GitHub Desktop

A guide to uninstall GitHub Desktop from your computer

GitHub Desktop is a computer program. This page contains details on how to remove it from your PC. It was developed for Windows by GitHub, Inc.. Take a look here for more details on GitHub, Inc.. The program is often located in the C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop directory (same installation drive as Windows). GitHub Desktop's complete uninstall command line is C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\Update.exe. GitHubDesktop.exe is the programs's main file and it takes approximately 99.87 MB (104718848 bytes) on disk.

The following executables are installed along with GitHub Desktop. They take about 136.74 MB (143387456 bytes) on disk.

• GitHubDesktop.exe (380.49 KB)
• squirrel.exe (1.87 MB)
• GitHubDesktop.exe (99.87 MB)
• git.exe (42.05 KB)
• blocked-file-util.exe (29.59 KB)
• git-askyesno.exe (27.73 KB)
• git-credential-helper-selector.exe (43.16 KB)
• git-fast-import.exe (1.75 MB)
• git-http-fetch.exe (1.75 MB)
• git-http-push.exe (1.76 MB)
• git-wrapper.exe (42.05 KB)
• git-remote-https.exe (1.77 MB)
• git-sh-i18n--envsubst.exe (1.71 MB)
• git.exe (2.92 MB)
• proxy-lookup.exe (29.02 KB)
• x86_64-w64-mingw32-deflatehd.exe (70.06 KB)
• x86_64-w64-mingw32-inflatehd.exe (65.73 KB)
• git-lfs.exe (9.82 MB)
• awk.exe (619.77 KB)
• b2sum.exe (60.00 KB)
• basename.exe (38.41 KB)
• basenc.exe (51.72 KB)
• cat.exe (41.65 KB)
• chattr.exe (174.30 KB)
• cmp.exe (50.63 KB)
• comm.exe (43.66 KB)
• cp.exe (115.41 KB)
• cut.exe (48.39 KB)
• dash.exe (109.11 KB)
• date.exe (117.24 KB)
• diff.exe (207.48 KB)
• diff3.exe (65.41 KB)
• dirname.exe (37.85 KB)
• echo.exe (38.25 KB)
• env.exe (47.98 KB)
• expr.exe (111.90 KB)
• false.exe (35.68 KB)
• find.exe (256.59 KB)
• gencat.exe (183.37 KB)
• getfacl.exe (172.73 KB)
• getopt.exe (23.59 KB)
• grep.exe (211.27 KB)
• head.exe (47.19 KB)
• ls.exe (143.41 KB)
• lsattr.exe (173.20 KB)
• mkdir.exe (73.14 KB)
• mktemp.exe (47.59 KB)
• mv.exe (122.00 KB)
• pathchk.exe (38.37 KB)
• printf.exe (72.69 KB)
• pwd.exe (40.13 KB)
• readlink.exe (50.70 KB)
• rebase.exe (817.32 KB)
• rm.exe (65.73 KB)
• rmdir.exe (64.67 KB)
• sdiff.exe (56.21 KB)
• sed.exe (175.27 KB)
• sh.exe (1.88 MB)
• sort.exe (110.83 KB)
• ssh-add.exe (312.34 KB)
• ssh-agent.exe (294.25 KB)
• ssh.exe (666.29 KB)
• tail.exe (59.14 KB)
• test.exe (70.55 KB)
• touch.exe (105.28 KB)
• tr.exe (51.63 KB)
• true.exe (35.68 KB)
• uname.exe (38.87 KB)
• uniq.exe (48.34 KB)
• wc.exe (48.60 KB)
• xargs.exe (69.56 KB)
• getprocaddr32.exe (296.77 KB)
• getprocaddr64.exe (323.70 KB)

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The information on this page is only about version 2.4.3 of GitHub Desktop. You can find below a few links to other GitHub Desktop releases:

• 2.6.0
• 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
• 3.1.2
• 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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If planning to uninstall GitHub Desktop you should check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Folders found on disk after you uninstall GitHub Desktop from your PC:

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

Check for and remove the following files from your disk when you uninstall GitHub Desktop:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.4.3\chrome_100_percent.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.4.3\chrome_200_percent.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.4.3\d3dcompiler_47.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.4.3\ffmpeg.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.4.3\GitHubDesktop.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.4.3\icudtl.dat
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.4.3\libEGL.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.4.3\libGLESv2.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.4.3\LICENSE
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.4.3\locales\am.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.4.3\locales\ar.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.4.3\locales\bg.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.4.3\locales\bn.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.4.3\locales\ca.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.4.3\locales\cs.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.4.3\locales\da.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.4.3\locales\de.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.4.3\locales\el.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.4.3\locales\en-GB.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.4.3\locales\en-US.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.4.3\locales\es.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.4.3\locales\es-419.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.4.3\locales\et.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.4.3\locales\fa.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.4.3\locales\fi.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.4.3\locales\fil.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.4.3\locales\fr.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.4.3\locales\gu.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.4.3\locales\he.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.4.3\locales\hi.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.4.3\locales\hr.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.4.3\locales\hu.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.4.3\locales\id.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.4.3\locales\it.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.4.3\locales\ja.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.4.3\locales\kn.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.4.3\locales\ko.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.4.3\locales\lt.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.4.3\locales\lv.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.4.3\locales\ml.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.4.3\locales\mr.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.4.3\locales\ms.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.4.3\locales\nb.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.4.3\locales\nl.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.4.3\locales\pl.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.4.3\locales\pt-BR.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.4.3\locales\pt-PT.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.4.3\locales\ro.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.4.3\locales\ru.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.4.3\locales\sk.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.4.3\locales\sl.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.4.3\locales\sr.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.4.3\locales\sv.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.4.3\locales\sw.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.4.3\locales\ta.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.4.3\locales\te.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.4.3\locales\th.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.4.3\locales\tr.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.4.3\locales\uk.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.4.3\locales\vi.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.4.3\locales\zh-CN.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.4.3\locales\zh-TW.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.4.3\natives_blob.bin
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.4.3\resources.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.4.3\resources\app\ask-pass.js
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.4.3\resources\app\cli.js
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.4.3\resources\app\crash.css
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.4.3\resources\app\crash.html
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.4.3\resources\app\crash.js
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.4.3\resources\app\emoji.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.4.3\resources\app\emoji\basecamp.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.4.3\resources\app\emoji\basecampy.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.4.3\resources\app\emoji\bowtie.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.4.3\resources\app\emoji\feelsgood.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.4.3\resources\app\emoji\finnadie.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.4.3\resources\app\emoji\fu.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.4.3\resources\app\emoji\goberserk.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.4.3\resources\app\emoji\godmode.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.4.3\resources\app\emoji\hurtrealbad.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.4.3\resources\app\emoji\metal.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.4.3\resources\app\emoji\neckbeard.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.4.3\resources\app\emoji\octocat.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.4.3\resources\app\emoji\rage1.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.4.3\resources\app\emoji\rage2.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.4.3\resources\app\emoji\rage3.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.4.3\resources\app\emoji\rage4.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.4.3\resources\app\emoji\shipit.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.4.3\resources\app\emoji\suspect.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.4.3\resources\app\emoji\taco.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.4.3\resources\app\emoji\trollface.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.4.3\resources\app\emoji\unicode\0023-20e3.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.4.3\resources\app\emoji\unicode\0030-20e3.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.4.3\resources\app\emoji\unicode\0031-20e3.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.4.3\resources\app\emoji\unicode\0032-20e3.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.4.3\resources\app\emoji\unicode\0033-20e3.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.4.3\resources\app\emoji\unicode\0034-20e3.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.4.3\resources\app\emoji\unicode\0035-20e3.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.4.3\resources\app\emoji\unicode\0036-20e3.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.4.3\resources\app\emoji\unicode\0037-20e3.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.4.3\resources\app\emoji\unicode\0038-20e3.png

Use regedit.exe to manually remove from the Windows Registry the keys below:

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

A way to remove GitHub Desktop from your PC with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

GitHub Desktop is an application marketed by the software company GitHub, Inc.. Sometimes, people want to erase this application. Sometimes this is easier said than done because doing this by hand takes some knowledge regarding Windows internal functioning. The best QUICK action to erase GitHub Desktop is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take the following steps on how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your Windows system, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very potent uninstaller and all around utility to maximize the performance of your Windows system.

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

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good package of tools.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs tool


5. All the applications installed on your computer will appear

6. Navigate the list of applications until you locate GitHub Desktop or simply activate the Search feature and type in "GitHub Desktop". The GitHub Desktop program will be found automatically. When you click GitHub Desktop in the list of applications, some 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, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Details regarding the program you want to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will show up. accept the removal by clicking 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 start the cleanup. All the items of GitHub Desktop that have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling GitHub Desktop with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry items, files or folders are left behind on your computer.

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

Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to uninstall 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 PC. This page simply contains detailed info on how to uninstall GitHub Desktop in case you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.