GitHub Desktop

A guide to uninstall GitHub Desktop from your PC

You can find below details on how to uninstall GitHub Desktop for Windows. The Windows version was developed by GitHub, Inc.. Further information on GitHub, Inc. can be found here. The program is usually installed in the C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop directory. Keep in mind that this location can vary depending on 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. GitHubDesktop.exe is the GitHub Desktop's primary executable file and it occupies about 373.46 KB (382424 bytes) on disk.

GitHub Desktop contains of the executables below. They occupy 96.08 MB (100742528 bytes) on disk.

• GitHubDesktop.exe (373.46 KB)
• squirrel.exe (1.58 MB)
• GitHubDesktop.exe (64.55 MB)
• git.exe (38.77 KB)
• blocked-file-util.exe (29.55 KB)
• git-fast-import.exe (1.45 MB)
• git-http-fetch.exe (1.46 MB)
• git-http-push.exe (1.47 MB)
• git-wrapper.exe (38.78 KB)
• git-remote-https.exe (1.47 MB)
• git-sh-i18n--envsubst.exe (1.41 MB)
• git.exe (2.51 MB)
• proxy-lookup.exe (28.98 KB)
• x86_64-w64-mingw32-deflatehd.exe (70.48 KB)
• x86_64-w64-mingw32-inflatehd.exe (67.44 KB)
• git-lfs.exe (7.55 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 (171.26 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 (306.98 KB)
• ssh-agent.exe (319.95 KB)
• ssh.exe (637.41 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 (336.41 KB)
• getprocaddr64.exe (362.70 KB)

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The information on this page is only about version 1.4.3 of GitHub Desktop. 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
• 1.2.1
• 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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GitHub Desktop has the habit of leaving behind some leftovers.

Folders that were left behind:

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

The files below are left behind on your disk by GitHub Desktop when you uninstall it:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\GitHub Desktop\Cache\data_0
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\GitHub Desktop\Cache\data_1
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\GitHub Desktop\Cache\data_2
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\GitHub Desktop\Cache\data_3
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\GitHub Desktop\Cache\index
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\GitHub Desktop\databases\Databases.db
• 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 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\2018-10-23.desktop.production.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\GitHub Desktop\logs\2019-01-23.desktop.production.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\GitHub Desktop\Preferences
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\GitHub Desktop\QuotaManager
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\GitHub Desktop\window-state.json

Frequently the following registry data 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 from your PC with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

GitHub Desktop is a program released by the software company GitHub, Inc.. Some computer users choose to erase this application. This can be difficult because removing this manually takes some know-how regarding removing Windows applications by hand. One of 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 on your Windows PC, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and general tool to optimize your Windows system.

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• go to Download Link
• download the setup by pressing the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to admire the program's interface and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good Windows tool.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Press the Uninstall Programs button


5. All the applications installed on your 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". The GitHub Desktop app will be found very quickly. Notice that after you select GitHub Desktop in the list of programs, some information regarding the program is shown to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating explains the opinion other people have regarding GitHub Desktop, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the application you are about to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will come up. accept the removal by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall GitHub Desktop.


8. After removing GitHub Desktop, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Press Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items that belong GitHub Desktop which have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By removing GitHub Desktop with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry items, files or directories are left behind on your disk.

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

Disclaimer

The text above 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 want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.