Dropbox
How to uninstall Dropbox from your computer
Dropbox is a Windows program. Read more about how to remove it from your computer. The Windows release was developed by
Dropbox, Inc.. Further information on Dropbox, Inc. can be found
here. Please open
https://www.dropbox.com if you want to read more on Dropbox on Dropbox, Inc.'s website. The application is usually found in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client directory (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. Note that you might receive a notification for admin rights. Dropbox.exe is the Dropbox's main executable file and it occupies about 8.79 MB (9213888 bytes) on disk.
Dropbox installs the following the executables on your PC, taking about 16.81 MB (
17621872 bytes) on disk.
- Dropbox.exe (8.79 MB)
- DropboxUninstaller.exe (228.56 KB)
- DropboxElevationService.exe (1.58 MB)
- DropboxNativeMessagingHost.exe (373.95 KB)
- DropboxThumbnailGenerator.exe (37.45 KB)
- DropboxUpdateClient.exe (5.47 MB)
- DropboxUpdateProxy32.exe (287.95 KB)
- dbxsvc.exe (57.60 KB)
...click to view all...This info is about Dropbox version
240.3.8353 only. You can find here a few links to other Dropbox releases:
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How to delete Dropbox from your computer using Advanced Uninstaller PRO
Dropbox is an application by the software company Dropbox, Inc.. Some users try to uninstall this program. This can be efortful because removing this by hand takes some experience related to Windows internal functioning. One of the best QUICK approach to uninstall 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 already installed on your PC, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very potent 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
- set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to get familiar with the program's design and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good package of utilities.
3. Press the General Tools category

4. Activate the Uninstall Programs button

5. All the programs installed on your computer will be shown to you
6. Navigate the list of programs 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. Notice that after you select Dropbox in the list of apps, the following information about the program is available to you:
- Star rating (in the lower left corner). This tells you the opinion other people have about Dropbox, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
- Opinions by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
- Details about the application you are about to remove, by clicking on 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 show up. accept the removal by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will 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 of Dropbox which have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing Dropbox with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your computer.
Your PC will remain clean, speedy and able to take on new tasks.
Disclaimer
The text above is not a piece of advice to remove Dropbox by Dropbox, Inc. from your computer, we are not saying that Dropbox by Dropbox, Inc. is not a good application for your computer. This page simply contains detailed instructions on how to remove Dropbox supposing 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' PCs.
Last update on: 2026-01-07 07:33:45.207