Google Drive

How to uninstall Google Drive from your computer

This web page contains complete information on how to uninstall Google Drive for Windows. It was coded for Windows by Google\Chrome. Open here where you can find out more on Google\Chrome. Usually the Google Drive application is placed in the C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application directory, depending on the user's option during setup. Google Drive's full uninstall command line is C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe. chrome_pwa_launcher.exe is the programs's main file and it takes close to 1.55 MB (1624408 bytes) on disk.

The executable files below are part of Google Drive. They take about 16.02 MB (16793960 bytes) on disk.

• chrome.exe (2.50 MB)
• chrome_proxy.exe (960.34 KB)
• chrome_pwa_launcher.exe (1.55 MB)
• elevation_service.exe (1.42 MB)
• notification_helper.exe (1.14 MB)
• setup.exe (4.23 MB)

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This page is about Google Drive version 1.0 only. Some files and registry entries are frequently left behind when you remove Google Drive.

Files remaining:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Profile 4\Web Applications\_crx_aghbiahbpaijignceidepookljebhfak\Google Drive.ico
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Chrome Apps\Google Drive.lnk

Registry that is not uninstalled:

• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\bcc5a9af9a9c5b8435074688dc90a721

Use regedit.exe to delete the following additional values from the Windows Registry:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome_proxy.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome_proxy.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\GoogleChromeElevationService\ImagePath

A way to remove Google Drive using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Google Drive is an application by the software company Google\Chrome. Some users choose to uninstall this application. This is difficult because doing this by hand requires some knowledge regarding removing Windows programs manually. The best QUICK way to uninstall Google Drive 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 already installed on your system, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and all around tool to maximize the performance of your PC.

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

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful PC management program.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Press the Uninstall Programs tool


5. All the programs existing on the PC will be made available to you

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

• Star rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other users have about Google Drive, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
• Technical information about the application you are about to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will appear. accept the removal by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall Google Drive.


8. After uninstalling Google Drive, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items of Google Drive that have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing Google Drive using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your computer.

Your Windows system will remain clean, speedy and ready to take on new tasks.

Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to remove Google Drive by Google\Chrome from your PC, nor are we saying that Google Drive by Google\Chrome is not a good software application. This page only contains detailed info on how to remove Google Drive in case you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.