GitHub Desktop

A way to uninstall GitHub Desktop from your PC

This web page contains detailed information on how to remove GitHub Desktop for Windows. It was coded for Windows by GitHub, Inc.. Go over here for more info on GitHub, Inc.. The application is often installed in the C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop folder. Take into account that this location can vary depending on the user's choice. C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\Update.exe is the full command line if you want to uninstall GitHub Desktop. GitHubDesktop.exe is the GitHub Desktop's main executable file and it takes around 385.39 KB (394640 bytes) on disk.

The following executables are incorporated in GitHub Desktop. They occupy 177.22 MB (185829480 bytes) on disk.

• GitHubDesktop.exe (385.39 KB)
• squirrel.exe (1.94 MB)
• GitHubDesktop.exe (139.63 MB)
• desktop-trampoline.exe (565.90 KB)
• git.exe (44.00 KB)
• blocked-file-util.exe (53.93 KB)
• brotli.exe (854.09 KB)
• git-askyesno.exe (28.14 KB)
• git-credential-helper-selector.exe (68.17 KB)
• git-http-fetch.exe (1.98 MB)
• git-http-push.exe (1.99 MB)
• git-wrapper.exe (44.00 KB)
• git-remote-https.exe (2.00 MB)
• git-sh-i18n--envsubst.exe (1.80 MB)
• git.exe (3.31 MB)
• headless-git.exe (32.00 KB)
• lzmadec.exe (60.93 KB)
• lzmainfo.exe (36.31 KB)
• proxy-lookup.exe (53.36 KB)
• unxz.exe (89.91 KB)
• xmlcatalog.exe (60.60 KB)
• xmllint.exe (138.16 KB)
• xz.exe (89.92 KB)
• xzcat.exe (89.92 KB)
• xzdec.exe (60.93 KB)
• Atlassian.Bitbucket.UI.exe (166.89 KB)
• git-credential-manager-core.exe (72.41 KB)
• git-lfs.exe (9.66 MB)
• GitHub.UI.exe (143.37 KB)
• edit-git-bash.exe (142.69 KB)
• awk.exe (621.66 KB)
• b2sum.exe (62.02 KB)
• basename.exe (41.97 KB)
• basenc.exe (55.73 KB)
• cat.exe (45.71 KB)
• chattr.exe (88.85 KB)
• cmp.exe (52.53 KB)
• comm.exe (47.22 KB)
• cp.exe (117.93 KB)
• cut.exe (50.45 KB)
• cygwin-console-helper.exe (303.51 KB)
• dash.exe (118.03 KB)
• date.exe (123.77 KB)
• diff.exe (209.38 KB)
• diff3.exe (67.31 KB)
• dirname.exe (40.91 KB)
• echo.exe (42.82 KB)
• env.exe (52.02 KB)
• expr.exe (113.45 KB)
• false.exe (39.74 KB)
• fido2-assert.exe (40.52 KB)
• fido2-cred.exe (38.70 KB)
• fido2-token.exe (52.63 KB)
• find.exe (289.52 KB)
• gencat.exe (99.69 KB)
• getfacl.exe (85.75 KB)
• getopt.exe (26.10 KB)
• grep.exe (213.16 KB)
• head.exe (51.24 KB)
• ls.exe (147.40 KB)
• lsattr.exe (88.76 KB)
• mkdir.exe (76.70 KB)
• mktemp.exe (51.12 KB)
• mv.exe (124.02 KB)
• pathchk.exe (41.94 KB)
• printf.exe (75.75 KB)
• pwd.exe (43.20 KB)
• readlink.exe (54.26 KB)
• rebase.exe (893.10 KB)
• rm.exe (69.78 KB)
• rmdir.exe (67.18 KB)
• sdiff.exe (58.11 KB)
• sed.exe (174.32 KB)
• sh.exe (1.88 MB)
• sort.exe (111.25 KB)
• ssh-add.exe (366.19 KB)
• ssh-agent.exe (347.22 KB)
• ssh.exe (832.60 KB)
• tail.exe (62.72 KB)
• test.exe (72.59 KB)
• touch.exe (111.34 KB)
• tr.exe (55.70 KB)
• true.exe (39.75 KB)
• uname.exe (41.93 KB)
• uniq.exe (51.36 KB)
• wc.exe (52.65 KB)
• xargs.exe (76.03 KB)
• getprocaddr32.exe (259.77 KB)
• getprocaddr64.exe (297.23 KB)

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The information on this page is only about version 2.9.14 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
• 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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Following the uninstall process, the application leaves some files behind on the computer. Part_A few of these are shown below.

You should delete the folders below after you uninstall GitHub Desktop:

• C:\UserNames\gh.khanzadeh\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop
• C:\UserNames\gh.khanzadeh\AppData\Roaming\GitHub Desktop

Files remaining:

• C:\UserNames\gh.khanzadeh\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app.ico
• C:\UserNames\gh.khanzadeh\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.9.14\chrome_100_percent.pak
• C:\UserNames\gh.khanzadeh\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.9.14\chrome_200_percent.pak
• C:\UserNames\gh.khanzadeh\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.9.14\d3dcompiler_47.dll
• C:\UserNames\gh.khanzadeh\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.9.14\ffmpeg.dll
• C:\UserNames\gh.khanzadeh\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.9.14\GitHubDesktop.exe
• C:\UserNames\gh.khanzadeh\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.9.14\icudtl.dat
• C:\UserNames\gh.khanzadeh\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.9.14\libEGL.dll
• C:\UserNames\gh.khanzadeh\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.9.14\libGLESv2.dll
• C:\UserNames\gh.khanzadeh\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.9.14\LICENSE
• C:\UserNames\gh.khanzadeh\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.9.14\locales\am.pak
• C:\UserNames\gh.khanzadeh\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.9.14\locales\ar.pak
• C:\UserNames\gh.khanzadeh\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.9.14\locales\bg.pak
• C:\UserNames\gh.khanzadeh\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.9.14\locales\bn.pak
• C:\UserNames\gh.khanzadeh\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.9.14\locales\ca.pak
• C:\UserNames\gh.khanzadeh\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.9.14\locales\cs.pak
• C:\UserNames\gh.khanzadeh\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.9.14\locales\da.pak
• C:\UserNames\gh.khanzadeh\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.9.14\locales\de.pak
• C:\UserNames\gh.khanzadeh\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.9.14\locales\el.pak
• C:\UserNames\gh.khanzadeh\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.9.14\locales\en-GB.pak
• C:\UserNames\gh.khanzadeh\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.9.14\locales\en-US.pak
• C:\UserNames\gh.khanzadeh\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.9.14\locales\es.pak
• C:\UserNames\gh.khanzadeh\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.9.14\locales\es-419.pak
• C:\UserNames\gh.khanzadeh\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.9.14\locales\et.pak
• C:\UserNames\gh.khanzadeh\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.9.14\locales\fa.pak
• C:\UserNames\gh.khanzadeh\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.9.14\locales\fi.pak
• C:\UserNames\gh.khanzadeh\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.9.14\locales\fil.pak
• C:\UserNames\gh.khanzadeh\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.9.14\locales\fr.pak
• C:\UserNames\gh.khanzadeh\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.9.14\locales\gu.pak
• C:\UserNames\gh.khanzadeh\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.9.14\locales\he.pak
• C:\UserNames\gh.khanzadeh\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.9.14\locales\hi.pak
• C:\UserNames\gh.khanzadeh\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.9.14\locales\hr.pak
• C:\UserNames\gh.khanzadeh\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.9.14\locales\hu.pak
• C:\UserNames\gh.khanzadeh\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.9.14\locales\id.pak
• C:\UserNames\gh.khanzadeh\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.9.14\locales\it.pak
• C:\UserNames\gh.khanzadeh\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.9.14\locales\ja.pak
• C:\UserNames\gh.khanzadeh\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.9.14\locales\kn.pak
• C:\UserNames\gh.khanzadeh\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.9.14\locales\ko.pak
• C:\UserNames\gh.khanzadeh\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.9.14\locales\lt.pak
• C:\UserNames\gh.khanzadeh\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.9.14\locales\lv.pak
• C:\UserNames\gh.khanzadeh\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.9.14\locales\ml.pak
• C:\UserNames\gh.khanzadeh\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.9.14\locales\mr.pak
• C:\UserNames\gh.khanzadeh\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.9.14\locales\ms.pak
• C:\UserNames\gh.khanzadeh\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.9.14\locales\nb.pak
• C:\UserNames\gh.khanzadeh\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.9.14\locales\nl.pak
• C:\UserNames\gh.khanzadeh\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.9.14\locales\pl.pak
• C:\UserNames\gh.khanzadeh\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.9.14\locales\pt-BR.pak
• C:\UserNames\gh.khanzadeh\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.9.14\locales\pt-PT.pak
• C:\UserNames\gh.khanzadeh\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.9.14\locales\ro.pak
• C:\UserNames\gh.khanzadeh\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.9.14\locales\ru.pak
• C:\UserNames\gh.khanzadeh\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.9.14\locales\sk.pak
• C:\UserNames\gh.khanzadeh\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.9.14\locales\sl.pak
• C:\UserNames\gh.khanzadeh\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.9.14\locales\sr.pak
• C:\UserNames\gh.khanzadeh\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.9.14\locales\sv.pak
• C:\UserNames\gh.khanzadeh\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.9.14\locales\sw.pak
• C:\UserNames\gh.khanzadeh\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.9.14\locales\ta.pak
• C:\UserNames\gh.khanzadeh\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.9.14\locales\te.pak
• C:\UserNames\gh.khanzadeh\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.9.14\locales\th.pak
• C:\UserNames\gh.khanzadeh\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.9.14\locales\tr.pak
• C:\UserNames\gh.khanzadeh\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.9.14\locales\uk.pak
• C:\UserNames\gh.khanzadeh\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.9.14\locales\vi.pak
• C:\UserNames\gh.khanzadeh\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.9.14\locales\zh-CN.pak
• C:\UserNames\gh.khanzadeh\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.9.14\locales\zh-TW.pak
• C:\UserNames\gh.khanzadeh\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.9.14\resources.pak
• C:\UserNames\gh.khanzadeh\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.9.14\resources\app\cli.js
• C:\UserNames\gh.khanzadeh\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.9.14\resources\app\crash.css
• C:\UserNames\gh.khanzadeh\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.9.14\resources\app\crash.html
• C:\UserNames\gh.khanzadeh\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.9.14\resources\app\crash.js
• C:\UserNames\gh.khanzadeh\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.9.14\resources\app\desktop-notifications.node
• C:\UserNames\gh.khanzadeh\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.9.14\resources\app\desktop-trampoline\desktop-trampoline.exe
• C:\UserNames\gh.khanzadeh\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.9.14\resources\app\emoji.json
• C:\UserNames\gh.khanzadeh\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.9.14\resources\app\emoji\basecamp.png
• C:\UserNames\gh.khanzadeh\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.9.14\resources\app\emoji\basecampy.png
• C:\UserNames\gh.khanzadeh\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.9.14\resources\app\emoji\bowtie.png
• C:\UserNames\gh.khanzadeh\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.9.14\resources\app\emoji\feelsgood.png
• C:\UserNames\gh.khanzadeh\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.9.14\resources\app\emoji\finnadie.png
• C:\UserNames\gh.khanzadeh\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.9.14\resources\app\emoji\fu.png
• C:\UserNames\gh.khanzadeh\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.9.14\resources\app\emoji\goberserk.png
• C:\UserNames\gh.khanzadeh\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.9.14\resources\app\emoji\godmode.png
• C:\UserNames\gh.khanzadeh\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.9.14\resources\app\emoji\hurtrealbad.png
• C:\UserNames\gh.khanzadeh\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.9.14\resources\app\emoji\metal.png
• C:\UserNames\gh.khanzadeh\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.9.14\resources\app\emoji\neckbeard.png
• C:\UserNames\gh.khanzadeh\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.9.14\resources\app\emoji\octocat.png
• C:\UserNames\gh.khanzadeh\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.9.14\resources\app\emoji\rage1.png
• C:\UserNames\gh.khanzadeh\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.9.14\resources\app\emoji\rage2.png
• C:\UserNames\gh.khanzadeh\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.9.14\resources\app\emoji\rage3.png
• C:\UserNames\gh.khanzadeh\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.9.14\resources\app\emoji\rage4.png
• C:\UserNames\gh.khanzadeh\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.9.14\resources\app\emoji\shipit.png
• C:\UserNames\gh.khanzadeh\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.9.14\resources\app\emoji\suspect.png
• C:\UserNames\gh.khanzadeh\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.9.14\resources\app\emoji\taco.png
• C:\UserNames\gh.khanzadeh\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.9.14\resources\app\emoji\trollface.png
• C:\UserNames\gh.khanzadeh\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.9.14\resources\app\emoji\unicode\0023-20e3.png
• C:\UserNames\gh.khanzadeh\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.9.14\resources\app\emoji\unicode\0030-20e3.png
• C:\UserNames\gh.khanzadeh\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.9.14\resources\app\emoji\unicode\0031-20e3.png
• C:\UserNames\gh.khanzadeh\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.9.14\resources\app\emoji\unicode\0032-20e3.png
• C:\UserNames\gh.khanzadeh\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.9.14\resources\app\emoji\unicode\0033-20e3.png
• C:\UserNames\gh.khanzadeh\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.9.14\resources\app\emoji\unicode\0034-20e3.png
• C:\UserNames\gh.khanzadeh\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.9.14\resources\app\emoji\unicode\0035-20e3.png
• C:\UserNames\gh.khanzadeh\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.9.14\resources\app\emoji\unicode\0036-20e3.png
• C:\UserNames\gh.khanzadeh\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.9.14\resources\app\emoji\unicode\0037-20e3.png

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_UserName\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\GitHubDesktop

Additional registry values that you should remove:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\UserNames\gh.khanzadeh\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.9.14\GitHubDesktop.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\UserNames\gh.khanzadeh\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.9.14\GitHubDesktop.exe.FriendlyAppName

How to uninstall GitHub Desktop from your PC using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

GitHub Desktop is an application released by the software company GitHub, Inc.. Frequently, people try to remove this program. This can be easier said than done because performing this by hand takes some know-how regarding removing Windows applications by hand. The best SIMPLE manner 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 good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is one of the best uninstaller and general tool to clean your Windows PC.

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• go to Download Link
• download the setup by pressing the DOWNLOAD button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and wealth of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful program.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs button


5. A list of the programs installed on your PC will be made available to you

6. Navigate the list of programs until you find GitHub Desktop or simply activate the Search field and type in "GitHub Desktop". The GitHub Desktop application will be found automatically. After you click GitHub Desktop in the list of programs, some information regarding the program is available to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). This tells you the opinion other people have regarding GitHub Desktop, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the app you want to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.

7. Click the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will appear. accept the uninstall by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will remove GitHub Desktop.


8. After removing GitHub Desktop, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Click 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 asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling GitHub Desktop with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry items, files or folders are left behind on your disk.

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

Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to remove GitHub Desktop by GitHub, Inc. from your PC, nor are we saying that GitHub Desktop by GitHub, Inc. is not a good application. This page only contains detailed instructions on how to remove 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' computers.