Brave

A guide to uninstall Brave from your system

You can find below detailed information on how to remove Brave for Windows. It is written by The Brave Authors. You can find out more on The Brave Authors or check for application updates here. The program is often located in the C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application folder. Keep in mind that this location can vary being determined by the user's choice. The entire uninstall command line for Brave is C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\Installer\setup.exe. brave.exe is the Brave's primary executable file and it takes circa 1.90 MB (1988240 bytes) on disk.

Brave is composed of the following executables which occupy 5.60 MB (5875120 bytes) on disk:

• brave.exe (1.90 MB)
• chrome_proxy.exe (693.14 KB)
• notification_helper.exe (854.14 KB)
• setup.exe (2.20 MB)

The current web page applies to Brave version 78.0.70.121 only. You can find below info on other application 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
• 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
• 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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After the uninstall process, the application leaves leftovers on the PC. Part_A few of these are shown below.

You should delete the folders below after you uninstall Brave:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser

Files remaining:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\78.0.70.121.manifest
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\brave.exe.sig
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\brave_100_percent.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\brave_200_percent.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\brave_resources.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\chrome.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\chrome_100_percent.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\chrome_200_percent.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\chrome_child.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\chrome_elf.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\chrome_watcher.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\d3dcompiler_47.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\Extensions\external_extensions.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\icudtl.dat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\Installer\chrmstp.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\Installer\chrome.7z
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\Installer\setup.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\libegl.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\libglesv2.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\Locales\am.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\Locales\ar.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\Locales\bg.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\Locales\bn.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\Locales\ca.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\Locales\cs.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\Locales\da.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\Locales\de.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\Locales\el.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\Locales\en-GB.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\Locales\en-US.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\Locales\es.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\Locales\es-419.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\Locales\et.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\Locales\fa.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\Locales\fi.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\Locales\fil.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\Locales\fr.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\Locales\gu.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\Locales\he.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\Locales\hi.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\Locales\hr.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\Locales\hu.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\Locales\id.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\Locales\it.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\Locales\ja.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\Locales\kn.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\Locales\ko.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\Locales\lt.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\Locales\lv.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\Locales\ml.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\Locales\mr.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\Locales\ms.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\Locales\nb.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\Locales\nl.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\Locales\pl.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\Locales\pt-BR.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\Locales\pt-PT.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\Locales\ro.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\Locales\ru.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\Locales\sk.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\Locales\sl.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\Locales\sr.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\Locales\sv.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\Locales\sw.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\Locales\ta.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\Locales\te.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\Locales\th.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\Locales\tr.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\Locales\uk.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\Locales\vi.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\Locales\zh-CN.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\Locales\zh-TW.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\MEIPreload\manifest.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\MEIPreload\preloaded_data.pb
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\natives_blob.bin
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\notification_helper.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\resources.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\resources\brave_extension\_locales\am\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\resources\brave_extension\_locales\ar\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\resources\brave_extension\_locales\bg\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\resources\brave_extension\_locales\bn\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\resources\brave_extension\_locales\ca\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\resources\brave_extension\_locales\cs\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\resources\brave_extension\_locales\da\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\resources\brave_extension\_locales\de\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\resources\brave_extension\_locales\el\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\resources\brave_extension\_locales\en_GB\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\resources\brave_extension\_locales\en_US\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\resources\brave_extension\_locales\es\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\resources\brave_extension\_locales\es_419\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\resources\brave_extension\_locales\et\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\resources\brave_extension\_locales\fa\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\resources\brave_extension\_locales\fi\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\resources\brave_extension\_locales\fil\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\resources\brave_extension\_locales\fr\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\resources\brave_extension\_locales\gu\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\resources\brave_extension\_locales\he\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\resources\brave_extension\_locales\hi\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\resources\brave_extension\_locales\hr\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\resources\brave_extension\_locales\hu\messages.json

Registry keys:

• 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\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\BraveSoftware Brave-Browser
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\MozillaPlugins\@tools.brave.com/BraveSoftware Update;version=3
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\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

Registry values that are not removed from your PC:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-255245868-660740032-981395125-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume2\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\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

How to delete Brave from your computer with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Brave is a program offered by the software company The Brave Authors. Frequently, computer users choose to uninstall this program. Sometimes this is difficult because deleting this manually requires some skill related to Windows program uninstallation. One of the best SIMPLE action to uninstall Brave 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 useful uninstaller and all around utility to optimize your Windows system.

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• navigate to Download Link
• download the setup by pressing the DOWNLOAD button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to get familiar with the program's design and wealth of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful system utility.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Press the Uninstall Programs button


5. All the programs existing on your PC will appear

6. Navigate the list of programs until you locate Brave or simply click the Search field and type in "Brave". If it is installed on your PC the Brave program will be found automatically. After you click Brave in the list of programs, some information regarding the program is made available to you:

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

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will come up. accept the uninstall by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove Brave.


8. After removing Brave, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to perform the cleanup. All the items of Brave which have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing Brave using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry entries, 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 recommendation to remove Brave by The Brave Authors from your PC, nor are we saying that Brave by The Brave Authors is not a good software application. This text simply contains detailed info on how to remove Brave in case you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.