GitHub Desktop

How to uninstall GitHub Desktop from your system

You can find on this page detailed information on how to uninstall GitHub Desktop for Windows. It is developed by GitHub, Inc.. More info about GitHub, Inc. can be found here. GitHub Desktop is typically set up in the C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop directory, but this location can vary a lot depending on the user's choice while installing the application. 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 391.96 KB (401368 bytes) on disk.

The executables below are part of GitHub Desktop. They take an average of 233.08 MB (244401976 bytes) on disk.

• GitHubDesktop.exe (391.96 KB)
• Update.exe (1.83 MB)
• GitHubDesktop.exe (177.70 MB)
• squirrel.exe (1.95 MB)
• desktop-askpass-trampoline.exe (163.34 KB)
• git-receive-pack.exe (47.24 KB)
• git-upload-pack.exe (48.10 KB)
• scalar.exe (45.35 KB)
• tig.exe (45.85 KB)
• blocked-file-util.exe (61.91 KB)
• brotli.exe (78.55 KB)
• git-askpass.exe (61.03 KB)
• git-askyesno.exe (34.11 KB)
• git-credential-helper-selector.exe (77.44 KB)
• git-credential-manager.exe (136.44 KB)
• git-http-fetch.exe (2.32 MB)
• git-http-push.exe (2.33 MB)
• git-wrapper.exe (45.37 KB)
• git-remote-https.exe (2.33 MB)
• git-sh-i18n--envsubst.exe (2.27 MB)
• git.exe (3.83 MB)
• headless-git.exe (33.37 KB)
• proxy-lookup.exe (59.92 KB)
• psl.exe (67.98 KB)
• scalar.exe (13.61 MB)
• git-credential-desktop.exe (167.96 KB)
• git-lfs.exe (11.41 MB)
• edit-git-bash.exe (136.01 KB)
• awk.exe (628.23 KB)
• b2sum.exe (69.55 KB)
• basename.exe (49.41 KB)
• basenc.exe (62.95 KB)
• cat.exe (53.27 KB)
• chattr.exe (58.73 KB)
• cmp.exe (61.09 KB)
• comm.exe (53.90 KB)
• cp.exe (126.57 KB)
• cut.exe (58.65 KB)
• cygwin-console-helper.exe (267.70 KB)
• dash.exe (121.11 KB)
• date.exe (132.70 KB)
• diff.exe (221.72 KB)
• diff3.exe (76.16 KB)
• dirname.exe (49.48 KB)
• echo.exe (50.38 KB)
• env.exe (58.61 KB)
• expr.exe (123.98 KB)
• false.exe (47.81 KB)
• find.exe (348.04 KB)
• gencat.exe (57.74 KB)
• getfacl.exe (57.13 KB)
• getopt.exe (32.31 KB)
• gmondump.exe (55.88 KB)
• grep.exe (223.67 KB)
• head.exe (59.81 KB)
• ls.exe (161.44 KB)
• lsattr.exe (58.12 KB)
• mkdir.exe (84.37 KB)
• mktemp.exe (58.62 KB)
• mv.exe (134.16 KB)
• pathchk.exe (49.88 KB)
• printf.exe (85.66 KB)
• profiler.exe (169.01 KB)
• pwd.exe (50.77 KB)
• readlink.exe (61.96 KB)
• rebase.exe (895.70 KB)
• rm.exe (77.78 KB)
• rmdir.exe (75.39 KB)
• sdiff.exe (66.73 KB)
• sed.exe (188.57 KB)
• sh.exe (2.20 MB)
• sort.exe (122.36 KB)
• ssh-add.exe (407.80 KB)
• ssh-agent.exe (391.98 KB)
• ssh.exe (896.56 KB)
• tail.exe (70.76 KB)
• test.exe (83.29 KB)
• touch.exe (119.55 KB)
• tr.exe (62.91 KB)
• true.exe (47.81 KB)
• uname.exe (49.64 KB)
• uniq.exe (59.30 KB)
• wc.exe (61.72 KB)
• xargs.exe (91.95 KB)
• ssh-keysign.exe (513.95 KB)
• ssh-pkcs11-helper.exe (368.99 KB)
• ssh-sk-helper.exe (367.23 KB)
• getprocaddr32.exe (261.77 KB)
• getprocaddr64.exe (275.53 KB)

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The information on this page is only about version 3.4.16 of GitHub Desktop. For more GitHub Desktop versions please click below:

• 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
• 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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A considerable amount of files, folders and registry data can be left behind when you are trying to remove GitHub Desktop from your computer.

Directories left on disk:

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

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

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app.ico
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.4.16\chrome_100_percent.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.4.16\chrome_200_percent.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.4.16\d3dcompiler_47.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.4.16\ffmpeg.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.4.16\GitHubDesktop.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.4.16\icudtl.dat
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.4.16\libEGL.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.4.16\libGLESv2.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.4.16\LICENSE
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.4.16\locales\af.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.4.16\locales\am.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.4.16\locales\ar.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.4.16\locales\bg.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.4.16\locales\bn.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.4.16\locales\ca.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.4.16\locales\cs.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.4.16\locales\da.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.4.16\locales\de.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.4.16\locales\el.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.4.16\locales\en-GB.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.4.16\locales\en-US.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.4.16\locales\es.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.4.16\locales\es-419.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.4.16\locales\et.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.4.16\locales\fa.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.4.16\locales\fi.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.4.16\locales\fil.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.4.16\locales\fr.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.4.16\locales\gu.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.4.16\locales\he.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.4.16\locales\hi.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.4.16\locales\hr.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.4.16\locales\hu.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.4.16\locales\id.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.4.16\locales\it.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.4.16\locales\ja.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.4.16\locales\kn.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.4.16\locales\ko.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.4.16\locales\lt.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.4.16\locales\lv.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.4.16\locales\ml.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.4.16\locales\mr.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.4.16\locales\ms.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.4.16\locales\nb.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.4.16\locales\nl.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.4.16\locales\pl.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.4.16\locales\pt-BR.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.4.16\locales\pt-PT.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.4.16\locales\ro.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.4.16\locales\ru.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.4.16\locales\sk.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.4.16\locales\sl.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.4.16\locales\sr.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.4.16\locales\sv.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.4.16\locales\sw.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.4.16\locales\ta.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.4.16\locales\te.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.4.16\locales\th.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.4.16\locales\tr.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.4.16\locales\uk.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.4.16\locales\ur.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.4.16\locales\vi.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.4.16\locales\zh-CN.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.4.16\locales\zh-TW.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.4.16\resources.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.4.16\resources\app\200e87563bcd05fc78c1.svg
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.4.16\resources\app\919c4eb4cf4b4906d626.svg
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.4.16\resources\app\a7b45a45d471743a8d54.cmd
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.4.16\resources\app\cli.js
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.4.16\resources\app\crash.css
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.4.16\resources\app\crash.html
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.4.16\resources\app\crash.js
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.4.16\resources\app\desktop-notifications.node
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.4.16\resources\app\desktop-trampoline\desktop-askpass-trampoline.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.4.16\resources\app\emoji.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.4.16\resources\app\emoji\basecamp.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.4.16\resources\app\emoji\basecampy.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.4.16\resources\app\emoji\bowtie.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.4.16\resources\app\emoji\feelsgood.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.4.16\resources\app\emoji\finnadie.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.4.16\resources\app\emoji\fu.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.4.16\resources\app\emoji\goberserk.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.4.16\resources\app\emoji\godmode.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.4.16\resources\app\emoji\hurtrealbad.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.4.16\resources\app\emoji\metal.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.4.16\resources\app\emoji\neckbeard.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.4.16\resources\app\emoji\octocat.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.4.16\resources\app\emoji\rage1.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.4.16\resources\app\emoji\rage2.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.4.16\resources\app\emoji\rage3.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.4.16\resources\app\emoji\rage4.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.4.16\resources\app\emoji\shipit.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.4.16\resources\app\emoji\suspect.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.4.16\resources\app\emoji\taco.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.4.16\resources\app\emoji\trollface.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.4.16\resources\app\fs_admin.node
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.4.16\resources\app\git\cmd\git.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.4.16\resources\app\git\cmd\git-receive-pack.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.4.16\resources\app\git\cmd\git-upload-pack.exe

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\CesarLópezMorales\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.2.0\GitHubDesktop.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\CesarLópezMorales\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.2.0\GitHubDesktop.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\CesarLópezMorales\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.2.3\GitHubDesktop.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\CesarLópezMorales\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.2.3\GitHubDesktop.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\CesarLópezMorales\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.3.12\GitHubDesktop.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\CesarLópezMorales\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-3.3.12\GitHubDesktop.exe.FriendlyAppName

How to uninstall GitHub Desktop with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

GitHub Desktop is a program by GitHub, Inc.. Frequently, users want to erase this application. Sometimes this can be easier said than done because uninstalling this manually requires some advanced knowledge regarding removing Windows applications by hand. The best EASY action to erase GitHub Desktop is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your PC, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is the best uninstaller and general utility to optimize your system.

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

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and number of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good system utility.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Press the Uninstall Programs button


5. All the applications existing on your PC will appear

6. Navigate the list of applications until you find GitHub Desktop or simply activate the Search field and type in "GitHub Desktop". The GitHub Desktop app will be found automatically. After you select GitHub Desktop in the list of programs, the following data about the program is available to you:

• Safety rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other people have about GitHub Desktop, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Details about the application you are about to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.

7. Press the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will come up. accept the uninstall by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove GitHub Desktop.


8. After removing GitHub Desktop, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to start 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 are assured that no registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your system.

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

Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice 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 page only contains detailed instructions on how to remove 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.