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Because of this, the proper way to keep it from running on startup is not well-known, and most of the advice I found on the Internet suggests either uninstalling the program completely, or intentionally crippling it by moving, deleting, or renaming one or another of the files or folders it uses.
Instead, the proper way to disable it is to turn off the "SoftThinks Agent Service" using the services control panel - specifically, by changing the Startup type for this service from "Automatic Delayed Start " to "Manual". I post this info here in the hopes that other people will benefit from this information, and to stop the proliferation of bad advice such as what I found when looking for my solution.
Go to Solution. Your solution is greatly appreciated. I don't use the Dell DataSafe local backup, and it seemed to bog down the startup process. Thank you. View solution in original post. Glad to know that I helped someone. BTW, I marked your reply as the "answer" to my "question" because the forum won't allow me to mark the original post itself as an answer. I am wondering though that by disabling this I have defeated the point of having the program installed.
Select your "C:" drive in the left-hand window pane. Search for any Dell DataSafe subfolders, and delete all of them. Check your Program Files x86 folder. If you have a bit system, check the other Program Files folder for more DataSafe files. Delete these. Jane Williams began her writing career in as the writer and editor of a nationwide marketing company.
Her articles have appeared on various websites. Last reply by Marin1 Unsolved. Uninstalling Dell Datasafe. Please make sure you have finished any previous setup and closed other applications Please can you tell me how to remove this application? Thanks in advance. All forum topics Previous Topic Next Topic. Replies 5.
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