The process hotsync.exe is known by its service name HotSync Manager Application, which is a part of the program HotSync Manager, also called as Palm Desktop, or HotSync Manager, or Palm Desktop, which is developed by ACCESS, also Palm by Palm, or PalmSource. HotSync Manager Application is a component that is associated with the software HotSync Manage and is installed once the Palm HotSync cradle is connected to the USB port, which is processed through the Blue and Red Arrow Icon, that allows the Palm or Handspring Synchronizing to work. Therefore, the hotsync.exe file is an essential part that enables the device to be connected onto the computer, so it has to remain running in the background, since it is a Windows process that works in most later versions of Microsoft Windows Operating Systems, including Windows 7, Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 2003, Windows 2000, and Windows NT. Unless it causes errors or problems within the system, this file must not be stopped or terminated at all.

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

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