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How to uninstall Brave from your computer

Brave is a Windows application. Read below about how to uninstall it from your computer. The Windows release was developed by Auteurs de Brave. Go over here where you can get more info on Auteurs de Brave. Brave is normally set up in the C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application directory, depending on the user's choice. Brave's entire uninstall command line is C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.132\Installer\setup.exe. The program's main executable file occupies 1.90 MB (1987728 bytes) on disk and is titled brave.exe.

Brave is composed 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 current page applies to Brave version 77.0.69.132 alone. You can find below info on other releases of Brave:

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Quite a few files, folders and registry entries will not be uninstalled when you are trying to remove Brave from your PC.

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 were left behind on your disk by Brave's application uninstaller when you removed it:
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.132\77.0.69.132.manifest
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.132\brave.exe.sig
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.132\brave_100_percent.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.132\brave_200_percent.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.132\brave_resources.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.132\chrome.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.132\chrome_100_percent.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.132\chrome_200_percent.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.132\chrome_child.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.132\chrome_elf.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.132\chrome_watcher.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.132\d3dcompiler_47.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.132\Extensions\external_extensions.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.132\icudtl.dat
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.132\Installer\chrmstp.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.132\Installer\chrome.7z
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.132\Installer\setup.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.132\libegl.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.132\libglesv2.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.132\Locales\am.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.132\Locales\ar.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.132\Locales\bg.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.132\Locales\bn.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.132\Locales\ca.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.132\Locales\cs.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.132\Locales\da.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.132\Locales\de.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.132\Locales\el.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.132\Locales\en-GB.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.132\Locales\en-US.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.132\Locales\es.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.132\Locales\es-419.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.132\Locales\et.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.132\Locales\fa.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.132\Locales\fi.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.132\Locales\fil.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.132\Locales\fr.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.132\Locales\gu.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.132\Locales\he.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.132\Locales\hi.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.132\Locales\hr.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.132\Locales\hu.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.132\Locales\id.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.132\Locales\it.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.132\Locales\ja.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.132\Locales\kn.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.132\Locales\ko.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.132\Locales\lt.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.132\Locales\lv.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.132\Locales\ml.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.132\Locales\mr.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.132\Locales\ms.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.132\Locales\nb.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.132\Locales\nl.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.132\Locales\pl.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.132\Locales\pt-BR.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.132\Locales\pt-PT.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.132\Locales\ro.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.132\Locales\ru.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.132\Locales\sk.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.132\Locales\sl.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.132\Locales\sr.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.132\Locales\sv.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.132\Locales\sw.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.132\Locales\ta.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.132\Locales\te.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.132\Locales\th.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.132\Locales\tr.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.132\Locales\uk.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.132\Locales\vi.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.132\Locales\zh-CN.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.132\Locales\zh-TW.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.132\MEIPreload\manifest.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.132\MEIPreload\preloaded_data.pb
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.132\natives_blob.bin
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.132\notification_helper.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.132\resources.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.132\resources\brave_extension\_locales\am\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.132\resources\brave_extension\_locales\ar\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.132\resources\brave_extension\_locales\bg\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.132\resources\brave_extension\_locales\bn\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.132\resources\brave_extension\_locales\ca\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.132\resources\brave_extension\_locales\cs\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.132\resources\brave_extension\_locales\da\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.132\resources\brave_extension\_locales\de\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.132\resources\brave_extension\_locales\el\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.132\resources\brave_extension\_locales\en_GB\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.132\resources\brave_extension\_locales\en_US\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.132\resources\brave_extension\_locales\es\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.132\resources\brave_extension\_locales\es_419\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.132\resources\brave_extension\_locales\et\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.132\resources\brave_extension\_locales\fa\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.132\resources\brave_extension\_locales\fi\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.132\resources\brave_extension\_locales\fil\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.132\resources\brave_extension\_locales\fr\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.132\resources\brave_extension\_locales\gu\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.132\resources\brave_extension\_locales\he\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.132\resources\brave_extension\_locales\hi\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.132\resources\brave_extension\_locales\hr\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.69.132\resources\brave_extension\_locales\hu\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_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

Supplementary values that are not removed:
  • 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 erase Brave from your computer with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Brave is an application by Auteurs de Brave. Some people try to uninstall it. Sometimes this can be easier said than done because uninstalling this manually requires some know-how related to removing Windows applications by hand. One of the best SIMPLE way to uninstall 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 PC, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is the best uninstaller and all around tool to optimize your Windows system.

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  • go to Download Link
  • download the program by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD button
  • set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and number of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good program.

3. Press the General Tools category
Go to General Tools


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


5. All the applications existing on the computer will be shown to you

6. Scroll the list of applications until you locate Brave or simply activate the Search feature and type in "Brave". If it exists on your system the Brave application will be found automatically. After you click Brave in the list of programs, some information regarding the program is made available to you:


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


8. After uninstalling Brave, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Press Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items that belong Brave that have been left behind will be detected and you will be able 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 computer.

Your PC will remain clean, speedy and able to take on new tasks.



Disclaimer

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

2019-10-04 / Written by Andreea Kartman for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2019-10-04 08:02:07.010