An executable file named Dropbox has an internal name which is dropbox.exe file. The file belongs to the software called Dropbox Itself which is owned and developed by the DropShot Company. The program is used for synchronizing files online and anywhere with an Internet connection. The file can be located in the C:\Program Files and has a known size of 13,179,660 bytes in the Hard Disk Drive (HDD) on both Windows XP and Windows 7. The file is started when the Personal Computer is started. The registry key of the file is HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders, HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run. The file DropBox has the ability to record inputs. And if in case there are problems, the user may have the option to remove the file by removing the entire program in which the file is associated with when installed. The removal can be done with the use of the Add/Remove Programs utility in the Control Panel of the Windows Operating System.

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

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