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How to uninstall Brave from your system

Brave is a software application. This page is comprised of details on how to remove it from your PC. It is developed by Brave Software Inc. Additional info about Brave Software Inc can be found here. Usually the Brave application is installed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application directory, depending on the user's option during install. The full command line for uninstalling Brave is C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.132\Installer\setup.exe. Note that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you might get a notification for administrator rights. The application's main executable file is titled brave.exe and it has a size of 1.90 MB (1987728 bytes).

Brave is comprised of the following executables which occupy 7.80 MB (8183728 bytes) on disk:

  • brave.exe (1.90 MB)
  • chrome_proxy.exe (694.64 KB)
  • notification_helper.exe (857.14 KB)
  • setup.exe (2.20 MB)


The information on this page is only about version 77.0.69.132 of Brave. For other Brave versions please click below:

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Some files, folders and Windows registry data can not be deleted when you are trying to remove Brave from your computer.

Folders found on disk after you uninstall Brave from your PC:
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser

The files below remain on your disk when you remove Brave:
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\72.0.59.35.manifest
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\brave_100_percent.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\brave_200_percent.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\brave_resources.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\chrome.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\chrome_100_percent.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\chrome_200_percent.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\chrome_child.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\chrome_elf.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\chrome_watcher.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\d3dcompiler_47.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\elevation_service.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\Extensions\external_extensions.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\icudtl.dat
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\Installer\chrmstp.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\Installer\setup.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\libegl.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\libglesv2.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\Locales\am.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\Locales\ar.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\Locales\bg.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\Locales\bn.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\Locales\ca.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\Locales\cs.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\Locales\da.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\Locales\de.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\Locales\el.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\Locales\en-GB.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\Locales\en-US.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\Locales\es.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\Locales\es-419.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\Locales\et.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\Locales\fa.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\Locales\fi.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\Locales\fil.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\Locales\fr.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\Locales\gu.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\Locales\he.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\Locales\hi.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\Locales\hr.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\Locales\hu.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\Locales\id.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\Locales\it.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\Locales\ja.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\Locales\kn.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\Locales\ko.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\Locales\lt.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\Locales\lv.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\Locales\ml.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\Locales\mr.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\Locales\ms.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\Locales\nb.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\Locales\nl.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\Locales\pl.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\Locales\pt-BR.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\Locales\pt-PT.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\Locales\ro.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\Locales\ru.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\Locales\sk.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\Locales\sl.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\Locales\sr.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\Locales\sv.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\Locales\sw.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\Locales\ta.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\Locales\te.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\Locales\th.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\Locales\tr.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\Locales\uk.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\Locales\vi.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\Locales\zh-CN.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\Locales\zh-TW.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\MEIPreload\manifest.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\MEIPreload\preloaded_data.pb
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\natives_blob.bin
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\notification_helper.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\resources.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\resources\brave_extension\_locales\am\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\resources\brave_extension\_locales\ar\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\resources\brave_extension\_locales\bg\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\resources\brave_extension\_locales\bn\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\resources\brave_extension\_locales\ca\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\resources\brave_extension\_locales\cs\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\resources\brave_extension\_locales\da\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\resources\brave_extension\_locales\de\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\resources\brave_extension\_locales\el\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\resources\brave_extension\_locales\en_GB\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\resources\brave_extension\_locales\en_US\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\resources\brave_extension\_locales\es\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\resources\brave_extension\_locales\es_419\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\resources\brave_extension\_locales\et\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\resources\brave_extension\_locales\fa\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\resources\brave_extension\_locales\fi\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\resources\brave_extension\_locales\fil\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\resources\brave_extension\_locales\fr\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\resources\brave_extension\_locales\gu\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\resources\brave_extension\_locales\he\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\resources\brave_extension\_locales\hi\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\resources\brave_extension\_locales\hr\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\resources\brave_extension\_locales\hu\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\72.0.59.35\resources\brave_extension\_locales\id\messages.json

Registry that is not cleaned:
  • 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

Open regedit.exe in order to remove the following registry values:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\brave.exe.ApplicationCompany
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\brave.exe.FriendlyAppName
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\brave.exe.ApplicationCompany
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\brave.exe.FriendlyAppName
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-2082146720-1020105154-1768353806-1005\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\brave.exe
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\BraveElevationService\DisplayName
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\BraveElevationService\ImagePath


A way to uninstall Brave from your PC using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Brave is an application marketed by the software company Brave Software Inc. Some users try to uninstall this application. Sometimes this is hard because doing this by hand takes some experience related to removing Windows applications by hand. The best QUICK practice to uninstall Brave is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take the following steps on how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your Windows system, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is one of the best uninstaller and all around utility to optimize your Windows PC.

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  • go to Download Link
  • download the program by clicking on the DOWNLOAD NOW button
  • set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to admire the program's interface and number of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful package of tools.

3. Click on the General Tools button
Go to General Tools


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs tool
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. All the programs existing on your computer will be made available to you

6. Navigate the list of programs until you locate Brave or simply activate the Search field and type in "Brave". If it is installed on your PC the Brave program will be found automatically. Notice that after you select Brave in the list , the following data regarding the application is made available to you:


  • Star rating (in the left lower corner). This tells you the opinion other people have regarding Brave, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Opinions by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Details regarding the program you wish to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.
7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will appear. Confirm the uninstall by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall Brave.
Uninstall Brave


8. After uninstalling Brave, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a 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 with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your disk.

Your Windows system will remain clean, speedy and ready to run without errors or problems.



Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to uninstall Brave by Brave Software Inc from your PC, we are not saying that Brave by Brave Software Inc is not a good application for your computer. This page only contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall Brave supposing you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.

2019-10-03 / Written by Andreea Kartman for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2019-10-03 16:52:07.120