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How to uninstall Dropbox from your PC

This web page contains detailed information on how to uninstall Dropbox for Windows. It was created for Windows by Dropbox, Inc.. Open here where you can get more info on Dropbox, Inc.. More information about Dropbox can be found at . The program is usually located in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client folder (same installation drive as Windows). 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. Keep in mind that you might receive a notification for administrator rights. Dropbox.exe is the Dropbox's primary executable file and it occupies around 10.80 MB (11327200 bytes) on disk.

Dropbox installs the following the executables on your PC, taking about 11.97 MB (12549096 bytes) on disk.

  • Dropbox.exe (10.80 MB)
  • DropboxUninstaller.exe (222.35 KB)
  • DropboxNativeMessagingHost.exe (364.23 KB)
  • DropboxThumbnailGenerator.exe (274.23 KB)
  • DropboxUpdateProxy32.exe (286.73 KB)
  • dbxsvc.exe (45.73 KB)
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The information on this page is only about version 172.3.7467 of Dropbox. You can find here a few links to other Dropbox versions:

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A way to remove Dropbox with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Dropbox is an application released by Dropbox, Inc.. Sometimes, users try to erase it. This is easier said than done because uninstalling this manually requires some advanced knowledge related to removing Windows programs manually. The best QUICK action to erase Dropbox is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your PC, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is one of the best uninstaller and all around utility to optimize your PC.

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  • go to Download Link
  • download the setup by pressing the DOWNLOAD NOW button
  • set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good Windows optimizer.

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


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs feature
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. All the programs existing on your computer will appear

6. Scroll the list of programs until you find Dropbox or simply click the Search feature and type in "Dropbox". If it exists on your system the Dropbox program will be found very quickly. Notice that after you select Dropbox in the list of applications, some information regarding the program is available to you:


  • Safety rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other people have regarding Dropbox, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Opinions by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Technical information regarding the application you are about to remove, by pressing the Properties button.
For example 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. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will come up. accept the removal by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove Dropbox.
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8. After uninstalling Dropbox, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer 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 with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry items, files or directories are left behind on your system.

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



Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to uninstall Dropbox by Dropbox, Inc. from your PC, nor are we saying that Dropbox by Dropbox, Inc. is not a good software application. This page only contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall Dropbox in case you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.

2023-04-08 / Written by Andreea Kartman for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2023-04-07 21:44:18.400