Dropbox

A guide to uninstall Dropbox from your PC

You can find below details on how to uninstall Dropbox for Windows. It is produced by Dropbox, Inc.. You can find out more on Dropbox, Inc. or check for application updates here. More data about the program Dropbox can be seen at https://www.dropbox.com. Usually the Dropbox program is placed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client directory, depending on the user's option during install. The full command line for removing Dropbox is C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\DropboxUninstaller.exe. Keep in mind that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you may get a notification for admin rights. The program's main executable file occupies 5.97 MB (6261760 bytes) on disk and is called Dropbox.exe.

Dropbox installs the following the executables on your PC, occupying about 6.26 MB (6562608 bytes) on disk.

• Dropbox.exe (5.97 MB)
• DropboxUninstaller.exe (159.27 KB)
• DropboxThumbnailGenerator.exe (31.51 KB)
• QtWebEngineProcess.exe (23.00 KB)
• dbxsvc.exe (43.51 KB)
• dbxsvc.exe (36.51 KB)

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The current web page applies to Dropbox version 89.4.278 only. Click on the links below for other Dropbox versions:

• 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
• 218.3.4298
• 10.3.22
• 143.3.4128
• 194.3.6258
• 22.4.24
• 188.3.6262
• 203.3.4740
• 30.3.14
• 29.4.20
• 145.4.4921
• 133.4.4089
• 5.3.20
• 219.3.4428
• 31.3.15
• 3.8.0
• 202.3.5441
• 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
• 219.4.4463
• 3.14.2
• 82.3.133
• 3.5.57
• 92.3.365
• 107.3.416
• 160.3.4633
• 214.3.5064
• 174.4.5852
• 120.3.4554
• 43.4.50
• 3.2.4
• 9.3.44
• 64.4.141
• 184.4.6543
• 202.3.5506
• 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
• 221.3.5278
• 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
• 212.4.5767
• 155.4.5493
• 182.3.6279

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Following the uninstall process, the application leaves some files behind on the computer. Some of these are listed below.

You should delete the folders below after you uninstall Dropbox:

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

Generally, the following files are left on disk:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\89.4.278\_bz2.cp37-win32.pyd
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\89.4.278\_cffi_backend.cp37-win32.pyd
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\89.4.278\_ctypes.cp37-win32.pyd
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\89.4.278\_win32sysloader.cp37-win32.pyd
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\89.4.278\_yappi.cp37-win32.pyd
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\89.4.278\89.4.278.manifest
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\89.4.278\apex._apex.cp37-win32.pyd
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\89.4.278\api-ms-win-core-console-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\89.4.278\api-ms-win-core-datetime-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\89.4.278\api-ms-win-core-debug-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\89.4.278\api-ms-win-core-errorhandling-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\89.4.278\api-ms-win-core-file-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\89.4.278\api-ms-win-core-file-l1-2-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\89.4.278\api-ms-win-core-file-l2-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\89.4.278\api-ms-win-core-handle-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\89.4.278\api-ms-win-core-heap-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\89.4.278\api-ms-win-core-interlocked-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\89.4.278\api-ms-win-core-libraryloader-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\89.4.278\api-ms-win-core-localization-l1-2-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\89.4.278\api-ms-win-core-memory-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\89.4.278\api-ms-win-core-namedpipe-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\89.4.278\api-ms-win-core-processenvironment-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\89.4.278\api-ms-win-core-processthreads-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\89.4.278\api-ms-win-core-processthreads-l1-1-1.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\89.4.278\api-ms-win-core-profile-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\89.4.278\api-ms-win-core-rtlsupport-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\89.4.278\api-ms-win-core-string-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\89.4.278\api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\89.4.278\api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-2-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\89.4.278\api-ms-win-core-sysinfo-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\89.4.278\api-ms-win-core-timezone-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\89.4.278\api-ms-win-core-util-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\89.4.278\API-MS-Win-core-xstate-l2-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\89.4.278\api-ms-win-crt-conio-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\89.4.278\api-ms-win-crt-convert-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\89.4.278\api-ms-win-crt-environment-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\89.4.278\api-ms-win-crt-filesystem-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\89.4.278\api-ms-win-crt-heap-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\89.4.278\api-ms-win-crt-locale-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\89.4.278\api-ms-win-crt-math-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\89.4.278\api-ms-win-crt-multibyte-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\89.4.278\api-ms-win-crt-private-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\89.4.278\api-ms-win-crt-process-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\89.4.278\api-ms-win-crt-runtime-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\89.4.278\api-ms-win-crt-stdio-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\89.4.278\api-ms-win-crt-string-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\89.4.278\api-ms-win-crt-time-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\89.4.278\api-ms-win-crt-utility-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\89.4.278\Assets\150x150Logo.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\89.4.278\Assets\70x70Logo.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\89.4.278\Assets\70x70Logo-Light.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\89.4.278\cloud_files_utils.cp37-win32.pyd
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\89.4.278\concrt140.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\89.4.278\cryptography.hazmat.bindings._constant_time.cp37-win32.pyd
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\89.4.278\cryptography.hazmat.bindings._openssl.cp37-win32.pyd
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\89.4.278\cryptography.hazmat.bindings._padding.cp37-win32.pyd
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\89.4.278\d3dcompiler_47.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\89.4.278\driver_amd64\dbx.inf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\89.4.278\driver_amd64\dbx-canary.sys
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\89.4.278\driver_amd64\dbx-dev.sys
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\89.4.278\driver_amd64\dbx-stable.sys
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\89.4.278\driver_amd64\dbxsvc.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\89.4.278\driver_amd64\dropbox.cat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\89.4.278\driver_x86\dbx.inf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\89.4.278\driver_x86\dbx-canary.sys
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\89.4.278\driver_x86\dbx-dev.sys
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\89.4.278\driver_x86\dbx-stable.sys
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\89.4.278\driver_x86\dbxsvc.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\89.4.278\driver_x86\dropbox.cat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\89.4.278\dropbox.infinite.win.compiled._driverinstallation.cp37-win32.pyd
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\89.4.278\dropbox.infinite.win.compiled._driverinstallation_wow64.cp37-win32.pyd
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\89.4.278\dropbox_apex.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\89.4.278\dropbox_bootstrap.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\89.4.278\dropbox_crashpad.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\89.4.278\dropbox_nucleus.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\89.4.278\dropbox_sqlite_ext.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\89.4.278\dropbox_tprt.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\89.4.278\dropbox_watchdog.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\89.4.278\DropboxOfficeAddIn.13.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\89.4.278\DropboxOfficeAddIn64.13.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\89.4.278\DropboxThumbnailGenerator.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\89.4.278\enterprise_data.compiled._enterprise_data.cp37-win32.pyd
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\89.4.278\EnterpriseDataAdapter.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\89.4.278\fastpath.cp37-win32.pyd
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\89.4.278\lib.cpuid.compiled._cpuid.cp37-win32.pyd
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\89.4.278\lib.crashpad.compiled._Crashpad.cp37-win32.pyd
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\89.4.278\lib.librsyncffi.compiled._librsyncffi.cp37-win32.pyd
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\89.4.278\libEGL.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\89.4.278\libGLESv2.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\89.4.278\librsync.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\89.4.278\mmapfile.cp37-win32.pyd
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\89.4.278\msvcp140.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\89.4.278\msvcp140_1.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\89.4.278\msvcp140_2.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\89.4.278\nucleus_python.cp37-win32.pyd
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\89.4.278\opengl32sw.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\89.4.278\plugins\imageformats\qgif.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\89.4.278\plugins\imageformats\qjpeg.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\89.4.278\plugins\platforms\qwindows.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\89.4.278\plugins\styles\qwindowsvistastyle.dll

Many times the following registry keys will not be removed:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Dropbox.AutoplayEventHandler
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Dropbox.Binder
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Dropbox.DBXLink
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Dropbox.Dlink
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Dropbox.Gdoc
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Dropbox.Gsheet
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Dropbox.Gslides
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Dropbox.OfficeAddIn
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Dropbox.OneClickProcessLauncherMachine
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Dropbox.Paper
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Dropbox.Shortcut
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\dropbox-client
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\dropbox-install
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Dropbox
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\LowRegistry\DOMStorage\dropbox.com
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\5A812990327ACD34D85B163756A6E149
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Dropbox
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Dropbox

Registry values that are not removed from your computer:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.dlink\OpenWithProgids\Dropbox.Dlink
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.gdoc\OpenWithProgids\Dropbox.Gdoc
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.gsheet\OpenWithProgids\Dropbox.Gsheet
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.gslides\OpenWithProgids\Dropbox.Gslides
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.web\OpenWithProgids\Dropbox.Shortcut
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\MuiCache\119\52C64B7E\@C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Update\1.3.295.1\goopdate.dll,-3000
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\Dropbox.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\Dropbox.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\5A812990327ACD34D85B163756A6E149\ProductName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-674606381-2614220647-2946157707-95618\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\Dropbox.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-674606381-2614220647-2946157707-95618\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Update\DropboxUpdate.exe
• 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\DbxSvc\Description

A way to remove Dropbox from your computer with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Dropbox is an application released by Dropbox, Inc.. Sometimes, computer users choose to erase it. Sometimes this is troublesome because deleting this manually requires some knowledge related to Windows program uninstallation. The best QUICK procedure 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 good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very potent uninstaller and general utility to optimize your Windows PC.

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• visit Download Link
• download the setup by pressing the DOWNLOAD button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to get familiar with the program's design and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful system optimizer.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Press the Uninstall Programs tool


5. A list of the programs installed on your PC will be made available to you

6. Navigate the list of programs until you locate Dropbox or simply click the Search feature and type in "Dropbox". The Dropbox program will be found automatically. When you select Dropbox in the list , the following information about the program is shown to you:

• Safety rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other users have about Dropbox, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Details about the app you want to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.

For example you can see that for Dropbox:

• The software company is: https://www.dropbox.com
• The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\DropboxUninstaller.exe

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will come up. Confirm the uninstall by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove Dropbox.


8. After uninstalling Dropbox, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Press Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items of Dropbox that have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By removing Dropbox using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your disk.

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

Disclaimer

This page 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 application for your PC. This text simply contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall Dropbox supposing you want to. 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' computers.