Brave

How to uninstall Brave from your computer

This page is about Brave for Windows. Here you can find details on how to remove it from your computer. It is developed by Brave Software Inc. Open here for more information on Brave Software Inc. Brave is normally set up in the C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application folder, depending on the user's decision. You can remove Brave by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\103.1.40.113\Installer\setup.exe. Keep in mind that you might get a notification for administrator rights. The application's main executable file is named brave.exe and occupies 2.63 MB (2753456 bytes).

The executables below are part of Brave. They take an average of 12.24 MB (12833312 bytes) on disk.

• brave.exe (2.63 MB)
• chrome_proxy.exe (1,001.42 KB)
• chrome_pwa_launcher.exe (1.59 MB)
• notification_helper.exe (1.19 MB)
• setup.exe (2.93 MB)

This page is about Brave version 103.1.40.113 only. Click on the links below for other Brave versions:

• 79.1.2.42
• 115.1.56.9
• 70.0.55.18
• 86.1.15.75
• 112.1.50.118
• 83.1.10.97
• 77.0.71.90
• 102.1.39.122
• 79.1.2.43
• 123.1.64.113
• 120.1.61.106
• 87.1.17.68
• 74.0.63.48
• 116.1.57.57
• 123.1.64.109
• 84.1.11.101
• 103.1.40.105
• 91.1.25.68
• 116.1.57.47
• 77.0.68.138
• 89.1.22.66
• 89.1.22.71
• 116.1.57.64
• 81.1.9.72
• 78.1.3.39
• 90.1.24.86
• 75.0.65.118
• 91.1.28.22
• 101.1.38.109
• 75.0.65.121
• 99.1.36.109
• 104.1.42.97
• 97.1.34.80
• 108.1.46.133
• 116.1.57.53
• 81.1.9.68
• 114.1.52.117
• 107.1.45.133
• 86.1.15.69
• 89.1.21.76
• 121.1.62.156
• 117.1.58.129
• 100.1.37.113
• 88.1.19.90
• 80.1.5.113
• 107.1.45.127
• 85.1.14.83
• 92.1.27.108
• 80.1.5.115
• 105.1.43.93
• 110.1.48.167
• 74.0.64.76
• 110.1.48.171
• 91.1.25.72
• 73.0.61.51
• 73.0.61.52
• 107.1.45.131
• 76.0.67.125
• 81.1.8.86
• 71.0.58.18
• 109.1.47.186
• 83.1.10.95
• 75.0.66.101
• 106.1.44.101
• 124.1.65.114
• 106.1.44.108
• 72.0.59.35
• 90.1.24.85
• 89.1.22.67
• 88.1.19.86
• 98.1.35.100
• 105.1.43.85
• 72.0.59.34
• 86.1.16.76
• 90.1.24.82
• 96.1.33.99
• 108.1.46.134
• 117.1.58.131
• 106.1.44.112
• 90.1.24.84
• 84.1.12.112
• 95.1.31.88
• 83.1.10.90
• 81.1.8.95
• 114.1.52.122
• 90.1.23.75
• 88.1.20.110
• 91.1.26.74
• 120.1.61.109
• 89.1.22.72
• 94.1.30.89
• 90.1.23.69
• 71.0.60.2
• 101.1.38.111
• 94.1.30.86
• 123.1.64.122
• 105.1.43.88
• 99.1.36.116
• 72.0.60.48
• 76.0.67.123

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Brave has the habit of leaving behind some leftovers.

You should delete the folders below after you uninstall Brave:

• 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:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\717d6cae-b5f5-4be6-94da-be152111b4c3.tmp
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\BrowserMetrics\BrowserMetrics-62C8EEC6-528.pma
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\BrowserMetrics\BrowserMetrics-62C8EF8A-31A8.pma
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Crashpad\metadata
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Crashpad\settings.dat
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default\Affiliation Database
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default\Code Cache\js\index
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default\Code Cache\wasm\index
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default\coupon_db\LOCK
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default\coupon_db\LOG
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default\Extension Scripts\000003.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default\Extension Scripts\CURRENT
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default\Extension Scripts\LOCK
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default\Extension Scripts\LOG
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default\Extension Scripts\MANIFEST-000001
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default\Extension State\000003.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default\Extension State\CURRENT
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default\Extension State\LOCK
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default\Extension State\LOG
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default\Extension State\MANIFEST-000001
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default\Favicons
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default\Google Profile.ico
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default\GPUCache\data_0
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default\GPUCache\data_1
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default\GPUCache\data_2
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default\GPUCache\data_3
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default\GPUCache\index
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default\heavy_ad_intervention_opt_out.db
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default\History
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default\Local Storage\leveldb\000003.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default\Local Storage\leveldb\CURRENT
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default\Local Storage\leveldb\LOCK
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default\Local Storage\leveldb\LOG
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default\Local Storage\leveldb\MANIFEST-000001
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default\LOCK
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default\LOG
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default\Network Action Predictor
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default\Network\NetworkDataMigrated
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default\Preferences
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default\README
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default\Safe Browsing Network\NetworkDataMigrated
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default\Safe Browsing Network\Safe Browsing Cookies
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default\Secure Preferences
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default\Session Storage\000003.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default\Session Storage\CURRENT
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default\Session Storage\LOCK
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default\Session Storage\LOG
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default\Session Storage\MANIFEST-000001
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default\Sessions\Session_13301809101432694
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default\shared_proto_db\000003.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default\shared_proto_db\CURRENT
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default\shared_proto_db\LOCK
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default\shared_proto_db\LOG
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default\shared_proto_db\MANIFEST-000001
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default\shared_proto_db\metadata\000003.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default\shared_proto_db\metadata\CURRENT
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default\shared_proto_db\metadata\LOCK
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default\shared_proto_db\metadata\LOG
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default\shared_proto_db\metadata\MANIFEST-000001
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default\Shortcuts
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default\Site Characteristics Database\000003.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default\Site Characteristics Database\CURRENT
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default\Site Characteristics Database\LOCK
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default\Site Characteristics Database\LOG
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default\Site Characteristics Database\MANIFEST-000001
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default\Sync Data\LevelDB\000003.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default\Sync Data\LevelDB\CURRENT
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default\Sync Data\LevelDB\LOCK
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default\Sync Data\LevelDB\LOG
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default\Sync Data\LevelDB\MANIFEST-000001
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default\Top Sites
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default\Visited Links
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default\Web Data
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\First Run
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\GrShaderCache\GPUCache\data_0
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\GrShaderCache\GPUCache\data_1
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\GrShaderCache\GPUCache\data_2
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\GrShaderCache\GPUCache\data_3
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\GrShaderCache\GPUCache\f_000001
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\GrShaderCache\GPUCache\f_000002
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\GrShaderCache\GPUCache\f_000003
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\GrShaderCache\GPUCache\f_000004
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\GrShaderCache\GPUCache\f_000005
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\GrShaderCache\GPUCache\f_000006
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\GrShaderCache\GPUCache\index
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Last Browser
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Last Version
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Local State
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\ShaderCache\GPUCache\data_0
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\ShaderCache\GPUCache\data_1
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\ShaderCache\GPUCache\data_2
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\ShaderCache\GPUCache\data_3
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\ShaderCache\GPUCache\index
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Variations
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\125\Brave
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\Brave.lnk

Registry keys:

• 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\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\brave
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\EventLog\Application\Brave-Browser

Open regedit.exe to remove the registry values below from the Windows Registry:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-2394959719-1716029727-777819368-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Program Files\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

How to erase Brave from your PC with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Brave is an application offered by the software company Brave Software Inc. Some people decide to uninstall it. This can be hard because deleting this by hand takes some knowledge regarding Windows internal functioning. One of the best QUICK way 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 on your Windows system, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and general tool to optimize your Windows computer.

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• navigate to Download Link
• download the setup 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 the program's interface and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good Windows optimizer.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Press the Uninstall Programs button


5. All the applications existing on your computer will appear

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 app will be found automatically. Notice that when you click Brave in the list , some information regarding the application is made available to you:

• Star rating (in the lower left corner). This tells you the opinion other people have regarding Brave, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Details regarding the application you want to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will show up. accept the removal by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove Brave.


8. After uninstalling Brave, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to perform the cleanup. All the items of Brave that have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want 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 system.

Your system will remain clean, speedy and able to serve you properly.

Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to remove 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 PC. This page only contains detailed instructions on how to remove Brave in case 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' computers.