Startup program entry details:
Dropbox (Dropbox.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:
System Tray access to the Dropbox online storage service which provides 2GB of space for free for you to save, sync and share files
Startup information:
Common/User Startup (Start → All Programs → Startup)
- Shortcut location (XP): C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Dropbox.lnk
- Target (XP): "C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Application Data\Dropbox\bin\Dropbox.exe"
- Shortcut location (Vista/7): C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Dropbox.lnk
- Target (Vista/7): C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\Dropbox\bin\Dropbox.exe
MSConfig (Start → Run → msconfig → Startup)
- Startup Item (XP): Dropbox
- Command (XP): C:\DOCUME~1\<username>\APPLIC~1\Dropbox\bin\Dropbox.exe
- Startup Item (Vista/7): Dropbox
- Command (Vista/7): C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\Dropbox\bin\Dropbox.exe
Windows Defender (Start → All Programs → Windows Defender → Tools → Software Explorer)
- Name: Dropbox
- File Path (XP): C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Application Data\Dropbox\bin\Dropbox.exe
- File Path (Vista): C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\Dropbox\bin\Dropbox.exe
O4 - Startup: Dropbox.lnk = C:\Documents and Settings\Startups\Application Data\Dropbox\bin\Dropbox.exe
O4 - Startup: Dropbox.lnk = C:\Users\Startups\AppData\Roaming\Dropbox\bin\Dropbox.exe
Other information:
- File location:
- %UserProfile%\Application Data\Dropbox\bin
- %UserProfile%\AppData\Roaming\Dropbox\bin
- File properties "Description": Dropbox
- Purpose: Online storage
- Program disable option: Right-click on tray icon → Preferences... → General → deselect "Start Dropbox on system startup"
- Shortcut(s) available: Start Menu, Desktop
- Vendor/Publisher: Dropbox, Inc.
- Product(s): N/A
- Tested: Yes
Note:
- %UserProfile% - refers to the current user's profile folder; by default this is C:\Documents and Settings\<user> (NT/2K/XP) or C:\Users\<user> (Vista/7)
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