content/desktop/installing-and-authenticating-to-github-desktop/uninstalling-github-desktop.md

metadata

title: Uninstalling GitHub Desktop
intro: You can uninstall GitHub Desktop from your computer at any time.
redirect_from:
  - /desktop/getting-started-with-github-desktop/uninstalling-github-desktop
  - >-
    /desktop/installing-and-configuring-github-desktop/uninstalling-github-desktop
  - >-
    /desktop/installing-and-configuring-github-desktop/installing-and-authenticating-to-github-desktop/uninstalling-github-desktop
versions:
  fpt: '*'
  ghec: '*'
  ghes: '*'
shortTitle: Uninstalling

{% mac %}

1. Open the Finder on your Mac and navigate to the "Applications" folder.

2. Right-click {% data variables.product.prodname_desktop %} and click Move to Trash.

3. In the menu bar, select the Finder dropdown menu, then click Empty Trash.

   

4. Read the warning in the pop-up box and click Empty Trash.

{% endmac %}

{% windows %}

1. Open the Start menu, then search for and open Control Panel.
2. Under "Programs", click Uninstall a program.
3. Right-click the entry named {% data variables.product.prodname_desktop %}, then click Uninstall.

{% endwindows %}