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How to uninstall Brave from your system

Brave is a computer program. This page is comprised of details on how to uninstall it from your computer. The Windows version was created by Brave Software Inc. You can find out more on Brave Software Inc or check for application updates here. The program is often placed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application directory. Take into account that this location can differ being determined by the user's preference. The entire uninstall command line for Brave is C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\Installer\setup.exe. Brave's primary file takes about 1.90 MB (1987728 bytes) and is named brave.exe.

The executable files below are installed alongside Brave. They occupy about 15.60 MB (16361312 bytes) on disk.

  • brave.exe (1.90 MB)
  • chrome_proxy.exe (694.64 KB)
  • new_chrome.exe (1.90 MB)
  • new_chrome_proxy.exe (693.14 KB)
  • notification_helper.exe (857.14 KB)
  • setup.exe (2.20 MB)
  • notification_helper.exe (854.14 KB)
  • setup.exe (2.20 MB)
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The information on this page is only about version 78.0.70.121 of Brave. You can find here a few links to other Brave versions:

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After the uninstall process, the application leaves some files behind on the PC. Part_A few of these are shown below.

Folders remaining:
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser

The files below were left behind on your disk when you remove Brave:
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\78.0.70.121.manifest
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\brave.exe.sig
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\brave_100_percent.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\brave_200_percent.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\brave_resources.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\chrome.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\chrome_100_percent.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\chrome_200_percent.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\chrome_child.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\chrome_elf.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\chrome_watcher.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\d3dcompiler_47.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\Extensions\external_extensions.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\icudtl.dat
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\Installer\chrmstp.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\Installer\chrome.7z
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\Installer\setup.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\libegl.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\libglesv2.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\Locales\am.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\Locales\ar.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\Locales\bg.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\Locales\bn.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\Locales\ca.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\Locales\cs.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\Locales\da.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\Locales\de.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\Locales\el.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\Locales\en-GB.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\Locales\en-US.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\Locales\es.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\Locales\es-419.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\Locales\et.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\Locales\fa.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\Locales\fi.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\Locales\fil.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\Locales\fr.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\Locales\gu.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\Locales\he.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\Locales\hi.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\Locales\hr.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\Locales\hu.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\Locales\id.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\Locales\it.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\Locales\ja.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\Locales\kn.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\Locales\ko.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\Locales\lt.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\Locales\lv.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\Locales\ml.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\Locales\mr.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\Locales\ms.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\Locales\nb.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\Locales\nl.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\Locales\pl.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\Locales\pt-BR.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\Locales\pt-PT.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\Locales\ro.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\Locales\ru.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\Locales\sk.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\Locales\sl.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\Locales\sr.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\Locales\sv.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\Locales\sw.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\Locales\ta.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\Locales\te.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\Locales\th.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\Locales\tr.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\Locales\uk.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\Locales\vi.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\Locales\zh-CN.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\Locales\zh-TW.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\MEIPreload\manifest.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\MEIPreload\preloaded_data.pb
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\natives_blob.bin
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\notification_helper.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\resources.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\resources\brave_extension\_locales\am\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\resources\brave_extension\_locales\ar\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\resources\brave_extension\_locales\bg\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\resources\brave_extension\_locales\bn\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\resources\brave_extension\_locales\ca\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\resources\brave_extension\_locales\cs\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\resources\brave_extension\_locales\da\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\resources\brave_extension\_locales\de\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\resources\brave_extension\_locales\el\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\resources\brave_extension\_locales\en_GB\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\resources\brave_extension\_locales\en_US\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\resources\brave_extension\_locales\es\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\resources\brave_extension\_locales\es_419\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\resources\brave_extension\_locales\et\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\resources\brave_extension\_locales\fa\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\resources\brave_extension\_locales\fi\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\resources\brave_extension\_locales\fil\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\resources\brave_extension\_locales\fr\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\resources\brave_extension\_locales\gu\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\resources\brave_extension\_locales\he\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\resources\brave_extension\_locales\hi\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\resources\brave_extension\_locales\hr\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\78.0.70.121\resources\brave_extension\_locales\hu\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_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\brave
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\eventlog\Application\Brave-Browser

Open regedit.exe in order to delete the following registry values:
  • 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 remove Brave with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Brave is an application marketed by Brave Software Inc. Some people want to remove it. Sometimes this can be difficult because uninstalling this by hand takes some know-how regarding Windows program uninstallation. The best SIMPLE approach 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 already installed on your Windows system, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is one of the best uninstaller and general tool to take care of your Windows system.

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  • visit Download Link
  • download the setup by clicking on the DOWNLOAD NOW button
  • install Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to get familiar with the program's design and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good PC management program.

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


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs button
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. A list of the applications installed on the computer will be made available to you

6. Scroll the list of applications until you locate Brave or simply click the Search field and type in "Brave". The Brave app will be found very quickly. Notice that when you select Brave in the list of apps, some data about the application is available to you:


  • Safety rating (in the lower left 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 app you wish to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.
7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will appear. accept the uninstall by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove Brave.
Uninstall Brave


8. After removing Brave, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Click Next to start the cleanup. All the items that belong Brave which have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling Brave using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry items, files or directories are left behind on your PC.

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

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Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to remove Brave by Brave Software Inc from your PC, nor are we saying that Brave by Brave Software Inc is not a good application for your PC. This text only contains detailed info on how to remove Brave supposing you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.

2019-10-24 / Written by Dan Armano for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2019-10-24 16:18:42.457