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A guide to uninstall Dropbox from your computer

This web page contains detailed information on how to remove Dropbox for Windows. The Windows release was created by Dropbox, Inc.. More information on Dropbox, Inc. can be found here. You can get more details related to Dropbox at . Dropbox is commonly set up in the C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Roaming\Dropbox\bin directory, subject to the user's decision. You can remove Dropbox by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Roaming\Dropbox\bin\DropboxUninstaller.exe. Note that you might get a notification for admin rights. Dropbox.exe is the Dropbox's primary executable file and it takes circa 34.67 MB (36353816 bytes) on disk.

The executable files below are installed beside Dropbox. They take about 35.13 MB (36841272 bytes) on disk.

  • Dropbox.exe (34.67 MB)
  • DropboxUninstaller.exe (256.02 KB)
  • DropboxUpdateHelper.exe (220.02 KB)


This page is about Dropbox version 2.10.45 alone. For other Dropbox versions please click below:

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When you're planning to uninstall Dropbox you should check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Folders left behind when you uninstall Dropbox:
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\comtypes_cache\Dropbox-27
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Dropbox

The files below were left behind on your disk when you remove Dropbox:
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\dropbox_sqlite_ext.{5f3e3153-5bce-5766-8f84-3e3e7ecf0d81}.tmpkcpbms.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\dropbox_sqlite_ext.{5f3e3153-5bce-5766-8f84-3e3e7ecf0d81}.tmpkcpbms.lck
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Dropbox\bin\Dropbox.exe
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Dropbox\bin\icudt.dll

Additional registry values that are not cleaned:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{005A3A96-BAC4-4B0A-94EA-C0CE100EA736}\LocalServer32\


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

Dropbox is a program marketed by the software company Dropbox, Inc.. Some users try to erase this program. Sometimes this is troublesome because removing this manually takes some experience regarding PCs. One of the best EASY action 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, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is the best uninstaller and all around utility to take care of your Windows PC.

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  • go to Download Link
  • download the setup by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
  • set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to admire the program's interface and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful Windows optimizer.

3. Click on the General Tools button
Go to General Tools


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs feature
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. All the applications installed on the PC will be shown to you

6. Scroll the list of applications until you find Dropbox or simply activate the Search feature and type in "Dropbox". If it exists on your system the Dropbox program will be found very quickly. Notice that when you click Dropbox in the list of applications, some data about the application is made available to you:


  • Star rating (in the lower left corner). This tells you the opinion other people have about Dropbox, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Reviews by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Technical information about the application you want to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.
For example you can see that for Dropbox:





  • The publisher is: http://www.dropbox.com
  • The uninstall string is: C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Roaming\Dropbox\bin\DropboxUninstaller.exe
7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will come up. accept the uninstall by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove Dropbox.
Uninstall Dropbox


8. After removing Dropbox, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Press Next to start the cleanup. All the items that belong Dropbox which have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling Dropbox with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your computer.

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



Geographical user distribution

  • Windows Vista (6.0)
  • Windows 8 (6.2)
  • Windows 8.1 (6.3)
  • Windows 7 (6.1)
  • Windows XP (5.1)
  • 10.0
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Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to remove Dropbox by Dropbox, Inc. from your computer, we are not saying that Dropbox by Dropbox, Inc. is not a good application for your computer. This text only contains detailed instructions on how to remove Dropbox in case you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.

2016-06-22 / Written by Daniel Statescu for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2016-06-22 03:31:47.217