Regardless, you can quickly remove Dropbox whenever you want. The following instructions will show what you must do to uninstall Dropbox on Mac, Windows, and Linux.
How to Uninstall Dropbox on Mac
How to Uninstall Dropbox on Mac
If you use Dropbox on a Mac, you can remove it just like any other application by moving it to the Trash. But first, you must stop Dropbox’s sync service from running in the background.
How to Uninstall Dropbox on Windows
How to Uninstall Dropbox on Windows
Whether Dropbox came pre-installed on your PC or you installed it yourself, you can uninstall it quickly by visiting the Apps and Features pane on your PC. However, you must stop the cloud storage service from running in the background before you do that. Note: If you use Dropbox for S Mode, skip steps 1 and 2.
How to Uninstall Dropbox on Linux
How to Uninstall Dropbox on Linux
Most Linux distributions feature a graphical software management tool that you can use to uninstall Dropbox. Or, you can run a series of commands in Terminal to get rid of the cloud storage service. We’ll use Linux Mint in both examples below.
Remove Dropbox Using the Linux GUI
Remove Dropbox Using the Linux Terminal
dropbox stopdropbox status # Should report “not running”
rm -rf ~/.dropbox-distrm -rf /var/lib/dropboxrm -rf ~/.dropbox*sudo apt-get remove nautilus-dropboxsudo apt-get remove dropboxrm /etc/apt/source.d/dropbox
If you want, follow up with the command below to delete the Dropbox folder:
rm -rv ~/Dropbox
Uninstalled Dropbox Successfully: What Next?
Uninstalled Dropbox Successfully: What Next?
If you don’t plan on re-installing Dropbox on your computer, you’ve got multiple alternatives to backup and sync files between devices. On the Mac, you’ve got iCloud Drive baked into the operating system. Likewise, you’ve got OneDrive on Windows. Both services offer 5GB to start with, which is substantially more than the 2GB you get with Dropbox. Or, you can use a multi-platform solution in the form of Google Drive, which nets you 15GB of free cloud storage. Just note that Google Drive doesn’t offer a non-browser-based client for Linux.
