Dropbox

A way to uninstall Dropbox from your system

Dropbox is a computer program. This page holds details on how to uninstall it from your PC. The Windows version was developed by Dropbox, Inc.. Take a look here for more details on Dropbox, Inc.. More information about Dropbox can be seen at https://www.dropbox.com. Dropbox is normally set up in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client directory, subject to the user's decision. The entire uninstall command line for Dropbox is C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\DropboxUninstaller.exe. Dropbox's primary file takes around 25.07 MB (26287016 bytes) and is named Dropbox.exe.

The following executable files are incorporated in Dropbox. They occupy 25.34 MB (26575832 bytes) on disk.

• Dropbox.exe (25.07 MB)
• DropboxUninstaller.exe (169.99 KB)
• QtWebEngineProcess.exe (17.96 KB)
• dbxsvc.exe (50.30 KB)
• dbxsvc.exe (43.80 KB)

This info is about Dropbox version 17.4.33 alone. You can find below a few links to other Dropbox releases:

• 182.3.6318
• 85.4.155
• 3.6.5
• 62.3.99
• 3.11.31
• 11.3.18
• 173.4.6706
• 128.3.2857
• 5.3.18
• 134.3.4102
• 2.11.30
• 3.9.37
• 88.4.172
• 10.3.22
• 143.3.4128
• 194.3.6258
• 22.4.24
• 188.3.6262
• 30.3.14
• 29.4.20
• 145.4.4921
• 133.4.4089
• 5.3.20
• 31.3.15
• 3.8.0
• 100.3.406
• 67.4.83
• 24.3.15
• 2.0.16
• 78.3.110
• 1.6.3
• 95.1.354
• 53.4.66
• 193.4.5594
• 58.3.87
• 3.1.275
• 86.3.130
• 2.0.0
• 3.7.32
• 3.18.1
• 23.3.15
• 1.1.40
• 96.3.162
• 67.3.79
• 2.10.46
• 2.11.2
• 3.3.32
• 129.3.3513
• 145.3.4915
• 3.10.4
• 3.12.6
• 1.3.25
• 3.14.2
• 82.3.133
• 3.5.57
• 92.3.365
• 107.3.416
• 160.3.4633
• 174.4.5852
• 120.3.4554
• 43.4.50
• 3.2.4
• 9.3.44
• 64.4.141
• 184.4.6543
• 85.3.133
• 17.3.25
• 38.3.23
• 185.3.5933
• 66.3.81
• 139.3.4798
• 122.3.4837
• 1.3.2
• 63.4.102
• 8.4.20
• 125.3.3444
• 44.3.52
• 21.3.22
• 103.3.377
• 138.3.2340
• 3.9.36
• 64.3.120
• 1.4.12
• 3.11.30
• 43.3.47
• 3.2.9
• 1.6.0
• 84.4.170
• 108.3.436
• 155.4.5493
• 182.3.6279
• 81.3.190
• 50.3.68
• 3.5.60
• 197.4.7571
• 75.4.136
• 40.3.43
• 74.3.109
• 32.3.20
• 3.9.32

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Several files, folders and Windows registry data can not be uninstalled when you are trying to remove Dropbox from your computer.

Directories left on disk:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Dropbox
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\VirtualStore\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Dropbox

The files below are left behind on your disk when you remove Dropbox:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\_cffi_backend.pyd
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\_ctypes.pyd
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\_jpegtran.pyd
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\_multiprocessing.pyd
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\_win32sysloader.pyd
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\_yappi.pyd
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\Assets\150x150Logo.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\Assets\70x70Logo.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\bz2.pyd
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\concrt140.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\cpuid.compiled._cpuid.pyd
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\cryptography.hazmat.bindings._constant_time.pyd
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\cryptography.hazmat.bindings._openssl.pyd
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\cryptography.hazmat.bindings._padding.pyd
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\D3DCompiler_47.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\driver_amd64\dbx.inf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\driver_amd64\dbx-canary.sys
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\driver_amd64\dbx-dev.sys
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\driver_amd64\dbx-stable.sys
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\driver_amd64\dbxsvc.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\driver_amd64\dropbox.cat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\driver_x86\dbx.inf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\driver_x86\dbx-canary.sys
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\driver_x86\dbx-dev.sys
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\driver_x86\dbx-stable.sys
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\driver_x86\dbxsvc.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\driver_x86\dropbox.cat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\Dropbox.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\dropbox.infinite.win.compiled._driverinstallation.pyd
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\dropbox.infinite.win.compiled._driverinstallation_wow64.pyd
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\Dropbox.VisualElementsManifest.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\dropbox_sqlite_ext.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\DropboxExt.8.0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\DropboxExt64.8.0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\DropboxUninstaller.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\enterprise_data.compiled._enterprise_data.pyd
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\enterprisedataadapter.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\fastpath.pyd
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\faulthandler.pyd
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\icudt55.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\icudtl.dat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\icuin55.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\icuuc55.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\libEGL.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\libGLESv2.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\librsync.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\librsyncffi.compiled._librsyncffi.pyd
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\mmapfile.pyd
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\msvcp120.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\msvcp140.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\msvcr120.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\opengl32sw.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\plugins\imageformats\qgif.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\plugins\imageformats\qjpeg.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\plugins\platforms\qwindows.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\psutil._psutil_windows.pyd
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\pyexpat.pyd
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\PyQt5.QtCore.pyd
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\PyQt5.QtGui.pyd
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\PyQt5.QtNetwork.pyd
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\PyQt5.QtPrintSupport.pyd
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\PyQt5.QtQml.pyd
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\PyQt5.QtQuick.pyd
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\PyQt5.QtWebChannel.pyd
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\PyQt5.QtWebEngineWidgets.pyd
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\PyQt5.QtWebKit.pyd
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\PyQt5.QtWebKitWidgets.pyd
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\PyQt5.QtWidgets.pyd
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\python27.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\pythoncom27.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\pywintypes27.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\qt.conf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\Qt5Core.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\Qt5Gui.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\Qt5Network.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\Qt5OpenGL.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\Qt5PrintSupport.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\Qt5QML.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\Qt5Quick.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\Qt5QuickWidgets.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\Qt5Sql.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\Qt5WebChannel.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\Qt5WebEngine.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\Qt5WebEngineCore.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\Qt5WebEngineWidgets.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\Qt5Webkit.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\Qt5WebkitWidgets.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\Qt5Widgets.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\qt-blacklist.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\QtGraphicalEffects\Blend.qml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\QtGraphicalEffects\BrightnessContrast.qml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\QtGraphicalEffects\Colorize.qml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\QtGraphicalEffects\ColorOverlay.qml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\QtGraphicalEffects\ConicalGradient.qml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\QtGraphicalEffects\Desaturate.qml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\QtGraphicalEffects\DirectionalBlur.qml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\QtGraphicalEffects\Displace.qml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\QtGraphicalEffects\DropShadow.qml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\QtGraphicalEffects\FastBlur.qml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\QtGraphicalEffects\GammaAdjust.qml

Use regedit.exe to manually remove from the Windows Registry the data below:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Dropbox.AutoplayEventHandler
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Dropbox.OneClickProcessLauncherMachine
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Dropbox
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\5A812990327ACD34D85B163756A6E149
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Dropbox
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Dropbox
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\dbx\Instances\Dropbox Instance

Use regedit.exe to delete the following additional registry values from the Windows Registry:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\5A812990327ACD34D85B163756A6E149\ProductName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\dbupdate\Description
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\dbupdate\DisplayName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\dbupdate\ImagePath
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\dbupdatem\Description
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\dbupdatem\DisplayName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\dbupdatem\ImagePath
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\dbx\Description
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\DbxSvc\Description

A way to erase Dropbox from your computer with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Dropbox is an application marketed by the software company Dropbox, Inc.. Some users choose to erase this application. This is efortful because performing this manually requires some know-how related to Windows internal functioning. The best QUICK way to erase Dropbox 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 system, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and all around tool to clean your Windows computer.

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• go to Download Link
• download the program by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs button


5. A list of the applications existing on the computer will be made available to you

6. Scroll the list of applications until you locate Dropbox or simply activate the Search field and type in "Dropbox". If it is installed on your PC the Dropbox app will be found automatically. Notice that when you select Dropbox in the list of programs, some information about the application is made available to you:

• Safety rating (in the left lower corner). This explains the opinion other users have about Dropbox, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Details about the app you wish to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.

For example you can see that for Dropbox:

• The web site of the program is: https://www.dropbox.com
• The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\DropboxUninstaller.exe

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will come up. accept the uninstall by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall Dropbox.


8. After uninstalling Dropbox, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items that belong Dropbox that have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling Dropbox using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your PC.

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

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Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to uninstall Dropbox by Dropbox, Inc. from your PC, nor are we saying that Dropbox by Dropbox, Inc. is not a good software application. This text only contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall Dropbox supposing you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.