What is SkyDrive.exe?

SkyDrive.exe is part of Microsoft SkyDrive and developed by Microsoft Corporation according to the SkyDrive.exe version information.

SkyDrive.exe's description is "Microsoft SkyDrive"

SkyDrive.exe is digitally signed by Microsoft Corporation.

SkyDrive.exe is usually located in the 'c:\users\%USERNAME%\appdata\local\microsoft\skydrive\' folder.

None of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal reports anything malicious about SkyDrive.exe.

If you have additional information about the file, please share it with the FreeFixer users by posting a comment at the bottom of this page.

Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on SkyDrive.exe:

PropertyValue
Product nameMicrosoft SkyDrive
Company nameMicrosoft Corporation
File descriptionMicrosoft SkyDrive
Internal nameClient Application
Original filenameSkyDrive.exe
Legal copyright© Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
Product version16.4.6010.0727
File version16.4.6010.0727

Here's a screenshot of the file properties when displayed by Windows Explorer:

Product nameMicrosoft SkyDrive
Company nameMicrosoft Corporation
File descriptionMicrosoft SkyDrive
Internal nameClient Application
Original filenameSkyDrive.exe
Legal copyright© Microsoft Corporation. All rights..
Product version16.4.6010.0727
File version16.4.6010.0727

Digital signatures [?]

SkyDrive.exe has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameMicrosoft Corporation
Certificate issuer nameMicrosoft Code Signing PCA
Certificate serial number6119cc93000100000066

VirusTotal report

None of the 36 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the SkyDrive.exe file.

None of the 36 anti-virus programs detected the SkyDrive.exe file.

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD523ae50bb7267e8739487b52b14479e84
SHA256e68ccc788199faaee6add0a8a54d8558e08a2008fc7b3f240d102b961eba4245

Error Messages

These are some of the error messages that can appear related to skydrive.exe:

skydrive.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.

skydrive.exe - Application Error. The instruction at "0xXXXXXXXX" referenced memory at "0xXXXXXXXX". The memory could not be "read/written". Click on OK to terminate the program.

Microsoft SkyDrive has stopped working.

End Program - skydrive.exe. This program is not responding.

skydrive.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

skydrive.exe - Application Error. The application failed to initialize properly (0xXXXXXXXX). Click OK to terminate the application.

What will you do with SkyDrive.exe?

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What did other users do?

The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with SkyDrive.exe. 100% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 7 users.

Votes
Keep0 %
0
Remove100 %
7

NOTE: Please do not use this poll as the only source of input to determine what you will do with SkyDrive.exe. Only 7 users has voted so far so it does not offer a high degree of confidence.

Malware or legitimate?

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Comments

Please share with the other users what you think about this file. What does this file do? Is it legitimate or something that your computer is better without? Do you know how it was installed on your system? Did you install it yourself or did it come bundled with some other software? Is it running smoothly or do you get some error message? Any information that will help to document this file is welcome. Thank you for your contributions.

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