Programm Category:
Hewlett-Packard Snapfish Software
What is picturemover.exe
Snapfish PictureMover is the name of the software and the process that is installed via the executable file picturemover.exe. The software provides an application that enables users to transfer their photos from their digital camera or mobile phone to an online storage facility created by Snapfish. The software however, may not work properly if there is one other photo transfer application installed on the computer such as that which is installed through the camera’s own software. You need to uninstall first the camera software before you can properly use the Snapfish software. The file may come pre-installed on HP laptops, since the software is now licensed under Hewlett-Packard. The file runs as a Windows service program, executed through explorer.exe, which is the Windows Explorer system file for Windows operating systems. Standard disk image location of the process is C:\Program Files\PictureMover\Bin\picturemover.exe. The file is approximately 404 KB in size. It uses about 12.3 MB of RAM, and consumes approximately 0.00001730% of CPU resources.
How can I stop picturemover.exe and should I?
Most non-system processes that are running can be stopped because they are not involved in running your operating system. picturemover.exe. is used by Snapfish Picture Mover, If you shut down picturemover.exe, it will likely start again at a later time either after you restart your computer or after an application start. To stop picturemover.exe, permanently you need to uninstall the application that runs this process which in this case is Snapfish Picture Mover, from your system.
After uninstalling applications it is a good idea to scan you Windows registry for any left over traces of applications. Registry Reviver by ReviverSoft is a great tool for doing this.
Is this a virus or other security concern?
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What is a process and how do they affect my computer?
A process usually a part of an installed application such as Snapfish Picture Mover, or your operating system that is responsible for running in functions of that application. Some application require that they have processes running all the time so they can do things such as check for updates or notify you when you get an instant message. Some poorly written applications have many processes that run that may not be required and take up valuable processing power within your computer.
Is picturemover.exe known to be bad for my computer's performance?
We have not received any complaint about this process having higher than normal impact on PC performance. If you have had bad experiences with it please let us know in a comment below and we will investigate it further.
What can I do if picturemover.exe is causing errors on my computer?
The first thing you should do if picturemover.exe. is causing errors on your computer is to run a Windows registry scan with Registry Reviver If you are still seeing errors after this you should uninstall the program that picturemover.exe, belongs to, in this case Snapfish Picture Mover