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A way to uninstall Brave from your PC

This page contains thorough information on how to remove Brave for Windows. It is made by Brave Software Inc. You can find out more on Brave Software Inc or check for application updates here. Usually the Brave application is found in the C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application folder, depending on the user's option during install. C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.57.18\Installer\setup.exe is the full command line if you want to remove Brave. The application's main executable file is titled brave.exe and its approximative size is 1.86 MB (1952232 bytes).

Brave contains of the executables below. They occupy 7.62 MB (7986616 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 71.0.57.18 of Brave. You can find here a few links to other Brave releases:

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

Folders left behind when you uninstall Brave:
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser

The files below are left behind on your disk by Brave's application uninstaller when you removed it:
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.57.18\71.0.57.18.manifest
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.57.18\brave_100_percent.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.57.18\brave_200_percent.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.57.18\brave_resources.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.57.18\chrome.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.57.18\chrome_100_percent.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.57.18\chrome_200_percent.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.57.18\chrome_child.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.57.18\chrome_elf.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.57.18\chrome_watcher.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.57.18\d3dcompiler_47.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.57.18\elevation_service.exe
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.57.18\Extensions\external_extensions.json
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.57.18\icudtl.dat
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.57.18\Installer\chrome.7z
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.57.18\Installer\setup.exe
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.57.18\libegl.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.57.18\libglesv2.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.57.18\Locales\am.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.57.18\Locales\ar.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.57.18\Locales\bg.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.57.18\Locales\bn.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.57.18\Locales\ca.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.57.18\Locales\cs.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.57.18\Locales\da.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.57.18\Locales\de.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.57.18\Locales\el.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.57.18\Locales\en-GB.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.57.18\Locales\en-US.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.57.18\Locales\es.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.57.18\Locales\es-419.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.57.18\Locales\et.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.57.18\Locales\fa.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.57.18\Locales\fi.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.57.18\Locales\fil.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.57.18\Locales\fr.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.57.18\Locales\gu.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.57.18\Locales\he.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.57.18\Locales\hi.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.57.18\Locales\hr.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.57.18\Locales\hu.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.57.18\Locales\id.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.57.18\Locales\it.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.57.18\Locales\ja.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.57.18\Locales\kn.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.57.18\Locales\ko.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.57.18\Locales\lt.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.57.18\Locales\lv.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.57.18\Locales\ml.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.57.18\Locales\mr.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.57.18\Locales\ms.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.57.18\Locales\nb.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.57.18\Locales\nl.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.57.18\Locales\pl.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.57.18\Locales\pt-BR.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.57.18\Locales\pt-PT.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.57.18\Locales\ro.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.57.18\Locales\ru.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.57.18\Locales\sk.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.57.18\Locales\sl.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.57.18\Locales\sr.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.57.18\Locales\sv.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.57.18\Locales\sw.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.57.18\Locales\ta.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.57.18\Locales\te.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.57.18\Locales\th.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.57.18\Locales\tr.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.57.18\Locales\uk.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.57.18\Locales\vi.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.57.18\Locales\zh-CN.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.57.18\Locales\zh-TW.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.57.18\MEIPreload\manifest.json
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.57.18\MEIPreload\preloaded_data.pb
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.57.18\natives_blob.bin
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.57.18\notification_helper.exe
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.57.18\resources.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.57.18\resources\brave_extension\_locales\am\messages.json
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.57.18\resources\brave_extension\_locales\ar\messages.json
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.57.18\resources\brave_extension\_locales\bg\messages.json
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.57.18\resources\brave_extension\_locales\bn\messages.json
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.57.18\resources\brave_extension\_locales\ca\messages.json
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.57.18\resources\brave_extension\_locales\cs\messages.json
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.57.18\resources\brave_extension\_locales\da\messages.json
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.57.18\resources\brave_extension\_locales\de\messages.json
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.57.18\resources\brave_extension\_locales\el\messages.json
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.57.18\resources\brave_extension\_locales\en_GB\messages.json
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.57.18\resources\brave_extension\_locales\en_US\messages.json
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.57.18\resources\brave_extension\_locales\es\messages.json
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.57.18\resources\brave_extension\_locales\es_419\messages.json
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.57.18\resources\brave_extension\_locales\et\messages.json
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.57.18\resources\brave_extension\_locales\fa\messages.json
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.57.18\resources\brave_extension\_locales\fi\messages.json
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.57.18\resources\brave_extension\_locales\fil\messages.json
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.57.18\resources\brave_extension\_locales\fr\messages.json
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.57.18\resources\brave_extension\_locales\gu\messages.json
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.57.18\resources\brave_extension\_locales\he\messages.json
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.57.18\resources\brave_extension\_locales\hi\messages.json
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.57.18\resources\brave_extension\_locales\hr\messages.json
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.57.18\resources\brave_extension\_locales\hu\messages.json
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.57.18\resources\brave_extension\_locales\id\messages.json

Registry keys:
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\BraveSoftware Brave-Browser
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Clients\StartMenuInternet\Brave.G42TA55TJNWCU3Q3KI7POPYUTQ
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\MediaPlayer\ShimInclusionList\brave.exe
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\Clients\StartMenuInternet\Brave.G42TA55TJNWCU3Q3KI7POPYUTQ
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths\brave.exe

Additional values that you should remove:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\brave.exe


A way to uninstall Brave from your PC using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Brave is an application marketed by Brave Software Inc. Frequently, computer users decide to remove it. This is easier said than done because doing this by hand takes some know-how regarding removing Windows programs manually. The best SIMPLE approach to remove Brave is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your system, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and all around tool to take care of your computer.

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  • navigate to Download Link
  • download the program by pressing the DOWNLOAD NOW button
  • install Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and wealth of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful system utility.

3. Press the General Tools button
Go to General Tools


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


5. All the programs existing on the computer will appear

6. Navigate the list of programs until you locate Brave or simply activate the Search field and type in "Brave". The Brave program will be found very quickly. Notice that after you select Brave in the list of programs, some information about the application is made available to you:


  • Safety rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating explains the opinion other users have about Brave, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Reviews by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
  • Technical information about the program you wish to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.
7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will come up. Confirm the removal by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall Brave.
Uninstall Brave


8. After removing Brave, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Press Next to perform the cleanup. All the items of 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 can be sure that no registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your computer.

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



Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to remove Brave by Brave Software Inc from your PC, nor are we saying that Brave by Brave Software Inc is not a good software application. This page only contains detailed instructions on how to remove Brave in case you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.

2018-12-07 / Written by Daniel Statescu for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2018-12-07 20:22:11.237