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A way to uninstall Box from your computer

This web page contains detailed information on how to remove Box for Windows. It is written by Box, Inc.. Further information on Box, Inc. can be found here. Box is normally set up in the C:\Program Files\Box\Box directory, however this location can differ a lot depending on the user's option while installing the application. MsiExec.exe /X{DF76BF7B-0999-4A1C-A830-F1C3AD8B5372} is the full command line if you want to uninstall Box. Box.exe is the Box's primary executable file and it takes close to 6.13 MB (6432752 bytes) on disk.

The following executables are contained in Box. They occupy 12.70 MB (13312240 bytes) on disk.

  • Box.Desktop.UpdateService.exe (78.81 KB)
  • Box.exe (6.13 MB)
  • InstallerHelper.exe (17.31 KB)
  • streem.exe (4.80 MB)
  • BoxUI.exe (1.67 MB)


The current page applies to Box version 2.7.242 alone. You can find here a few links to other Box versions:

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Some files and registry entries are regularly left behind when you remove Box.

Folders left behind when you uninstall Box:
  • C:\Program Files\Box\Box

Usually, the following files are left on disk:
  • C:\Program Files\Box\Box\_cffi_backend.pyd
  • C:\Program Files\Box\Box\_ctypes.pyd
  • C:\Program Files\Box\Box\_elementtree.pyd
  • C:\Program Files\Box\Box\_hashlib.pyd
  • C:\Program Files\Box\Box\_multiprocessing.pyd
  • C:\Program Files\Box\Box\_socket.pyd
  • C:\Program Files\Box\Box\_sqlite3.pyd
  • C:\Program Files\Box\Box\_ssl.pyd
  • C:\Program Files\Box\Box\_win32sysloader.pyd
  • C:\Program Files\Box\Box\_yappi.pyd
  • C:\Program Files\Box\Box\Box.Desktop.UpdateService.exe
  • C:\Program Files\Box\Box\Box.exe
  • C:\Program Files\Box\Box\Box.Updater.Common.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Box\Box\BoxAvailableOffline.ico
  • C:\Program Files\Box\Box\BoxContextMenuClient.dll.config
  • C:\Program Files\Box\Box\BoxIconOverlayClient.dll.config
  • C:\Program Files\Box\Box\BoxLock.ico
  • C:\Program Files\Box\Box\BoxLockByOther.ico
  • C:\Program Files\Box\Box\BoxLocked.ico
  • C:\Program Files\Box\Box\BoxLockedByOther.ico
  • C:\Program Files\Box\Box\BoxNotes.ico
  • C:\Program Files\Box\Box\BoxProblem.ico
  • C:\Program Files\Box\Box\BoxShellExt-2.7.242.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Box\Box\BoxShellExt32-2.7.242.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Box\Box\BoxShellExtShim-2.7.242.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Box\Box\BoxShellExtShim32-2.7.242.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Box\Box\BoxSynced.ico
  • C:\Program Files\Box\Box\BoxSyncing.ico
  • C:\Program Files\Box\Box\BoxSyncWindowsUI.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Box\Box\bz2.pyd
  • C:\Program Files\Box\Box\cacert.pem
  • C:\Program Files\Box\Box\clean_box_desktop_artifacts.bat
  • C:\Program Files\Box\Box\clr.pyd
  • C:\Program Files\Box\Box\Crypto.Cipher._AES.pyd
  • C:\Program Files\Box\Box\Crypto.Hash._SHA256.pyd
  • C:\Program Files\Box\Box\Crypto.Random.OSRNG.winrandom.pyd
  • C:\Program Files\Box\Box\Crypto.Util._counter.pyd
  • C:\Program Files\Box\Box\Crypto.Util.strxor.pyd
  • C:\Program Files\Box\Box\cryptography.hazmat.bindings._constant_time.pyd
  • C:\Program Files\Box\Box\cryptography.hazmat.bindings._openssl.pyd
  • C:\Program Files\Box\Box\firebug-lite.js
  • C:\Program Files\Box\Box\FS\cbfsconnect.cab
  • C:\Program Files\Box\Box\FS\streem.exe
  • C:\Program Files\Box\Box\InstallerHelper.exe
  • C:\Program Files\Box\Box\log4net.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Box\Box\MetricsCollector.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Box\Box\Microsoft.VC90.CRT.manifest
  • C:\Program Files\Box\Box\Microsoft.VC90.MFC.manifest
  • C:\Program Files\Box\Box\MSVCR100.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Box\Box\PostureCheck.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Box\Box\psutil._psutil_windows.pyd
  • C:\Program Files\Box\Box\pyconfig.h
  • C:\Program Files\Box\Box\pyexpat.pyd
  • C:\Program Files\Box\Box\Python.Runtime.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Box\Box\python27.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Box\Box\pythoncom27.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Box\Box\pywintypes27.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Box\Box\select.pyd
  • C:\Program Files\Box\Box\sqlite3.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Box\Box\SyncContextMenuService.dll.config
  • C:\Program Files\Box\Box\SyncIconOverlayService.dll.config
  • C:\Program Files\Box\Box\UI\BoxUI.exe
  • C:\Program Files\Box\Box\UI\CommandLine.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Box\Box\UI\da-DK\BoxUI.resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Box\Box\UI\de-DE\BoxUI.resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Box\Box\UI\es-ES\BoxUI.resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Box\Box\UI\fi-FI\BoxUI.resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Box\Box\UI\fr-FR\BoxUI.resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Box\Box\UI\it-IT\BoxUI.resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Box\Box\UI\ja-JP\BoxUI.resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Box\Box\UI\ko-KR\BoxUI.resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Box\Box\UI\log4net.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Box\Box\UI\nb-NO\BoxUI.resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Box\Box\UI\nl-NL\BoxUI.resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Box\Box\UI\pl-PL\BoxUI.resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Box\Box\UI\pt-BR\BoxUI.resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Box\Box\UI\Resources\HTML\FTUX\css\style.css
  • C:\Program Files\Box\Box\UI\Resources\HTML\FTUX\css\style.scss
  • C:\Program Files\Box\Box\UI\Resources\HTML\FTUX\index2.html
  • C:\Program Files\Box\Box\UI\Resources\HTML\FTUX\js\jquery.tmpl.min.js
  • C:\Program Files\Box\Box\UI\Resources\HTML\FTUX\js\jquery-3.3.1.min.js
  • C:\Program Files\Box\Box\UI\Resources\HTML\FTUX\js\script.js
  • C:\Program Files\Box\Box\UI\Resources\HTML\FTUX\js\smoothScroll.js
  • C:\Program Files\Box\Box\UI\Resources\HTML\FTUX\slides\mfo.02.jpg
  • C:\Program Files\Box\Box\UI\Resources\HTML\FTUX\slides\mfo.04.jpg
  • C:\Program Files\Box\Box\UI\Resources\HTML\FTUX\slides\sync.01.jpg
  • C:\Program Files\Box\Box\UI\Resources\HTML\FTUX\slides\welcome.01.png
  • C:\Program Files\Box\Box\UI\Resources\HTML\FTUX\slides\welcome.02.png
  • C:\Program Files\Box\Box\UI\Resources\HTML\FTUX\slides\welcome.03.png
  • C:\Program Files\Box\Box\UI\Resources\HTML\FTUX\slides\welcome.04.png
  • C:\Program Files\Box\Box\UI\Resources\HTML\FTUX\slides\welcome.05.gif
  • C:\Program Files\Box\Box\UI\Resources\HTML\FTUX\slides\welcome.07.png
  • C:\Program Files\Box\Box\UI\ru-RU\BoxUI.resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Box\Box\UI\sv-SE\BoxUI.resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Box\Box\UI\SyncUIIPC.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Box\Box\UI\Thrift.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Box\Box\UI\tr-TR\BoxUI.resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Box\Box\UI\Utilities.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Box\Box\UI\zh-CN\BoxUI.resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Box\Box\UI\zh-TW\BoxUI.resources.dll

Use regedit.exe to manually remove from the Windows Registry the keys below:
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{DF76BF7B-0999-4A1C-A830-F1C3AD8B5372}

Additional values that are not removed:
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\Box\Box Sync\
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\Box\Box\
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Windows\Installer\{DF76BF7B-0999-4A1C-A830-F1C3AD8B5372}\
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\BoxSyncUpdateService\ImagePath
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\BoxUpdateSvc\ImagePath


How to uninstall Box from your computer using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Box is a program released by the software company Box, Inc.. Some users try to erase this application. This is easier said than done because deleting this manually takes some experience regarding removing Windows programs manually. The best EASY approach to erase Box 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 PC, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and general utility to optimize your computer.

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  • navigate to Download Link
  • download the program by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
  • install Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to admire the program's interface and number of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful system optimizer.

3. Press the General Tools category
Go to General Tools


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs tool
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. All the programs existing on the PC will be shown to you

6. Navigate the list of programs until you find Box or simply click the Search field and type in "Box". If it exists on your system the Box program will be found very quickly. Notice that when you click Box in the list , the following data about the application is available to you:


  • Safety rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating explains the opinion other people have about Box, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Opinions by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
  • Details about the app you wish to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.
7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will appear. accept the removal by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall Box.
Uninstall Box


8. After uninstalling Box, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items of Box that have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By removing Box with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry items, files or directories are left behind on your PC.

Your Windows system will remain clean, speedy and ready to run without errors or problems.



Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to uninstall Box by Box, Inc. from your PC, nor are we saying that Box by Box, Inc. is not a good application. This text simply contains detailed info on how to uninstall Box 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 discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.

2019-06-26 / Written by Dan Armano for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2019-06-26 06:49:14.277