Known by its service name as Creative Sync Manager, also Sync Manager, the ctsyncu.exe file is a component of the program Creative Sync Manager, which is a type of software that is used to synchronize audio contents, particularly music, from an MP3 player to the computer, and is developed by Creative Technology, Ltd. The task of the ctsyncu.exe file is to transfer music or audio contents to and from the Creative MP3 Player via a Windows computer. It is part of the different functions of Creative Sync Manager, which is designed to allow a user synchronize data stored from the library or music playlist of the Creative MP3 Player, or the different folder locations of the Windows computer. As part of the software, the ctsyncu.exe file is recommended to remain stored on its location, and continue to run in the background, so it executes other modules that call for it, and keep its function to properly work. If not, the software that houses it can be affected and may not fully function.

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

A process usually a part of an installed application such as Creative Sync Manager, 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 ctsyncu.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 ctsyncu.exe, belongs to, in this case Creative Sync Manager