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A guide to uninstall Brave from your PC

Brave is a software application. This page holds details on how to uninstall it from your computer. It is produced by Auteurs de Brave. More information about Auteurs de Brave can be read here. Brave is usually installed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application folder, subject to the user's option. 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\77.0.68.139\Installer\setup.exe. Keep in mind that you might get a notification for admin rights. brave.exe is the programs's main file and it takes about 1.90 MB (1987728 bytes) on disk.

Brave is composed of the following executables which take 15.61 MB (16369504 bytes) on disk:

  • brave.exe (1.90 MB)
  • chrome_proxy.exe (694.64 KB)
  • new_chrome.exe (1.90 MB)
  • new_chrome_proxy.exe (694.64 KB)
  • notification_helper.exe (857.14 KB)
  • setup.exe (2.20 MB)
  • notification_helper.exe (857.14 KB)
  • setup.exe (2.20 MB)
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The current web page applies to Brave version 77.0.68.139 alone. Click on the links below for other Brave versions:

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When planning to uninstall Brave you should check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Directories found on disk:
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser

The files below remain on your disk by Brave's application uninstaller when you removed it:
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.68.139\77.0.68.139.manifest
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.68.139\brave.exe.sig
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.68.139\brave_100_percent.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.68.139\brave_200_percent.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.68.139\brave_resources.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.68.139\chrome.dll
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.68.139\chrome_100_percent.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.68.139\chrome_200_percent.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.68.139\chrome_child.dll
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.68.139\chrome_elf.dll
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.68.139\chrome_watcher.dll
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.68.139\d3dcompiler_47.dll
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.68.139\Extensions\external_extensions.json
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.68.139\icudtl.dat
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.68.139\Installer\chrmstp.exe
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.68.139\Installer\chrome.7z
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.68.139\Installer\setup.exe
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.68.139\libegl.dll
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.68.139\libglesv2.dll
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.68.139\Locales\am.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.68.139\Locales\ar.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.68.139\Locales\bg.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.68.139\Locales\bn.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.68.139\Locales\ca.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.68.139\Locales\cs.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.68.139\Locales\da.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.68.139\Locales\de.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.68.139\Locales\el.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.68.139\Locales\en-GB.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.68.139\Locales\en-US.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.68.139\Locales\es.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.68.139\Locales\es-419.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.68.139\Locales\et.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.68.139\Locales\fa.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.68.139\Locales\fi.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.68.139\Locales\fil.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.68.139\Locales\fr.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.68.139\Locales\gu.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.68.139\Locales\he.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.68.139\Locales\hi.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.68.139\Locales\hr.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.68.139\Locales\hu.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.68.139\Locales\id.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.68.139\Locales\it.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.68.139\Locales\ja.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.68.139\Locales\kn.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.68.139\Locales\ko.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.68.139\Locales\lt.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.68.139\Locales\lv.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.68.139\Locales\ml.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.68.139\Locales\mr.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.68.139\Locales\ms.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.68.139\Locales\nb.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.68.139\Locales\nl.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.68.139\Locales\pl.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.68.139\Locales\pt-BR.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.68.139\Locales\pt-PT.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.68.139\Locales\ro.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.68.139\Locales\ru.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.68.139\Locales\sk.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.68.139\Locales\sl.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.68.139\Locales\sr.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.68.139\Locales\sv.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.68.139\Locales\sw.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.68.139\Locales\ta.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.68.139\Locales\te.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.68.139\Locales\th.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.68.139\Locales\tr.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.68.139\Locales\uk.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.68.139\Locales\vi.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.68.139\Locales\zh-CN.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.68.139\Locales\zh-TW.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.68.139\MEIPreload\manifest.json
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.68.139\MEIPreload\preloaded_data.pb
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.68.139\natives_blob.bin
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.68.139\notification_helper.exe
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.68.139\resources.pak
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.68.139\resources\brave_extension\_locales\am\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.68.139\resources\brave_extension\_locales\ar\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.68.139\resources\brave_extension\_locales\bg\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.68.139\resources\brave_extension\_locales\bn\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.68.139\resources\brave_extension\_locales\ca\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.68.139\resources\brave_extension\_locales\cs\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.68.139\resources\brave_extension\_locales\da\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.68.139\resources\brave_extension\_locales\de\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.68.139\resources\brave_extension\_locales\el\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.68.139\resources\brave_extension\_locales\en_GB\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.68.139\resources\brave_extension\_locales\en_US\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.68.139\resources\brave_extension\_locales\es\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.68.139\resources\brave_extension\_locales\es_419\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.68.139\resources\brave_extension\_locales\et\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.68.139\resources\brave_extension\_locales\fa\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.68.139\resources\brave_extension\_locales\fi\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.68.139\resources\brave_extension\_locales\fil\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.68.139\resources\brave_extension\_locales\fr\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.68.139\resources\brave_extension\_locales\gu\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.68.139\resources\brave_extension\_locales\he\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.68.139\resources\brave_extension\_locales\hi\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.68.139\resources\brave_extension\_locales\hr\messages.json
  • C:\Program Files\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\77.0.68.139\resources\brave_extension\_locales\hu\messages.json

Registry keys:
  • 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\MediaPlayer\ShimInclusionList\brave.exe
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\RADAR\HeapLeakDetection\DiagnosedApplications\brave.exe
  • 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

Additional values that you should clean:
  • 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 Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Brave is an application by Auteurs de Brave. Frequently, users want to uninstall this program. Sometimes this is easier said than done because deleting this by hand takes some skill related to Windows internal functioning. The best QUICK solution 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 system, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and general utility to clean your Windows computer.

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2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to get familiar with the program's design and number of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful system optimizer.

3. Press the General Tools button
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4. Press the Uninstall Programs button
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. All the applications existing on your computer will be made available to you

6. Navigate the list of applications until you find Brave or simply click the Search feature and type in "Brave". The Brave application will be found very quickly. When you click Brave in the list of apps, the following information regarding the application is available to you:


  • Safety rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating explains the opinion other users have regarding Brave, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Reviews by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
  • Technical information regarding the app you wish to remove, by pressing the Properties button.
7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will appear. Confirm the uninstall by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will remove Brave.
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8. After uninstalling Brave, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to perform the cleanup. All the items of Brave which have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing Brave with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your system.

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



Disclaimer

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

2019-09-20 / Written by Daniel Statescu for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2019-09-20 10:46:32.377