Dropbox

A guide to uninstall Dropbox from your PC

You can find on this page details on how to remove Dropbox for Windows. It was developed for Windows by Dropbox, Inc.. You can read more on Dropbox, Inc. or check for application updates here. More information about Dropbox can be found at https://www.dropbox.com. Dropbox is frequently installed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client folder, depending on the user's choice. You can uninstall Dropbox by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\DropboxUninstaller.exe. Note that you might be prompted for administrator rights. Dropbox.exe is the programs's main file and it takes about 24.21 MB (25382344 bytes) on disk.

Dropbox is comprised of the following executables which take 24.47 MB (25654232 bytes) on disk:

• Dropbox.exe (24.21 MB)
• DropboxUninstaller.exe (169.98 KB)
• QtWebEngineProcess.exe (17.96 KB)
• dbxsvc.exe (41.79 KB)
• dbxsvc.exe (35.79 KB)

The information on this page is only about version 10.4.26 of Dropbox. Click on the links below for other Dropbox versions:

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• 3.6.5
• 62.3.99
• 3.11.31
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• 5.3.18
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• 2.11.30
• 3.9.37
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• 10.3.22
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• 22.4.24
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• 5.3.20
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• 3.8.0
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• 24.3.15
• 2.0.16
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• 1.6.3
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• 3.1.275
• 86.3.130
• 2.0.0
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• 1.1.40
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• 67.3.79
• 2.10.46
• 2.11.2
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• 17.3.25
• 38.3.23
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• 66.3.81
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• 122.3.4837
• 1.3.2
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• 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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If planning to uninstall Dropbox you should check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

You should delete the folders below after you uninstall Dropbox:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\Dropbox
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\VirtualStore\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Roaming\Dropbox

The files below remain on your disk by Dropbox's application uninstaller when you removed it:

• 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\breakpad.client.windows.handler.pyd
• 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.43.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\DropboxExt64.43.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\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_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppContainer\Storage\microsoft.microsoftedge_8wekyb3d8bbwe\Children\001\Internet Explorer\DOMStorage\dropbox.com
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppContainer\Storage\microsoft.microsoftedge_8wekyb3d8bbwe\Children\001\Internet Explorer\DOMStorage\marketing.dropbox.com
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppContainer\Storage\microsoft.microsoftedge_8wekyb3d8bbwe\Children\001\Internet Explorer\DOMStorage\www.dropbox.com
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppContainer\Storage\microsoft.microsoftedge_8wekyb3d8bbwe\Children\001\Internet Explorer\EdpDomStorage\dropbox.com
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppContainer\Storage\microsoft.microsoftedge_8wekyb3d8bbwe\Children\001\Internet Explorer\EdpDomStorage\marketing.dropbox.com
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppContainer\Storage\microsoft.microsoftedge_8wekyb3d8bbwe\Children\001\Internet Explorer\EdpDomStorage\www.dropbox.com
• HKEY_CURRENT_UserName\Software\Dropbox
• HKEY_CURRENT_UserName\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DOMStorage\dropbox.com
• HKEY_CURRENT_UserName\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DOMStorage\www.dropbox.com
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Dropbox
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Dropbox

Registry values that are not removed from your computer:

• 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

How to delete Dropbox from your computer using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Dropbox is an application offered by the software company Dropbox, Inc.. Some computer users choose to remove this application. Sometimes this is difficult because deleting this manually takes some skill regarding removing Windows applications by hand. The best EASY practice to remove Dropbox is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here are some detailed instructions about how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your PC, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and general utility to optimize your PC.

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• navigate to Download Link
• download the setup by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to admire the program's design and number of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful PC management program.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs feature


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

6. Navigate the list of programs until you locate Dropbox or simply click the Search field and type in "Dropbox". The Dropbox app will be found very quickly. Notice that after you select Dropbox in the list of applications, the following information regarding the application is made available to you:

• Safety rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating explains the opinion other people have regarding Dropbox, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Details regarding the application 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. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will show up. accept the removal by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove Dropbox.


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

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

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Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to remove 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 only contains detailed instructions on how to remove Dropbox supposing you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.