GitHub Desktop

A way to uninstall GitHub Desktop from your PC

You can find on this page detailed information on how to remove GitHub Desktop for Windows. It was created for Windows by GitHub, Inc.. You can find out more on GitHub, Inc. or check for application updates here. GitHub Desktop is usually installed in the C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop directory, regulated by the user's choice. GitHub Desktop's full uninstall command line is C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\Update.exe. GitHubDesktop.exe is the programs's main file and it takes circa 383.67 KB (392880 bytes) on disk.

GitHub Desktop installs the following the executables on your PC, occupying about 159.74 MB (167503016 bytes) on disk.

• GitHubDesktop.exe (383.67 KB)
• Update.exe (1.82 MB)
• GitHubDesktop.exe (120.25 MB)
• squirrel.exe (1.94 MB)
• desktop-trampoline.exe (563.67 KB)
• git.exe (42.05 KB)
• blocked-file-util.exe (51.71 KB)
• brotli.exe (851.86 KB)
• git-askyesno.exe (25.92 KB)
• git-credential-helper-selector.exe (65.95 KB)
• git-http-fetch.exe (1.88 MB)
• git-http-push.exe (1.89 MB)
• git-wrapper.exe (42.05 KB)
• git-remote-https.exe (1.90 MB)
• git-sh-i18n--envsubst.exe (1.70 MB)
• git.exe (3.17 MB)
• proxy-lookup.exe (51.13 KB)
• Atlassian.Bitbucket.UI.exe (166.91 KB)
• git-credential-manager-core.exe (72.41 KB)
• git-lfs.exe (10.63 MB)
• GitHub.UI.exe (143.38 KB)
• edit-git-bash.exe (137.47 KB)
• awk.exe (619.44 KB)
• b2sum.exe (59.80 KB)
• basename.exe (39.74 KB)
• basenc.exe (53.52 KB)
• cat.exe (43.48 KB)
• chattr.exe (183.66 KB)
• cmp.exe (50.31 KB)
• comm.exe (45.00 KB)
• cp.exe (115.70 KB)
• cut.exe (48.22 KB)
• cygwin-console-helper.exe (531.63 KB)
• dash.exe (111.84 KB)
• date.exe (121.54 KB)
• diff.exe (207.16 KB)
• diff3.exe (65.09 KB)
• dirname.exe (38.69 KB)
• echo.exe (40.59 KB)
• env.exe (49.79 KB)
• expr.exe (111.23 KB)
• false.exe (37.52 KB)
• fido2-assert.exe (38.30 KB)
• fido2-cred.exe (36.48 KB)
• fido2-token.exe (50.41 KB)
• find.exe (275.33 KB)
• gencat.exe (198.04 KB)
• getfacl.exe (181.59 KB)
• getopt.exe (23.88 KB)
• grep.exe (210.95 KB)
• head.exe (49.02 KB)
• ls.exe (145.18 KB)
• lsattr.exe (183.07 KB)
• mkdir.exe (74.47 KB)
• mktemp.exe (48.90 KB)
• mv.exe (121.80 KB)
• pathchk.exe (39.71 KB)
• printf.exe (73.52 KB)
• pwd.exe (40.98 KB)
• readlink.exe (52.03 KB)
• rebase.exe (870.41 KB)
• rm.exe (67.55 KB)
• rmdir.exe (64.96 KB)
• sdiff.exe (55.89 KB)
• sed.exe (172.09 KB)
• sh.exe (1.88 MB)
• sort.exe (109.03 KB)
• ssh-add.exe (342.77 KB)
• ssh-agent.exe (321.32 KB)
• ssh.exe (709.22 KB)
• tail.exe (60.50 KB)
• tclsh.exe (14.67 KB)
• tclsh8.6.exe (14.67 KB)
• test.exe (70.36 KB)
• touch.exe (109.12 KB)
• tr.exe (53.48 KB)
• true.exe (37.52 KB)
• uname.exe (39.71 KB)
• uniq.exe (49.14 KB)
• wc.exe (50.43 KB)
• xargs.exe (72.23 KB)
• getprocaddr32.exe (309.59 KB)
• getprocaddr64.exe (336.88 KB)

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The current web page applies to GitHub Desktop version 2.8.3 alone. You can find here a few links to other GitHub Desktop releases:

• 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
• 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
• 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

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GitHub Desktop has the habit of leaving behind some leftovers.

Folders remaining:

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

Usually, the following files are left on disk:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app.ico
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.8.2\chrome_100_percent.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.8.2\chrome_200_percent.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.8.2\d3dcompiler_47.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.8.2\ffmpeg.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.8.2\GitHubDesktop.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.8.2\icudtl.dat
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.8.2\libEGL.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.8.2\libGLESv2.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.8.2\LICENSE
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.8.2\locales\am.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.8.2\locales\ar.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.8.2\locales\bg.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.8.2\locales\bn.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.8.2\locales\ca.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.8.2\locales\cs.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.8.2\locales\da.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.8.2\locales\de.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.8.2\locales\el.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.8.2\locales\en-GB.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.8.2\locales\en-US.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.8.2\locales\es.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.8.2\locales\es-419.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.8.2\locales\et.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.8.2\locales\fa.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.8.2\locales\fi.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.8.2\locales\fil.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.8.2\locales\fr.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.8.2\locales\gu.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.8.2\locales\he.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.8.2\locales\hi.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.8.2\locales\hr.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.8.2\locales\hu.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.8.2\locales\id.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.8.2\locales\it.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.8.2\locales\ja.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.8.2\locales\kn.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.8.2\locales\ko.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.8.2\locales\lt.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.8.2\locales\lv.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.8.2\locales\ml.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.8.2\locales\mr.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.8.2\locales\ms.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.8.2\locales\nb.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.8.2\locales\nl.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.8.2\locales\pl.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.8.2\locales\pt-BR.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.8.2\locales\pt-PT.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.8.2\locales\ro.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.8.2\locales\ru.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.8.2\locales\sk.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.8.2\locales\sl.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.8.2\locales\sr.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.8.2\locales\sv.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.8.2\locales\sw.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.8.2\locales\ta.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.8.2\locales\te.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.8.2\locales\th.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.8.2\locales\tr.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.8.2\locales\uk.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.8.2\locales\vi.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.8.2\locales\zh-CN.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.8.2\locales\zh-TW.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.8.2\resources.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.8.2\resources\app\ask-pass.js
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.8.2\resources\app\cli.js
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.8.2\resources\app\crash.css
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.8.2\resources\app\crash.html
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.8.2\resources\app\crash.js
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.8.2\resources\app\desktop-trampoline\desktop-trampoline.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.8.2\resources\app\detect-arm64-translation.node
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.8.2\resources\app\emoji.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.8.2\resources\app\emoji\basecamp.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.8.2\resources\app\emoji\basecampy.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.8.2\resources\app\emoji\bowtie.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.8.2\resources\app\emoji\feelsgood.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.8.2\resources\app\emoji\finnadie.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.8.2\resources\app\emoji\fu.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.8.2\resources\app\emoji\goberserk.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.8.2\resources\app\emoji\godmode.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.8.2\resources\app\emoji\hurtrealbad.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.8.2\resources\app\emoji\metal.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.8.2\resources\app\emoji\neckbeard.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.8.2\resources\app\emoji\octocat.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.8.2\resources\app\emoji\rage1.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.8.2\resources\app\emoji\rage2.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.8.2\resources\app\emoji\rage3.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.8.2\resources\app\emoji\rage4.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.8.2\resources\app\emoji\shipit.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.8.2\resources\app\emoji\suspect.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.8.2\resources\app\emoji\taco.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.8.2\resources\app\emoji\trollface.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.8.2\resources\app\emoji\unicode\0023-20e3.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.8.2\resources\app\emoji\unicode\0030-20e3.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.8.2\resources\app\emoji\unicode\0031-20e3.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.8.2\resources\app\emoji\unicode\0032-20e3.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.8.2\resources\app\emoji\unicode\0033-20e3.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.8.2\resources\app\emoji\unicode\0034-20e3.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.8.2\resources\app\emoji\unicode\0035-20e3.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.8.2\resources\app\emoji\unicode\0036-20e3.png

Registry that is not removed:

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

Open regedit.exe in order to remove the following registry values:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.8.2\GitHubDesktop.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.8.2\GitHubDesktop.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.8.3\GitHubDesktop.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.8.3\GitHubDesktop.exe.FriendlyAppName

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

GitHub Desktop is a program by GitHub, Inc.. Frequently, people decide to remove this application. Sometimes this is easier said than done because removing this by hand takes some know-how related to Windows internal functioning. One of the best EASY procedure 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 on your Windows system, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is one of the best uninstaller and all around tool to take care of your Windows PC.

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• go to Download Link
• download the setup by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful system utility.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs tool


5. A list of the applications installed on your computer will be shown to you

6. Scroll the list of applications until you find GitHub Desktop or simply click the Search feature and type in "GitHub Desktop". If it is installed on your PC the GitHub Desktop app will be found very quickly. Notice that when you click GitHub Desktop in the list of apps, the following data regarding the application is available to you:

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

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will come up. accept the removal by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will remove GitHub Desktop.


8. After uninstalling GitHub Desktop, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Click Next to start the cleanup. All the items of 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 can be sure that no registry items, files or directories are left behind on your disk.

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

Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to remove GitHub Desktop by GitHub, Inc. from your computer, 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 remove GitHub Desktop in case you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.