Git

A guide to uninstall Git from your system

You can find below detailed information on how to uninstall Git for Windows. The Windows release was created by The Git Development Community. You can find out more on The Git Development Community or check for application updates here. More information about the software Git can be seen at https://gitforwindows.org/. Git is frequently set up in the C:\Program Files\Git folder, depending on the user's decision. You can remove Git by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\Program Files\Git\unins000.exe. Note that you might receive a notification for admin rights. pdftotext.exe is the Git's primary executable file and it takes close to 1.47 MB (1537966 bytes) on disk.

The following executables are installed together with Git. They occupy about 2.49 MB (2610864 bytes) on disk.

• pdftotext.exe (1.47 MB)
• column.exe (44.03 KB)
• dash.exe (105.77 KB)
• getopt.exe (17.71 KB)
• rebase.exe (880.24 KB)

This page is about Git version 2.47.1 alone. For other Git versions please click below:

• 2.43.0
• 2.37.1
• 2.33.0.2
• 2.39.2
• 2.34.1
• 2.41.0
• 2.37.0

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

Directories left on disk:

• C:\Program Files\Git

Generally, the following files are left on disk:

• C:\Program Files\Git\bin\bash.exe
• C:\Program Files\Git\bin\git.exe
• C:\Program Files\Git\bin\sh.exe
• C:\Program Files\Git\cmd\aslr-manager.ps1
• C:\Program Files\Git\cmd\git.exe
• C:\Program Files\Git\cmd\git-gui.exe
• C:\Program Files\Git\cmd\gitk.exe
• C:\Program Files\Git\cmd\git-lfs.exe
• C:\Program Files\Git\cmd\git-receive-pack.exe
• C:\Program Files\Git\cmd\git-upload-pack.exe
• C:\Program Files\Git\cmd\scalar.exe
• C:\Program Files\Git\cmd\start-ssh-agent.cmd
• C:\Program Files\Git\cmd\start-ssh-pageant.cmd
• C:\Program Files\Git\cmd\tig.exe
• C:\Program Files\Git\dev\fd
• C:\Program Files\Git\dev\stderr
• C:\Program Files\Git\dev\stdin
• C:\Program Files\Git\dev\stdout
• C:\Program Files\Git\etc\bash.bash_logout
• C:\Program Files\Git\etc\bash.bashrc
• C:\Program Files\Git\etc\DIR_COLORS
• C:\Program Files\Git\etc\docx2txt.config
• C:\Program Files\Git\etc\fstab
• C:\Program Files\Git\etc\gitattributes
• C:\Program Files\Git\etc\gitconfig
• C:\Program Files\Git\etc\hosts
• C:\Program Files\Git\etc\inputrc
• C:\Program Files\Git\etc\install-options.txt
• C:\Program Files\Git\etc\msystem
• C:\Program Files\Git\etc\mtab
• C:\Program Files\Git\etc\nanorc
• C:\Program Files\Git\etc\networks
• C:\Program Files\Git\etc\nsswitch.conf
• C:\Program Files\Git\etc\package-versions.txt
• C:\Program Files\Git\etc\pkcs11\pkcs11.conf.example
• C:\Program Files\Git\etc\pki\ca-trust\extracted\java\cacerts
• C:\Program Files\Git\etc\pki\ca-trust\extracted\openssl\ca-bundle.trust.crt
• C:\Program Files\Git\etc\pki\ca-trust\extracted\pem\email-ca-bundle.pem
• C:\Program Files\Git\etc\pki\ca-trust\extracted\pem\objsign-ca-bundle.pem
• C:\Program Files\Git\etc\pki\ca-trust\extracted\pem\tls-ca-bundle.pem
• C:\Program Files\Git\etc\profile
• C:\Program Files\Git\etc\protocols
• C:\Program Files\Git\etc\services
• C:\Program Files\Git\etc\ssh\moduli
• C:\Program Files\Git\etc\ssh\ssh_config
• C:\Program Files\Git\etc\ssh\sshd_config
• C:\Program Files\Git\etc\tigrc
• C:\Program Files\Git\etc\vimrc
• C:\Program Files\Git\Git-2.47.1-64-bit.exe
• C:\Program Files\Git\git-bash.exe
• C:\Program Files\Git\git-cmd.exe
• C:\Program Files\Git\LICENSE.txt
• C:\Program Files\Git\mingw64\bin\adig.exe
• C:\Program Files\Git\mingw64\bin\ahost.exe
• C:\Program Files\Git\mingw64\bin\antiword.exe
• C:\Program Files\Git\mingw64\bin\Atlassian.Bitbucket.dll
• C:\Program Files\Git\mingw64\bin\av_libglesv2.dll
• C:\Program Files\Git\mingw64\bin\Avalonia.Base.dll
• C:\Program Files\Git\mingw64\bin\Avalonia.Controls.dll
• C:\Program Files\Git\mingw64\bin\Avalonia.DesignerSupport.dll
• C:\Program Files\Git\mingw64\bin\Avalonia.Dialogs.dll
• C:\Program Files\Git\mingw64\bin\Avalonia.dll
• C:\Program Files\Git\mingw64\bin\Avalonia.Markup.dll
• C:\Program Files\Git\mingw64\bin\Avalonia.Markup.Xaml.dll
• C:\Program Files\Git\mingw64\bin\Avalonia.Metal.dll
• C:\Program Files\Git\mingw64\bin\Avalonia.MicroCom.dll
• C:\Program Files\Git\mingw64\bin\Avalonia.OpenGL.dll
• C:\Program Files\Git\mingw64\bin\Avalonia.Remote.Protocol.dll
• C:\Program Files\Git\mingw64\bin\Avalonia.Skia.dll
• C:\Program Files\Git\mingw64\bin\Avalonia.Themes.Fluent.dll
• C:\Program Files\Git\mingw64\bin\Avalonia.Vulkan.dll
• C:\Program Files\Git\mingw64\bin\Avalonia.Win32.dll
• C:\Program Files\Git\mingw64\bin\blocked-file-util.exe
• C:\Program Files\Git\mingw64\bin\brotli.exe
• C:\Program Files\Git\mingw64\bin\bunzip2.exe
• C:\Program Files\Git\mingw64\bin\bzcat.exe
• C:\Program Files\Git\mingw64\bin\bzcmp
• C:\Program Files\Git\mingw64\bin\bzdiff
• C:\Program Files\Git\mingw64\bin\bzegrep
• C:\Program Files\Git\mingw64\bin\bzfgrep
• C:\Program Files\Git\mingw64\bin\bzgrep
• C:\Program Files\Git\mingw64\bin\bzip2.exe
• C:\Program Files\Git\mingw64\bin\bzip2recover.exe
• C:\Program Files\Git\mingw64\bin\bzless
• C:\Program Files\Git\mingw64\bin\bzmore
• C:\Program Files\Git\mingw64\bin\c_rehash
• C:\Program Files\Git\mingw64\bin\connect.exe
• C:\Program Files\Git\mingw64\bin\create-shortcut.exe
• C:\Program Files\Git\mingw64\bin\curl.exe
• C:\Program Files\Git\mingw64\bin\edit.dll
• C:\Program Files\Git\mingw64\bin\edit_test.exe
• C:\Program Files\Git\mingw64\bin\edit_test_dll.exe
• C:\Program Files\Git\mingw64\bin\envsubst.exe
• C:\Program Files\Git\mingw64\bin\gcmcore.dll
• C:\Program Files\Git\mingw64\bin\gettext.exe
• C:\Program Files\Git\mingw64\bin\gettext.sh
• C:\Program Files\Git\mingw64\bin\git.exe
• C:\Program Files\Git\mingw64\bin\git-askpass.exe
• C:\Program Files\Git\mingw64\bin\git-askyesno.exe
• C:\Program Files\Git\mingw64\bin\git-credential-helper-selector.exe

Usually the following registry data will not be uninstalled:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Git_is1

A way to erase Git from your computer using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Git is an application offered by The Git Development Community. Frequently, computer users want to uninstall this program. This can be easier said than done because performing this by hand requires some know-how related to removing Windows applications by hand. The best SIMPLE action to uninstall Git 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, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is the best uninstaller and general tool to clean your Windows PC.

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

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful system utility.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs tool


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

6. Scroll the list of programs until you find Git or simply activate the Search field and type in "Git". If it exists on your system the Git application will be found very quickly. After you select Git in the list of apps, some data about the application is available to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). This tells you the opinion other people have about Git, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Details about the app you wish to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.

For instance you can see that for Git:

• The web site of the program is: https://gitforwindows.org/
• The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files\Git\unins000.exe

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will come up. accept the uninstall by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will remove Git.


8. After uninstalling Git, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Click Next to start the cleanup. All the items of Git that have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling Git with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry items, files or folders are left behind on your computer.

Your computer will remain clean, speedy and able to run without errors or problems.

Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to uninstall Git by The Git Development Community from your PC, nor are we saying that Git by The Git Development Community is not a good software application. This text only contains detailed info on how to uninstall Git supposing you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.