Brave

How to uninstall Brave from your computer

This web page is about Brave for Windows. Below you can find details on how to remove it from your computer. It was developed for Windows by Brave Software Inc. Further information on Brave Software Inc can be found here. Brave is frequently set up in the C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application folder, but this location can vary a lot depending on the user's choice while installing the program. The full command line for removing Brave is C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.1.20\Installer\setup.exe. Keep in mind that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you may get a notification for admin rights. brave.exe is the programs's main file and it takes close to 1.90 MB (1995408 bytes) on disk.

Brave installs the following the executables on your PC, taking about 7.80 MB (8180144 bytes) on disk.

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

The information on this page is only about version 79.1.1.20 of Brave. You can find below info on other application versions of Brave:

• 79.1.2.42
• 115.1.56.9
• 70.0.55.18
• 86.1.15.75
• 112.1.50.118
• 83.1.10.97
• 77.0.71.90
• 102.1.39.122
• 79.1.2.43
• 123.1.64.113
• 120.1.61.106
• 87.1.17.68
• 74.0.63.48
• 116.1.57.57
• 123.1.64.109
• 84.1.11.101
• 103.1.40.105
• 91.1.25.68
• 116.1.57.47
• 77.0.68.138
• 89.1.22.66
• 89.1.22.71
• 116.1.57.64
• 81.1.9.72
• 78.1.3.39
• 90.1.24.86
• 75.0.65.118
• 91.1.28.22
• 101.1.38.109
• 75.0.65.121
• 99.1.36.109
• 104.1.42.97
• 97.1.34.80
• 108.1.46.133
• 116.1.57.53
• 81.1.9.68
• 114.1.52.117
• 107.1.45.133
• 86.1.15.69
• 89.1.21.76
• 121.1.62.156
• 117.1.58.129
• 100.1.37.113
• 88.1.19.90
• 80.1.5.113
• 107.1.45.127
• 85.1.14.83
• 92.1.27.108
• 80.1.5.115
• 105.1.43.93
• 110.1.48.167
• 74.0.64.76
• 110.1.48.171
• 91.1.25.72
• 73.0.61.51
• 73.0.61.52
• 107.1.45.131
• 76.0.67.125
• 81.1.8.86
• 71.0.58.18
• 109.1.47.186
• 83.1.10.95
• 75.0.66.101
• 106.1.44.101
• 124.1.65.114
• 106.1.44.108
• 72.0.59.35
• 90.1.24.85
• 89.1.22.67
• 88.1.19.86
• 98.1.35.100
• 103.1.40.113
• 105.1.43.85
• 72.0.59.34
• 86.1.16.76
• 90.1.24.82
• 96.1.33.99
• 108.1.46.134
• 117.1.58.131
• 106.1.44.112
• 90.1.24.84
• 84.1.12.112
• 95.1.31.88
• 83.1.10.90
• 81.1.8.95
• 114.1.52.122
• 90.1.23.75
• 88.1.20.110
• 91.1.26.74
• 120.1.61.109
• 89.1.22.72
• 94.1.30.89
• 90.1.23.69
• 71.0.60.2
• 101.1.38.111
• 94.1.30.86
• 123.1.64.122
• 105.1.43.88
• 99.1.36.116
• 72.0.60.48

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Some files and registry entries are usually left behind when you remove Brave.

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

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

The files below remain on your disk by Brave when you uninstall it:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.1.20\79.1.1.20.manifest
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.1.20\brave.exe.sig
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.1.20\brave_100_percent.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.1.20\brave_200_percent.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.1.20\brave_resources.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.1.20\chrome.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.1.20\chrome_100_percent.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.1.20\chrome_200_percent.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.1.20\chrome_child.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.1.20\chrome_elf.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.1.20\chrome_watcher.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.1.20\d3dcompiler_47.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.1.20\Extensions\external_extensions.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.1.20\icudtl.dat
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.1.20\Installer\chrome.7z
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.1.20\Installer\setup.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.1.20\libegl.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.1.20\libglesv2.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.1.20\Locales\am.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.1.20\Locales\ar.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.1.20\Locales\bg.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.1.20\Locales\bn.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.1.20\Locales\ca.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.1.20\Locales\cs.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.1.20\Locales\da.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.1.20\Locales\de.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.1.20\Locales\el.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.1.20\Locales\en-GB.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.1.20\Locales\en-US.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.1.20\Locales\es.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.1.20\Locales\es-419.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.1.20\Locales\et.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.1.20\Locales\fa.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.1.20\Locales\fi.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.1.20\Locales\fil.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.1.20\Locales\fr.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.1.20\Locales\gu.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.1.20\Locales\he.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.1.20\Locales\hi.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.1.20\Locales\hr.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.1.20\Locales\hu.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.1.20\Locales\id.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.1.20\Locales\it.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.1.20\Locales\ja.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.1.20\Locales\kn.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.1.20\Locales\ko.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.1.20\Locales\lt.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.1.20\Locales\lv.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.1.20\Locales\ml.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.1.20\Locales\mr.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.1.20\Locales\ms.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.1.20\Locales\nb.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.1.20\Locales\nl.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.1.20\Locales\pl.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.1.20\Locales\pt-BR.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.1.20\Locales\pt-PT.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.1.20\Locales\ro.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.1.20\Locales\ru.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.1.20\Locales\sk.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.1.20\Locales\sl.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.1.20\Locales\sr.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.1.20\Locales\sv.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.1.20\Locales\sw.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.1.20\Locales\ta.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.1.20\Locales\te.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.1.20\Locales\th.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.1.20\Locales\tr.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.1.20\Locales\uk.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.1.20\Locales\vi.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.1.20\Locales\zh-CN.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.1.20\Locales\zh-TW.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.1.20\MEIPreload\manifest.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.1.20\MEIPreload\preloaded_data.pb
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.1.20\natives_blob.bin
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.1.20\notification_helper.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.1.20\resources.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.1.20\resources\brave_extension\_locales\am\messages.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.1.20\resources\brave_extension\_locales\ar\messages.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.1.20\resources\brave_extension\_locales\bg\messages.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.1.20\resources\brave_extension\_locales\bn\messages.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.1.20\resources\brave_extension\_locales\ca\messages.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.1.20\resources\brave_extension\_locales\cs\messages.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.1.20\resources\brave_extension\_locales\da\messages.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.1.20\resources\brave_extension\_locales\de\messages.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.1.20\resources\brave_extension\_locales\el\messages.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.1.20\resources\brave_extension\_locales\en_GB\messages.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.1.20\resources\brave_extension\_locales\en_US\messages.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.1.20\resources\brave_extension\_locales\es\messages.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.1.20\resources\brave_extension\_locales\es_419\messages.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.1.20\resources\brave_extension\_locales\et\messages.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.1.20\resources\brave_extension\_locales\fa\messages.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.1.20\resources\brave_extension\_locales\fi\messages.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.1.20\resources\brave_extension\_locales\fil\messages.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.1.20\resources\brave_extension\_locales\fr\messages.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.1.20\resources\brave_extension\_locales\gu\messages.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.1.20\resources\brave_extension\_locales\he\messages.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.1.20\resources\brave_extension\_locales\hi\messages.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.1.20\resources\brave_extension\_locales\hr\messages.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.1.20\resources\brave_extension\_locales\hu\messages.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\79.1.1.20\resources\brave_extension\_locales\id\messages.json

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_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\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

Open regedit.exe to remove the values below from the Windows Registry:

• 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 remove Brave with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Brave is an application released by the software company Brave Software Inc. Frequently, users choose to remove this application. Sometimes this can be difficult because removing this by hand requires some know-how related to removing Windows programs manually. The best QUICK practice to remove 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, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and general tool to maximize the performance of your Windows computer.

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• download the program by clicking on the DOWNLOAD button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to admire the program's interface and wealth of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful system optimizer.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs tool


5. All the programs installed on your PC will be shown to you

6. Scroll the list of programs until you locate Brave or simply activate the Search field and type in "Brave". If it exists on your system the Brave program will be found very quickly. Notice that when you select Brave in the list of apps, some data regarding the application is shown to you:

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

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will come up. Confirm the uninstall by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall Brave.


8. After removing Brave, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Press Next to go ahead with 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 can be sure that no registry items, files or folders are left behind on your system.

Your system will remain clean, speedy and ready to serve you properly.

Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to uninstall Brave by Brave Software Inc from your computer, nor are we saying that Brave by Brave Software Inc is not a good software application. This text only contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall Brave supposing you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.