Brave

A way to uninstall Brave from your computer

This page contains thorough information on how to uninstall Brave for Windows. It was created for Windows by The Brave Authors. You can find out more on The Brave Authors or check for application updates here. Brave is usually set up in the C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application directory, regulated by the user's choice. Brave's entire uninstall command line is C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.16\Installer\setup.exe. brave.exe is the programs's main file and it takes circa 1.86 MB (1952232 bytes) on disk.

Brave installs the following the executables on your PC, occupying about 7.62 MB (7987640 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 71.0.58.16 of Brave. Click on the links below for other Brave versions:

• 74.0.63.48
• 76.0.67.123
• 77.0.68.139
• 73.0.61.51
• 81.1.9.72
• 75.0.65.118
• 79.1.2.42
• 80.1.5.115
• 73.0.64.4
• 74.0.64.76
• 71.0.58.18
• 77.0.68.142
• 70.0.55.22
• 83.1.10.95
• 75.0.66.101
• 78.0.70.123
• 72.0.59.34
• 72.0.59.35
• 73.0.61.52
• 72.0.59.33
• 83.1.10.86
• 81.1.8.95
• 80.1.5.113
• 83.1.10.90
• 72.0.60.48
• 72.0.60.45
• 76.0.67.125
• 80.1.5.112
• 71.0.57.18
• 72.0.60.47
• 76.0.67.124
• 79.1.2.41
• 73.0.62.51
• 78.0.70.121
• 79.1.1.21
• 83.1.10.93
• 70.0.56.14
• 80.1.7.92
• 78.1.0.1
• 80.1.3.115
• 81.1.8.96
• 74.0.63.55
• 78.1.3.17
• 80.1.5.122
• 80.1.5.123
• 81.1.9.76
• 77.0.68.141
• 79.1.1.20
• 79.1.2.43
• 80.1.4.95
• 78.1.0.0
• 73.0.62.50
• 75.0.65.121
• 80.1.3.113
• 70.0.56.12
• 74.0.64.77
• 77.0.69.132
• 77.0.68.138
• 75.0.66.100
• 81.1.9.80
• 70.0.56.15
• 80.1.3.118
• 75.0.65.120
• 83.1.10.97
• 81.1.8.86
• 74.0.64.75
• 71.0.58.17
• 75.0.68.100
• 78.0.70.122
• 79.1.1.23
• 76.0.68.131
• 80.1.4.96
• 70.0.55.20
• 79.1.1.22
• 75.0.66.99
• 81.1.8.90
• 76.0.68.132
• 77.0.69.135
• 79.1.5.27
• 70.0.55.18
• 71.0.58.21
• 77.0.68.140
• 81.1.7.98

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Some files and registry entries are regularly left behind when you remove Brave.

Folders remaining:

• 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\Application\71.0.58.16\71.0.58.16.manifest
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.16\brave_100_percent.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.16\brave_200_percent.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.16\brave_resources.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.16\chrome.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.16\chrome_100_percent.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.16\chrome_200_percent.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.16\chrome_child.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.16\chrome_elf.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.16\chrome_watcher.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.16\d3dcompiler_47.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.16\elevation_service.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.16\Extensions\external_extensions.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.16\icudtl.dat
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.16\Installer\chrome.7z
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.16\Installer\setup.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.16\libegl.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.16\libglesv2.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.16\Locales\am.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.16\Locales\ar.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.16\Locales\bg.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.16\Locales\bn.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.16\Locales\ca.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.16\Locales\cs.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.16\Locales\da.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.16\Locales\de.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.16\Locales\el.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.16\Locales\en-GB.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.16\Locales\en-US.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.16\Locales\es.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.16\Locales\es-419.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.16\Locales\et.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.16\Locales\fa.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.16\Locales\fi.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.16\Locales\fil.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.16\Locales\fr.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.16\Locales\gu.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.16\Locales\he.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.16\Locales\hi.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.16\Locales\hr.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.16\Locales\hu.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.16\Locales\id.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.16\Locales\it.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.16\Locales\ja.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.16\Locales\kn.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.16\Locales\ko.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.16\Locales\lt.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.16\Locales\lv.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.16\Locales\ml.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.16\Locales\mr.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.16\Locales\ms.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.16\Locales\nb.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.16\Locales\nl.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.16\Locales\pl.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.16\Locales\pt-BR.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.16\Locales\pt-PT.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.16\Locales\ro.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.16\Locales\ru.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.16\Locales\sk.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.16\Locales\sl.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.16\Locales\sr.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.16\Locales\sv.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.16\Locales\sw.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.16\Locales\ta.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.16\Locales\te.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.16\Locales\th.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.16\Locales\tr.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.16\Locales\uk.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.16\Locales\vi.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.16\Locales\zh-CN.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.16\Locales\zh-TW.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.16\MEIPreload\manifest.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.16\MEIPreload\preloaded_data.pb
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.16\natives_blob.bin
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.16\notification_helper.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.16\resources.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.16\resources\brave_extension\_locales\am\messages.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.16\resources\brave_extension\_locales\ar\messages.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.16\resources\brave_extension\_locales\bg\messages.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.16\resources\brave_extension\_locales\bn\messages.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.16\resources\brave_extension\_locales\ca\messages.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.16\resources\brave_extension\_locales\cs\messages.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.16\resources\brave_extension\_locales\da\messages.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.16\resources\brave_extension\_locales\de\messages.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.16\resources\brave_extension\_locales\el\messages.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.16\resources\brave_extension\_locales\en_GB\messages.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.16\resources\brave_extension\_locales\en_US\messages.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.16\resources\brave_extension\_locales\es\messages.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.16\resources\brave_extension\_locales\es_419\messages.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.16\resources\brave_extension\_locales\et\messages.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.16\resources\brave_extension\_locales\fa\messages.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.16\resources\brave_extension\_locales\fi\messages.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.16\resources\brave_extension\_locales\fil\messages.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.16\resources\brave_extension\_locales\fr\messages.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.16\resources\brave_extension\_locales\gu\messages.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.16\resources\brave_extension\_locales\he\messages.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.16\resources\brave_extension\_locales\hi\messages.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.16\resources\brave_extension\_locales\hr\messages.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.16\resources\brave_extension\_locales\hu\messages.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\71.0.58.16\resources\brave_extension\_locales\id\messages.json

Registry keys:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppContainer\Storage\microsoft.microsoftedge_8wekyb3d8bbwe\Children\001\Internet Explorer\DOMStorage\brave.com
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppContainer\Storage\microsoft.microsoftedge_8wekyb3d8bbwe\Children\001\Internet Explorer\EdpDomStorage\brave.com
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Clients\StartMenuInternet\Brave.GB4T6IRLUN23LCTXWE4H7W3WB4
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\BraveSoftware Brave-Browser
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\MediaPlayer\ShimInclusionList\brave.exe

A way to delete Brave from your PC with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Brave is a program by The Brave Authors. Frequently, computer users decide to remove it. This can be efortful because uninstalling this manually requires some advanced knowledge related to Windows program uninstallation. The best SIMPLE way 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 efficient uninstaller and all around tool to take care of your system.

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• navigate to Download Link
• download the setup by pressing the DOWNLOAD NOW button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to admire the program's interface and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good package of utilities.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs tool


5. All the programs existing on the PC will be made available to you

6. Navigate the list of programs until you locate Brave or simply click the Search field and type in "Brave". If it is installed on your PC the Brave program will be found automatically. Notice that when you select Brave in the list of apps, some information regarding the application is available to you:

• Safety rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other people have regarding Brave, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the app you want to remove, by pressing the Properties button.

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will come up. accept the uninstall by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall Brave.


8. After uninstalling Brave, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items of Brave which have been left behind will be found 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 folders are left behind on your computer.

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

Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to remove Brave by The Brave Authors from your computer, nor are we saying that Brave by The Brave Authors is not a good application. This text 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' computers.