GitHub Desktop

A way to uninstall GitHub Desktop from your PC

GitHub Desktop is a computer program. This page is comprised of details on how to remove it from your computer. It was created for Windows by GitHub, Inc.. You can read more on GitHub, Inc. or check for application updates here. Usually the GitHub Desktop program is to be found in the C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop directory, depending on the user's option during setup. GitHub Desktop's entire uninstall command line is C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\Update.exe. GitHubDesktop.exe is the GitHub Desktop's main executable file and it takes close to 373.46 KB (382424 bytes) on disk.

The executable files below are installed alongside GitHub Desktop. They occupy about 313.90 MB (329144216 bytes) on disk.

• GitHubDesktop.exe (373.46 KB)
• squirrel.exe (1.58 MB)
• GitHubDesktop.exe (67.95 MB)
• squirrel.exe (1.58 MB)
• GitHubDesktop.exe (93.23 MB)
• squirrel.exe (1.58 MB)
• git.exe (41.59 KB)
• blocked-file-util.exe (29.55 KB)
• git-fast-import.exe (1.46 MB)
• git-http-fetch.exe (1.47 MB)
• git-http-push.exe (1.48 MB)
• git-wrapper.exe (41.59 KB)
• git-remote-https.exe (1.48 MB)
• git-sh-i18n--envsubst.exe (1.42 MB)
• git.exe (2.52 MB)
• proxy-lookup.exe (28.98 KB)
• x86_64-w64-mingw32-deflatehd.exe (70.52 KB)
• x86_64-w64-mingw32-inflatehd.exe (67.48 KB)
• git-lfs.exe (8.78 MB)
• awk.exe (600.29 KB)
• b2sum.exe (59.96 KB)
• basename.exe (38.37 KB)
• cat.exe (41.62 KB)
• cmp.exe (50.60 KB)
• comm.exe (43.63 KB)
• cp.exe (114.33 KB)
• cut.exe (48.35 KB)
• dash.exe (109.07 KB)
• date.exe (115.24 KB)
• diff.exe (206.99 KB)
• diff3.exe (65.38 KB)
• dirname.exe (37.82 KB)
• echo.exe (38.19 KB)
• env.exe (42.59 KB)
• expr.exe (111.36 KB)
• false.exe (35.65 KB)
• find.exe (256.55 KB)
• gencat.exe (181.33 KB)
• getfacl.exe (170.20 KB)
• getopt.exe (23.55 KB)
• grep.exe (211.23 KB)
• head.exe (47.16 KB)
• ls.exe (140.27 KB)
• mkdir.exe (72.60 KB)
• mktemp.exe (47.06 KB)
• mv.exe (121.43 KB)
• pathchk.exe (38.34 KB)
• printf.exe (72.12 KB)
• pwd.exe (39.60 KB)
• readlink.exe (50.66 KB)
• rebase.exe (817.28 KB)
• rm.exe (65.19 KB)
• rmdir.exe (64.13 KB)
• sdiff.exe (56.15 KB)
• sed.exe (165.07 KB)
• sh.exe (2.01 MB)
• sort.exe (110.29 KB)
• ssh-add.exe (314.04 KB)
• ssh-agent.exe (293.98 KB)
• ssh.exe (648.45 KB)
• tail.exe (58.57 KB)
• test.exe (70.02 KB)
• touch.exe (104.28 KB)
• tr.exe (51.60 KB)
• true.exe (35.65 KB)
• uname.exe (38.80 KB)
• uniq.exe (48.30 KB)
• wc.exe (48.53 KB)
• xargs.exe (69.52 KB)
• getprocaddr32.exe (337.49 KB)
• getprocaddr64.exe (365.39 KB)
• GitHubDesktop.exe (93.23 MB)
• blocked-file-util.exe (29.55 KB)
• proxy-lookup.exe (28.98 KB)
• x86_64-w64-mingw32-deflatehd.exe (70.52 KB)
• x86_64-w64-mingw32-inflatehd.exe (67.48 KB)
• awk.exe (600.29 KB)
• b2sum.exe (59.96 KB)
• basename.exe (38.37 KB)
• cat.exe (41.62 KB)
• cmp.exe (50.60 KB)
• comm.exe (43.63 KB)
• cp.exe (114.33 KB)
• cut.exe (48.35 KB)
• dash.exe (109.07 KB)
• date.exe (115.24 KB)
• diff.exe (206.99 KB)
• diff3.exe (65.38 KB)
• dirname.exe (37.82 KB)
• echo.exe (38.19 KB)
• env.exe (42.59 KB)
• expr.exe (111.36 KB)
• false.exe (35.65 KB)
• find.exe (256.55 KB)
• gencat.exe (181.33 KB)
• getfacl.exe (170.20 KB)
• getopt.exe (23.55 KB)
• grep.exe (211.23 KB)
• head.exe (47.16 KB)
• ls.exe (140.27 KB)
• mkdir.exe (72.60 KB)
• mktemp.exe (47.06 KB)
• mv.exe (121.43 KB)
• pathchk.exe (38.34 KB)
• printf.exe (72.12 KB)

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The current web page applies to GitHub Desktop version 2.1.3 only. 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
• 3.2.6
• 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

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Some files, folders and Windows registry entries will be left behind when you are trying to remove GitHub Desktop from your PC.

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

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

Generally, the following files are left on disk:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app.ico
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.1.3\chrome_100_percent.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.1.3\chrome_200_percent.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.1.3\d3dcompiler_47.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.1.3\ffmpeg.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.1.3\GitHubDesktop.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.1.3\icudtl.dat
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.1.3\libEGL.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.1.3\libGLESv2.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.1.3\LICENSE
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.1.3\locales\am.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.1.3\locales\ar.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.1.3\locales\bg.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.1.3\locales\bn.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.1.3\locales\ca.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.1.3\locales\cs.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.1.3\locales\da.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.1.3\locales\de.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.1.3\locales\el.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.1.3\locales\en-GB.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.1.3\locales\en-US.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.1.3\locales\es.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.1.3\locales\es-419.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.1.3\locales\et.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.1.3\locales\fa.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.1.3\locales\fi.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.1.3\locales\fil.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.1.3\locales\fr.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.1.3\locales\gu.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.1.3\locales\he.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.1.3\locales\hi.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.1.3\locales\hr.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.1.3\locales\hu.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.1.3\locales\id.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.1.3\locales\it.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.1.3\locales\ja.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.1.3\locales\kn.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.1.3\locales\ko.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.1.3\locales\lt.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.1.3\locales\lv.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.1.3\locales\ml.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.1.3\locales\mr.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.1.3\locales\ms.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.1.3\locales\nb.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.1.3\locales\nl.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.1.3\locales\pl.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.1.3\locales\pt-BR.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.1.3\locales\pt-PT.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.1.3\locales\ro.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.1.3\locales\ru.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.1.3\locales\sk.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.1.3\locales\sl.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.1.3\locales\sr.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.1.3\locales\sv.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.1.3\locales\sw.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.1.3\locales\ta.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.1.3\locales\te.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.1.3\locales\th.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.1.3\locales\tr.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.1.3\locales\uk.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.1.3\locales\vi.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.1.3\locales\zh-CN.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.1.3\locales\zh-TW.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.1.3\natives_blob.bin
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.1.3\resources.pak
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.1.3\resources\app\ask-pass.js
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.1.3\resources\app\cli.js
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.1.3\resources\app\crash.css
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.1.3\resources\app\crash.html
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.1.3\resources\app\crash.js
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.1.3\resources\app\emoji.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.1.3\resources\app\emoji\basecamp.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.1.3\resources\app\emoji\basecampy.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.1.3\resources\app\emoji\bowtie.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.1.3\resources\app\emoji\feelsgood.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.1.3\resources\app\emoji\finnadie.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.1.3\resources\app\emoji\fu.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.1.3\resources\app\emoji\goberserk.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.1.3\resources\app\emoji\godmode.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.1.3\resources\app\emoji\hurtrealbad.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.1.3\resources\app\emoji\metal.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.1.3\resources\app\emoji\neckbeard.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.1.3\resources\app\emoji\octocat.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.1.3\resources\app\emoji\rage1.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.1.3\resources\app\emoji\rage2.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.1.3\resources\app\emoji\rage3.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.1.3\resources\app\emoji\rage4.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.1.3\resources\app\emoji\shipit.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.1.3\resources\app\emoji\suspect.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.1.3\resources\app\emoji\taco.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.1.3\resources\app\emoji\trollface.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.1.3\resources\app\emoji\unicode\0023-20e3.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.1.3\resources\app\emoji\unicode\0030-20e3.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.1.3\resources\app\emoji\unicode\0031-20e3.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.1.3\resources\app\emoji\unicode\0032-20e3.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.1.3\resources\app\emoji\unicode\0033-20e3.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.1.3\resources\app\emoji\unicode\0034-20e3.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.1.3\resources\app\emoji\unicode\0035-20e3.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.1.3\resources\app\emoji\unicode\0036-20e3.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\GitHubDesktop\app-2.1.3\resources\app\emoji\unicode\0037-20e3.png

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

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

How to erase GitHub Desktop with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

GitHub Desktop is an application offered by GitHub, Inc.. Sometimes, users want to remove this application. This can be troublesome because doing this manually takes some skill regarding removing Windows programs manually. The best QUICK practice to remove 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 PC, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is the best uninstaller and general tool to maximize the performance of your Windows 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. It's recommended to take your time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and number of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful program.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs button


5. A list of the programs installed on your computer will be made available to you

6. Navigate the list of programs until you locate GitHub Desktop or simply activate the Search field and type in "GitHub Desktop". If it is installed on your PC the GitHub Desktop app will be found very quickly. Notice that after you click GitHub Desktop in the list of applications, the following data regarding the program is made available to you:

• Safety rating (in the lower left corner). This tells you the opinion other people have regarding GitHub Desktop, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Details regarding the app you want to remove, by pressing the Properties button.

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will appear. Confirm the uninstall by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will remove GitHub Desktop.


8. After removing GitHub Desktop, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Press Next to proceed 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 with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry items, files or folders are left behind on your computer.

Your computer 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 application for your computer. This page simply contains detailed instructions on how to remove GitHub Desktop in case you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.