# pCloud Application: pCloud AG Dem still dey call am pcloud drive, p cloud pCloud AG, Productivity 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 | 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. | pCloud.exe | pCloud Drive client | | ---------- | ------------------- | ## Startup components pCloud fit start with Windows from im own setting. Dat no be Dropbox. ## File locations | Typical install | C:\Users\\\\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. | Download | [www.pcloud.com/download-free-online-cloud-file-storage.html ](https://www.pcloud.com/download-free-online-cloud-file-storage.html)Official installer or vendor page | | ------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Help | [www.pcloud.com/help.html ](https://www.pcloud.com/help.html)Vendor support | | Official site | [www.pcloud.com/download-free-online-cloud-file-storage.html ](https://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 Technical details Vendor version numbers dey change. Dis article no pin down any build. ## Related Dis entities connect to dis article. Type dey show for every link. [Dropbox: Application](https://feex.it/wiki/l/pcm/software/dropbox/)[How to read Task Manager: Guide](https://feex.it/wiki/l/pcm/software/system/how-to-read-task-manager/) ## Sources and verification Recorded source label: August 2026. Dis label no establish independent verification. [How we dey do research](https://feex.it/wiki/research/). - [pCloud official site ](https://www.pcloud.com/download-free-online-cloud-file-storage.html)· Vendor product page - [pCloud help ](https://www.pcloud.com/help.html)· Vendor support - [pCloud help center ](https://www.pcloud.com/help/drive)· Drive client notes - [Foxhole process map ](https://foxhole.feex.it/)· First-party samples on top Windows PCs. No be lab benchmark. ## Dis article make sense to you? Yes or no dey enough. Choose reason if you want, or add short note. Quick facts The short identity of dis page. Specs, sources, and the full story still dey inside the article. - **Developer**: pCloud AG **Category**: Cloud sync **Process**: pCloud.exe **License**: Free tier plus paid and lifetime plans wey pCloud dey sell **First released**: 2013 **Official site**: [pcloud.com](https://www.pcloud.com/download-free-online-cloud-file-storage.html) **Feex map am**: Dem see am on top Windows PCs for Foxhole Recorded source status: Feex Reviewed: Recorded source label: August 2026. Dis label no establish independent verification. --- Source: [Canonical Feex Wiki page](https://feex.it/wiki/l/pcm/software/pcloud/) [Developer guide](https://feex.it/wiki/developers/) | [API policy](https://feex.it/developers/api-policy/) | [Agent guidance](https://feex.it/wiki/llms.txt)