GitHub Desktop

A way to uninstall GitHub Desktop from your system

GitHub Desktop is a computer program. This page holds details on how to uninstall it from your computer. It is produced by GitHub, Inc.. Further information on GitHub, Inc. can be found here. The program is usually placed in the C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop directory (same installation drive as Windows). The full command line for removing GitHub Desktop is C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\Update.exe. Keep in mind that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you might receive a notification for admin rights. GitHubDesktop.exe is the programs's main file and it takes close to 386.78 KB (396064 bytes) on disk.

The executables below are part of GitHub Desktop. They take about 204.75 MB (214699200 bytes) on disk.

• GitHubDesktop.exe (386.78 KB)
• squirrel.exe (1.95 MB)
• GitHubDesktop.exe (150.46 MB)
• desktop-trampoline.exe (567.28 KB)
• scalar.exe (44.03 KB)
• Atlassian.Bitbucket.UI.exe (42.39 KB)
• blocked-file-util.exe (57.59 KB)
• brotli.exe (847.93 KB)
• git-askpass.exe (55.85 KB)
• git-askyesno.exe (28.93 KB)
• git-credential-helper-selector.exe (72.26 KB)
• git-credential-manager-core.exe (74.91 KB)
• git-credential-manager-ui.exe (83.39 KB)
• git-credential-manager.exe (74.89 KB)
• git-http-fetch.exe (2.19 MB)
• git-http-push.exe (2.20 MB)
• git-wrapper.exe (44.03 KB)
• git-remote-https.exe (2.20 MB)
• git-sh-i18n--envsubst.exe (2.15 MB)
• git.exe (3.61 MB)
• GitHub.UI.exe (45.89 KB)
• GitLab.UI.exe (35.89 KB)
• headless-git.exe (32.03 KB)
• proxy-lookup.exe (54.74 KB)
• psl.exe (62.80 KB)
• scalar.exe (13.30 MB)
• git-lfs.exe (10.09 MB)
• edit-git-bash.exe (133.34 KB)
• awk.exe (623.05 KB)
• b2sum.exe (64.38 KB)
• basename.exe (44.35 KB)
• basenc.exe (58.63 KB)
• cat.exe (48.09 KB)
• chattr.exe (96.70 KB)
• cmp.exe (57.86 KB)
• comm.exe (49.58 KB)
• cp.exe (122.25 KB)
• cut.exe (54.33 KB)
• cygwin-console-helper.exe (306.34 KB)
• dash.exe (116.05 KB)
• date.exe (127.65 KB)
• diff.exe (217.10 KB)
• diff3.exe (72.09 KB)
• dirname.exe (44.30 KB)
• echo.exe (45.20 KB)
• env.exe (53.43 KB)
• expr.exe (118.80 KB)
• false.exe (42.63 KB)
• find.exe (271.50 KB)
• gencat.exe (105.20 KB)
• getfacl.exe (94.09 KB)
• getopt.exe (27.99 KB)
• gmondump.exe (92.48 KB)
• grep.exe (218.49 KB)
• head.exe (54.63 KB)
• ls.exe (156.26 KB)
• lsattr.exe (95.09 KB)
• mkdir.exe (80.05 KB)
• mktemp.exe (53.44 KB)
• mv.exe (129.84 KB)
• pathchk.exe (44.82 KB)
• printf.exe (80.60 KB)
• profiler.exe (197.36 KB)
• pwd.exe (45.59 KB)
• readlink.exe (57.64 KB)
• rebase.exe (890.52 KB)
• rm.exe (72.60 KB)
• rmdir.exe (71.07 KB)
• sdiff.exe (63.44 KB)
• sed.exe (184.25 KB)
• sh.exe (2.19 MB)
• sort.exe (117.30 KB)
• ssh-add.exe (438.73 KB)
• ssh-agent.exe (409.63 KB)
• ssh.exe (941.95 KB)
• tail.exe (65.58 KB)
• test.exe (78.97 KB)
• touch.exe (115.23 KB)
• tr.exe (58.59 KB)
• true.exe (42.63 KB)
• uname.exe (45.32 KB)
• uniq.exe (54.25 KB)
• wc.exe (56.54 KB)
• xargs.exe (77.05 KB)
• ssh-keysign.exe (545.94 KB)
• ssh-pkcs11-helper.exe (395.02 KB)
• ssh-sk-helper.exe (391.39 KB)
• getprocaddr32.exe (272.29 KB)
• getprocaddr64.exe (308.84 KB)

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This data is about GitHub Desktop version 3.2.6 only. You can find below info on other versions of GitHub Desktop:

• 2.6.0
• 2.4.3
• 2.5.4
• 3.3.9
• 2.9.9
• 2.5.2
• 2.5.6
• 1.2.6
• 3.3.5
• 1.0.3
• 2.6.2
• 1.6.5
• 2.9.8
• 2.2.2
• 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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After the uninstall process, the application leaves some files behind on the PC. Part_A few of these are shown below.

Folders found on disk after you uninstall GitHub Desktop from your computer:

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

The files below remain on your disk by GitHub Desktop's application uninstaller when you removed it:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\GitHub Desktop\Cache\Cache_Data\data_0
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\GitHub Desktop\Cache\Cache_Data\data_1
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\GitHub Desktop\Cache\Cache_Data\data_2
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\GitHub Desktop\Cache\Cache_Data\data_3
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\GitHub Desktop\Cache\Cache_Data\index
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\GitHub Desktop\Code Cache\js\index
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\GitHub Desktop\Code Cache\wasm\index
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\GitHub Desktop\databases\Databases.db
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\GitHub Desktop\DawnCache\data_0
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\GitHub Desktop\DawnCache\data_1
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\GitHub Desktop\DawnCache\data_2
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\GitHub Desktop\DawnCache\data_3
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\GitHub Desktop\DawnCache\index
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\GitHub Desktop\GPUCache\data_0
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\GitHub Desktop\GPUCache\data_1
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\GitHub Desktop\GPUCache\data_2
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\GitHub Desktop\GPUCache\data_3
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\GitHub Desktop\GPUCache\index
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\GitHub Desktop\IndexedDB\file__0.indexeddb.leveldb\000003.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\GitHub Desktop\IndexedDB\file__0.indexeddb.leveldb\CURRENT
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\GitHub Desktop\IndexedDB\file__0.indexeddb.leveldb\LOCK
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\GitHub Desktop\IndexedDB\file__0.indexeddb.leveldb\LOG
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\GitHub Desktop\IndexedDB\file__0.indexeddb.leveldb\MANIFEST-000001
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\GitHub Desktop\Local State
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\GitHub Desktop\Local Storage\leveldb\000003.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\GitHub Desktop\Local Storage\leveldb\CURRENT
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\GitHub Desktop\Local Storage\leveldb\LOCK
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\GitHub Desktop\Local Storage\leveldb\LOG
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\GitHub Desktop\Local Storage\leveldb\MANIFEST-000001
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\GitHub Desktop\logs\2024-02-11.desktop.production.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\GitHub Desktop\Network\Cookies
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\GitHub Desktop\Network\Network Persistent State
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\GitHub Desktop\Network\NetworkDataMigrated
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\GitHub Desktop\Network\TransportSecurity
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\GitHub Desktop\Preferences
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\GitHub Desktop\WebStorage\QuotaManager
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\GitHub, Inc\GitHub Desktop.lnk

Frequently the following registry keys will not be cleaned:

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

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

GitHub Desktop is a program released by GitHub, Inc.. Frequently, computer users want to erase this program. This can be easier said than done because deleting this manually requires some skill related to removing Windows applications by hand. The best SIMPLE approach to erase GitHub Desktop is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your Windows system, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and general utility to maximize the performance of your Windows PC.

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• go to Download Link
• download the program by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and wealth of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good Windows tool.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs feature


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

6. Navigate the list of programs 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 program will be found automatically. Notice that when you select GitHub Desktop in the list of programs, the following information regarding the program is made available to you:

• Star rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other users have regarding GitHub Desktop, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the application you wish to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will come up. Confirm the uninstall by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall GitHub Desktop.


8. After removing GitHub Desktop, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items of GitHub Desktop that have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By removing GitHub Desktop with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry items, files or directories are left behind on your system.

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