Dropbox

A way to uninstall Dropbox from your PC

You can find on this page detailed information on how to uninstall Dropbox for Windows. The Windows release was created by Dropbox, Inc.. More data about Dropbox, Inc. can be read here. More information about the software Dropbox can be found at https://www.dropbox.com. Dropbox is commonly installed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client directory, but this location may differ a lot depending on the user's decision while installing the application. You can remove 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 get a notification for administrator rights. Dropbox.exe is the Dropbox's main executable file and it occupies circa 7.62 MB (7991528 bytes) on disk.

Dropbox contains of the executables below. They occupy 8.53 MB (8941976 bytes) on disk.

• Dropbox.exe (7.62 MB)
• DropboxUninstaller.exe (159.01 KB)
• DropboxNativeMessagingHost.exe (260.73 KB)
• DropboxThumbnailGenerator.exe (31.23 KB)
• QtWebEngineProcess.exe (397.73 KB)
• dbxsvc.exe (43.23 KB)
• dbxsvc.exe (36.23 KB)

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This page is about Dropbox version 120.4.4598 only. You can find below info on other application versions of Dropbox:

• 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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Dropbox has the habit of leaving behind some leftovers.

Folders found on disk after you uninstall Dropbox from your PC:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Dropbox
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Dropbox
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\rmd21bal.default\storage\default\https+++www.dropbox.com

Check for and remove the following files from your disk when you uninstall Dropbox:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\120.4.4598\_bowbow.cp38-win32.pyd
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\120.4.4598\_bz2.cp38-win32.pyd
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\120.4.4598\_cffi_backend.cp38-win32.pyd
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\120.4.4598\_ctypes.cp38-win32.pyd
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\120.4.4598\_win32sysloader.cp38-win32.pyd
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\120.4.4598\_yappi.cp38-win32.pyd
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\120.4.4598\120.4.4598.manifest
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\120.4.4598\advapi32_native.cp38-win32.pyd
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\120.4.4598\allocator_metrics.cp38-win32.pyd
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\120.4.4598\apex._apex.cp38-win32.pyd
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\120.4.4598\api-ms-win-core-console-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\120.4.4598\api-ms-win-core-datetime-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\120.4.4598\api-ms-win-core-debug-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\120.4.4598\api-ms-win-core-errorhandling-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\120.4.4598\api-ms-win-core-file-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\120.4.4598\api-ms-win-core-file-l1-2-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\120.4.4598\api-ms-win-core-file-l2-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\120.4.4598\api-ms-win-core-handle-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\120.4.4598\api-ms-win-core-heap-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\120.4.4598\api-ms-win-core-interlocked-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\120.4.4598\api-ms-win-core-libraryloader-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\120.4.4598\api-ms-win-core-localization-l1-2-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\120.4.4598\api-ms-win-core-memory-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\120.4.4598\api-ms-win-core-namedpipe-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\120.4.4598\api-ms-win-core-processenvironment-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\120.4.4598\api-ms-win-core-processthreads-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\120.4.4598\api-ms-win-core-processthreads-l1-1-1.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\120.4.4598\api-ms-win-core-profile-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\120.4.4598\api-ms-win-core-rtlsupport-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\120.4.4598\api-ms-win-core-string-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\120.4.4598\api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\120.4.4598\api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-2-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\120.4.4598\api-ms-win-core-sysinfo-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\120.4.4598\api-ms-win-core-timezone-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\120.4.4598\api-ms-win-core-util-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\120.4.4598\API-MS-Win-core-xstate-l2-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\120.4.4598\api-ms-win-crt-conio-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\120.4.4598\api-ms-win-crt-convert-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\120.4.4598\api-ms-win-crt-environment-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\120.4.4598\api-ms-win-crt-filesystem-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\120.4.4598\api-ms-win-crt-heap-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\120.4.4598\api-ms-win-crt-locale-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\120.4.4598\api-ms-win-crt-math-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\120.4.4598\api-ms-win-crt-multibyte-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\120.4.4598\api-ms-win-crt-private-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\120.4.4598\api-ms-win-crt-process-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\120.4.4598\api-ms-win-crt-runtime-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\120.4.4598\api-ms-win-crt-stdio-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\120.4.4598\api-ms-win-crt-string-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\120.4.4598\api-ms-win-crt-time-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\120.4.4598\api-ms-win-crt-utility-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\120.4.4598\Assets\150x150Logo.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\120.4.4598\Assets\70x70Logo.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\120.4.4598\Assets\70x70Logo-Light.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\120.4.4598\cloud_files_utils.cp38-win32.pyd
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\120.4.4598\concrt140.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\120.4.4598\cpuid_native.cp38-win32.pyd
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\120.4.4598\crashpad_native.cp38-win32.pyd
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\120.4.4598\cryptography.hazmat.bindings._openssl.cp38-win32.pyd
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\120.4.4598\cryptography.hazmat.bindings._padding.cp38-win32.pyd
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\120.4.4598\d3dcompiler_47.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\120.4.4598\dbghelp_native.cp38-win32.pyd
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\120.4.4598\driver_amd64\dbx.inf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\120.4.4598\driver_amd64\dbx-canary.sys
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\120.4.4598\driver_amd64\dbx-dev.sys
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\120.4.4598\driver_amd64\dbx-stable.sys
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\120.4.4598\driver_amd64\dbxsvc.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\120.4.4598\driver_amd64\dropbox.cat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\120.4.4598\driver_x86\dbx.inf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\120.4.4598\driver_x86\dbx-canary.sys
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\120.4.4598\driver_x86\dbx-dev.sys
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\120.4.4598\driver_x86\dbx-stable.sys
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\120.4.4598\driver_x86\dbxsvc.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\120.4.4598\driver_x86\dropbox.cat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\120.4.4598\Dropbox.VisualElementsManifest.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\120.4.4598\dropbox_core.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\120.4.4598\dropbox_crashpad.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\120.4.4598\dropbox_sqlite_ext.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\120.4.4598\dropbox_tprt.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\120.4.4598\dropbox_watchdog.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\120.4.4598\DropboxNativeMessagingHost.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\120.4.4598\DropboxOfficeAddIn.13.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\120.4.4598\DropboxOfficeAddIn64.13.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\120.4.4598\DropboxThumbnailGenerator.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\120.4.4598\fastpath.cp38-win32.pyd
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\120.4.4598\fs_api_python.cp38-win32.pyd
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\120.4.4598\gdi32_native.cp38-win32.pyd
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\120.4.4598\kernel32_native.cp38-win32.pyd
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\120.4.4598\libEGL.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\120.4.4598\libffi-7.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\120.4.4598\libGLESv2.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\120.4.4598\mmapfile.cp38-win32.pyd
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\120.4.4598\msvcp140.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\120.4.4598\msvcp140_1.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\120.4.4598\msvcp140_2.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\120.4.4598\nucleus_python.cp38-win32.pyd
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\120.4.4598\opengl32sw.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\120.4.4598\plugins\imageformats\qgif.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\120.4.4598\plugins\imageformats\qjpeg.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client\120.4.4598\plugins\platforms\qwindows.dll

Registry keys:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Dropbox.AutoplayEventHandler
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Dropbox.Backup
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Dropbox.Binder
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Dropbox.ExternalBackupLocation
• 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.Passwords
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Dropbox.Shortcut
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Dropbox.Vault
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\dropbox-client
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\dropbox-install
• 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

Additional values that you should clean:

• 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\2f9\52C64B7E\@C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Update\1.3.415.1\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\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 using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Dropbox is a program marketed by Dropbox, Inc.. Some people try to remove it. This is difficult because removing this manually requires some skill regarding removing Windows programs manually. One of the best EASY manner to remove Dropbox is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your PC, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is the best uninstaller and all around tool to take care of your computer.

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• download the setup by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful package of tools.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs button


5. All the applications installed on the PC will appear

6. Navigate the list of applications until you find Dropbox or simply click the Search field and type in "Dropbox". If it exists on your system the Dropbox program will be found automatically. After you select Dropbox in the list , some information about the program is made available to you:

• Safety rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating explains the opinion other users have about Dropbox, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
• Technical information about the program you wish to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.

For instance you can see that for Dropbox:

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

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will appear. Confirm the removal by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall Dropbox.


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

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

Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to uninstall Dropbox by Dropbox, Inc. from your computer, nor are we saying that Dropbox by Dropbox, Inc. is not a good application for your PC. This page simply contains detailed info on how to uninstall Dropbox in case 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' PCs.