84,488,480 programs installed

Should I remove AcerCloud?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
19% remove it81% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Good
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #1,741
United States Rank #2,939
Reach 0.3874%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 9.82 days
289.59 days >
Average installed length: 152.16 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
2.01.3126 0.79%
2.01.3125 31.92%
2.01.3124 5.44%
2.01.3123 0.47%
2.01.3119 0.18%
2.01.3115 52.15%
2.01.3112 9.05%

Typically installed together

Other programs by Acer

AcerCloud

What is AcerCloud?  (from Acer)

AcerCloud is your personal cloud. It shares your music, photos, videos and documents on your PC with all your devices. If your PC is in sleep mode, no worries, AcerCloud wakes it up for you. AcerCloud also pushes photos taken on your phone or tablet to all your other devices. To top it off, AcerCloud is free for all yo...  Read more

Overview

AcerCloud is a software program developed by Acer. The most common release is 2.01.3115, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. It adds registry entry for the current user which will allow the program to automatically start each time it is rebooted. Upon being installed, the software adds a Windows Service which is designed to run continuously in the background. Manually stopping the service has been seen to cause the program to stop functing properly. It adds a background controller service that is set to automatically run. Delaying the start of this service is possible through the service manager. The primary executable is named cloudMediaAgent.exe. The setup package generally installs about 28 files and is usually about 47.62 MB (49,928,555 bytes). Relative to the overall usage of users who have this installed on their PCs, most are running Windows 10 and Windows 7 (SP1). While about 32% of users of AcerCloud come from the United States, it is also popular in Italy and Germany.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.acer.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\acer\acer cloud
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\Acer\Acer Cloud\AcerCloudSetup.exe -uninstall
Estimated size: 47.62 MB
Language: English (United States)

Program filesFiles installed by AcerCloud

Program executable:cloudMediaAgent.exe
Name:Acer Cloud Agent
cloudMed.exe
Path:C:\Program Files\acer\acer cloud\cloudMediaAgent.exe
MD5:f4ff98834c4cf974a5b6c277866bcb64
Additional files:
  • FileMonitor.dll - FileMoni Dynamic Link Library (AcerCloud File Monitor)
  • ClearfiPreferencePage.exe - clear.fi PreferencePage
  • CCDMonitorService.exe - CCD Monitor Service
  • cloudMediaAgent.exe (by Acer incorporated) - Acer Cloud Agent (cloudMed.exe)
  • LauncherAsUser.exe - Acer TouchPortal (LauncherAsUser)
  • AcerCloudSetup.exe - AcerCloud
  • acpanel_win.exe
  • ccd.exe (by Acer Cloud Technology) - AcerCloud Client
  • actool_win.exe

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Service
  • CCDMonitorService.exe runs as a service named 'CCDMonitorService' (CCDMonitorService).
Startup File (User Run)
  • acpanel_win.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'AcerCloud' and executes as C:\Program Files\Acer\Acer Cloud\acpanel_win.exe.

Program resource utilizationResource utilization averages

CCDMonitorService.exe
Memory:1.72 MB
21.09 MB average
Total CPU:0.0000238109%
0.031193% average
Kernel CPU:0.00001496%
0.016088% average
User CPU:0.00000885%
0.015104% average
CPU cycles/sec:889
8,062,084 average
I/O writes/min:0 Bytes
105.02 KB average

How do I remove AcerCloud?

You can uninstall AcerCloud from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
  1. On the Start menu (for Windows 8, right-click the screen's bottom-left corner), click Control Panel, and then, under Programs, do one of the following:
    • Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall a Program.
    • Windows XP: Click Add or Remove Programs.
  2. When you find the program AcerCloud, click it, and then do one of the following:
    • Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall.
    • Windows XP: Click the Remove or Change/Remove tab (to the right of the program).
  3. Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove AcerCloud.

OS VERSIONS
Win 10 99%
Win XP 0%
 
WHEN IT STARTS
Auto-starting? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 19%
Keep it 81%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 10 99.06%
Windows 7 0.92%
Windows XP 0.03%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 8.1 43.14%
Windows 8 28.06%
Windows 10 Home 11.80%
Windows 8.1 Single Langua... 6.49%
Windows 8 Single Language 6.34%
Windows 10 Home Single La... 1.67%

Distribution by countryGeography

31.68% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 31.68%
  Italy 8.54%
  Germany 7.70%
  United Kingdom 7.59%
  Canada 7.27%
  Brazil 3.95%
  France 3.91%
  Netherlands 2.94%
  Australia 2.71%
  Norway 1.89%
  Sweden 1.81%
  Belgium 1.44%
  Spain 1.24%
  Russia 1.09%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Acer 99.83%
ASUS 0.09%
Hewlett-Packard 0.04%
Sahara 0.01%
Dell 0.01%
Intel 0.01%
Common models
Acer Aspire E1-571 10.62%
Acer Aspire V3-771 7.82%
Acer Aspire V3-571G 7.22%
Acer Aspire E1-531 6.31%
Acer Aspire V5-571P 6.00%
Acer Aspire V3-571 3.61%

About Acer

Acer is a Taiwanese hardware and electronics corporation whose products include desktop and laptop computer PCs, tablet computers, servers, storage devices, displays, smartphones and peripherals.
Publisher URL: www.acer.com

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Irinaover a year ago
why it doesn't work on Windows Xp?