlodglbbmalcneegieacbdmki\20.1.480_0\_locales\bn\messages.json
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default\Extensions\gomekmidlodglbbmalcneegieacbdmki\20.1.480_0\_locales\ca\messages.json
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default\Extensions\gomekmidlodglbbmalcneegieacbdmki\20.1.480_0\_locales\cs\messages.json
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default\Extensions\gomekmidlodglbbmalcneegieacbdmki\20.1.480_0\_locales\da\messages.json
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default\Extensions\gomekmidlodglbbmalcneegieacbdmki\20.1.480_0\_locales\de\messages.json
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default\Extensions\gomekmidlodglbbmalcneegieacbdmki\20.1.480_0\_locales\el\messages.json
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default\Extensions\gomekmidlodglbbmalcneegieacbdmki\20.1.480_0\_locales\en\messages.json
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default\Extensions\gomekmidlodglbbmalcneegieacbdmki\20.1.480_0\_locales\en_GB\messages.json
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default\Extensions\gomekmidlodglbbmalcneegieacbdmki\20.1.480_0\_locales\es\messages.json
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default\Extensions\gomekmidlodglbbmalcneegieacbdmki\20.1.480_0\_locales\et\messages.json
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default\Extensions\gomekmidlodglbbmalcneegieacbdmki\20.1.480_0\_locales\fa\messages.json
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default\Extensions\gomekmidlodglbbmalcneegieacbdmki\20.1.480_0\_locales\fi\messages.json
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default\Extensions\gomekmidlodglbbmalcneegieacbdmki\20.1.480_0\_locales\fr\messages.json
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default\Extensions\gomekmidlodglbbmalcneegieacbdmki\20.1.480_0\_locales\he\messages.json
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default\Extensions\gomekmidlodglbbmalcneegieacbdmki\20.1.480_0\_locales\hi\messages.json
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default\Extensions\gomekmidlodglbbmalcneegieacbdmki\20.1.480_0\_locales\hr\messages.json
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default\Extensions\gomekmidlodglbbmalcneegieacbdmki\20.1.480_0\_locales\hu\messages.json
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default\Extensions\gomekmidlodglbbmalcneegieacbdmki\20.1.480_0\_locales\id\messages.json
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default\Extensions\gomekmidlodglbbmalcneegieacbdmki\20.1.480_0\_locales\it\messages.json
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default\Extensions\gomekmidlodglbbmalcneegieacbdmki\20.1.480_0\_locales\ja\messages.json
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default\Extensions\gomekmidlodglbbmalcneegieacbdmki\20.1.480_0\_locales\ko\messages.json
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default\Extensions\gomekmidlodglbbmalcneegieacbdmki\20.1.480_0\_locales\lt\messages.json
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default\Extensions\gomekmidlodglbbmalcneegieacbdmki\20.1.480_0\_locales\lv\messages.json
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default\Extensions\gomekmidlodglbbmalcneegieacbdmki\20.1.480_0\_locales\ms\messages.json
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default\Extensions\gomekmidlodglbbmalcneegieacbdmki\20.1.480_0\_locales\nb\messages.json
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default\Extensions\gomekmidlodglbbmalcneegieacbdmki\20.1.480_0\_locales\nl\messages.json
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default\Extensions\gomekmidlodglbbmalcneegieacbdmki\20.1.480_0\_locales\pl\messages.json
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default\Extensions\gomekmidlodglbbmalcneegieacbdmki\20.1.480_0\_locales\pt_BR\messages.json
Registry that is not uninstalled:
- 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_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Clients\StartMenuInternet\Brave
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\MediaPlayer\ShimInclusionList\brave.exe
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\Clients\StartMenuInternet\Brave
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths\brave.exe
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\BraveSoftware Brave-Browser
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\MozillaPlugins\@tools.brave.com/BraveSoftware Update;version=3
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\MozillaPlugins\@tools.brave.com/BraveSoftware Update;version=9
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\brave
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\EventLog\Application\Brave-Browser
Open regedit.exe to remove the values below from the Windows Registry:
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-277266748-2696975130-44721935-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume2\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\brave.exe
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-277266748-2696975130-44721935-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume2\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Brave\app-0.7.16\Brave.exe
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\brave\Description
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\brave\DisplayName
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bravem\Description
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bravem\DisplayName
A way to remove Brave from your computer with Advanced Uninstaller PRO
Brave is a program by the software company The Brave Authors. Some users try to erase this application. Sometimes this can be hard because doing this by hand takes some knowledge related to removing Windows applications by hand. One of the best QUICK solution to erase 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 on your PC, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very potent uninstaller and general utility to clean your computer.
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- download the setup by pressing the DOWNLOAD NOW button
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3. Click on the General Tools button
4. Activate the Uninstall Programs feature
5. A list of the applications installed on your PC will be made available to you
6. Scroll the list of applications until you locate Brave or simply activate the Search feature and type in "Brave". The Brave application will be found very quickly. After you select Brave in the list of programs, some information about the program is shown to you:
- Safety rating (in the left lower corner). This explains the opinion other users have about Brave, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
- Reviews by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
- Technical information about the app you want to remove, by pressing the Properties button.
8. After uninstalling Brave, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to start the cleanup. All the items that belong Brave that have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling Brave with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your disk.
Your computer will remain clean, speedy and ready to serve you properly.
Disclaimer
This page is not a piece of advice to uninstall Brave by The Brave Authors from your PC, we are not saying that Brave by The Brave Authors is not a good application. This page only contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall Brave in case you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.
2020-03-05 / Written by Daniel Statescu for Advanced Uninstaller PRO
follow @DanielStatescuLast update on: 2020-03-05 00:04:42.543