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Taffelzips's avatar
Taffelzips
Explorer | Level 3
9 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...
Desktop
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  • Dorothy_Jane's avatar
    Dorothy_Jane
    9 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.
Josh L.20's avatar
Josh L.20
Collaborator | Level 10
WHAT does the "intended part of the application" do, which Dropbox.exe doesn't do?

Now I have three services related to Dropbox:

- Dbxsvc.exe = SYSTEM account - Started
- Dropbox Update Service (dbupdate) - Automatic (Delayed)
- Dropbox Update Service (dbupdatem) - Manual

Someone please chime in...
Roger P.16's avatar
Roger P.16
Explorer | Level 4
8 years ago

As Dropbox will not specify what these services do, I have completely disabled dbupdate and dbupdatem using Autoruns, and set dbxsvc.exe to start manually through Control Panel/Administrative Tools/Services, all without any adverse effect on the program's functionality as far as I can detect.

  • SChalice's avatar
    SChalice
    Helpful | Level 6
    8 years ago

    Roger, are you suggesting that DropBox still functions properly even without dbxsvc? If so, then that is pretty much proof that it is spyware. 

     

    Does DropBox really want this kind of scrutiny? How many millions in dollars in revenue, if not the life of the company itself, are they risking?

    • Roger P.16's avatar
      Roger P.16
      Explorer | Level 4
      8 years ago
      SChalice wrote:

      Roger, are you suggesting that DropBox still functions properly even without dbxsvc?

      Yes, exactly that - although the desktop app may start the dbxcvc service, it doesn't need to be running otherwise.

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