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Taffelzips's avatar
Taffelzips
Explorer | Level 3
8 years ago

Does dbxsvc.exe in Windows System32 folder actually belong to Dropbox program?

Hi, I'm running Dropbox on Windows 10 and everything is basically working fine. Some time ago I noticed a new service called "Dbxsvc" running on my computer. It runs from a file named dbxsvc.exe in m...
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  • Dorothy_Jane's avatar
    Dorothy_Jane
    8 years ago
    Hey Taffel,

    The new service you're seeing is an intended part of the application, I'd advise leaving it as is.

    You noted sync still appears to work correctly without this service however should you encounter any sync issues with the service removed it will limit our ability to resolve the issue.
Dorothy_Jane's avatar
Dorothy_Jane
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Hey Taffel,

The new service you're seeing is an intended part of the application, I'd advise leaving it as is.

You noted sync still appears to work correctly without this service however should you encounter any sync issues with the service removed it will limit our ability to resolve the issue.
DM77's avatar
DM77
New member | Level 2
8 years ago
If Dropbox is removed, why isn't this service uninstalled/removed?
  • SChalice's avatar
    SChalice
    Helpful | Level 6
    8 years ago
    Because DropBox appears to be a really shady company. I am going to try my best to never ever use DropBox even though I have clients that do.

    DropBox cannot be trusted!!!!

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