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A guide to uninstall Brave from your system

Brave is a computer program. This page contains details on how to remove it from your PC. It is produced by The Brave Authors. Check out here where you can get more info on The Brave Authors. The program is frequently installed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application folder. Keep in mind that this path can vary depending on the user's choice. 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\80.1.5.123\Installer\setup.exe. Note that you might receive a notification for administrator rights. Brave's main file takes about 1.90 MB (1993360 bytes) and is called brave.exe.

Brave is composed of the following executables which occupy 7.98 MB (8372144 bytes) on disk:

  • brave.exe (1.90 MB)
  • chrome_proxy.exe (696.64 KB)
  • notification_helper.exe (851.64 KB)
  • setup.exe (2.29 MB)


The information on this page is only about version 80.1.5.123 of Brave. You can find here a few links to other Brave releases:

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Several files, folders and Windows registry entries will not be removed when you want to remove Brave from your computer.

Directories left on disk:
  • 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\80.1.5.123\80.1.5.123.manifest
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.5.123\brave.exe.sig
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.5.123\brave_100_percent.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.5.123\brave_200_percent.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.5.123\brave_resources.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.5.123\chrome.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.5.123\chrome_100_percent.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.5.123\chrome_200_percent.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.5.123\chrome_elf.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.5.123\chrome_watcher.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.5.123\d3dcompiler_47.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.5.123\eventlog_provider.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.5.123\Extensions\external_extensions.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.5.123\icudtl.dat
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.5.123\Installer\chrmstp.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.5.123\Installer\chrome.7z
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.5.123\Installer\setup.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.5.123\libegl.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.5.123\libglesv2.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.5.123\Locales\am.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.5.123\Locales\ar.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.5.123\Locales\bg.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.5.123\Locales\bn.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.5.123\Locales\ca.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.5.123\Locales\cs.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.5.123\Locales\da.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.5.123\Locales\de.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.5.123\Locales\el.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.5.123\Locales\en-GB.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.5.123\Locales\en-US.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.5.123\Locales\es.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.5.123\Locales\es-419.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.5.123\Locales\et.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.5.123\Locales\fa.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.5.123\Locales\fi.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.5.123\Locales\fil.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.5.123\Locales\fr.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.5.123\Locales\gu.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.5.123\Locales\he.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.5.123\Locales\hi.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.5.123\Locales\hr.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.5.123\Locales\hu.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.5.123\Locales\id.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.5.123\Locales\it.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.5.123\Locales\ja.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.5.123\Locales\kn.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.5.123\Locales\ko.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.5.123\Locales\lt.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.5.123\Locales\lv.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.5.123\Locales\ml.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.5.123\Locales\mr.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.5.123\Locales\ms.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.5.123\Locales\nb.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.5.123\Locales\nl.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.5.123\Locales\pl.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.5.123\Locales\pt-BR.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.5.123\Locales\pt-PT.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.5.123\Locales\ro.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.5.123\Locales\ru.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.5.123\Locales\sk.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.5.123\Locales\sl.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.5.123\Locales\sr.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.5.123\Locales\sv.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.5.123\Locales\sw.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.5.123\Locales\ta.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.5.123\Locales\te.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.5.123\Locales\th.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.5.123\Locales\tr.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.5.123\Locales\uk.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.5.123\Locales\vi.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.5.123\Locales\zh-CN.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.5.123\Locales\zh-TW.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.5.123\MEIPreload\manifest.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.5.123\MEIPreload\preloaded_data.pb
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.5.123\notification_helper.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.5.123\resources.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.5.123\resources\brave_extension\_locales\am\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.5.123\resources\brave_extension\_locales\ar\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.5.123\resources\brave_extension\_locales\bg\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.5.123\resources\brave_extension\_locales\bn\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.5.123\resources\brave_extension\_locales\ca\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.5.123\resources\brave_extension\_locales\cs\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.5.123\resources\brave_extension\_locales\da\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.5.123\resources\brave_extension\_locales\de\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.5.123\resources\brave_extension\_locales\el\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.5.123\resources\brave_extension\_locales\en_GB\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.5.123\resources\brave_extension\_locales\en_US\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.5.123\resources\brave_extension\_locales\es\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.5.123\resources\brave_extension\_locales\es_419\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.5.123\resources\brave_extension\_locales\et\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.5.123\resources\brave_extension\_locales\fa\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.5.123\resources\brave_extension\_locales\fi\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.5.123\resources\brave_extension\_locales\fil\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.5.123\resources\brave_extension\_locales\fr\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.5.123\resources\brave_extension\_locales\gu\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.5.123\resources\brave_extension\_locales\he\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.5.123\resources\brave_extension\_locales\hi\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.5.123\resources\brave_extension\_locales\hr\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.5.123\resources\brave_extension\_locales\hu\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\80.1.5.123\resources\brave_extension\_locales\id\messages.json

Generally the following registry data will not be 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
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\brave
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\EventLog\Application\Brave-Browser

Open regedit.exe to remove the values below from the Windows Registry:
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-857579439-2979230768-1256381079-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Program Files (x86)\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 erase Brave with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Brave is an application offered by The Brave Authors. Sometimes, computer users decide to erase it. Sometimes this can be troublesome because performing this manually requires some advanced knowledge related to Windows internal functioning. One of the best EASY procedure to erase 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, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and general tool to optimize your PC.

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  • visit Download Link
  • download the program by pressing the DOWNLOAD NOW button
  • set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to get familiar with the program's interface and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful program.

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


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs button
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. All the applications existing on the PC will appear

6. Scroll the list of applications until you find Brave or simply click the Search feature and type in "Brave". If it exists on your system the Brave app will be found automatically. When you click Brave in the list of programs, the following information about the program is available to you:


  • Star rating (in the left lower corner). This tells you the opinion other users have about Brave, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Reviews by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Technical information about the app you wish to remove, by pressing the Properties button.
7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will show up. accept the removal by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall Brave.
Uninstall Brave


8. After uninstalling Brave, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to perform the cleanup. All the items that belong Brave that have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling Brave with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your computer.

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



Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to uninstall Brave by The Brave Authors from your computer, nor are we saying that Brave by The Brave Authors is not a good application for your PC. This page simply contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall Brave supposing you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.

2020-04-04 / Written by Andreea Kartman for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2020-04-03 21:17:34.793