Easy to do, no matter the reason

Despite Dropbox’s incredible popularity, there are many reasons why you might want to remove it from your computer. Perhaps you find the basic subscription too restrictive and want to switch to an alternative cloud storage service. Or maybe you simply want to uninstall Dropbox to fix problems.

Either way, you can quickly uninstall Dropbox whenever you want. The following instructions will show you what to do to uninstall Dropbox on Mac, Windows, and Linux.

If you use Dropbox on a Mac, you can uninstall it like any other application by moving it to the Trash. But first, you’ll need to stop Dropbox’s syncing service from running in the background.