Google Drive

A way to uninstall Google Drive from your PC

Google Drive is a Windows application. Read more about how to remove it from your PC. The Windows version was created by Google LLC. More information on Google LLC can be found here. Usually the Google Drive application is installed in the C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\106.0.4.0 directory, depending on the user's option during install. The full command line for uninstalling Google Drive is C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\106.0.4.0\uninstall.exe. Keep in mind that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you might be prompted for admin rights. The application's main executable file is called GoogleDriveFS.exe and it has a size of 62.41 MB (65444448 bytes).

The executable files below are part of Google Drive. They occupy an average of 89.54 MB (93887360 bytes) on disk.

• crashpad_handler.exe (1.11 MB)
• GoogleDriveFS.exe (62.41 MB)
• switchblade_host.exe (19.59 MB)
• uninstall.exe (6.43 MB)

The current page applies to Google Drive version 106.0.4.0 only. You can find here a few links to other Google Drive versions:

• 99.0.0.0
• 73.0.4.0
• 103.0.3.0
• 51.0.15.0
• 75.0.2.0
• 92.0.1.0
• 55.0.3.0
• 63.0.5.0
• 46.0.3.0
• 51.0.16.0
• 96.0.0.0
• 95.0.2.0
• 67.0.2.0
• 54.0.2.0
• 105.0.1.0
• 79.0.2.0
• 54.0.3.0
• 72.0.3.0
• 53.0.6.0
• 57.0.5.0
• 53.0.8.0
• 72.0.2.0
• 68.0.2.0
• 60.0.2.0
• 98.0.0.0
• 62.0.1.0
• 78.0.1.0
• 69.0.0.0
• 64.0.4.0
• 66.0.3.0
• 59.0.3.0
• 56.0.7.0
• 52.0.5.0
• 76.0.3.0
• 50.0.11.0
• 101.0.3.0
• 51.0.9.0
• 91.0.2.0
• 51.0.14.0
• 58.0.3.0
• 70.0.2.0
• 80.0.1.0
• 52.0.6.0

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Some files, folders and registry entries can not be uninstalled when you are trying to remove Google Drive from your computer.

Folders found on disk after you uninstall Google Drive from your computer:

• C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\IndexedDB\https_drive.google.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb

Files remaining:

• C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\106.0.4.0\chrome_100_percent.pak
• C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\106.0.4.0\chrome_200_percent.pak
• C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\106.0.4.0\chrome_elf.dll
• C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\106.0.4.0\config\roots.pem
• C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\106.0.4.0\crashpad_handler.exe
• C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\106.0.4.0\d3dcompiler_47.dll
• C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\106.0.4.0\dokancc31626.dll
• C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\106.0.4.0\drivefsext.dll
• C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\106.0.4.0\empty.txt
• C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\106.0.4.0\GoogleDriveFS.exe
• C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\106.0.4.0\html\about_dialog.bin
• C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\106.0.4.0\html\about_dialog.css
• C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\106.0.4.0\html\about_dialog.html
• C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\106.0.4.0\html\acl_fixer_dialog.bin
• C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\106.0.4.0\html\Admin-disabled.svg
• C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\106.0.4.0\html\Admin-disabled-dark.svg
• C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\106.0.4.0\html\apl_folder_logo.png
• C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\106.0.4.0\html\browserauth_result_template.html
• C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\106.0.4.0\html\Compare-Drive-sync.svg
• C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\106.0.4.0\html\Compare-Drive-sync-dark.svg
• C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\106.0.4.0\html\Compare-Photo-upload.svg
• C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\106.0.4.0\html\Compare-Photo-upload-dark.svg
• C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\106.0.4.0\html\create_shared_drive_dialog.bin
• C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\106.0.4.0\html\create_shared_drive_dialog.css
• C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\106.0.4.0\html\create_shared_drive_dialog.html
• C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\106.0.4.0\html\device_dialog.bin
• C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\106.0.4.0\html\device_dialog.css
• C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\106.0.4.0\html\device_dialog.html
• C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\106.0.4.0\html\dot.bin
• C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\106.0.4.0\html\dot.css
• C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\106.0.4.0\html\dot.html
• C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\106.0.4.0\html\dot_onboarding.bin
• C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\106.0.4.0\html\dot_onboarding.css
• C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\106.0.4.0\html\dot_onboarding.html
• C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\106.0.4.0\html\drive_logo_24px.svg
• C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\106.0.4.0\html\drive_logo_grey_20px.svg
• C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\106.0.4.0\html\drive_logo_outline.svg
• C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\106.0.4.0\html\drive_logo_with_circular_white_background.png
• C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\106.0.4.0\html\drivefs_full_logo.svg
• C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\106.0.4.0\html\Error.svg
• C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\106.0.4.0\html\Error-dark.svg
• C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\106.0.4.0\html\favicon.png
• C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\106.0.4.0\html\feedback_dialog.bin
• C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\106.0.4.0\html\feedback_dialog.css
• C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\106.0.4.0\html\feedback_dialog.html
• C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\106.0.4.0\html\file_stats_dialog.bin
• C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\106.0.4.0\html\file_stats_dialog.css
• C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\106.0.4.0\html\file_stats_dialog.html
• C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\106.0.4.0\html\file_stats_dialog_empty_state.webp
• C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\106.0.4.0\html\folder_mydrive_24px.svg
• C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\106.0.4.0\html\Folder-offline-mac-dark-animated.gif
• C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\106.0.4.0\html\Folder-offline-mac-dark-static.png
• C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\106.0.4.0\html\Folder-offline-mac-light-animated.gif
• C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\106.0.4.0\html\Folder-offline-mac-light-static.png
• C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\106.0.4.0\html\Folder-offline-windows-dark-animated.gif
• C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\106.0.4.0\html\Folder-offline-windows-dark-static.png
• C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\106.0.4.0\html\Folder-offline-windows-light-animated.gif
• C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\106.0.4.0\html\Folder-offline-windows-light-static.png
• C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\106.0.4.0\html\Folder-Windows.png
• C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\106.0.4.0\html\google_drive_wordmark.svg
• C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\106.0.4.0\html\google_g.png
• C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\106.0.4.0\html\google_logo.png
• C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\106.0.4.0\html\google_meet_icon.svg
• C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\106.0.4.0\html\google_wordmark.svg
• C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\106.0.4.0\html\GoogleSans-400-Cyrillic.woff2
• C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\106.0.4.0\html\GoogleSans-400-Greek.woff2
• C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\106.0.4.0\html\GoogleSans-400-Latin.woff2
• C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\106.0.4.0\html\GoogleSans-400-Latin-Ext.woff2
• C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\106.0.4.0\html\GoogleSans-400-Vietnamese.woff2
• C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\106.0.4.0\html\GoogleSans-500-Cyrillic.woff2
• C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\106.0.4.0\html\GoogleSans-500-Greek.woff2
• C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\106.0.4.0\html\GoogleSans-500-Latin.woff2
• C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\106.0.4.0\html\GoogleSans-500-Latin-Ext.woff2
• C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\106.0.4.0\html\GoogleSans-500-Vietnamese.woff2
• C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\106.0.4.0\html\GoogleSans-Medium.ttf
• C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\106.0.4.0\html\GoogleSans-Regular.ttf
• C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\106.0.4.0\html\GoogleSansText-Medium.ttf
• C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\106.0.4.0\html\GoogleSansText-Regular.ttf
• C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\106.0.4.0\html\GoogleSymbols.woff2
• C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\106.0.4.0\html\home_dialog.css
• C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\106.0.4.0\html\home_dialog.js
• C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\106.0.4.0\html\home_dialog__af.js
• C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\106.0.4.0\html\home_dialog__af.propertymap
• C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\106.0.4.0\html\home_dialog__af.stringmap
• C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\106.0.4.0\html\home_dialog__af.variablemap
• C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\106.0.4.0\html\home_dialog__am.js
• C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\106.0.4.0\html\home_dialog__am.propertymap
• C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\106.0.4.0\html\home_dialog__am.stringmap
• C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\106.0.4.0\html\home_dialog__am.variablemap
• C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\106.0.4.0\html\home_dialog__ar.js
• C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\106.0.4.0\html\home_dialog__ar.propertymap
• C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\106.0.4.0\html\home_dialog__ar.stringmap
• C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\106.0.4.0\html\home_dialog__ar.variablemap
• C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\106.0.4.0\html\home_dialog__az.js
• C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\106.0.4.0\html\home_dialog__az.propertymap
• C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\106.0.4.0\html\home_dialog__az.stringmap
• C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\106.0.4.0\html\home_dialog__az.variablemap
• C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\106.0.4.0\html\home_dialog__be.js
• C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\106.0.4.0\html\home_dialog__be.propertymap
• C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\106.0.4.0\html\home_dialog__be.stringmap

Usually the following registry keys will not be cleaned:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{6BBAE539-2232-434A-A4E5-9A33560C6283}

Additional values that you should remove:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\106.0.4.0\GoogleDriveFS.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\106.0.4.0\GoogleDriveFS.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\googledrivefs31626\ImagePath

A way to erase Google Drive with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Google Drive is an application marketed by Google LLC. Sometimes, people want to erase it. Sometimes this can be troublesome because doing this by hand takes some skill related to Windows internal functioning. The best SIMPLE procedure to erase 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 system, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and all around utility to take care of your Windows computer.

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

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to get familiar with the program's interface and number of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful Windows tool.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Press the Uninstall Programs button


5. A list of the programs existing on your computer will be made available to you

6. Scroll the list of programs until you find Google Drive or simply click the Search feature and type in "Google Drive". If it is installed on your PC the Google Drive application will be found very quickly. After you select Google Drive in the list of programs, the following information regarding the application is made available to you:

• Safety rating (in the left lower corner). This explains the opinion other people have regarding Google Drive, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the app you are about to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.

7. Click the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will appear. Confirm the uninstall by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove Google Drive.


8. After uninstalling Google Drive, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to perform the cleanup. All the items that belong Google Drive that have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling Google Drive with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry items, files or folders are left behind on your disk.

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

Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to remove Google Drive by Google LLC from your PC, nor are we saying that Google Drive by Google LLC is not a good application for your PC. This text simply contains detailed instructions on how to remove Google Drive supposing 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' computers.