GitHub Desktop

How to uninstall GitHub Desktop from your system

GitHub Desktop is a software application. This page holds details on how to remove it from your computer. It was coded for Windows by GitHub, Inc.. Further information on GitHub, Inc. can be seen here. The program is often located in the C:\Users\msi\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop directory. Keep in mind that this location can vary depending on the user's preference. You can uninstall GitHub Desktop by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\Users\msi\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\Update.exe. Keep in mind that you might receive a notification for admin rights. GitHubDesktop.exe is the programs's main file and it takes about 373.46 KB (382424 bytes) on disk.

GitHub Desktop is comprised of the following executables which take 98.08 MB (102847696 bytes) on disk:

• GitHubDesktop.exe (373.46 KB)
• Update.exe (1.46 MB)
• GitHubDesktop.exe (64.37 MB)
• squirrel.exe (1.58 MB)
• git.exe (38.27 KB)
• blocked-file-util.exe (29.55 KB)
• git-credential-store.exe (1.31 MB)
• git-credential-wincred.exe (29.31 KB)
• git-fast-import.exe (1.33 MB)
• git-http-fetch.exe (1.34 MB)
• git-http-push.exe (1.35 MB)
• git-wrapper.exe (38.28 KB)
• git-remote-https.exe (1.36 MB)
• git-sh-i18n--envsubst.exe (1.30 MB)
• git-show-index.exe (1.30 MB)
• git-upload-pack.exe (1.31 MB)
• git.exe (2.25 MB)
• proxy-lookup.exe (28.98 KB)
• x86_64-w64-mingw32-deflatehd.exe (70.02 KB)
• x86_64-w64-mingw32-inflatehd.exe (66.97 KB)
• git-lfs.exe (7.31 MB)
• awk.exe (600.29 KB)
• b2sum.exe (61.02 KB)
• basename.exe (37.87 KB)
• cat.exe (43.23 KB)
• comm.exe (43.13 KB)
• cp.exe (106.34 KB)
• cut.exe (47.34 KB)
• dash.exe (108.13 KB)
• date.exe (118.76 KB)
• dirname.exe (37.81 KB)
• echo.exe (38.18 KB)
• env.exe (37.48 KB)
• expr.exe (106.26 KB)
• false.exe (35.65 KB)
• find.exe (256.55 KB)
• gencat.exe (181.33 KB)
• getfacl.exe (171.26 KB)
• getopt.exe (23.59 KB)
• grep.exe (210.73 KB)
• head.exe (48.30 KB)
• ls.exe (137.04 KB)
• mkdir.exe (72.07 KB)
• mktemp.exe (47.05 KB)
• mv.exe (113.00 KB)
• pathchk.exe (38.36 KB)
• printf.exe (71.59 KB)
• pwd.exe (39.60 KB)
• readlink.exe (50.63 KB)
• rebase.exe (820.36 KB)
• rm.exe (65.65 KB)
• rmdir.exe (64.09 KB)
• sed.exe (166.50 KB)
• sh.exe (2.01 MB)
• sort.exe (109.14 KB)
• ssh-add.exe (306.98 KB)
• ssh-agent.exe (319.95 KB)
• ssh.exe (637.41 KB)
• tail.exe (59.09 KB)
• test.exe (69.99 KB)
• touch.exe (106.80 KB)
• tr.exe (52.75 KB)
• true.exe (35.65 KB)
• uname.exe (38.30 KB)
• uniq.exe (48.30 KB)
• wc.exe (50.11 KB)
• xargs.exe (69.52 KB)
• getprocaddr32.exe (336.69 KB)
• getprocaddr64.exe (362.93 KB)

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The current web page applies to GitHub Desktop version 1.2.3 only. You can find below info on other 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
• 3.1.2
• 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
• 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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Quite a few files, folders and registry entries will not be deleted when you are trying to remove GitHub Desktop from your PC.

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

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

The files below are left behind on your disk when you remove GitHub Desktop:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app.ico
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.3\GitHubDesktop.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.3\icudtl.dat
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.3\resources\app\git\mingw64\bin\git.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.3\resources\app\git\mingw64\bin\git-credential-store.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.3\resources\app\git\mingw64\bin\git-credential-wincred.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.3\resources\app\git\mingw64\bin\git-fast-import.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.3\resources\app\git\mingw64\bin\git-http-fetch.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.3\resources\app\git\mingw64\bin\git-http-push.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.3\resources\app\git\mingw64\bin\git-show-index.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.3\resources\app\git\mingw64\bin\git-upload-pack.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.3\resources\app\git\mingw64\bin\libcurl-4.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.3\resources\app\git\mingw64\bin\libeay32.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.3\resources\app\git\mingw64\bin\libexpat-1.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.3\resources\app\git\mingw64\bin\libffi-6.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.3\resources\app\git\mingw64\bin\libgmp-10.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.3\resources\app\git\mingw64\bin\libiconv-2.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.3\resources\app\git\mingw64\bin\libidn2-0.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.3\resources\app\git\mingw64\bin\libintl-8.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.3\resources\app\git\mingw64\bin\libmetalink-3.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.3\resources\app\git\mingw64\bin\libnghttp2-14.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.3\resources\app\git\mingw64\bin\libpcre-1.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.3\resources\app\git\mingw64\bin\libssh2-1.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.3\resources\app\git\mingw64\bin\libssp-0.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.3\resources\app\git\mingw64\bin\libtasn1-6.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.3\resources\app\git\mingw64\bin\libunistring-2.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.3\resources\app\git\mingw64\bin\libwinpthread-1.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.3\resources\app\git\mingw64\bin\proxy-lookup.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.3\resources\app\git\mingw64\bin\ssleay32.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.3\resources\app\git\mingw64\bin\x86_64-w64-mingw32-deflatehd.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.3\resources\app\git\mingw64\bin\x86_64-w64-mingw32-inflatehd.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.3\resources\app\git\mingw64\bin\zlib1.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.3\resources\app\git\mingw64\doc\git-credential-manager\LICENSE.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.3\resources\app\git\mingw64\doc\git-credential-manager\README.md
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.3\resources\app\git\mingw64\etc\gitconfig
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.3\resources\app\git\mingw64\lib\engines\4758ccaeay32.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.3\resources\app\git\mingw64\lib\engines\aepeay32.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.3\resources\app\git\mingw64\lib\engines\atallaeay32.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.3\resources\app\git\mingw64\lib\engines\capieay32.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.3\resources\app\git\mingw64\lib\engines\chileay32.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.3\resources\app\git\mingw64\lib\engines\cswifteay32.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.3\resources\app\git\mingw64\lib\engines\gmpeay32.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.3\resources\app\git\mingw64\lib\engines\gosteay32.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.3\resources\app\git\mingw64\lib\engines\nuroneay32.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.3\resources\app\git\mingw64\lib\engines\padlockeay32.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.3\resources\app\git\mingw64\lib\engines\surewareeay32.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.3\resources\app\git\mingw64\lib\engines\ubseceay32.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.3\resources\app\git\mingw64\libexec\git-core\git-bisect
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.3\resources\app\git\mingw64\libexec\git-core\git-filter-branch
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.3\resources\app\git\mingw64\libexec\git-core\git-lfs.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.3\resources\app\git\mingw64\libexec\git-core\git-merge-octopus
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.3\resources\app\git\mingw64\libexec\git-core\git-merge-one-file
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.3\resources\app\git\mingw64\libexec\git-core\git-merge-resolve
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.3\resources\app\git\mingw64\libexec\git-core\git-mergetool
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.3\resources\app\git\mingw64\libexec\git-core\git-parse-remote
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.3\resources\app\git\mingw64\libexec\git-core\git-quiltimport
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.3\resources\app\git\mingw64\libexec\git-core\git-rebase
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.3\resources\app\git\mingw64\libexec\git-core\git-request-pull
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.3\resources\app\git\mingw64\libexec\git-core\git-sh-i18n
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.3\resources\app\git\mingw64\libexec\git-core\git-sh-setup
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.3\resources\app\git\mingw64\libexec\git-core\git-stash
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.3\resources\app\git\mingw64\libexec\git-core\git-submodule
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.3\resources\app\git\mingw64\libexec\git-core\git-subtree
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.3\resources\app\git\mingw64\libexec\git-core\git-update
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.3\resources\app\git\mingw64\share\licenses\libunistring\LICENSE
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.3\resources\app\git\mingw64\share\licenses\libwinpthread\COPYING
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.3\resources\app\git\mingw64\share\licenses\libwinpthread\mingw-w64-libraries\winpthreads\COPYING
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.3\resources\app\git\mingw64\share\licenses\openssl\LICENSE
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.3\resources\app\git\mingw64\share\licenses\pcre\COPYING
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.3\resources\app\git\mingw64\share\licenses\pcre\LICENCE
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.3\resources\app\git\mingw64\share\licenses\zlib\LICENSE
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.3\resources\app\git\mingw64\ssl\cert.pem
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.3\resources\app\git\mingw64\ssl\certs\ca-bundle.crt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.3\resources\app\git\mingw64\ssl\certs\ca-bundle.trust.crt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.3\resources\app\git\mingw64\ssl\openssl.cnf
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.3\resources\app\git\usr\bin\awk.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.3\resources\app\git\usr\bin\b2sum.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.3\resources\app\git\usr\bin\basename.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.3\resources\app\git\usr\bin\cat.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.3\resources\app\git\usr\bin\comm.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.3\resources\app\git\usr\bin\cp.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.3\resources\app\git\usr\bin\cut.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.3\resources\app\git\usr\bin\dash.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.3\resources\app\git\usr\bin\date.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.3\resources\app\git\usr\bin\dirname.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.3\resources\app\git\usr\bin\echo.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.3\resources\app\git\usr\bin\env.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.3\resources\app\git\usr\bin\expr.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.3\resources\app\git\usr\bin\false.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.3\resources\app\git\usr\bin\find.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.3\resources\app\git\usr\bin\gencat.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.3\resources\app\git\usr\bin\getfacl.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.3\resources\app\git\usr\bin\getopt.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.3\resources\app\git\usr\bin\grep.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.3\resources\app\git\usr\bin\head.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.3\resources\app\git\usr\bin\ls.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.3\resources\app\git\usr\bin\mkdir.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.3\resources\app\git\usr\bin\mktemp.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.3\resources\app\git\usr\bin\msys-2.0.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-1.2.3\resources\app\git\usr\bin\msys-asn1-8.dll

Registry that is not uninstalled:

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

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

GitHub Desktop is an application marketed by the software company GitHub, Inc.. Some computer users try to remove it. Sometimes this can be efortful because deleting this by hand requires some advanced knowledge regarding Windows internal functioning. The best QUICK solution 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 already installed on your Windows system, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and all around tool to optimize your Windows computer.

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• visit Download Link
• download the program by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to admire the program's interface and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good Windows optimizer.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Press the Uninstall Programs button


5. A list of the programs existing on your PC will appear

6. Scroll the list of programs until you find GitHub Desktop or simply click the Search field and type in "GitHub Desktop". If it exists on your system the GitHub Desktop program will be found automatically. Notice that after you select GitHub Desktop in the list of applications, the following information regarding the application is available to you:

• Safety rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating tells you 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.
• Technical information regarding the program you are about to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will come up. Confirm the removal by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove GitHub Desktop.


8. After uninstalling GitHub Desktop, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Press Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items of GitHub Desktop which 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 directories are left behind on your disk.

Your system will remain clean, speedy and able to run without errors or problems.

Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice 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 for your PC. 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 Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.