Brave

How to uninstall Brave from your system

This web page contains detailed information on how to remove Brave for Windows. It is produced by Auteurs de Brave. You can find out more on Auteurs de Brave or check for application updates here. Brave is usually installed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application folder, but this location can differ a lot depending on the user's option while installing the application. The full command line for uninstalling Brave is C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.1.23\Installer\setup.exe. Keep in mind that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you may receive a notification for admin rights. Brave's primary file takes around 1.90 MB (1995408 bytes) and its name is brave.exe.

Brave installs the following the executables on your PC, taking about 15.60 MB (16360288 bytes) on disk.

• brave.exe (1.90 MB)
• chrome_proxy.exe (694.14 KB)
• new_chrome.exe (1.90 MB)
• new_chrome_proxy.exe (694.14 KB)
• notification_helper.exe (853.64 KB)
• setup.exe (2.19 MB)
• notification_helper.exe (853.64 KB)
• setup.exe (2.19 MB)

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The current page applies to Brave version 79.1.1.23 only. You can find below info on other application versions of Brave:

• 110.1.48.171
• 115.1.56.14
• 79.1.2.42
• 112.1.50.118
• 102.1.39.122
• 89.1.22.72
• 74.0.63.48
• 123.1.64.113
• 94.1.30.89
• 116.1.57.57
• 123.1.64.109
• 103.1.40.105
• 84.1.12.114
• 77.0.68.139
• 77.0.68.138
• 95.1.31.87
• 116.1.57.64
• 88.1.20.110
• 76.0.68.132
• 103.1.40.113
• 81.1.9.72
• 84.1.11.101
• 90.1.24.86
• 75.0.65.118
• 91.1.25.72
• 98.1.35.101
• 121.1.62.156
• 100.1.37.113
• 72.0.59.35
• 117.1.58.129
• 86.1.15.75
• 88.1.19.90
• 92.1.27.108
• 74.0.64.76
• 80.1.5.115
• 105.1.43.93
• 85.1.14.81
• 79.1.5.27
• 107.1.45.131
• 76.0.67.125
• 89.1.21.73
• 124.1.65.114
• 107.1.45.127
• 124.1.65.122
• 89.1.22.71
• 77.0.68.142
• 109.1.47.186
• 83.1.10.95
• 86.1.16.72
• 81.1.9.76
• 98.1.35.100
• 113.1.51.118
• 87.1.18.75
• 108.1.46.153
• 101.1.38.111
• 86.1.16.76
• 72.0.59.34
• 114.1.52.117
• 71.0.57.18
• 73.0.61.52
• 73.0.62.51
• 120.1.61.114
• 106.1.44.112
• 84.1.12.112
• 83.1.10.90
• 81.1.8.95
• 80.1.5.113
• 106.1.44.108
• 97.1.34.80
• 85.1.13.86
• 110.1.48.158
• 90.1.23.75
• 120.1.61.109
• 118.1.59.117
• 71.0.58.18
• 93.1.29.77
• 91.1.26.77
• 94.1.30.86
• 105.1.43.88
• 105.1.43.89
• 88.1.19.92
• 85.1.14.84
• 72.0.60.45
• 76.0.67.123
• 119.1.60.125
• 70.0.56.15
• 87.1.18.77
• 90.1.23.71
• 71.0.58.16
• 121.1.62.162
• 70.0.56.12
• 120.1.61.104
• 115.1.56.11
• 80.1.5.112
• 88.1.19.86
• 72.0.60.48
• 75.0.66.101
• 90.1.24.82
• 110.1.48.167
• 72.0.60.47

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Brave has the habit of leaving behind some leftovers.

Folders found on disk after you uninstall Brave from your computer:

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

Generally, the following files remain on disk:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\afalakplffnnnlkncjhbmahjfjhmlkal\1.0.21\1\AutoplayWhitelist.dat
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\afalakplffnnnlkncjhbmahjfjhmlkal\1.0.21\1\ExtensionWhitelist.dat
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\afalakplffnnnlkncjhbmahjfjhmlkal\1.0.21\1\Greaselion.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\afalakplffnnnlkncjhbmahjfjhmlkal\1.0.21\1\ReferrerWhitelist.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\afalakplffnnnlkncjhbmahjfjhmlkal\1.0.21\1\StorageTrackingProtection.dat
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\afalakplffnnnlkncjhbmahjfjhmlkal\1.0.21\1\TrackingProtection.dat
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\afalakplffnnnlkncjhbmahjfjhmlkal\1.0.21\manifest.fingerprint
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\afalakplffnnnlkncjhbmahjfjhmlkal\1.0.21\manifest.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\BrowserMetrics\BrowserMetrics-5DFDF5C8-1C44.pma
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\CertificateRevocation\5586\_metadata\verified_contents.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\CertificateRevocation\5586\crl-set
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\CertificateRevocation\5586\LICENSE
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\CertificateRevocation\5586\manifest.fingerprint
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\CertificateRevocation\5586\manifest.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\cffkpbalmllkdoenhmdmpbkajipdjfam\1.0.425\4\ABPFilterParserData.dat
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\cffkpbalmllkdoenhmdmpbkajipdjfam\1.0.425\manifest.fingerprint
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\cffkpbalmllkdoenhmdmpbkajipdjfam\1.0.425\manifest.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\cffkpbalmllkdoenhmdmpbkajipdjfam\1.0.425\resources.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\cffkpbalmllkdoenhmdmpbkajipdjfam\1.0.425\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\1.0.6\manifest.fingerprint
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\cpoalefficncklhjfpglfiplenlpccdb\1.0.6\manifest.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\cpoalefficncklhjfpglfiplenlpccdb\1.0.6\tor-0.3.5.8-win32-brave-0
• 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\Default\000009.log
• 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\Bookmarks
• 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_000006
• 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\000011.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-000010
• 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 Cookies
• 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\bbjllphbppobebmjpjcijfbakobcheof\2.2.107_0\_locales\cs\messages.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default\Extensions\bbjllphbppobebmjpjcijfbakobcheof\2.2.107_0\_locales\de\messages.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default\Extensions\bbjllphbppobebmjpjcijfbakobcheof\2.2.107_0\_locales\en\messages.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default\Extensions\bbjllphbppobebmjpjcijfbakobcheof\2.2.107_0\_locales\en_US\messages.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default\Extensions\bbjllphbppobebmjpjcijfbakobcheof\2.2.107_0\_locales\es\messages.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default\Extensions\bbjllphbppobebmjpjcijfbakobcheof\2.2.107_0\_locales\fr\messages.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default\Extensions\bbjllphbppobebmjpjcijfbakobcheof\2.2.107_0\_locales\he-il\messages.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default\Extensions\bbjllphbppobebmjpjcijfbakobcheof\2.2.107_0\_locales\ja\messages.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default\Extensions\bbjllphbppobebmjpjcijfbakobcheof\2.2.107_0\_locales\nl\messages.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default\Extensions\bbjllphbppobebmjpjcijfbakobcheof\2.2.107_0\_locales\pl\messages.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default\Extensions\bbjllphbppobebmjpjcijfbakobcheof\2.2.107_0\_locales\pt\messages.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default\Extensions\bbjllphbppobebmjpjcijfbakobcheof\2.2.107_0\_locales\pt-BR\messages.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default\Extensions\bbjllphbppobebmjpjcijfbakobcheof\2.2.107_0\_metadata\verified_contents.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default\Extensions\bbjllphbppobebmjpjcijfbakobcheof\2.2.107_0\backgroundScriptsAPIBridge.js
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default\Extensions\bbjllphbppobebmjpjcijfbakobcheof\2.2.107_0\bbjllphbppobebmjpjcijfbakobcheof.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default\Extensions\bbjllphbppobebmjpjcijfbakobcheof\2.2.107_0\contentScriptsAPIBridge.js
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default\Extensions\bbjllphbppobebmjpjcijfbakobcheof\2.2.107_0\icons\rapport_128_circular.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default\Extensions\bbjllphbppobebmjpjcijfbakobcheof\2.2.107_0\icons\rapport_16_circular.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default\Extensions\bbjllphbppobebmjpjcijfbakobcheof\2.2.107_0\icons\rapport_48_circular.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default\Extensions\bbjllphbppobebmjpjcijfbakobcheof\2.2.107_0\icons\rapport-48.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default\Extensions\bbjllphbppobebmjpjcijfbakobcheof\2.2.107_0\icons\rapport-48local.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default\Extensions\bbjllphbppobebmjpjcijfbakobcheof\2.2.107_0\icons\rapport-48-off.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default\Extensions\bbjllphbppobebmjpjcijfbakobcheof\2.2.107_0\icons\rtmon.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default\Extensions\bbjllphbppobebmjpjcijfbakobcheof\2.2.107_0\icons\rtmon_acc.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default\Extensions\bbjllphbppobebmjpjcijfbakobcheof\2.2.107_0\icons\rtmon_disable.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default\Extensions\bbjllphbppobebmjpjcijfbakobcheof\2.2.107_0\Loader\determinate_loader_32.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default\Extensions\bbjllphbppobebmjpjcijfbakobcheof\2.2.107_0\Loader\determinate_loader_32_2x.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default\Extensions\bbjllphbppobebmjpjcijfbakobcheof\2.2.107_0\Loader\Loader_100px.gif
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default\Extensions\bbjllphbppobebmjpjcijfbakobcheof\2.2.107_0\manifest.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default\Extensions\bbjllphbppobebmjpjcijfbakobcheof\2.2.107_0\Menubackground\Menu_1x.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default\Extensions\bbjllphbppobebmjpjcijfbakobcheof\2.2.107_0\Menubackground\Menu_2x.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default\Extensions\bbjllphbppobebmjpjcijfbakobcheof\2.2.107_0\Menubackground\Menu_3x.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default\Extensions\bbjllphbppobebmjpjcijfbakobcheof\2.2.107_0\popup.css
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default\Extensions\bbjllphbppobebmjpjcijfbakobcheof\2.2.107_0\popup.html
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default\Extensions\bbjllphbppobebmjpjcijfbakobcheof\2.2.107_0\popup\rtm.html
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default\Extensions\bbjllphbppobebmjpjcijfbakobcheof\2.2.107_0\popup\rtm.js
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default\Extensions\bbjllphbppobebmjpjcijfbakobcheof\2.2.107_0\protected.html
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default\Extensions\bbjllphbppobebmjpjcijfbakobcheof\2.2.107_0\Protected\Protected_1x.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default\Extensions\bbjllphbppobebmjpjcijfbakobcheof\2.2.107_0\Protected\Protected_2x.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default\Extensions\bbjllphbppobebmjpjcijfbakobcheof\2.2.107_0\protected-edge.css

Use regedit.exe to manually remove from the Windows Registry the data below:

• 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\EventLog\Application\Brave-Browser

How to delete Brave from your PC with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Brave is a program released by Auteurs de Brave. Some people choose to erase this program. This is hard because uninstalling this manually takes some skill related to PCs. The best EASY action 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 Windows system, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and general utility to optimize your Windows computer.

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

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful package of tools.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs feature


5. All the applications existing on your computer will appear

6. Navigate the list of applications until you locate Brave or simply click the Search feature and type in "Brave". If it is installed on your PC the Brave app will be found very quickly. After you click Brave in the list , the following data regarding the application is available to you:

• Safety rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating explains the opinion other people have regarding Brave, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the program you want to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.

7. Click the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will appear. accept the removal by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will remove Brave.


8. After removing Brave, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items of Brave which have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling Brave with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry items, files or directories are left behind on your PC.

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

Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to uninstall Brave by Auteurs de Brave from your computer, nor are we saying that Brave by Auteurs de Brave is not a good application for your PC. This text only contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall 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' PCs.