Google Drive
How to uninstall Google Drive from your system
Google Drive is a computer program. This page contains details on how to remove it from your computer. It is produced by
Google LLC. More data about Google LLC can be read
here. Google Drive is normally set up in the C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\79.0.2.0 folder, however this location may differ a lot depending on the user's choice while installing the application. You can remove Google Drive by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\79.0.2.0\uninstall.exe. Note that you might receive a notification for administrator rights. The program's main executable file has a size of 140.42 MB (147244312 bytes) on disk and is named GoogleDriveFS.exe.
The executable files below are installed beside Google Drive. They take about 178.66 MB (
187341920 bytes) on disk.
- crashpad_handler.exe (1.08 MB)
- GoogleDriveFS.exe (140.42 MB)
- switchblade_host.exe (31.22 MB)
- uninstall.exe (5.94 MB)
The information on this page is only about version
79.0.2.0 of Google Drive. Click on the links below for other Google Drive versions:
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Following the uninstall process, the application leaves leftovers on the computer. Part_A few of these are shown below.
Folders remaining:- C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Profile 1\IndexedDB\https_drive.google.com_0.indexeddb.blob
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Profile 1\IndexedDB\https_drive.google.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb
The files below are left behind on your disk by Google Drive's application uninstaller when you removed it:- C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\74.0.3.0\chrome_100_percent.pak
- C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\74.0.3.0\chrome_200_percent.pak
- C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\74.0.3.0\chrome_elf.dll
- C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\74.0.3.0\crashpad_handler.exe
- C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\74.0.3.0\d3dcompiler_47.dll
- C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\74.0.3.0\dokancc31092.dll
- C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\74.0.3.0\drivefsext.dll
- C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\74.0.3.0\GoogleDriveFS.exe
- C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\74.0.3.0\icudtl.dat
- C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\74.0.3.0\libcef.dll
- C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\74.0.3.0\libEGL.dll
- C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\74.0.3.0\libGLESv2.dll
- C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\74.0.3.0\locales\en-US.pak
- C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\74.0.3.0\resources.pak
- C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\74.0.3.0\v8_context_snapshot.bin
- C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\74.0.3.0\vk_swiftshader.dll
- C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\78.0.1.0\chrome_100_percent.pak
- C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\78.0.1.0\chrome_200_percent.pak
- C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\78.0.1.0\chrome_elf.dll
- C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\78.0.1.0\config\roots.pem
- C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\78.0.1.0\crashpad_handler.exe
- C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\78.0.1.0\d3dcompiler_47.dll
- C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\78.0.1.0\dokancc31092.dll
- C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\78.0.1.0\drivefsext.dll
- C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\78.0.1.0\GoogleDriveFS.exe
- C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\78.0.1.0\html\about_dialog.bin
- C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\78.0.1.0\html\about_dialog.css
- C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\78.0.1.0\html\about_dialog.html
- C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\78.0.1.0\html\acl_fixer_dialog.bin
- C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\78.0.1.0\html\apl_folder_logo.png
- C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\78.0.1.0\html\browserauth_result_template.html
- C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\78.0.1.0\html\create_shared_drive_dialog.bin
- C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\78.0.1.0\html\create_shared_drive_dialog.css
- C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\78.0.1.0\html\create_shared_drive_dialog.html
- C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\78.0.1.0\html\device_dialog.bin
- C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\78.0.1.0\html\device_dialog.css
- C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\78.0.1.0\html\device_dialog.html
- C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\78.0.1.0\html\dot.bin
- C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\78.0.1.0\html\dot.css
- C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\78.0.1.0\html\dot.html
- C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\78.0.1.0\html\dot_onboarding.bin
- C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\78.0.1.0\html\dot_onboarding.css
- C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\78.0.1.0\html\dot_onboarding.html
- C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\78.0.1.0\html\drive_logo_24px.svg
- C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\78.0.1.0\html\drive_logo_grey_20px.svg
- C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\78.0.1.0\html\drive_logo_outline.svg
- C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\78.0.1.0\html\drive_logo_with_circular_white_background.png
- C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\78.0.1.0\html\drivefs_full_logo.svg
- C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\78.0.1.0\html\favicon.png
- C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\78.0.1.0\html\feedback_dialog.bin
- C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\78.0.1.0\html\feedback_dialog.css
- C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\78.0.1.0\html\feedback_dialog.html
- C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\78.0.1.0\html\file_stats_dialog.bin
- C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\78.0.1.0\html\file_stats_dialog.css
- C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\78.0.1.0\html\file_stats_dialog.html
- C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\78.0.1.0\html\file_stats_dialog_empty_state.webp
- C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\78.0.1.0\html\google_drive_wordmark.svg
- C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\78.0.1.0\html\google_g.png
- C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\78.0.1.0\html\google_logo.png
- C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\78.0.1.0\html\google_meet_icon.svg
- C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\78.0.1.0\html\google_wordmark.svg
- C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\78.0.1.0\html\GoogleSans-400-Cyrillic.woff2
- C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\78.0.1.0\html\GoogleSans-400-Greek.woff2
- C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\78.0.1.0\html\GoogleSans-400-Latin.woff2
- C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\78.0.1.0\html\GoogleSans-400-Latin-Ext.woff2
- C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\78.0.1.0\html\GoogleSans-400-Vietnamese.woff2
- C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\78.0.1.0\html\GoogleSans-500-Cyrillic.woff2
- C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\78.0.1.0\html\GoogleSans-500-Greek.woff2
- C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\78.0.1.0\html\GoogleSans-500-Latin.woff2
- C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\78.0.1.0\html\GoogleSans-500-Latin-Ext.woff2
- C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\78.0.1.0\html\GoogleSans-500-Vietnamese.woff2
- C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\78.0.1.0\html\GoogleSans-Medium.ttf
- C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\78.0.1.0\html\GoogleSans-Regular.ttf
- C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\78.0.1.0\html\GoogleSansText-Medium.ttf
- C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\78.0.1.0\html\GoogleSansText-Regular.ttf
- C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\78.0.1.0\html\GoogleSymbols.woff2
- C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\78.0.1.0\html\ic_account_circle_24dp.svg
- C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\78.0.1.0\html\ic_account_circle_googblue_24dp.svg
- C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\78.0.1.0\html\ic_arrow_back_grey600_24dp.svg
- C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\78.0.1.0\html\ic_arrow_up_grey_24px.svg
- C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\78.0.1.0\html\ic_cancel_grey600_24dp.svg
- C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\78.0.1.0\html\ic_checkmark_blue_24dp.svg
- C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\78.0.1.0\html\ic_chevron_right_grey_24px.svg
- C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\78.0.1.0\html\ic_close_grey600_24dp.svg
- C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\78.0.1.0\html\ic_cloud_24px.svg
- C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\78.0.1.0\html\ic_cloud_off_grey600_24dp.svg
- C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\78.0.1.0\html\ic_cloud_upload_blue700_24px.svg
- C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\78.0.1.0\html\ic_computer_24px.svg
- C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\78.0.1.0\html\ic_create_new_folder_24px.svg
- C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\78.0.1.0\html\ic_delete_forever_24px.svg
- C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\78.0.1.0\html\ic_done_24dp.svg
- C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\78.0.1.0\html\ic_done_all_green700_24dp.svg
- C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\78.0.1.0\html\ic_done_googgreen_24dp.svg
- C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\78.0.1.0\html\ic_drive_fs_logo.svg
- C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\78.0.1.0\html\ic_email_grey600_24dp.svg
- C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\78.0.1.0\html\ic_error_outline_red_24px.svg
- C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\78.0.1.0\html\ic_error_red.png
- C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\78.0.1.0\html\ic_file_black_24dp.svg
- C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\78.0.1.0\html\ic_folder_24px.svg
- C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\78.0.1.0\html\ic_folder_checkmark_dark_24px.svg
Registry keys:- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{6BBAE539-2232-434A-A4E5-9A33560C6283}
How to remove Google Drive with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO
Google Drive is a program offered by the software company Google LLC. Frequently, computer users choose to uninstall it. This is troublesome because deleting this manually takes some advanced knowledge related to removing Windows applications by hand. One of the best SIMPLE practice 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 on your Windows PC, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and all around utility to optimize your Windows computer.
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- download the program by pressing the DOWNLOAD NOW button
- set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good system utility.
3. Press the General Tools category

4. Activate the Uninstall Programs feature

5. A list of the applications installed on your computer will be made available to you
6. Scroll the list of applications until you find Google Drive or simply activate the Search field and type in "Google Drive". If it is installed on your PC the Google Drive app will be found automatically. When you click Google Drive in the list of apps, some data regarding the application is available to you:
- Safety rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating explains the opinion other people have regarding Google Drive, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
- Reviews by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
- Technical information regarding the app you wish to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.
7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will show up. Confirm the uninstall by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove Google Drive.

8. After removing Google Drive, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items that belong Google Drive which have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing Google Drive with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry items, files or directories are left behind on your computer.
Your system will remain clean, speedy and able to take on new tasks.
Disclaimer
This page is not a recommendation to uninstall Google Drive by Google LLC from your computer, we are not saying that Google Drive by Google LLC is not a good application for your PC. This text simply contains detailed info on how to uninstall Google Drive 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' computers.
Last update on: 2023-08-21 20:38:15.650