How to uninstall brave browser


  1. Posts : 10
    Windows 10 64
       #1

    How to uninstall brave browser


    Hi everyone,
    i installed brave browser unsing a windows optimisation script. But it looks like it did something weird. The exe is under AppData/Local and not in program or program x86. Then i cannot find it either in the windows uninstall panel either on revo uninstaller. After that, i search for an uninstall.exe file in the AppData and Program x86 directories, but not to be found either. Finally, i looked on the registry under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE > SOFTWARE > Microsoft > Windows > CurrentVersion > Uninstall, but no key or subkey containing the word "brave", and i even looked the content of the {} directories.

    So, i would really apreciate if someone could help me, as i really dont know what else to do.

    Thanks in advance for your precious help.

    Nico
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  2. Posts : 43,042
    Win 10 Pro (22H2) (2nd PC is 22H2)
       #2

    Hi,
    Are you sure this isn't a portable version of the browser?
    Portapps - Brave™ portable

    2 options. Possibly 3.

    1. Use an appropriate System Restore point.

    2. Use the Forced Uninstall option in Revo (other such tools have similar options).
    Then browse to e.g. a folder or exe of the program and let the uninstaller run a scan.

    Note that this may or may not detect all parts of the program. Hopefully it will as it should still be intact.

    3. Look here if you haven't already tried that:
    How to uninstall brave browser-1.jpg
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  3. Posts : 10
    Windows 10 64
    Thread Starter
       #3

    Oh, thanks dalchina. I haven't thought of that one.

    That makes sense. Because on my other computers the .exe is under Programfiles. Under Appdata is only "User Data" folder to be found.

    I ran the revo forced uninstall. It removed some stuff (files and registery keys) but they are still some left. I'll check manually tomorrow. Can i delete (registry and file explorer) all elements related to "brave" ?

    Cheers
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  4. Posts : 43,042
    Win 10 Pro (22H2) (2nd PC is 22H2)
       #4

    If it is the portable version you should be able to just delete its folder.

    As for Revo's results- you need to review and check, more particularly with a Forced Uninstall, just in case.
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  5. Posts : 6,859
    22H2 64 Bit Pro
       #5

    FYI.

    Chocolatey installs Brave to user's AppData dir - Desktop Support - Brave Community

    If it installed there then it won't be updateable and the uninstaller/ uninstall routine won't find it. I guess manual deletion is the only way.

    Related:
    Brave package installing in inaccessible location . chocolatey-community . Discussion #1841 . GitHub
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  6. Posts : 10
    Windows 10 64
    Thread Starter
       #6

    @Callender
    I guess that's what happened.
    I uninstalled it using the revo's "force uninstall" and deleted the files manually. I did find any leftovers in the registry.
    Thanks to both of you.
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  7. Posts : 43,042
    Win 10 Pro (22H2) (2nd PC is 22H2)
       #7

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