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A way to uninstall Brave from your system

You can find on this page details on how to uninstall Brave for Windows. It was created for Windows by Los creadores de Brave. Open here for more information on Los creadores de Brave. The program is usually located in the C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application folder (same installation drive as Windows). You can remove Brave by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\84.1.11.97\Installer\setup.exe. Keep in mind that you might get a notification for administrator rights. Brave's primary file takes about 2.02 MB (2120872 bytes) and is named brave.exe.

The following executables are contained in Brave. They occupy 9.31 MB (9764000 bytes) on disk.

  • brave.exe (2.02 MB)
  • chrome_proxy.exe (687.16 KB)
  • chrome_pwa_launcher.exe (1.20 MB)
  • notification_helper.exe (864.66 KB)
  • setup.exe (2.29 MB)


The current page applies to Brave version 84.1.11.97 alone. For more Brave versions please click below:

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

Folders found on disk after you uninstall Brave from your PC:
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser

Generally, the following files are left on disk:
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\BrowserMetrics\BrowserMetrics-5F16658F-11A4.pma
  • 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\Local State
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\ShaderCache\GPUCache\data_0
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\ShaderCache\GPUCache\data_1
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\ShaderCache\GPUCache\data_2
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\ShaderCache\GPUCache\data_3
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\ShaderCache\GPUCache\index
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Cortana_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\150\Brave

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\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

Use regedit.exe to delete the following additional values from the Windows Registry:
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-585488403-2352070357-2308315017-1000\\Device\HarddiskVolume2\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\brave.exe
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-585488403-2352070357-2308315017-1004\\Device\HarddiskVolume2\Program Files\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


A way to delete Brave using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Brave is an application by the software company Los creadores de Brave. Sometimes, people choose to remove this program. This can be easier said than done because doing this manually requires some advanced knowledge related to Windows program uninstallation. One of the best EASY way to remove 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, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very potent uninstaller and all around tool to optimize your Windows system.

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  • navigate to Download Link
  • download the setup by pressing the green 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 number of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful PC management program.

3. Press the General Tools category
Go to General Tools


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs tool
Go to Uninstall Programs


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

6. Scroll the list of programs until you locate Brave or simply click the Search feature and type in "Brave". If it exists on your system the Brave app will be found automatically. After you select Brave in the list , some data about the program is available to you:


  • Safety rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating explains the opinion other people have about Brave, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Reviews by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
  • Technical information about the app you want to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.
7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will appear. accept the uninstall by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall Brave.
Uninstall 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 that belong Brave that have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By removing Brave with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry items, files or directories are left behind on your computer.

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



Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to uninstall Brave by Los creadores de Brave from your computer, nor are we saying that Brave by Los creadores de Brave is not a good application. This page simply contains detailed info on how to uninstall Brave supposing 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.

2020-07-16 / Written by Andreea Kartman for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2020-07-16 19:54:07.747