Should I remove Dell Data Protection | Access?

What percent of users and experts removed it?

9% remove it91% keep it

Overall Sentiment

Very good

What do people think about it?

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How common is it?

Global Rank #2,662

United States Rank #1,765

Reach 0.2292%

Lifespan of installation (until removal)

< 6.82 days

201.20 days >

Average installed length: 105.71 days

Versions

Version	Distribution
2.3.00003.072	11.33%
2.3.00003.071	1.31%
2.3.00002.041	1.06%
2.3.00002.040	0.18%
2.3.00001.021	12.17%
2.3.00001.020	1.22%
2.3.00000.157	0.13%
2.2.00003.009	14.83%
2.2.00003.008	2.92%
2.2.00001.001	8.57%
2.2.00001.000	1.44%
2.2.00000.071	0.02%
2.1.00001.002	17.46%
2.1.00001.001	5.89%
2.0.00001.001	3.50%
2.0.00001.000	1.81%
2.0.00000.154	7.10%
2.0.00000.085	9.05%

Typically installed together

Dell Data Protection | Access | Middleware

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Dell Data Protection | Access

from Dell Inc.

Remove Dell Data Protection | Access

What is Dell Data Protection | Access? (from Dell)

Dell Data Protection | Encryption is a non-disruptive endpoint encryption solution that helps you quickly and easily deploy encryption across your entire organization, enforce policies and audit encryption state. It's a comprehensive solution that offers the highest level of Federal Information Processing Standards wit... Read more

Overview

Dell Data Protection | Access is a program developed by Dell. The most used version is 2.1.00001.002, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. A scheduled task is added to Windows Task Scheduler in order to launch the program at various scheduled times (the schedule varies depending on the version). The main program executable is DellAccess.exe. The software installer includes 142 files and is usually about 193.51 MB (202,907,338 bytes). In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 7 (SP1) as well as Windows 10. While about 69% of users of Dell Data Protection | Access come from the United States, it is also popular in France and United Kingdom.

Program details

URL: www.support.dell.com

Help link: support.dell.com

Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Dell\Dell Data Protection\Access

Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\InstallShield Installation Information\{A7D91856-258D-4C87-8041-B170851CE432}\setup.exe" -runfromtemp -l0x0009 -removeonly

Estimated size: 193.51 MB

Language: English

Files installed by Dell Data Protection | Access

Program executable:	DellAccess.exe
Name:	DellAccess
Path:	C:\Program Files\Dell\Dell Data Protection\Access\DellAccess.exe
MD5:	de7fb99cc77b383ee04885a16dff5004

Additional files:

Interop.WaveArchiveInterface.dll - Assembly imported from type library 'WaveArchiveInterfaceLib'.
Interop.TrustedPlatformManager.dll - Assembly imported from type library 'TrustedPlatformManager'.
Interop.TrustedPlatformUtil.dll - Assembly imported from type library 'TrustedPlatformUtilLib'.
Interop.SecureLoginSupport.dll - Assembly imported from type library 'SecureLoginSupportLib'.
Interop.ShockwaveFlashObjects.dll - Assembly imported from type library 'ShockwaveFlashObjects'.
Interop.TdmUserCredentialsLib.dll - Assembly imported from type library 'TdmUserCredentialsLib'.
Interop.PasswordVaultManager.dll - Assembly imported from type library 'PasswordVaultManager'.
Interop.PBMCredentialManager.dll - Assembly imported from type library 'PBMCredentialManager'.
Interop.WizardLauncherCOMLib.dll - Assembly imported from type library 'WizardLauncherCOMLib'.
Interop.KeyTransferManager.dll - Assembly imported from type library 'KeyTransferManager'.
Interop.PrebootCVBackup.dll - Assembly imported from type library 'PrebootCVBackupLib'.
Interop.CryptoManagerLib.dll - Assembly imported from type library 'CryptoManagerLib'.
Interop.MigrationManager.dll - Assembly imported from type library 'MigrationManager'.
Interop.ControlVaultLib.dll - Assembly imported from type library 'ControlVaultLib'.
Interop.Admin.dll - Assembly imported from type library 'WaveESCcommon'.
Interop.TdmServiceLib.dll - Assembly imported from type library 'TdmServiceLib'.
Interop.Wave.CV.dll - Assembly imported from type library 'WaveCVLib'.
Wave Wizard DiskEncryptionCryptoErase.dll - Wave Wizard DiskEncryptionCryptoErase
Wave Wizard TrustedPlatformModule.dll (by Wave Systems) - Wave Wizard TrustedPlatformModule
WaveWizardCredentialRestore.dll (by Wave Systems) - Wave Wizard Credential Restore
WaveWizardCredentialBackup.dll - Wave Wizard Credential Backup
WaveLibraryEnrollment.dll - WaveLibrary Enrollment 2010
WaveWizardClearAllCVData.dll - Wave Wizard ClearAllCVData
WaveWizardDiskEncryption.dll - Wave Wizard DiskEncryption
WaveWizardDiskEncryptionAddUser.dll
WaveWizardDiskEncryptionChangePswd.dll
WaveLibraryTrustedDrive.dll - WaveLibrary Trusted Drive
WaveWizardClearCVUser.dll - Wave Wizard ClearCVUser
WaveLibraryFlashPlayer.dll - WaveLibraryFlashPlayer
TdmUtilC.dll - Trusted Drive Manager (Tdm C Utilities DLL)
ArchiverLibrary.dll - Key Transfer Manager (Wave Key Archiver Library)
WaveLibraryWizard.dll - WaveLibraryWizard
DellLibraryGUI.dll - Dell Library GUI
DellAccessHelp.exe - DellAccessHelp
DellStrings.dll - Dell Strings (Dell Strings en-EN)
PrebootManager.dll - Boot Manager
WaveLibrary.dll - WaveLibrary
DellAccess.exe - DellAccess
AxInterop.ShockwaveFlashObjects.dll
Wave.ESC.Policy.dll - PolicyDll
Wave.TCG.ClientServices2.dll - Wave TCG Client Services

Behaviors exhibited

Scheduled Task

DellAccess.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{BAE3DCCC-8A16-4434-954E-9B26296D6A65}' (runs on registration).

How do I remove Dell Data Protection | Access?

You can uninstall Dell Data Protection | Access from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.

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.

When you find the program Dell Data Protection | Access, 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).

Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove Dell Data Protection | Access.

OS VERSIONS

Win 7 (SP1) 89%

Win Vista (SP2) 0%

USER ACTIONS

Uninstall it 9%

Keep it 91%

GLOBAL RANK

#2,662

Windows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?

Windows 7	89.45%
Windows 10	10.06%
Windows XP	0.44%
Windows Vista	0.04%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Professional	80.72%
Windows 10 Pro	5.86%
Windows 7 Ultimate	4.86%
Windows 7 Home Premium	2.62%
Windows 8 Pro	2.02%
Windows 8.1 Pro	1.11%

Geography

68.76% of installs come from the United States

Which countries install it?

United States	68.76%
France	4.12%
United Kingdom	2.76%
Germany	2.25%
Canada	1.78%
Italy	1.37%
Netherlands	1.09%
India	1.06%
Brazil	1.01%
Belgium	1.01%
Sweden	0.95%
Australia	0.85%
Israel	0.74%
Japan	0.73%

PC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?

Dell	99.31%
Intel	0.36%
Acer	0.13%
Hewlett-Packard	0.07%
Lenovo	0.07%
Samsung	0.02%
Toshiba	0.02%
American Megatrends	0.02%
Common models
Dell OptiPlex 790	7.14%
Dell OptiPlex 7010	6.79%
Dell Latitude E6420	6.72%
Dell Latitude E5530 non-v...	5.89%
Dell Latitude E6520	5.69%
Dell Latitude E5520	5.38%

About Dell

Dell manufactures, sells and supports computers and related products and services.

Publisher URL: www.dell.com

Learn more about Dell Inc.

3 comments

Will3525•over a year ago

It has become an annoying feature that I will not use.

philbertunut•over a year ago

DDP|A will not allow you to install full disk encryption over it. If you use an ePO like McAfee EEPC you will need to remove this before installation is successful

mike2400•over a year ago

For whatever reason Dell Data Protection is breaking windows installer. Here is a quick and dirty way to remove the Windows installer error if you can't get the program to uninstall cleanly.