Box

A guide to uninstall Box from your computer

This web page contains detailed information on how to uninstall Box for Windows. It was coded for Windows by Box, Inc.. You can find out more on Box, Inc. or check for application updates here. Box is typically installed in the C:\Program Files\Box\Box directory, however this location may vary a lot depending on the user's choice when installing the application. You can remove Box by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line MsiExec.exe /X{E7886CA7-9DCC-4A0D-949E-1F30F6271433}. Note that you might get a notification for administrator rights. Box.exe is the programs's main file and it takes around 6.41 MB (6717376 bytes) on disk.

The executable files below are installed along with Box. They occupy about 24.42 MB (25606432 bytes) on disk.

• Box.Desktop.UpdateService.exe (97.28 KB)
• Box.exe (6.41 MB)
• Box_console_logging_enabled.exe (6.41 MB)
• InstallerHelper.exe (24.28 KB)
• streem.exe (5.52 MB)
• BoxPrompt.exe (530.78 KB)
• BoxUI.exe (5.44 MB)

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The current page applies to Box version 2.30.87 only. Click on the links below for other Box versions:

• 1.10.77
• 2.26.323
• 2.37.142
• 1.6.171
• 2.41.226
• 1.0.9
• 2.38.172
• 1.17.116
• 2.35.95
• 2.8.204
• 1.7.199
• 2.24.198
• 2.9.369
• 1.10.71
• 2.34.84
• 2.0.70
• 2.25.306
• 2.38.165
• 2.20.136
• 1.8.56
• 2.27.221
• 2.19.291
• 2.3.175
• 2.42.209
• 1.14.133
• 1.9.36
• 2.40.333
• 2.16.298
• 2.28.292
• 2.36.107
• 2.14.378
• 2.33.128
• 2.7.242
• 2.21.202
• 2.23.428
• 2.8.207
• 1.4.92
• 1.0.31
• 2.5.127
• 2.1.107
• 2.32.112
• 2.41.225
• 1.2.93
• 1.16.88
• 2.11.46
• 2.10.219
• 2.22.445
• 2.27.242
• 2.38.173
• 2.12.594
• 1.11.98
• 2.7.241
• 2.1.105
• 2.31.64
• 2.13.518
• 1.18.104
• 2.42.213
• 2.35.97
• 1.17.120
• 2.19.292
• 1.8.57
• 2.25.304
• 2.32.110
• 1.12.88
• 2.11.18
• 2.11.34
• 2.33.130
• 2.24.193
• 1.15.131
• 2.29.112
• 2.24.207
• 1.5.233
• 2.21.201
• 2.17.176
• 1.19.166
• 2.26.348
• 2.42.212
• 1.13.83
• 2.41.219
• 2.4.153
• 2.23.422
• 2.1.106
• 2.12.604
• 2.26.330
• 2.15.121
• 2.19.294
• 1.13.84
• 2.12.600
• 2.6.186
• 2.41.224
• 2.26.346
• 2.2.167
• 2.14.377
• 1.3.124
• 2.27.220
• 2.39.174
• 2.24.208
• 2.21.200
• 2.11.42
• 2.18.117

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After the uninstall process, the application leaves leftovers on the computer. Some of these are listed below.

Directories found on disk:

• C:\Program Files\Box\Box

Files remaining:

• C:\Program Files\Box\Box\_asyncio.pyd
• C:\Program Files\Box\Box\_bz2.pyd
• C:\Program Files\Box\Box\_cffi_backend.cp38-win_amd64.pyd
• C:\Program Files\Box\Box\_ctypes.pyd
• C:\Program Files\Box\Box\_decimal.pyd
• C:\Program Files\Box\Box\_elementtree.pyd
• C:\Program Files\Box\Box\_hashlib.pyd
• C:\Program Files\Box\Box\_lzma.pyd
• C:\Program Files\Box\Box\_multiprocessing.pyd
• C:\Program Files\Box\Box\_overlapped.pyd
• C:\Program Files\Box\Box\_queue.pyd
• C:\Program Files\Box\Box\_socket.pyd
• C:\Program Files\Box\Box\_sqlite3.pyd
• C:\Program Files\Box\Box\_ssl.pyd
• C:\Program Files\Box\Box\_win32sysloader.pyd
• C:\Program Files\Box\Box\_yappi.cp38-win_amd64.pyd
• C:\Program Files\Box\Box\api-ms-win-core-console-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Box\Box\api-ms-win-core-console-l1-2-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Box\Box\api-ms-win-core-datetime-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Box\Box\api-ms-win-core-debug-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Box\Box\api-ms-win-core-errorhandling-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Box\Box\api-ms-win-core-file-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Box\Box\api-ms-win-core-file-l1-2-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Box\Box\api-ms-win-core-file-l2-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Box\Box\api-ms-win-core-handle-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Box\Box\api-ms-win-core-heap-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Box\Box\api-ms-win-core-interlocked-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Box\Box\api-ms-win-core-libraryloader-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Box\Box\api-ms-win-core-localization-l1-2-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Box\Box\api-ms-win-core-memory-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Box\Box\api-ms-win-core-namedpipe-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Box\Box\api-ms-win-core-processenvironment-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Box\Box\api-ms-win-core-processthreads-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Box\Box\api-ms-win-core-processthreads-l1-1-1.dll
• C:\Program Files\Box\Box\api-ms-win-core-profile-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Box\Box\api-ms-win-core-rtlsupport-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Box\Box\api-ms-win-core-string-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Box\Box\api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Box\Box\api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-2-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Box\Box\api-ms-win-core-sysinfo-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Box\Box\api-ms-win-core-timezone-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Box\Box\api-ms-win-core-util-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Box\Box\api-ms-win-crt-conio-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Box\Box\api-ms-win-crt-convert-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Box\Box\api-ms-win-crt-environment-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Box\Box\api-ms-win-crt-filesystem-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Box\Box\api-ms-win-crt-heap-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Box\Box\api-ms-win-crt-locale-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Box\Box\api-ms-win-crt-math-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Box\Box\api-ms-win-crt-multibyte-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Box\Box\api-ms-win-crt-private-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Box\Box\api-ms-win-crt-process-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Box\Box\api-ms-win-crt-runtime-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Box\Box\api-ms-win-crt-stdio-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Box\Box\api-ms-win-crt-string-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Box\Box\api-ms-win-crt-time-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Box\Box\api-ms-win-crt-utility-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Box\Box\base_library.zip
• C:\Program Files\Box\Box\Box.Desktop.UpdateService.exe
• C:\Program Files\Box\Box\Box.exe
• C:\Program Files\Box\Box\Box.Updater.Common.dll
• C:\Program Files\Box\Box\Box_console_logging_enabled.exe
• C:\Program Files\Box\Box\BoxAvailableOffline.ico
• C:\Program Files\Box\Box\BoxLocked.ico
• C:\Program Files\Box\Box\BoxLockedByOther.ico
• C:\Program Files\Box\Box\BoxNotes.ico
• C:\Program Files\Box\Box\BoxProblem.ico
• C:\Program Files\Box\Box\BoxShellExt-2.30.87.dll
• C:\Program Files\Box\Box\BoxShellExt32-2.30.87.dll
• C:\Program Files\Box\Box\BoxShellExtShim-2.30.87.dll
• C:\Program Files\Box\Box\BoxShellExtShim32-2.30.87.dll
• C:\Program Files\Box\Box\BoxSynced.ico
• C:\Program Files\Box\Box\BoxSyncing.ico
• C:\Program Files\Box\Box\BoxSyncWindowsUI.dll
• C:\Program Files\Box\Box\BoxWCollabLock.ico
• C:\Program Files\Box\Box\certifi\cacert.pem
• C:\Program Files\Box\Box\clr.pyd
• C:\Program Files\Box\Box\cryptography\hazmat\bindings\_openssl.pyd
• C:\Program Files\Box\Box\FS\cbfsconnect.cab
• C:\Program Files\Box\Box\FS\cf\BoxDrive.msix
• C:\Program Files\Box\Box\FS\streem.exe
• C:\Program Files\Box\Box\InstallerHelper.exe
• C:\Program Files\Box\Box\libcrypto-1_1.dll
• C:\Program Files\Box\Box\libffi-7.dll
• C:\Program Files\Box\Box\libssl-1_1.dll
• C:\Program Files\Box\Box\Logger.dll
• C:\Program Files\Box\Box\MetricsCollector.dll
• C:\Program Files\Box\Box\Microsoft.Deployment.WindowsInstaller.dll
• C:\Program Files\Box\Box\PostureCheck.dll
• C:\Program Files\Box\Box\psutil\_psutil_windows.cp38-win_amd64.pyd
• C:\Program Files\Box\Box\pyexpat.pyd
• C:\Program Files\Box\Box\Python.Runtime.dll
• C:\Program Files\Box\Box\python3.dll
• C:\Program Files\Box\Box\python38.dll
• C:\Program Files\Box\Box\pythoncom38.dll
• C:\Program Files\Box\Box\pywintypes38.dll
• C:\Program Files\Box\Box\select.pyd
• C:\Program Files\Box\Box\sqlite3.dll
• C:\Program Files\Box\Box\TBDCFB0.tmp
• C:\Program Files\Box\Box\thrift\protocol\fastbinary.cp38-win_amd64.pyd

Usually the following registry data will not be cleaned:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{E7886CA7-9DCC-4A0D-949E-1F30F6271433}

Open regedit.exe to delete the registry values below from the Windows Registry:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Box\Box\Box.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Box\Box\Box.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\Box\Box\cryptography\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\Box\Box\FS\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\Box\Box\psutil\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\Box\Box\thrift\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\Box\Box\UI\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\Box\Box\win32com\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\Box\Box\wrapt\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\WINDOWS\Installer\{E7886CA7-9DCC-4A0D-949E-1F30F6271433}\

A way to erase Box with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Box is an application by the software company Box, Inc.. Sometimes, users choose to remove this application. Sometimes this is easier said than done because uninstalling this manually requires some knowledge regarding Windows program uninstallation. The best EASY action to remove Box is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here are some detailed instructions about how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your PC, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and general utility to optimize your PC.

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• navigate to Download Link
• download the program by pressing the DOWNLOAD NOW button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to get familiar with the program's design and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful Windows tool.

3. Press the General Tools category


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs button


5. All the programs existing on the computer will be made available to you

6. Scroll the list of programs until you find Box or simply click the Search feature and type in "Box". If it exists on your system the Box app will be found very quickly. After you click Box in the list of programs, some information regarding the application is shown to you:

• Safety rating (in the lower left corner). This explains the opinion other people have regarding Box, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
• Details regarding the app you wish to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will appear. Confirm the removal by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove Box.


8. After removing Box, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items that belong Box that have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By removing Box with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry items, files or folders are left behind on your system.

Your Windows PC will remain clean, speedy and able to run without errors or problems.

Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to remove Box by Box, Inc. from your computer, nor are we saying that Box by Box, Inc. is not a good application for your computer. This page only contains detailed instructions on how to remove Box supposing you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.