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How to uninstall GitHub Desktop from your system

You can find below details on how to uninstall GitHub Desktop for Windows. The Windows version was created by GitHub, Inc.. More information about GitHub, Inc. can be read here. The application is frequently installed in the C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop directory. Take into account that this path can vary being determined by the user's preference. GitHub Desktop's full uninstall command line is C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\Update.exe. The application's main executable file is named GitHubDesktop.exe and its approximative size is 373.46 KB (382424 bytes).

The following executable files are incorporated in GitHub Desktop. They occupy 126.04 MB (132159224 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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This page is about GitHub Desktop version 2.2.4 alone. You can find below info on other versions of GitHub Desktop:

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GitHub Desktop has the habit of leaving behind some leftovers.

You should delete the folders below after you uninstall GitHub Desktop:
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\GitHub Desktop

Check for and remove the following files from your disk when you uninstall GitHub Desktop:
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app.ico
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.4\chrome_100_percent.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.4\chrome_200_percent.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.4\d3dcompiler_47.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.4\ffmpeg.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.4\GitHubDesktop.exe
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.4\icudtl.dat
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.4\libEGL.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.4\libGLESv2.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.4\LICENSE
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.4\locales\am.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.4\locales\ar.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.4\locales\bg.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.4\locales\bn.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.4\locales\ca.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.4\locales\cs.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.4\locales\da.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.4\locales\de.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.4\locales\el.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.4\locales\en-GB.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.4\locales\en-US.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.4\locales\es.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.4\locales\es-419.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.4\locales\et.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.4\locales\fa.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.4\locales\fi.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.4\locales\fil.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.4\locales\fr.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.4\locales\gu.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.4\locales\he.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.4\locales\hi.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.4\locales\hr.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.4\locales\hu.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.4\locales\id.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.4\locales\it.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.4\locales\ja.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.4\locales\kn.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.4\locales\ko.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.4\locales\lt.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.4\locales\lv.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.4\locales\ml.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.4\locales\mr.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.4\locales\ms.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.4\locales\nb.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.4\locales\nl.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.4\locales\pl.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.4\locales\pt-BR.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.4\locales\pt-PT.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.4\locales\ro.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.4\locales\ru.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.4\locales\sk.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.4\locales\sl.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.4\locales\sr.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.4\locales\sv.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.4\locales\sw.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.4\locales\ta.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.4\locales\te.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.4\locales\th.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.4\locales\tr.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.4\locales\uk.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.4\locales\vi.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.4\locales\zh-CN.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.4\locales\zh-TW.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.4\natives_blob.bin
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.4\resources.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.4\resources\app\ask-pass.js
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.4\resources\app\cli.js
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.4\resources\app\crash.css
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.4\resources\app\crash.html
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.4\resources\app\crash.js
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.4\resources\app\emoji.json
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.4\resources\app\emoji\basecamp.png
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.4\resources\app\emoji\basecampy.png
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.4\resources\app\emoji\bowtie.png
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.4\resources\app\emoji\feelsgood.png
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.4\resources\app\emoji\finnadie.png
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.4\resources\app\emoji\fu.png
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.4\resources\app\emoji\goberserk.png
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.4\resources\app\emoji\godmode.png
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.4\resources\app\emoji\hurtrealbad.png
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.4\resources\app\emoji\metal.png
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.4\resources\app\emoji\neckbeard.png
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.4\resources\app\emoji\octocat.png
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.4\resources\app\emoji\rage1.png
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.4\resources\app\emoji\rage2.png
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.4\resources\app\emoji\rage3.png
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.4\resources\app\emoji\rage4.png
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.4\resources\app\emoji\shipit.png
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.4\resources\app\emoji\suspect.png
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.4\resources\app\emoji\taco.png
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.4\resources\app\emoji\trollface.png
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.4\resources\app\emoji\unicode\0023-20e3.png
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.4\resources\app\emoji\unicode\0030-20e3.png
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.4\resources\app\emoji\unicode\0031-20e3.png
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.4\resources\app\emoji\unicode\0032-20e3.png
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.4\resources\app\emoji\unicode\0033-20e3.png
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.4\resources\app\emoji\unicode\0034-20e3.png
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.4\resources\app\emoji\unicode\0035-20e3.png
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.4\resources\app\emoji\unicode\0036-20e3.png
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.2.4\resources\app\emoji\unicode\0037-20e3.png

Use regedit.exe to manually remove from the Windows Registry the data below:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\x-github-desktop-auth
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\GitHubDesktop


How to remove GitHub Desktop from your PC with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

GitHub Desktop is an application released by the software company GitHub, Inc.. Frequently, users try to remove this program. Sometimes this is easier said than done because deleting this by hand takes some experience regarding PCs. One of the best SIMPLE approach to remove 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 PC, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and general tool to optimize your computer.

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  • visit Download Link
  • download the setup by clicking on the DOWNLOAD NOW button
  • set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to get familiar with the program's interface and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful package of utilities.

3. Press the General Tools category
Go to General Tools


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs feature
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. A list of the applications existing on the PC will be made available to you

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


  • Safety rating (in the lower left corner). This tells you the opinion other users have about GitHub Desktop, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Opinions by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
  • Details about the application you wish to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.
7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will come up. Confirm the removal by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall GitHub Desktop.
Uninstall GitHub Desktop


8. After uninstalling GitHub Desktop, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Click Next to perform the cleanup. All the items of GitHub Desktop that have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling GitHub Desktop using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry items, files or folders are left behind on your system.

Your Windows system 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 PC, we are not saying that GitHub Desktop by GitHub, Inc. is not a good application for your computer. This page only contains detailed info on how to uninstall GitHub Desktop in case you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.

2019-12-12 / Written by Andreea Kartman for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2019-12-12 10:19:37.087