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Sneijder's avatar
Sneijder
Helpful | Level 5
7 years ago

Dropbox Link stays in windows explorer after uninstall

I uninstalled Dropbox, but the Explorer still has the dropbox link. Tried uninstalling via Programs and Features and via the uninstaller. Machine has been rebootet. How can I get rid of it?  
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  • Sneijder's avatar
    Sneijder
    7 years ago

    Unfortunately that won't help. I already did delete the folder and reboot my machine. The link stayed.

     

    My solution was to crawl the registry for {E31EA727-12ED-4702-820C-4B6445F28E1A} and set System.IsPinnedToNamespaceTree  to 0 in every instance. If I remember correctly there were 3 entries with ID. After a reboot the Icon is now gone.

Sneijder's avatar
Sneijder
Helpful | Level 5

Unfortunately that won't help. I already did delete the folder and reboot my machine. The link stayed.

 

My solution was to crawl the registry for {E31EA727-12ED-4702-820C-4B6445F28E1A} and set System.IsPinnedToNamespaceTree  to 0 in every instance. If I remember correctly there were 3 entries with ID. After a reboot the Icon is now gone.

Lusil's avatar
Lusil
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7 years ago
Hey again Sneijder, thanks for your prompt reply! Although changing the registry isn’t something we’d recommend, I’m glad to hear you were able to resolve your concern in the end.
 
If you have any other questions in the future, don’t hesitate to get back to us. In the mean time, have a wonderful day ahead! :laughing:

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