Startup program entry details:
Adobe Photo Downloader (apdproxy.exe)
This page expands upon the information already available for this entry in the Pacman's Portal Windows start-up programs database.
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Not required or not recommended - typically infrequently used tasks that can be started manually if necessary |
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Description:
Part of Adobe's discontinued Photoshop Album SE and older versions of Photoshop Elements and Photoshop Lightroom image editing tools. As well as providing System Tray access to the main program this entry detects when a device containing images is connected (such as a USB memory stick, camera or mobile phone) and offers you the chance to import these into your image library - see here for example
Startup information:
Registry (Start → Run → regedit)
- Key(s): HKLM\Run
- Name: Adobe Photo Downloader
- Data:
- "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop Lightroom <version>\apdproxy.exe"
- "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop Elements <version>\apdproxy.exe"
- "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop Album Starter Edition\<version>\Apps\apdproxy.exe"
MSConfig (Start → Run → msconfig → Startup)
- Startup Item (XP): apdproxy
- Startup Item (Vista/7): Adobe Photoshop Album Starter Edition
- Command:
- "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop Lightroom <version>\apdproxy.exe"
- "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop Elements <version>\apdproxy.exe"
- "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop Album Starter Edition\<version>\Apps\apdproxy.exe"
Windows Defender (Start → All Programs → Windows Defender → Tools → Software Explorer)
- Name:
- Adobe Photo Downloader 3.0 component
- Adobe Photo Downloader
- Adobe Photoshop Album Starter Edition
- Startup Value:
- "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop Lightroom <version>\apdproxy.exe"
- "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop Elements <version>\apdproxy.exe"
- "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop Album Starter Edition\<version>\Apps\apdproxy.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Adobe Photo Downloader] "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 1.4\apdproxy.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Adobe Photo Downloader] "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop Elements 6.0\apdproxy.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Adobe Photo Downloader] "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop Album Starter Edition\3.2\Apps\apdproxy.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Adobe Photo Downloader] "C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Photoshop Elements 6.0\apdproxy.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Adobe Photo Downloader] "C:\Program\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 1.4\apdproxy.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Adobe Photo Downloader] "C:\Programmi\Adobe\Photoshop Elements 5.0\apdproxy.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Adobe Photo Downloader] "C:\Archivos de programa\Adobe\Photoshop Album Starter Edition\3.0\Apps\apdproxy.exe"
Other information:
- File location:
- %ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop Lightroom <version>
- %ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Photoshop Elements <version>
- %ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Photoshop Album Starter Edition\<version>\Apps
- File properties "Description":
- Adobe Photo Downloader <version> component
- Adobe Photo Downloader
- Adobe Photoshop Album Starter Edition <version> component
- Purpose: Media detector
- Program disable option: None
- Shortcut(s) available: None
- Vendor/Publisher: Adode Systems Incorporated
- Product(s): Adobe Photoshop Lightroom, Adobe Photoshop Elements, Adobe Photoshop Album SE
- Tested: Yes
Note:
- %ProgramFiles% - refers to the Program Files folder; typically the path is C:\Program Files
- HKLM refers to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
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