GitHub Desktop

How to uninstall GitHub Desktop from your system

This web page contains detailed information on how to uninstall GitHub Desktop for Windows. It is written by GitHub, Inc.. Go over here where you can get more info on GitHub, Inc.. The application is usually located in the C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop directory. Take into account that this path can differ being determined by the user's preference. The full command line for removing GitHub Desktop is C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\Update.exe. Note that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you may be prompted for admin rights. GitHub Desktop's primary file takes about 386.78 KB (396064 bytes) and is called GitHubDesktop.exe.

The executable files below are part of GitHub Desktop. They take about 212.61 MB (222940864 bytes) on disk.

• GitHubDesktop.exe (386.78 KB)
• squirrel.exe (1.95 MB)
• GitHubDesktop.exe (158.32 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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The current page applies to GitHub Desktop version 3.3.4 alone. You can find below info on other releases of GitHub Desktop:

• 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
• 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

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If you are manually uninstalling GitHub Desktop we advise you to verify if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Folders left behind when you uninstall GitHub Desktop:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop
• 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\Local\GitHubDesktop\app.ico
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.3.3\chrome_100_percent.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.3.3\chrome_200_percent.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.3.3\d3dcompiler_47.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.3.3\ffmpeg.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.3.3\GitHubDesktop.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.3.3\icudtl.dat
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.3.3\libEGL.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.3.3\libGLESv2.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.3.3\LICENSE
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.3.3\locales\af.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.3.3\locales\am.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.3.3\locales\ar.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.3.3\locales\bg.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.3.3\locales\bn.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.3.3\locales\ca.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.3.3\locales\cs.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.3.3\locales\da.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.3.3\locales\de.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.3.3\locales\el.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.3.3\locales\en-GB.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.3.3\locales\en-US.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.3.3\locales\es.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.3.3\locales\es-419.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.3.3\locales\et.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.3.3\locales\fa.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.3.3\locales\fi.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.3.3\locales\fil.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.3.3\locales\fr.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.3.3\locales\gu.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.3.3\locales\he.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.3.3\locales\hi.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.3.3\locales\hr.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.3.3\locales\hu.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.3.3\locales\id.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.3.3\locales\it.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.3.3\locales\ja.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.3.3\locales\kn.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.3.3\locales\ko.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.3.3\locales\lt.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.3.3\locales\lv.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.3.3\locales\ml.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.3.3\locales\mr.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.3.3\locales\ms.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.3.3\locales\nb.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.3.3\locales\nl.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.3.3\locales\pl.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.3.3\locales\pt-BR.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.3.3\locales\pt-PT.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.3.3\locales\ro.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.3.3\locales\ru.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.3.3\locales\sk.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.3.3\locales\sl.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.3.3\locales\sr.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.3.3\locales\sv.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.3.3\locales\sw.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.3.3\locales\ta.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.3.3\locales\te.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.3.3\locales\th.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.3.3\locales\tr.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.3.3\locales\uk.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.3.3\locales\ur.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.3.3\locales\vi.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.3.3\locales\zh-CN.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.3.3\locales\zh-TW.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.3.3\resources.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.3.3\resources\app\a7b45a45d471743a8d54.cmd
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.3.3\resources\app\cli.js
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.3.3\resources\app\crash.css
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.3.3\resources\app\crash.html
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.3.3\resources\app\crash.js
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.3.3\resources\app\desktop-notifications.node
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.3.3\resources\app\desktop-trampoline\desktop-trampoline.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.3.3\resources\app\emoji.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.3.3\resources\app\emoji\basecamp.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.3.3\resources\app\emoji\basecampy.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.3.3\resources\app\emoji\bowtie.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.3.3\resources\app\emoji\feelsgood.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.3.3\resources\app\emoji\finnadie.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.3.3\resources\app\emoji\fu.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.3.3\resources\app\emoji\goberserk.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.3.3\resources\app\emoji\godmode.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.3.3\resources\app\emoji\hurtrealbad.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.3.3\resources\app\emoji\metal.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.3.3\resources\app\emoji\neckbeard.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.3.3\resources\app\emoji\octocat.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.3.3\resources\app\emoji\rage1.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.3.3\resources\app\emoji\rage2.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.3.3\resources\app\emoji\rage3.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.3.3\resources\app\emoji\rage4.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.3.3\resources\app\emoji\shipit.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.3.3\resources\app\emoji\suspect.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.3.3\resources\app\emoji\taco.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.3.3\resources\app\emoji\trollface.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.3.3\resources\app\emoji\unicode\0023-20e3.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.3.3\resources\app\emoji\unicode\0030-20e3.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.3.3\resources\app\emoji\unicode\0031-20e3.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.3.3\resources\app\emoji\unicode\0032-20e3.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.3.3\resources\app\emoji\unicode\0033-20e3.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.3.3\resources\app\emoji\unicode\0034-20e3.png

You will find in the Windows Registry that the following keys will not be cleaned; remove them one by one using regedit.exe:

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

Open regedit.exe to remove the registry values below from the Windows Registry:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.3.3\GitHubDesktop.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.3.3\GitHubDesktop.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\GitHubDesktop.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\GitHubDesktop.exe.FriendlyAppName

How to delete GitHub Desktop from your computer with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

GitHub Desktop is a program offered by the software company GitHub, Inc.. Some computer users choose to uninstall this program. Sometimes this is easier said than done because removing this by hand requires some know-how related to removing Windows programs manually. One of the best QUICK way to uninstall GitHub Desktop is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take the following steps on how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your Windows PC, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very potent uninstaller and general tool to clean your Windows system.

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• go to Download Link
• download the program by clicking on the DOWNLOAD NOW button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and number of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful Windows optimizer.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs feature


5. A list of the applications installed on your computer will be made available to you

6. Scroll the list of applications until you locate GitHub Desktop or simply activate the Search feature and type in "GitHub Desktop". If it exists on your system the GitHub Desktop program will be found automatically. Notice that after you click GitHub Desktop in the list , the following information regarding the application is shown to you:

• Safety rating (in the left lower corner). This explains the opinion other people have regarding GitHub Desktop, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the app you wish to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will show up. accept the uninstall by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will remove GitHub Desktop.


8. After uninstalling GitHub Desktop, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items that belong GitHub Desktop that have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By removing GitHub Desktop using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry items, files or folders are left behind on your system.

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

Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to remove GitHub Desktop by GitHub, Inc. from your PC, we are not saying that GitHub Desktop by GitHub, Inc. is not a good software application. This page only contains detailed info on how to remove GitHub Desktop in case you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.