How to completely remove DropBox

**sosaudio1** · September 27th, 2010

Love the idea....just need my own repository for storage away from the laptop....still have the deb on hand just in case I want to reinstall....

Here is my issue. I installed dropbox and removed it. I noticed in the first start of dropbox it installs a daemon called dropboxd. Is dropboxd removed when you uninstall? I uninstalled and purged. I just want to make sure the daemon is gone as well. Trying to be as tidy as possible. Less code rolling around the better.

Thanks
Rich

**pricetech** · September 27th, 2010

http://forums.dropbox.com/topic.php?id=2858#post-18076

It refers to Gutsy, but should work.

**sosaudio1** · September 27th, 2010

Originally Posted by pricetech

http://forums.dropbox.com/topic.php?id=2858#post-18076

It refers to Gutsy, but should work.

Cool did that....removed a few of the files in config and the home dir. Others look like icons here and there...But does that remove the dropboxd (daemon) file, app that is installed in the initial install and run of dropbox?

**hrickh** · September 27th, 2010

Originally Posted by sosaudio1

Cool did that....removed a few of the files in config and the home dir. Others look like icons here and there...But does that remove the dropboxd (daemon) file, app that is installed in the initial install and run of dropbox?

Removing .dropbox and .dropbox-dist from your home directory will remove everything.

R.
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