How to uninstall Synology Drive Client on Windows
Confirm files are synchronized to the Synology NAS and back up local-only changes before removing Synology Drive Client.
Quit the app
Close Synology Drive Client and any work it is running, then use Task Manager (Ctrl+Shift+Esc) to check for its remaining processes.
Use its uninstaller
Open Settings › Apps › Installed apps, find Synology Drive Client and choose Uninstall. Use the vendor uninstaller rather than deleting its program folder.
winget uninstall --id Synology.DriveClient --exact
For this installation, winget invokes the registered removal method. It is not a separate cleanup of user data. Windows may ask for administrator approval.
Check the result
winget list --id Synology.DriveClient --exact
Test-Path -LiteralPath "${env:LOCALAPPDATA}\SynologyDrive" -ErrorAction Stop
Read winget's result as well as its exit status: an explicit no-installed-package result concerns only this package, while a source, access or query error leaves the answer unknown. A successful Test-Path returning True means that exact location remains; False means it is absent. Neither result checks other paths. The commands do not delete anything.
What Mole lists
| Location | Item | Default |
|---|---|---|
%LOCALAPPDATA%\SynologyDrive |
Settings or app data; review before removal | Listed but not selected |
%ProgramData%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Synology |
Shortcut | Selected by default |
%PUBLIC%\Desktop\Synology Drive Client.lnk |
Shortcut | Selected by default |
After the MSI, the listed Local SynologyDrive folder and shortcuts were already absent. Some app-owned shell and file-type registrations remained unlisted, including SynologyDrive document handlers pointing at the removed client. Shared extension keys and firewall rules were kept. This test did not validate a populated sync folder.
These defaults assume Remove data and settings with apps is off. Explicit Select all or Also remove user data can include the listed personal-data rows. Check the selection before confirming. Selected files that Mole removes go to the Recycle Bin; selected registry entries are backed up before removal. The vendor uninstaller has its own deletion behavior.
What this test covered
Recorded on 2026-10-20: Synology Drive Client, version 8.2.0.20058, machine-wide, MSI, winget package Synology.DriveClient. The evidence comes from an ARM64 Windows test environment and a development build of Mole. It does not certify the current downloadable package or removal of real signed-in accounts, synchronized data or production projects.
Vendor documentation. The paths and removal results above are observations from the Windows test unless explicitly attributed to the vendor.