GitHub Desktop

A way to uninstall GitHub Desktop from your system

GitHub Desktop is a Windows application. Read more about how to remove it from your computer. The Windows release was developed by GitHub, Inc.. You can find out more on GitHub, Inc. or check for application updates here. Usually the GitHub Desktop program is to be found in the C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop folder, depending on the user's option during setup. C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\Update.exe is the full command line if you want to remove GitHub Desktop. The program's main executable file is labeled GitHubDesktop.exe and its approximative size is 373.46 KB (382424 bytes).

GitHub Desktop is composed of the following executables which take 263.22 MB (276003864 bytes) on disk:

• GitHubDesktop.exe (373.46 KB)
• squirrel.exe (1.58 MB)
• GitHubDesktop.exe (67.93 MB)
• squirrel.exe (1.58 MB)
• GitHubDesktop.exe (67.95 MB)
• squirrel.exe (1.58 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 (1.48 MB)
• git-sh-i18n--envsubst.exe (1.42 MB)
• git.exe (2.51 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)
• GitHubDesktop.exe (67.95 MB)
• blocked-file-util.exe (29.55 KB)
• proxy-lookup.exe (28.98 KB)
• x86_64-w64-mingw32-deflatehd.exe (70.52 KB)
• x86_64-w64-mingw32-inflatehd.exe (67.48 KB)
• 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)

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This web page is about GitHub Desktop version 1.6.5 only. You can find below info on other application versions of GitHub Desktop:

• 2.6.0
• 2.4.3
• 2.5.4
• 3.3.9
• 2.9.9
• 3.4.5
• 3.2.6
• 2.5.2
• 3.4.6
• 2.5.6
• 1.2.6
• 3.3.5
• 1.0.3
• 2.6.2
• 3.4.18
• 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
• 3.4.19
• 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
• 3.4.3
• 3.3.3
• 1.6.1
• 0.5.9
• 3.4.13
• 3.2.5
• 1.1.0
• 1.0.12
• 1.4.3
• 1.2.1
• 1.0.5
• 3.3.17
• 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
• 3.4.12
• 3.4.72
• 3.4.8
• 1.3.5
• 2.9.0
• 3.0.4
• 2.7.1
• 3.4.16
• 1.1.1
• 2.9.7
• 3.1.2
• 3.0.5
• 3.4.0
• 0.7.0
• 3.2.9
• 2.2.3
• 3.1.7
• 3.4.52
• 1.6.6
• 3.0.1
• 1.3.4
• 2.8.3

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If you are manually uninstalling GitHub Desktop we suggest you to check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Folders left behind when you uninstall GitHub Desktop:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop

Files remaining:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app.ico
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.6.5\icudtl.dat
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.6.5\libEGL.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.6.5\libGLESv2.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.6.5\LICENSE
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.6.5\msvcp140.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.6.5\resources\app\emoji\unicode\1f193.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.6.5\resources\app\emoji\unicode\1f194.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.6.5\resources\app\emoji\unicode\1f195.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.6.5\resources\app\emoji\unicode\1f196.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.6.5\resources\app\emoji\unicode\1f197.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.6.5\resources\app\emoji\unicode\1f198.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.6.5\resources\app\emoji\unicode\1f199.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.6.5\resources\app\emoji\unicode\1f19a.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.6.5\resources\app\emoji\unicode\1f347.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.6.5\resources\app\emoji\unicode\1f348.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.6.5\resources\app\emoji\unicode\1f349.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.6.5\resources\app\emoji\unicode\1f34a.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.6.5\resources\app\emoji\unicode\1f34b.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.6.5\resources\app\emoji\unicode\1f362.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.6.5\resources\app\emoji\unicode\1f363.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.6.5\resources\app\emoji\unicode\1f364.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.6.5\resources\app\emoji\unicode\1f365.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.6.5\resources\app\emoji\unicode\1f366.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.6.5\resources\app\emoji\unicode\1f367.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.6.5\resources\app\emoji\unicode\1f368.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.6.5\resources\app\emoji\unicode\1f369.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.6.5\resources\app\emoji\unicode\1f36a.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.6.5\resources\app\emoji\unicode\1f36b.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.6.5\resources\app\emoji\unicode\1f36c.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.6.5\resources\app\emoji\unicode\1f36d.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.6.5\resources\app\emoji\unicode\1f36e.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.6.5\resources\app\emoji\unicode\1f36f.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.6.5\resources\app\emoji\unicode\1f370.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.6.5\resources\app\emoji\unicode\1f371.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.6.5\resources\app\emoji\unicode\1f372.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.6.5\resources\app\emoji\unicode\1f373.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.6.5\resources\app\emoji\unicode\1f374.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.6.5\resources\app\emoji\unicode\1f375.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.6.5\resources\app\emoji\unicode\1f376.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.6.5\resources\app\emoji\unicode\1f377.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.6.5\resources\app\emoji\unicode\1f378.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.6.5\resources\app\emoji\unicode\1f379.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.6.5\resources\app\emoji\unicode\1f37a.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.6.5\resources\app\emoji\unicode\1f37b.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.6.5\resources\app\emoji\unicode\1f37c.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.6.5\resources\app\emoji\unicode\1f380.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.6.5\resources\app\emoji\unicode\1f381.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.6.5\resources\app\emoji\unicode\1f382.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.6.5\resources\app\emoji\unicode\1f383.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.6.5\resources\app\emoji\unicode\1f384.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.6.5\resources\app\emoji\unicode\1f385.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.6.5\resources\app\emoji\unicode\1f386.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.6.5\resources\app\emoji\unicode\1f387.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.6.5\resources\app\emoji\unicode\1f388.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.6.5\resources\app\emoji\unicode\1f389.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.6.5\resources\app\emoji\unicode\1f38a.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.6.5\resources\app\emoji\unicode\1f38b.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.6.5\resources\app\emoji\unicode\1f38c.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.6.5\resources\app\emoji\unicode\1f38d.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.6.5\resources\app\emoji\unicode\1f38e.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.6.5\resources\app\emoji\unicode\1f38f.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.6.5\resources\app\emoji\unicode\1f390.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.6.5\resources\app\emoji\unicode\1f391.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.6.5\resources\app\emoji\unicode\1f392.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.6.5\resources\app\emoji\unicode\1f393.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.6.5\resources\app\emoji\unicode\1f3a0.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.6.5\resources\app\emoji\unicode\1f3a1.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.6.5\resources\app\emoji\unicode\1f3a2.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.6.5\resources\app\emoji\unicode\1f3a3.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.6.5\resources\app\emoji\unicode\1f3a4.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.6.5\resources\app\emoji\unicode\1f3a5.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.6.5\resources\app\emoji\unicode\1f3a6.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.6.5\resources\app\emoji\unicode\1f3a7.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.6.5\resources\app\emoji\unicode\1f3a8.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.6.5\resources\app\emoji\unicode\1f3a9.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.6.5\resources\app\emoji\unicode\1f3aa.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.6.5\resources\app\emoji\unicode\1f3ab.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.6.5\resources\app\emoji\unicode\1f3ac.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.6.5\resources\app\emoji\unicode\1f3ad.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.6.5\resources\app\emoji\unicode\1f3ae.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.6.5\resources\app\emoji\unicode\1f3af.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.6.5\resources\app\emoji\unicode\1f3b0.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.6.5\resources\app\emoji\unicode\1f3b1.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.6.5\resources\app\emoji\unicode\1f3b2.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.6.5\resources\app\emoji\unicode\1f3b3.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.6.5\resources\app\emoji\unicode\1f3b4.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.6.5\resources\app\emoji\unicode\1f3b5.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.6.5\resources\app\emoji\unicode\1f3b6.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.6.5\resources\app\emoji\unicode\1f3b7.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.6.5\resources\app\emoji\unicode\1f3b8.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.6.5\resources\app\emoji\unicode\1f3b9.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.6.5\resources\app\emoji\unicode\1f3ba.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.6.5\resources\app\emoji\unicode\1f3bb.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.6.5\resources\app\emoji\unicode\1f3bc.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.6.5\resources\app\emoji\unicode\1f3bd.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.6.5\resources\app\emoji\unicode\1f3be.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.6.5\resources\app\emoji\unicode\1f3bf.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.6.5\resources\app\emoji\unicode\1f3c0.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.6.5\resources\app\emoji\unicode\1f3c1.png

Registry keys:

• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\GitHubDesktop

A way to delete GitHub Desktop from your PC with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

GitHub Desktop is an application marketed by the software company GitHub, Inc.. Sometimes, computer users choose to uninstall it. Sometimes this is troublesome because removing this by hand requires some know-how related to Windows program uninstallation. The best SIMPLE practice to uninstall 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 PC, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and all around utility to maximize the performance of your Windows PC.

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• go to Download Link
• download the program by clicking on the DOWNLOAD NOW 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 wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful package of utilities.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Press the Uninstall Programs feature


5. A list of the programs existing on your computer will be made available to you

6. Scroll the list of programs until you find GitHub Desktop or simply activate the Search field and type in "GitHub Desktop". If it exists on your system the GitHub Desktop application will be found automatically. After you select GitHub Desktop in the list , some information about the application is available to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating explains the opinion other people have about GitHub Desktop, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information about the app you wish to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will show up. Confirm the removal by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall GitHub Desktop.


8. After uninstalling GitHub Desktop, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Press Next to perform the cleanup. All the items that belong GitHub Desktop which have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing GitHub Desktop using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your system.

Your PC will remain clean, speedy and ready 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. This page only contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall GitHub Desktop in case you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.