pCloud

ApplicationpCloud AG

Dem still dey call am pcloud drive, p cloud

pCloud AGProductivity

One Swiss cloud drive with Windows sync client. Di process na pCloud.exe. E no be Dropbox.

Wetin you need know

pCloud.exe na pCloud AG. Dropbox.exe na Dropbox.

Di Swiss vendor Windows client no be Dropbox. Lifetime plans, Crypto, and drive letter na pCloud features. Dropbox get im own Smart Sync story.

Wetin e be?: Cloud sync
Still current?: Yes, see Current status
Official download?: Use di vendor link inside dis article

Feex tok say

If pCloud.exe na di tray icon, dat na pCloud AG, no be Dropbox. I no go unlink Dropbox to stop pCloud upload.

Wetin be pCloud?

pCloud na pCloud AG cloud storage. pCloud.exe na di Windows client. Dropbox na different vendor. pCloud Encryption na optional paid folder wey pCloud document.

If you never use am before

If your files dey live on pCloud, dis na di Swiss vendor Windows client, no be Dropbox. Download am from pCloud download page. pCloud.exe dey mount drive or sync folders. Dropbox.exe na Dropbox, Inc. Lifetime pCloud plan na pCloud contract, no be Dropbox purchase.

Wetin dem dey use am for?

Drive letter or synced folders

pCloud Drive inside Explorer. Dropbox dey use Dropbox folder, no be dis mount.

Optional Crypto folder

pCloud extra encrypted folder na pCloud add-on. Dropbox no dey sell dis SKU.

Share links from di client

pCloud links. dropbox.com link na different host.

Na who e dey for?

People wey buy pCloud plan
Users wey want non-Dropbox brand
Anybody wey no suppose sign in to Dropbox for pCloud folder

Current status

Dem dey actively develop am. Dis article na di Windows client, no be only di website.

How old e be?

pCloud AG launch for 2013 from Switzerland. Dropbox launch for 2008 for US. Dem be different companies and different jurisdictions. "Swiss privacy drive" pitch na pCloud marketing, no be Dropbox own.

Versions

Major channels first. Exact build numbers no dey all verified here.

pCloud Drive

pcloud.com

System requirements

Values dey follow wetin di publisher release publicly. Workload still dey change di real need.

Minimum

Minimum system requirements
Operating system	Current supported Windows 10 or Windows 11 release, according to di vendor
RAM	E reach for Windows plus dis app. Heavy projects go want more.

Resource profile

CPU demand: Dey follow wetin you open inside di app
RAM demand: Dey follow documents, tabs, or libraries

Installed processes

Dese executables belong to dis product when e dey installed.

Installed processes
pCloud.exe	pCloud Drive client

Startup components

pCloud fit start with Windows from im own setting. Dat no be Dropbox.

File locations

Common pCloud locations
Typical install	C:\Users\<you>\AppData\Roaming\pCloud\pCloud.exe

File formats

anything wey you store for pCloud

Common wahala dem

Drive letter dey miss after reboot

pCloud Drive na mount. Restart di client from di tray. Dat no be Dropbox overlay issue.

Two clouds on Documents

pCloud plus Dropbox on top one tree dey double-write. Move one root.

How to get unstuck

Install from pcloud.com official download page

Search ad for "pCloud free storage" na di wrong file. dropbox.com/install na di sibling.

Sign in with di pCloud account

Dropbox login no go open dis folder.

Pause sync from di pCloud tray before you debug Explorer

Di worker na pCloud.exe, no be Dropbox.exe.

Alternatives

Dropbox, MEGA, and Tresorit dey overlap. Dropbox na di sibling wey dis article no be.

Official help and downloads

Start with di vendor. Random exe sites no be support channel.

Official contacts
Download	www.pcloud.com/download-free-online-cloud-file-storage.html Official installer or vendor page
Help	www.pcloud.com/help.html Vendor support
Official site	www.pcloud.com/download-free-online-cloud-file-storage.html Start here, no be random exe host

Related hardware

Virtual drive need healthy disk. First sync still need network.

Technical details

Vendor version numbers dey change. Dis article no pin down any build.

Sources and verification

Recorded source label: August 2026. Dis label no establish independent verification. How we dey do research.

pCloud official site · Vendor product page
pCloud help · Vendor support
pCloud help center · Drive client notes
Foxhole process map · First-party samples on top Windows PCs. No be lab benchmark.

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