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A guide to uninstall GitHub Desktop from your computer

You can find on this page detailed information on how to remove GitHub Desktop for Windows. The Windows release was developed by GitHub, Inc.. Go over here for more details on GitHub, Inc.. GitHub Desktop is typically set up in the C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop directory, however this location may vary a lot depending on the user's option when installing the application. GitHub Desktop's entire uninstall command line is C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\Update.exe. GitHubDesktop.exe is the GitHub Desktop's primary executable file and it takes circa 373.46 KB (382424 bytes) on disk.

The following executable files are incorporated in GitHub Desktop. They occupy 254.39 MB (266742648 bytes) on disk.

  • GitHubDesktop.exe (373.46 KB)
  • squirrel.exe (1.58 MB)
  • GitHubDesktop.exe (64.37 MB)
  • squirrel.exe (1.58 MB)
  • GitHubDesktop.exe (64.37 MB)
  • squirrel.exe (1.58 MB)
  • git.exe (38.27 KB)
  • blocked-file-util.exe (29.55 KB)
  • git-credential-store.exe (1.21 MB)
  • git-credential-wincred.exe (29.31 KB)
  • git-fast-import.exe (1.24 MB)
  • git-http-fetch.exe (1.32 MB)
  • git-http-push.exe (1.33 MB)
  • git-wrapper.exe (38.28 KB)
  • git-remote-https.exe (1.33 MB)
  • git-sh-i18n--envsubst.exe (1.20 MB)
  • git-show-index.exe (1.20 MB)
  • git-upload-pack.exe (1.28 MB)
  • git.exe (2.22 MB)
  • proxy-lookup.exe (28.98 KB)
  • x86_64-w64-mingw32-deflatehd.exe (70.59 KB)
  • x86_64-w64-mingw32-inflatehd.exe (68.05 KB)
  • git-lfs.exe (7.31 MB)
  • awk.exe (600.29 KB)
  • b2sum.exe (61.02 KB)
  • basename.exe (37.87 KB)
  • cat.exe (43.23 KB)
  • comm.exe (43.13 KB)
  • cp.exe (106.34 KB)
  • cut.exe (47.34 KB)
  • dash.exe (108.13 KB)
  • date.exe (118.76 KB)
  • dirname.exe (37.81 KB)
  • echo.exe (38.18 KB)
  • env.exe (37.48 KB)
  • expr.exe (106.26 KB)
  • false.exe (35.65 KB)
  • find.exe (256.55 KB)
  • gencat.exe (181.43 KB)
  • getfacl.exe (171.21 KB)
  • getopt.exe (23.59 KB)
  • grep.exe (210.73 KB)
  • head.exe (48.30 KB)
  • ls.exe (137.04 KB)
  • mkdir.exe (72.07 KB)
  • mktemp.exe (47.05 KB)
  • mv.exe (113.00 KB)
  • pathchk.exe (38.36 KB)
  • printf.exe (71.59 KB)
  • pwd.exe (39.60 KB)
  • readlink.exe (50.63 KB)
  • rebase.exe (820.36 KB)
  • rm.exe (65.65 KB)
  • rmdir.exe (64.09 KB)
  • sed.exe (166.50 KB)
  • sh.exe (2.01 MB)
  • sort.exe (109.14 KB)
  • ssh-add.exe (321.01 KB)
  • ssh-agent.exe (335.97 KB)
  • ssh.exe (650.18 KB)
  • tail.exe (59.09 KB)
  • test.exe (69.99 KB)
  • touch.exe (106.80 KB)
  • tr.exe (52.75 KB)
  • true.exe (35.65 KB)
  • uname.exe (38.30 KB)
  • uniq.exe (48.30 KB)
  • wc.exe (50.11 KB)
  • xargs.exe (69.52 KB)
  • GitHubDesktop.exe (64.37 MB)
  • git.exe (38.27 KB)
  • blocked-file-util.exe (29.55 KB)
  • git-credential-store.exe (1.31 MB)
  • git-credential-wincred.exe (29.31 KB)
  • git-fast-import.exe (1.33 MB)
  • git-http-fetch.exe (1.34 MB)
  • git-http-push.exe (1.35 MB)
  • git-wrapper.exe (38.28 KB)
  • git-remote-https.exe (1.36 MB)
  • git-sh-i18n--envsubst.exe (1.30 MB)
  • git-show-index.exe (1.30 MB)
  • git-upload-pack.exe (1.31 MB)
  • git.exe (2.25 MB)
  • proxy-lookup.exe (28.98 KB)
  • x86_64-w64-mingw32-deflatehd.exe (70.02 KB)
  • x86_64-w64-mingw32-inflatehd.exe (66.97 KB)
  • awk.exe (600.29 KB)
  • b2sum.exe (61.02 KB)
  • basename.exe (37.87 KB)
  • cat.exe (43.23 KB)
  • comm.exe (43.13 KB)
  • cp.exe (106.34 KB)
  • cut.exe (47.34 KB)
  • dash.exe (108.13 KB)
  • date.exe (118.76 KB)
  • dirname.exe (37.81 KB)
  • echo.exe (38.18 KB)
  • env.exe (37.48 KB)
  • expr.exe (106.26 KB)
  • false.exe (35.65 KB)
  • find.exe (256.55 KB)
  • gencat.exe (181.33 KB)
  • getfacl.exe (171.26 KB)
  • getopt.exe (23.59 KB)
  • grep.exe (210.73 KB)
  • head.exe (48.30 KB)
  • ls.exe (137.04 KB)
  • mkdir.exe (72.07 KB)
  • mktemp.exe (47.05 KB)
  • mv.exe (113.00 KB)
  • pathchk.exe (38.36 KB)
  • printf.exe (71.59 KB)
  • pwd.exe (39.60 KB)
  • readlink.exe (50.63 KB)
  • rebase.exe (820.36 KB)
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This page is about GitHub Desktop version 1.2.2 only. Click on the links below for other GitHub Desktop versions:

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Following the uninstall process, the application leaves some files behind on the PC. Part_A few of these are shown below.

Folders left behind when you uninstall GitHub Desktop:
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\GitHub Desktop

Check for and delete 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-1.2.2\api-ms-win-core-console-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.2\api-ms-win-core-datetime-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.2\api-ms-win-core-debug-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.2\api-ms-win-core-errorhandling-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.2\api-ms-win-core-file-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.2\api-ms-win-core-file-l1-2-0.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.2\api-ms-win-core-file-l2-1-0.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.2\api-ms-win-core-handle-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.2\api-ms-win-core-heap-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.2\api-ms-win-core-interlocked-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.2\api-ms-win-core-libraryloader-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.2\api-ms-win-core-localization-l1-2-0.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.2\api-ms-win-core-memory-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.2\api-ms-win-core-namedpipe-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.2\api-ms-win-core-processenvironment-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.2\api-ms-win-core-processthreads-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.2\api-ms-win-core-processthreads-l1-1-1.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.2\api-ms-win-core-profile-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.2\api-ms-win-core-rtlsupport-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.2\api-ms-win-core-string-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.2\api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.2\api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-2-0.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.2\api-ms-win-core-sysinfo-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.2\api-ms-win-core-timezone-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.2\api-ms-win-core-util-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.2\api-ms-win-crt-conio-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.2\api-ms-win-crt-convert-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.2\api-ms-win-crt-environment-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.2\api-ms-win-crt-filesystem-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.2\api-ms-win-crt-heap-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.2\api-ms-win-crt-locale-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.2\api-ms-win-crt-math-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.2\api-ms-win-crt-multibyte-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.2\api-ms-win-crt-private-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.2\api-ms-win-crt-process-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.2\api-ms-win-crt-runtime-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.2\api-ms-win-crt-stdio-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.2\api-ms-win-crt-string-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.2\api-ms-win-crt-time-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.2\api-ms-win-crt-utility-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.2\blink_image_resources_200_percent.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.2\content_resources_200_percent.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.2\content_shell.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.2\d3dcompiler_47.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.2\ffmpeg.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.2\GitHubDesktop.exe
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.2\icudtl.dat
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.2\libEGL.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.2\libGLESv2.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.2\LICENSE
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.2\locales\am.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.2\locales\ar.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.2\locales\bg.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.2\locales\bn.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.2\locales\ca.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.2\locales\cs.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.2\locales\da.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.2\locales\de.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.2\locales\el.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.2\locales\en-GB.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.2\locales\en-US.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.2\locales\es.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.2\locales\es-419.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.2\locales\et.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.2\locales\fa.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.2\locales\fake-bidi.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.2\locales\fi.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.2\locales\fil.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.2\locales\fr.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.2\locales\gu.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.2\locales\he.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.2\locales\hi.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.2\locales\hr.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.2\locales\hu.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.2\locales\id.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.2\locales\it.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.2\locales\ja.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.2\locales\kn.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.2\locales\ko.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.2\locales\lt.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.2\locales\lv.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.2\locales\ml.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.2\locales\mr.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.2\locales\ms.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.2\locales\nb.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.2\locales\nl.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.2\locales\pl.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.2\locales\pt-BR.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.2\locales\pt-PT.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.2\locales\ro.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.2\locales\ru.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.2\locales\sk.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.2\locales\sl.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.2\locales\sr.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.2\locales\sv.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.2\locales\sw.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.2\locales\ta.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.2\locales\te.pak
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.2\locales\th.pak

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


A way to uninstall GitHub Desktop from your computer with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

GitHub Desktop is an application released by GitHub, Inc.. Sometimes, users decide to remove it. This is hard because doing this by hand takes some knowledge related to 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 Windows system, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and general utility to maximize the performance of your Windows PC.

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  • navigate to Download Link
  • download the setup by pressing the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
  • install Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to get familiar with the program's interface and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful PC management program.

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 installed on your computer will appear

6. Scroll the list of applications until you find GitHub Desktop or simply click the Search field and type in "GitHub Desktop". If it is installed on your PC the GitHub Desktop application will be found automatically. When you select GitHub Desktop in the list , the following data about the application is made available to you:


  • Star rating (in the left lower corner). This tells you the opinion other people have about GitHub Desktop, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Reviews by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
  • Technical information about the application you want to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.
7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will come up. accept the uninstall by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall GitHub Desktop.
Uninstall GitHub Desktop


8. After removing GitHub Desktop, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Click Next to perform the cleanup. All the items that belong GitHub Desktop which have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By removing GitHub Desktop using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your PC.

Your system will remain clean, speedy and able to serve you properly.



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 text simply contains detailed info on how to uninstall GitHub Desktop supposing 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' computers.

2018-06-02 / Written by Daniel Statescu for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2018-06-02 07:35:47.600