GitHub Desktop

A way to uninstall GitHub Desktop from your computer

You can find below details on how to uninstall GitHub Desktop for Windows. The Windows version was created by GitHub, Inc.. Open here where you can get more info on GitHub, Inc.. The application is frequently installed in the C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop folder. Keep in mind that this path can vary being determined by the user's preference. GitHub Desktop's complete uninstall command line is C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\Update.exe. The program's main executable file occupies 386.78 KB (396064 bytes) on disk and is labeled GitHubDesktop.exe.

GitHub Desktop installs the following the executables on your PC, taking about 180.80 MB (189580648 bytes) on disk.

• GitHubDesktop.exe (386.78 KB)
• Update.exe (1.82 MB)
• GitHubDesktop.exe (142.08 MB)
• squirrel.exe (1.95 MB)
• desktop-trampoline.exe (567.28 KB)
• git.exe (44.53 KB)
• blocked-file-util.exe (55.78 KB)
• brotli.exe (855.93 KB)
• git-askpass.exe (55.15 KB)
• git-askyesno.exe (29.00 KB)
• git-credential-helper-selector.exe (69.52 KB)
• git-http-fetch.exe (2.06 MB)
• git-http-push.exe (2.07 MB)
• git-wrapper.exe (44.53 KB)
• git-remote-https.exe (2.08 MB)
• git-sh-i18n--envsubst.exe (1.88 MB)
• git.exe (3.39 MB)
• headless-git.exe (32.03 KB)
• lzmadec.exe (62.32 KB)
• lzmainfo.exe (37.70 KB)
• proxy-lookup.exe (54.70 KB)
• unxz.exe (91.30 KB)
• xmlcatalog.exe (61.95 KB)
• xmllint.exe (139.52 KB)
• xz.exe (91.30 KB)
• xzcat.exe (91.30 KB)
• xzdec.exe (62.32 KB)
• Atlassian.Bitbucket.UI.exe (41.93 KB)
• git-credential-manager-core.exe (73.43 KB)
• git-lfs.exe (9.87 MB)
• GitHub.UI.exe (44.41 KB)
• GitLab.UI.exe (34.91 KB)
• edit-git-bash.exe (135.95 KB)
• awk.exe (623.05 KB)
• b2sum.exe (64.88 KB)
• basename.exe (45.35 KB)
• basenc.exe (59.63 KB)
• cat.exe (49.09 KB)
• chattr.exe (97.66 KB)
• cmp.exe (57.86 KB)
• comm.exe (49.58 KB)
• cp.exe (123.75 KB)
• cut.exe (54.33 KB)
• cygwin-console-helper.exe (306.41 KB)
• dash.exe (119.41 KB)
• date.exe (129.15 KB)
• diff.exe (217.10 KB)
• diff3.exe (72.09 KB)
• dirname.exe (44.80 KB)
• echo.exe (46.20 KB)
• env.exe (55.40 KB)
• expr.exe (118.80 KB)
• false.exe (43.63 KB)
• fido2-assert.exe (41.91 KB)
• fido2-cred.exe (40.09 KB)
• fido2-token.exe (54.02 KB)
• find.exe (271.50 KB)
• gencat.exe (106.17 KB)
• getfacl.exe (94.55 KB)
• getopt.exe (27.49 KB)
• gmondump.exe (93.45 KB)
• grep.exe (220.49 KB)
• head.exe (55.13 KB)
• ls.exe (158.26 KB)
• lsattr.exe (96.05 KB)
• mkdir.exe (82.55 KB)
• mktemp.exe (53.94 KB)
• mv.exe (132.34 KB)
• pathchk.exe (45.82 KB)
• printf.exe (82.10 KB)
• profiler.exe (198.33 KB)
• pwd.exe (46.59 KB)
• readlink.exe (58.64 KB)
• rebase.exe (894.49 KB)
• rm.exe (74.10 KB)
• rmdir.exe (73.07 KB)
• sdiff.exe (63.44 KB)
• sed.exe (182.20 KB)
• sh.exe (1.88 MB)
• sort.exe (118.30 KB)
• ssh-add.exe (431.75 KB)
• ssh-agent.exe (403.14 KB)
• ssh.exe (931.55 KB)
• tail.exe (66.58 KB)
• test.exe (79.97 KB)
• touch.exe (116.73 KB)
• tr.exe (59.59 KB)
• true.exe (43.63 KB)
• uname.exe (45.82 KB)
• uniq.exe (54.75 KB)
• wc.exe (57.04 KB)
• xargs.exe (77.05 KB)
• getprocaddr32.exe (272.26 KB)
• getprocaddr64.exe (308.84 KB)

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This page is about GitHub Desktop version 3.1.2 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
• 3.2.6
• 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
• 1.4.3
• 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
• 3.0.5
• 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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Many files, folders and Windows registry entries can not be uninstalled when you want to remove GitHub Desktop from your PC.

Folders that were left behind:

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

The files below remain on your disk when you remove GitHub Desktop:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app.ico
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.1.2\chrome_100_percent.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.1.2\chrome_200_percent.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.1.2\d3dcompiler_47.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.1.2\ffmpeg.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.1.2\GitHubDesktop.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.1.2\icudtl.dat
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.1.2\libEGL.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.1.2\libGLESv2.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.1.2\LICENSE
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.1.2\locales\af.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.1.2\locales\am.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.1.2\locales\ar.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.1.2\locales\bg.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.1.2\locales\bn.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.1.2\locales\ca.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.1.2\locales\cs.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.1.2\locales\da.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.1.2\locales\de.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.1.2\locales\el.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.1.2\locales\en-GB.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.1.2\locales\en-US.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.1.2\locales\es.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.1.2\locales\es-419.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.1.2\locales\et.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.1.2\locales\fa.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.1.2\locales\fi.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.1.2\locales\fil.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.1.2\locales\fr.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.1.2\locales\gu.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.1.2\locales\he.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.1.2\locales\hi.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.1.2\locales\hr.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.1.2\locales\hu.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.1.2\locales\id.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.1.2\locales\it.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.1.2\locales\ja.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.1.2\locales\kn.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.1.2\locales\ko.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.1.2\locales\lt.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.1.2\locales\lv.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.1.2\locales\ml.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.1.2\locales\mr.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.1.2\locales\ms.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.1.2\locales\nb.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.1.2\locales\nl.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.1.2\locales\pl.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.1.2\locales\pt-BR.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.1.2\locales\pt-PT.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.1.2\locales\ro.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.1.2\locales\ru.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.1.2\locales\sk.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.1.2\locales\sl.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.1.2\locales\sr.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.1.2\locales\sv.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.1.2\locales\sw.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.1.2\locales\ta.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.1.2\locales\te.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.1.2\locales\th.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.1.2\locales\tr.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.1.2\locales\uk.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.1.2\locales\ur.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.1.2\locales\vi.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.1.2\locales\zh-CN.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.1.2\locales\zh-TW.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.1.2\resources.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.1.2\resources\app\a7b45a45d471743a8d54ea11543f2cec.cmd
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.1.2\resources\app\cli.js
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.1.2\resources\app\crash.css
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.1.2\resources\app\crash.html
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.1.2\resources\app\crash.js
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.1.2\resources\app\desktop-notifications.node
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.1.2\resources\app\desktop-trampoline\desktop-trampoline.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.1.2\resources\app\emoji.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.1.2\resources\app\emoji\basecamp.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.1.2\resources\app\emoji\basecampy.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.1.2\resources\app\emoji\bowtie.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.1.2\resources\app\emoji\feelsgood.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.1.2\resources\app\emoji\finnadie.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.1.2\resources\app\emoji\fu.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.1.2\resources\app\emoji\goberserk.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.1.2\resources\app\emoji\godmode.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.1.2\resources\app\emoji\hurtrealbad.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.1.2\resources\app\emoji\metal.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.1.2\resources\app\emoji\neckbeard.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.1.2\resources\app\emoji\octocat.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.1.2\resources\app\emoji\rage1.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.1.2\resources\app\emoji\rage2.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.1.2\resources\app\emoji\rage3.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.1.2\resources\app\emoji\rage4.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.1.2\resources\app\emoji\shipit.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.1.2\resources\app\emoji\suspect.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.1.2\resources\app\emoji\taco.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.1.2\resources\app\emoji\trollface.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.1.2\resources\app\emoji\unicode\0023-20e3.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.1.2\resources\app\emoji\unicode\0030-20e3.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.1.2\resources\app\emoji\unicode\0031-20e3.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.1.2\resources\app\emoji\unicode\0032-20e3.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.1.2\resources\app\emoji\unicode\0033-20e3.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.1.2\resources\app\emoji\unicode\0034-20e3.png

You will find in the Windows Registry that the following data will not be removed; remove them one by one using regedit.exe:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\x-github-desktop-auth
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\GitHubDesktop

How to erase GitHub Desktop from your computer using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

GitHub Desktop is a program offered by GitHub, Inc.. Frequently, users try to uninstall this application. This is efortful because removing this by hand takes some experience regarding Windows program uninstallation. One of the best SIMPLE procedure to uninstall 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, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and all around utility to clean your computer.

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• go to Download Link
• download the program by pressing the DOWNLOAD button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to admire the program's interface and wealth of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good PC management program.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Press the Uninstall Programs button


5. All the programs installed on your computer will appear

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 very quickly. When you click GitHub Desktop in the list of programs, the following data about the application is shown to you:

• Star rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating explains the opinion other users have about GitHub Desktop, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Details about the application you wish to remove, by pressing the Properties button.

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will appear. Confirm the removal by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall GitHub Desktop.


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

Your Windows system will remain clean, speedy and ready to take on new tasks.

Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to remove GitHub Desktop by GitHub, Inc. from your computer, nor are we saying that GitHub Desktop by GitHub, Inc. is not a good software application. This text simply contains detailed info on how to remove GitHub Desktop supposing you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.