Brave

A guide to uninstall Brave from your system

Brave is a Windows application. Read below about how to uninstall it from your PC. The Windows release was created by Brave Software Inc. You can find out more on Brave Software Inc or check for application updates here. The program is frequently located in the C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application directory (same installation drive as Windows). C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\76.0.67.125\Installer\setup.exe is the full command line if you want to uninstall Brave. Brave's main file takes about 1.87 MB (1964176 bytes) and is called brave.exe.

Brave contains of the executables below. They take 7.79 MB (8171440 bytes) on disk.

• brave.exe (1.87 MB)
• chrome_proxy.exe (738.64 KB)
• notification_helper.exe (853.14 KB)
• setup.exe (2.18 MB)

The current web page applies to Brave version 76.0.67.125 only. You can find here a few links to other Brave releases:

• 79.1.2.42
• 115.1.56.9
• 70.0.55.18
• 86.1.15.75
• 112.1.50.118
• 83.1.10.97
• 77.0.71.90
• 102.1.39.122
• 79.1.2.43
• 124.1.65.133
• 123.1.64.113
• 120.1.61.106
• 87.1.17.68
• 74.0.63.48
• 116.1.57.57
• 123.1.64.109
• 84.1.11.101
• 103.1.40.105
• 91.1.25.68
• 116.1.57.47
• 77.0.68.138
• 89.1.22.66
• 89.1.22.71
• 116.1.57.64
• 81.1.9.72
• 78.1.3.39
• 125.1.66.115
• 127.1.68.141
• 90.1.24.86
• 75.0.65.118
• 91.1.28.22
• 101.1.38.109
• 75.0.65.121
• 99.1.36.109
• 104.1.42.97
• 97.1.34.80
• 108.1.46.133
• 116.1.57.53
• 81.1.9.68
• 114.1.52.117
• 107.1.45.133
• 128.1.69.162
• 86.1.15.69
• 124.1.65.130
• 130.1.71.114
• 89.1.21.76
• 121.1.62.156
• 117.1.58.129
• 100.1.37.113
• 88.1.19.90
• 80.1.5.113
• 107.1.45.127
• 127.1.68.134
• 85.1.14.83
• 92.1.27.108
• 80.1.5.115
• 105.1.43.93
• 110.1.48.167
• 74.0.64.76
• 110.1.48.171
• 91.1.25.72
• 73.0.61.51
• 126.1.67.116
• 73.0.61.52
• 107.1.45.131
• 81.1.8.86
• 71.0.58.18
• 109.1.47.186
• 83.1.10.95
• 75.0.66.101
• 106.1.44.101
• 124.1.65.114
• 106.1.44.108
• 72.0.59.35
• 90.1.24.85
• 89.1.22.67
• 88.1.19.86
• 128.1.69.153
• 98.1.35.100
• 103.1.40.113
• 105.1.43.85
• 102.1.39.109
• 72.0.59.34
• 123.1.66.43
• 86.1.16.76
• 90.1.24.82
• 96.1.33.99
• 108.1.46.134
• 117.1.58.131
• 106.1.44.112
• 90.1.24.84
• 84.1.12.112
• 95.1.31.88
• 83.1.10.90
• 81.1.8.95
• 114.1.52.122
• 90.1.23.75
• 88.1.20.110
• 91.1.26.74
• 120.1.61.109

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After the uninstall process, the application leaves leftovers on the PC. Some of these are shown below.

You should delete the folders below after you uninstall Brave:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser

Usually, the following files are left on disk:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\76.0.67.125\76.0.67.125.manifest
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\76.0.67.125\brave_100_percent.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\76.0.67.125\brave_200_percent.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\76.0.67.125\brave_resources.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\76.0.67.125\chrome.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\76.0.67.125\chrome_100_percent.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\76.0.67.125\chrome_200_percent.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\76.0.67.125\chrome_child.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\76.0.67.125\chrome_elf.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\76.0.67.125\chrome_watcher.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\76.0.67.125\d3dcompiler_47.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\76.0.67.125\Extensions\external_extensions.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\76.0.67.125\icudtl.dat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\76.0.67.125\Installer\chrmstp.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\76.0.67.125\Installer\chrome.7z
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\76.0.67.125\Installer\setup.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\76.0.67.125\libegl.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\76.0.67.125\libglesv2.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\76.0.67.125\Locales\am.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\76.0.67.125\Locales\ar.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\76.0.67.125\Locales\bg.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\76.0.67.125\Locales\bn.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\76.0.67.125\Locales\ca.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\76.0.67.125\Locales\cs.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\76.0.67.125\Locales\da.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\76.0.67.125\Locales\de.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\76.0.67.125\Locales\el.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\76.0.67.125\Locales\en-GB.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\76.0.67.125\Locales\en-US.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\76.0.67.125\Locales\es.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\76.0.67.125\Locales\es-419.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\76.0.67.125\Locales\et.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\76.0.67.125\Locales\fa.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\76.0.67.125\Locales\fi.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\76.0.67.125\Locales\fil.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\76.0.67.125\Locales\fr.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\76.0.67.125\Locales\gu.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\76.0.67.125\Locales\he.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\76.0.67.125\Locales\hi.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\76.0.67.125\Locales\hr.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\76.0.67.125\Locales\hu.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\76.0.67.125\Locales\id.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\76.0.67.125\Locales\it.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\76.0.67.125\Locales\ja.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\76.0.67.125\Locales\kn.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\76.0.67.125\Locales\ko.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\76.0.67.125\Locales\lt.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\76.0.67.125\Locales\lv.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\76.0.67.125\Locales\ml.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\76.0.67.125\Locales\mr.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\76.0.67.125\Locales\ms.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\76.0.67.125\Locales\nb.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\76.0.67.125\Locales\nl.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\76.0.67.125\Locales\pl.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\76.0.67.125\Locales\pt-BR.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\76.0.67.125\Locales\pt-PT.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\76.0.67.125\Locales\ro.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\76.0.67.125\Locales\ru.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\76.0.67.125\Locales\sk.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\76.0.67.125\Locales\sl.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\76.0.67.125\Locales\sr.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\76.0.67.125\Locales\sv.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\76.0.67.125\Locales\sw.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\76.0.67.125\Locales\ta.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\76.0.67.125\Locales\te.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\76.0.67.125\Locales\th.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\76.0.67.125\Locales\tr.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\76.0.67.125\Locales\uk.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\76.0.67.125\Locales\vi.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\76.0.67.125\Locales\zh-CN.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\76.0.67.125\Locales\zh-TW.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\76.0.67.125\MEIPreload\manifest.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\76.0.67.125\MEIPreload\preloaded_data.pb
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\76.0.67.125\natives_blob.bin
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\76.0.67.125\notification_helper.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\76.0.67.125\resources.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\76.0.67.125\resources\brave_extension\_locales\am\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\76.0.67.125\resources\brave_extension\_locales\ar\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\76.0.67.125\resources\brave_extension\_locales\bg\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\76.0.67.125\resources\brave_extension\_locales\bn\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\76.0.67.125\resources\brave_extension\_locales\ca\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\76.0.67.125\resources\brave_extension\_locales\cs\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\76.0.67.125\resources\brave_extension\_locales\da\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\76.0.67.125\resources\brave_extension\_locales\de\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\76.0.67.125\resources\brave_extension\_locales\el\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\76.0.67.125\resources\brave_extension\_locales\en_GB\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\76.0.67.125\resources\brave_extension\_locales\en_US\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\76.0.67.125\resources\brave_extension\_locales\es\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\76.0.67.125\resources\brave_extension\_locales\es_419\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\76.0.67.125\resources\brave_extension\_locales\et\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\76.0.67.125\resources\brave_extension\_locales\fa\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\76.0.67.125\resources\brave_extension\_locales\fi\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\76.0.67.125\resources\brave_extension\_locales\fil\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\76.0.67.125\resources\brave_extension\_locales\fr\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\76.0.67.125\resources\brave_extension\_locales\gu\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\76.0.67.125\resources\brave_extension\_locales\he\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\76.0.67.125\resources\brave_extension\_locales\hi\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\76.0.67.125\resources\brave_extension\_locales\hr\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\76.0.67.125\resources\brave_extension\_locales\hu\messages.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\76.0.67.125\resources\brave_extension\_locales\id\messages.json

Registry keys:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\MIME\Database\Content Type\application/x-vnd.brave.oneclickctrl.9
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\MIME\Database\Content Type\application/x-vnd.brave.update3webcontrol.3
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Clients\StartMenuInternet\Brave
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\BraveSoftware Brave-Browser
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\MozillaPlugins\@tools.brave.com/BraveSoftware Update;version=3
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\MozillaPlugins\@tools.brave.com/BraveSoftware Update;version=9
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\brave
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\eventlog\Application\Brave-Browser

Open regedit.exe to remove the values below from the Windows Registry:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\brave\Description
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\brave\DisplayName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bravem\Description
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bravem\DisplayName

How to delete Brave from your PC with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Brave is a program offered by the software company Brave Software Inc. Sometimes, computer users decide to erase this program. Sometimes this is easier said than done because deleting this manually takes some advanced knowledge related to PCs. One of the best QUICK solution to erase Brave is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is 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 the best uninstaller and general utility to take care of your Windows computer.

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• navigate to Download Link
• download the setup by pressing the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs button


5. All the programs installed on the PC will appear

6. Navigate the list of programs until you find Brave or simply click the Search field and type in "Brave". The Brave program will be found automatically. After you click Brave in the list of programs, the following data about the application is made available to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating explains the opinion other users have about Brave, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information about the app you want to remove, by pressing the Properties button.

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will appear. accept the uninstall by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will remove Brave.


8. After removing Brave, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Press Next to start the cleanup. All the items that belong Brave which have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By removing Brave using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your PC.

Your system will remain clean, speedy and able to take on new tasks.

Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to uninstall Brave by Brave Software Inc from your computer, nor are we saying that Brave by Brave Software Inc is not a good application. This page only contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall Brave supposing you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.