GitHub Desktop

A guide to uninstall GitHub Desktop from your system

GitHub Desktop is a Windows program. Read more about how to remove it from your computer. It is made by GitHub, Inc.. More info about GitHub, Inc. can be seen here. GitHub Desktop is usually installed in the C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop folder, but this location may vary a lot depending on the user's decision while installing the application. The entire uninstall command line for GitHub Desktop is C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\Update.exe. GitHubDesktop.exe is the programs's main file and it takes about 373.46 KB (382424 bytes) on disk.

The following executables are installed alongside GitHub Desktop. They occupy about 126.04 MB (132165368 bytes) on disk.

• GitHubDesktop.exe (373.46 KB)
• squirrel.exe (1.58 MB)
• GitHubDesktop.exe (93.23 MB)
• git.exe (41.59 KB)
• blocked-file-util.exe (29.55 KB)
• git-fast-import.exe (1.46 MB)
• git-http-fetch.exe (1.47 MB)
• git-http-push.exe (1.48 MB)
• git-wrapper.exe (41.59 KB)
• git-remote-https.exe (1.48 MB)
• git-sh-i18n--envsubst.exe (1.42 MB)
• git.exe (2.52 MB)
• proxy-lookup.exe (28.98 KB)
• x86_64-w64-mingw32-deflatehd.exe (70.52 KB)
• x86_64-w64-mingw32-inflatehd.exe (67.48 KB)
• git-lfs.exe (8.78 MB)
• awk.exe (600.29 KB)
• b2sum.exe (59.96 KB)
• basename.exe (38.37 KB)
• cat.exe (41.62 KB)
• cmp.exe (50.60 KB)
• comm.exe (43.63 KB)
• cp.exe (114.33 KB)
• cut.exe (48.35 KB)
• dash.exe (109.07 KB)
• date.exe (115.24 KB)
• diff.exe (206.99 KB)
• diff3.exe (65.38 KB)
• dirname.exe (37.82 KB)
• echo.exe (38.19 KB)
• env.exe (42.59 KB)
• expr.exe (111.36 KB)
• false.exe (35.65 KB)
• find.exe (256.55 KB)
• gencat.exe (181.33 KB)
• getfacl.exe (170.20 KB)
• getopt.exe (23.55 KB)
• grep.exe (211.23 KB)
• head.exe (47.16 KB)
• ls.exe (140.27 KB)
• mkdir.exe (72.60 KB)
• mktemp.exe (47.06 KB)
• mv.exe (121.43 KB)
• pathchk.exe (38.34 KB)
• printf.exe (72.12 KB)
• pwd.exe (39.60 KB)
• readlink.exe (50.66 KB)
• rebase.exe (817.28 KB)
• rm.exe (65.19 KB)
• rmdir.exe (64.13 KB)
• sdiff.exe (56.15 KB)
• sed.exe (165.07 KB)
• sh.exe (2.01 MB)
• sort.exe (110.29 KB)
• ssh-add.exe (314.04 KB)
• ssh-agent.exe (293.98 KB)
• ssh.exe (648.45 KB)
• tail.exe (58.57 KB)
• test.exe (70.02 KB)
• touch.exe (104.28 KB)
• tr.exe (51.60 KB)
• true.exe (35.65 KB)
• uname.exe (38.80 KB)
• uniq.exe (48.30 KB)
• wc.exe (48.53 KB)
• xargs.exe (69.52 KB)
• getprocaddr32.exe (337.49 KB)
• getprocaddr64.exe (365.39 KB)

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The information on this page is only about version 2.2.2 of GitHub Desktop. For other GitHub Desktop versions please click below:

• 2.6.0
• 2.4.3
• 2.5.4
• 3.3.9
• 2.9.9
• 3.2.6
• 2.5.2
• 2.5.6
• 1.2.6
• 3.3.5
• 1.0.3
• 2.6.2
• 1.6.5
• 2.9.8
• 1.3.0
• 1.0.4
• 3.3.14
• 1.3.1
• 1.2.5
• 3.1.92
• 0.5.7
• 1.3.2
• 2.3.1
• 1.0.6
• 3.3.7
• 2.5.7
• 2.1.1
• 1.6.4
• 1.0.2
• 0.5.4
• 3.1.5
• 3.0.31
• 1.0.9
• 2.5.1
• 1.2.2
• 3.1.62
• 2.1.0
• 3.1.1
• 2.7.2
• 0.5.5
• 0.5.8
• 2.9.14
• 1.0.8
• 0.0.17
• 3.2.0
• 2.9.13
• 3.0.62
• 2.6.3
• 3.3.3
• 1.6.1
• 0.5.9
• 3.2.5
• 1.1.0
• 1.0.12
• 1.4.3
• 1.2.1
• 1.0.5
• 2.9.6
• 3.2.4
• 2.6.4
• 0.9.1
• 2.4.1
• 2.9.2
• 3.3.13
• 1.5.1
• 1.6.3
• 1.2.4
• 2.4.11
• 3.1.3
• 2.0.1
• 1.0.1
• 1.3.5
• 2.9.0
• 3.0.4
• 2.7.1
• 1.1.1
• 2.9.7
• 3.1.2
• 3.0.5
• 0.7.0
• 3.2.9
• 2.2.3
• 3.1.7
• 1.6.6
• 3.0.1
• 1.3.4
• 2.8.3
• 3.3.0
• 1.2.3
• 3.0.7
• 1.3.3
• 3.1.4
• 2.0.0
• 3.1.0
• 1.2.31
• 3.1.32
• 2.4.2
• 2.0.2
• 2.9.1
• 3.3.4

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

You should delete the folders below after you uninstall GitHub Desktop:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\GitHub Desktop

The files below are left behind on your disk when you remove GitHub Desktop:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app.ico
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.2\chrome_100_percent.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.2\chrome_200_percent.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.2\d3dcompiler_47.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.2\ffmpeg.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.2\GitHubDesktop.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.2\icudtl.dat
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.2\libEGL.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.2\libGLESv2.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.2\LICENSE
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.2\locales\am.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.2\locales\ar.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.2\locales\bg.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.2\locales\bn.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.2\locales\ca.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.2\locales\cs.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.2\locales\da.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.2\locales\de.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.2\locales\el.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.2\locales\en-GB.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.2\locales\en-US.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.2\locales\es.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.2\locales\es-419.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.2\locales\et.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.2\locales\fa.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.2\locales\fi.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.2\locales\fil.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.2\locales\fr.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.2\locales\gu.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.2\locales\he.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.2\locales\hi.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.2\locales\hr.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.2\locales\hu.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.2\locales\id.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.2\locales\it.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.2\locales\ja.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.2\locales\kn.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.2\locales\ko.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.2\locales\lt.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.2\locales\lv.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.2\locales\ml.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.2\locales\mr.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.2\locales\ms.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.2\locales\nb.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.2\locales\nl.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.2\locales\pl.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.2\locales\pt-BR.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.2\locales\pt-PT.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.2\locales\ro.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.2\locales\ru.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.2\locales\sk.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.2\locales\sl.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.2\locales\sr.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.2\locales\sv.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.2\locales\sw.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.2\locales\ta.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.2\locales\te.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.2\locales\th.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.2\locales\tr.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.2\locales\uk.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.2\locales\vi.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.2\locales\zh-CN.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.2\locales\zh-TW.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.2\natives_blob.bin
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.2\resources.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.2\resources\app\ask-pass.js
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.2\resources\app\cli.js
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.2\resources\app\crash.css
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.2\resources\app\crash.html
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.2\resources\app\crash.js
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.2\resources\app\emoji.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.2\resources\app\emoji\basecamp.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.2\resources\app\emoji\basecampy.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.2\resources\app\emoji\bowtie.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.2\resources\app\emoji\feelsgood.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.2\resources\app\emoji\finnadie.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.2\resources\app\emoji\fu.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.2\resources\app\emoji\goberserk.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.2\resources\app\emoji\godmode.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.2\resources\app\emoji\hurtrealbad.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.2\resources\app\emoji\metal.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.2\resources\app\emoji\neckbeard.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.2\resources\app\emoji\octocat.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.2\resources\app\emoji\rage1.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.2\resources\app\emoji\rage2.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.2\resources\app\emoji\rage3.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.2\resources\app\emoji\rage4.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.2\resources\app\emoji\shipit.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.2\resources\app\emoji\suspect.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.2\resources\app\emoji\taco.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.2\resources\app\emoji\trollface.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.2\resources\app\emoji\unicode\0023-20e3.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.2\resources\app\emoji\unicode\0030-20e3.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.2\resources\app\emoji\unicode\0031-20e3.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.2\resources\app\emoji\unicode\0032-20e3.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.2\resources\app\emoji\unicode\0033-20e3.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.2\resources\app\emoji\unicode\0034-20e3.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.2\resources\app\emoji\unicode\0035-20e3.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.2\resources\app\emoji\unicode\0036-20e3.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.2\resources\app\emoji\unicode\0037-20e3.png

Registry keys:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\x-github-desktop-auth
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\GitHubDesktop

A way to remove GitHub Desktop with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

GitHub Desktop is a program offered by the software company GitHub, Inc.. Frequently, people choose to erase this application. This can be easier said than done because deleting this by hand requires some advanced knowledge regarding removing Windows applications by hand. The best EASY manner to erase GitHub Desktop 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 already installed on your system, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is the best uninstaller and general tool to clean your PC.

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

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to admire the program's interface and wealth of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful system utility.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs feature


5. All the applications installed on the PC will appear

6. Navigate the list of applications until you locate GitHub Desktop or simply click the Search feature and type in "GitHub Desktop". If it is installed on your PC the GitHub Desktop app will be found very quickly. Notice that after you click GitHub Desktop in the list of apps, the following data regarding the application is shown to you:

• Star rating (in the lower left corner). This explains the opinion other users have regarding GitHub Desktop, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Details regarding the app you wish to remove, by pressing the Properties button.

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will show up. accept the uninstall by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove GitHub Desktop.


8. After removing GitHub Desktop, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items that belong GitHub Desktop that have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling GitHub Desktop with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry items, files or directories are left behind on your computer.

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

Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to uninstall GitHub Desktop by GitHub, Inc. from your PC, nor are we saying that GitHub Desktop by GitHub, Inc. is not a good application. This text only contains detailed info on how to uninstall GitHub Desktop supposing you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.