Brave

How to uninstall Brave from your computer

Brave is a Windows application. Read below about how to uninstall it from your PC. The Windows version was developed by The Brave Authors. Open here for more information on The Brave Authors. The application is usually placed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application directory (same installation drive as Windows). You can uninstall Brave by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\Installer\setup.exe. Keep in mind that you might get a notification for administrator rights. The program's main executable file is called brave.exe and it has a size of 1.86 MB (1952232 bytes).

The following executables are incorporated in Brave. They occupy 7.62 MB (7987640 bytes) on disk.

• brave.exe (1.86 MB)
• elevation_service.exe (432.48 KB)
• notification_helper.exe (551.48 KB)
• setup.exe (2.40 MB)

The information on this page is only about version 71.0.58.18 of Brave. You can find below a few links to other Brave versions:

• 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
• 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
• 78.0.70.121
• 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

...click to view all...
When you're planning to uninstall Brave you should check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

You should delete the folders below after you uninstall Brave:

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

Files remaining:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\71.0.58.18.manifest
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\brave_100_percent.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\brave_200_percent.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\brave_resources.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\chrome.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\chrome_100_percent.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\chrome_200_percent.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\chrome_child.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\chrome_elf.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\chrome_watcher.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\d3dcompiler_47.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\elevation_service.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\Extensions\external_extensions.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\icudtl.dat
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\Installer\chrome.7z
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\Installer\setup.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\libegl.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\libglesv2.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\Locales\am.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\Locales\ar.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\Locales\bg.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\Locales\bn.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\Locales\ca.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\Locales\cs.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\Locales\da.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\Locales\de.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\Locales\el.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\Locales\en-GB.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\Locales\en-US.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\Locales\es.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\Locales\es-419.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\Locales\et.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\Locales\fa.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\Locales\fi.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\Locales\fil.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\Locales\fr.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\Locales\gu.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\Locales\he.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\Locales\hi.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\Locales\hr.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\Locales\hu.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\Locales\id.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\Locales\it.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\Locales\ja.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\Locales\kn.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\Locales\ko.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\Locales\lt.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\Locales\lv.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\Locales\ml.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\Locales\mr.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\Locales\ms.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\Locales\nb.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\Locales\nl.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\Locales\pl.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\Locales\pt-BR.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\Locales\pt-PT.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\Locales\ro.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\Locales\ru.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\Locales\sk.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\Locales\sl.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\Locales\sr.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\Locales\sv.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\Locales\sw.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\Locales\ta.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\Locales\te.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\Locales\th.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\Locales\tr.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\Locales\uk.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\Locales\vi.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\Locales\zh-CN.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\Locales\zh-TW.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\MEIPreload\manifest.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\MEIPreload\preloaded_data.pb
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\natives_blob.bin
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\notification_helper.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\resources.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\resources\brave_extension\_locales\am\messages.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\resources\brave_extension\_locales\ar\messages.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\resources\brave_extension\_locales\bg\messages.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\resources\brave_extension\_locales\bn\messages.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\resources\brave_extension\_locales\ca\messages.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\resources\brave_extension\_locales\cs\messages.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\resources\brave_extension\_locales\da\messages.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\resources\brave_extension\_locales\de\messages.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\resources\brave_extension\_locales\el\messages.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\resources\brave_extension\_locales\en_GB\messages.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\resources\brave_extension\_locales\en_US\messages.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\resources\brave_extension\_locales\es\messages.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\resources\brave_extension\_locales\es_419\messages.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\resources\brave_extension\_locales\et\messages.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\resources\brave_extension\_locales\fa\messages.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\resources\brave_extension\_locales\fi\messages.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\resources\brave_extension\_locales\fil\messages.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\resources\brave_extension\_locales\fr\messages.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\resources\brave_extension\_locales\gu\messages.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\resources\brave_extension\_locales\he\messages.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\resources\brave_extension\_locales\hi\messages.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\resources\brave_extension\_locales\hr\messages.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\resources\brave_extension\_locales\hu\messages.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.18\resources\brave_extension\_locales\id\messages.json

You will find in the Windows Registry that the following keys will not be cleaned; remove them one by one using regedit.exe:

• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Clients\StartMenuInternet\Brave.LQR4GZ2AKHZRDHECFPHILJH76E
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\BraveSoftware Brave-Browser
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\MediaPlayer\ShimInclusionList\brave.exe

A way to erase Brave from your computer with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Brave is an application by the software company The Brave Authors. Some people try to remove this application. Sometimes this is easier said than done because doing this manually requires some advanced knowledge related to Windows internal functioning. The best QUICK practice to remove 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 on your system, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and general tool to clean your PC.

DOWNLOAD NOW

• go to Download Link
• download the setup by pressing the DOWNLOAD button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to admire the program's design and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good Windows tool.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs feature


5. A list of the programs existing on your PC will be made available 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. Notice that when you click Brave in the list , the following data about the application is made available to you:

• Safety rating (in the left lower corner). This explains the opinion other users have about Brave, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Details about the application you are about to remove, by pressing the Properties button.

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


8. After uninstalling Brave, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Press Next to perform the cleanup. All the items that belong Brave which have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling Brave using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your system.

Your computer will remain clean, speedy and able to run without errors or problems.

Disclaimer

The text above 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 page simply contains detailed info on how to remove 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 stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.