GitHub Desktop

A way to uninstall GitHub Desktop from your computer

GitHub Desktop is a Windows program. Read more about how to remove it from your computer. It is developed by GitHub, Inc.. More data about GitHub, Inc. can be seen here. The program is often located in the C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop directory (same installation drive as Windows). GitHub Desktop's entire uninstall command line is C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\Update.exe. GitHubDesktop.exe is the programs's main file and it takes close to 386.78 KB (396064 bytes) on disk.

GitHub Desktop installs the following the executables on your PC, occupying about 212.49 MB (222810304 bytes) on disk.

• GitHubDesktop.exe (386.78 KB)
• Update.exe (1.82 MB)
• GitHubDesktop.exe (158.32 MB)
• squirrel.exe (1.95 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 information on this page is only about version 3.3.5 of GitHub Desktop. 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
• 3.2.6
• 2.5.2
• 2.5.6
• 1.2.6
• 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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When planning to uninstall GitHub Desktop you should check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Folders remaining:

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

Usually, the following files are left on disk:

• 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\2023-11-30.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\Session Storage\000003.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\GitHub Desktop\Session Storage\CURRENT
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\GitHub Desktop\Session Storage\LOCK
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\GitHub Desktop\Session Storage\LOG
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\GitHub Desktop\Session Storage\MANIFEST-000001
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\GitHub Desktop\WebStorage\QuotaManager
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\GitHub Desktop\window-state.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\GitHub, Inc\GitHub Desktop.lnk

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

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

Use regedit.exe to remove the following additional registry values from the Windows Registry:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\david\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.3.5\GitHubDesktop.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\david\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.3.5\GitHubDesktop.exe.FriendlyAppName

How to remove GitHub Desktop from your computer with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

GitHub Desktop is a program released by GitHub, Inc.. Sometimes, users try to remove it. This can be easier said than done because performing this manually takes some knowledge regarding Windows internal functioning. One of the best EASY solution to remove GitHub Desktop is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your PC, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and all around utility to take care of your PC.

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

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and number of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good program.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs tool


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

6. Scroll the list of programs until you locate GitHub Desktop or simply activate the Search feature and type in "GitHub Desktop". The GitHub Desktop app will be found very quickly. Notice that after you click GitHub Desktop in the list of apps, some information about the program is shown to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). This explains the opinion other people have about GitHub Desktop, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
• Details about the program you are about to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.

7. Click the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will come up. Confirm the removal by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove GitHub Desktop.


8. After uninstalling GitHub Desktop, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Press Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items of 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 using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry items, files or directories are left behind on your computer.

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

Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to uninstall GitHub Desktop by GitHub, Inc. from your computer, nor are we saying that GitHub Desktop by GitHub, Inc. is not a good application for your PC. This page simply contains detailed instructions 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 our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.