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Need to uninstall Dropbox, but it re-appears every day

bls

I need to get dropbox off my windows 10 PC everynight.

It's a pain in the ass. Is there an easy way to do that?

right now, I can't even get the folder to disappear at all.

There must be a way to do that. It's a quasi-public computer.

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Pikamander2

I'm not sure I understand what the problem is, but it sounds like your best options would be to either:

Set up your own password-protected Windows account and then have a separate login for everyone else so that they can't access your files. This way you could leave Dropbox installed but your files would still be (relatively) secure.
Use Dropbox's web interface to manually upload and download your files as needed.

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Rich

Are you going through the uninstall process? You can't just delete the Dropbox folder without uninstalling the application. Well, you can, but that won't remove the application.

bls

So I need to install and uninstall the app every day? Isn’t that pretty much a total waste of time?

Pikamander2

You should only need to delete the program once. It won't come back on its own, so you're either uninstalling it incorrectly or some other program is reinstalling it every day (which is unlikely).

Did you follow the steps in the Uninstall Process page that Rich linked? That should remove Dropbox from your computer.

Jay

Hey there,

If as you say it’s a sort-of-public computer, most likely it’s a work or family computer that others use.

If the Dropbox desktop application isn’t uninstalling, or somehow is being reinstalled automatically, then it might be due to the settings of the computer itself.

Sometimes admins can setup machines to ensure that certain programs are always on there, meaning it would check if Dropbox was installed, and if not, to reinstall it.

If this is possible on your end, then this could be why the folder isn’t disappearing.

bls

I need to install it everyday, because I need to use it everyday, but I need to uninstall it everyday because it's a public computer. Isn't there an easier way to just login and log out? I can't figure how to login and logout of the app - and you guys are telling me to uninstall the app every night. Isn't that a waste of time?

Pikamander2

I'm not sure I understand what the problem is, but it sounds like your best options would be to either:

Set up your own password-protected Windows account and then have a separate login for everyone else so that they can't access your files. This way you could leave Dropbox installed but your files would still be (relatively) secure.
Use Dropbox's web interface to manually upload and download your files as needed.

Joe Brachle

To most on this post

WE (because I have the same issue, as does a LOT of people looking at the search results) ALL know HOW to remove a program (I own an IT firm).

Most responses include "it won't come back or this is how to remove"

I reiterate the common problem

DOES anyone have familiarity with it REINSTALLING itself EVERY day

I have chainssawed my registry, looked into global policies, task scheduler, et.al.

This has been going on for over week now

Anyone?

Nancy

Hey @Joe Brachle. Before looking into this, can you clarify the OS version of your computer? It may help us narrow down the issue a bit.