Dropbox

A way to uninstall Dropbox from your PC

This page is about Dropbox for Windows. Below you can find details on how to uninstall it from your computer. The Windows version was created by Dropbox, Inc.. You can read more on Dropbox, Inc. or check for application updates here. Detailed information about Dropbox can be seen at https://www.dropbox.com. Dropbox is commonly set up in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Dropbox\Client directory, but this location may vary a lot depending on the user's decision when installing the application. 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 might receive a notification for admin rights. Dropbox's main file takes about 22.86 MB (23972712 bytes) and is named Dropbox.exe.

The following executables are incorporated in Dropbox. They take 23.10 MB (24223864 bytes) on disk.

• Dropbox.exe (22.86 MB)
• DropboxUninstaller.exe (169.23 KB)
• QtWebEngineProcess.exe (17.96 KB)
• dbxsvc.exe (29.29 KB)
• dbxsvc.exe (28.79 KB)

This info is about Dropbox version 4.4.29 only. You can find below info on other 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
• 240.3.8353
• 219.3.4428
• 225.3.4791
• 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
• 227.3.4660
• 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
• 238.3.5977
• 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

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After the uninstall process, the application leaves some files behind on the PC. Some of these are shown below.

You should delete the folders below after you uninstall Dropbox:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Dropbox
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Dropbox

Usually, the following files remain on disk:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\cmnghalbbgfaacplgindnehcnodlfpoc\1.1.0_0\icons\dropbox.svg
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Dropbox\installer\l\5750f9ce

You will find in the Windows Registry that the following data will not be cleaned; remove them one by one using regedit.exe:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Dropbox.AutoplayEventHandler
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Dropbox
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Dropbox
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Dropbox

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

Dropbox is a program marketed by the software company Dropbox, Inc.. Some users choose to remove this application. This is troublesome because uninstalling this manually takes some know-how related to Windows internal functioning. One of the best EASY way to remove Dropbox is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





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

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

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to admire the program's interface and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful package of utilities.

3. Press the General Tools category


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs tool


5. All the applications installed on the PC will appear

6. Navigate the list of applications until you find Dropbox or simply activate the Search field and type in "Dropbox". If it is installed on your PC the Dropbox app will be found automatically. Notice that after you select Dropbox in the list of applications, some information regarding the application is made available to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). This tells you the opinion other people have regarding Dropbox, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the application you are about to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.

For example you can see that for Dropbox:

• The web site of the application 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 show up. Confirm the uninstall by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will remove Dropbox.


8. After removing Dropbox, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to start the cleanup. All the items that belong Dropbox which have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing Dropbox with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your PC.

Your system will remain clean, speedy and able to serve you properly.

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Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to uninstall Dropbox by Dropbox, Inc. from your computer, we are not saying that Dropbox by Dropbox, Inc. is not a good software application. This text only contains detailed instructions 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 other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.