The foldershare.exe file is a process that is associated with FolderShare software created by ByteTaxi. This process connects to the Internet or LAN using ports. The foldershare.exe file is not a core file for Windows. It is not a system process. It does not have a visible window. The process runs when you load Windows. The registry key for this process is HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run. This process file can monitor applications. The foldershare.exe file has a digital signature from Microsoft Corporation with certificate issued by Microsoft Time Stamping Service. The process automatically starts on current user autorun registry entries or on running processes. FolderShare is an application that allows you to share files such as reports and photos with friends or peers. It lets you create a peer-to-peer or P2P network. You can update or retrieve your documents and other files through this program.

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

A process usually a part of an installed application such as FolderShare, 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 foldershare.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 foldershare.exe, belongs to, in this case FolderShare