Developed by Veritas Software Corporation, sgtray.exe is the process file application specifically programmed to prompt the user to backup or duplicate and save computer files and documents. This feature provides users safety of files as well as safety of the machine as the saved files will be put to use for future restoration operations to prevent data loss when the system crashes or in the events of power fail and/or outages. Sgtray.exe has the ability to self-install in the system tray bar for easy access and visibility. The Windows Backup utility preserves the last good saved file to protect hard work put in creating it, and to provide it upon request on system recovery processes. The continuous backup copies computer data through automatic storing of changes made in the file. Continuous backup is essential in capturing versions of data saved by its user. Thus, sgtray.exe is highly recommended to not be disabled or terminated.

Most non-system processes that are running can be stopped because they are not involved in running your operating system. sgtray.exe. is used by VERITAS StorageGuard, If you shut down sgtray.exe, it will likely start again at a later time either after you restart your computer or after an application start. To stop sgtray.exe, permanently you need to uninstall the application that runs this process which in this case is VERITAS StorageGuard, 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.

The ReviverSoft experts have not yet reviewed sgtray.exe

A process usually a part of an installed application such as VERITAS StorageGuard, 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.

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.

The first thing you should do if sgtray.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 sgtray.exe, belongs to, in this case VERITAS StorageGuard