Should I remove Seagate Dashboard?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
3% remove it97% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #4,508
United States Rank #2,838
Reach 0.1169%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 21.97 days
648.01 days >
Average installed length: 340.48 days
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| 2.2.42.0 |
22.79% |
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| 2.2.39.0 |
0.52% |
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| 2.2.38.0 |
1.48% |
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| 2.2.29.0 |
34.85% |
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| 2.2.26.0 |
12.67% |
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| 2.2.17.0 |
0.13% |
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| 2.2.15.0 |
14.02% |
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| 2.0.3602.0 |
5.51% |
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| 2.0.3601.0 |
4.73% |
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| 2.0.3402.0 |
0.17% |
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| 2.0.3401.0 |
1.82% |
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| 2.0.29.0 |
1.30% |
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Seagate Dashboard 2.0
What is Seagate Dashboard?
This software allows the user to perform backups, adjust drive settings, and share (upload) content to social media sites. Seagate Dashboard is software that originally shipped on the Seagate Backup Plus, Seagate Slim, and Seagate Central drives.
Overview
The most used version is 2.2.29.0, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. Upon installation and setup, it defines an auto-start registry entry which makes this program run on each Windows boot for all user logins. It adds a background controller service that is set to automatically run. Delaying the start of this service is possible through the service manager. 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 software is designed to connect to the Internet and adds a Windows Firewall exception in order to do so without being interfered with. When installed, it will add a context menu handler to the Windows shell in order to provide quick access to the program. The main program executable is Seagate.Dashboard.DASWindowsService.exe. The software installer includes 103 files and is usually about 165.75 KB (169,729 bytes). Seagate.Dashboard.Updater.exe is the automatic update component of the software designed to download and apply new updates should new versions be released.
Program details
URL: www.Seagate.com
Help link: www.seagate.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Seagate\
Uninstaller: MsiExec.exe /X{43C423D9-E6D6-4607-ADC9-EBB54F690C57}
(The Windows Installer is used for the installation, maintenance, and removal.)
Estimated size: 165.75 KB
Files installed by Seagate Dashboard 2.0
| Program executable: | Seagate.Dashboard.DASWindowsService.exe |
| Name: | Seagate Dashboard |
| Signed by: | Seagate Technology LLC |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\Seagate\Seagate Dashboard 2.0\Seagate.Dashboard.DASWindowsService.exe |
| MD5: | 8cc57132c758f1b9614fe2e2c841fa3d |
| Seagate Dashboard is a utility for backing up your data and sharing and saving media on your social media networks. |
Additional files:
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resource.dll - Seagate Resource Loader for Win32 (Resource Loader for Win32)
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DRVIFDG.dll - Seagate External Drive Interface (DRVIFXX DLL)
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DRVIFNT.dll
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STXDEVIF.dll
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DiscApi.dll - DiscAPI Dynamic Link Library
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rpc_client.dll - Seagate Dynamic RPC Client
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SeaToolsforWindows.exe - SeaTools for Windows
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thread_pool.dll - Seagate Thread Pool (Thread Pool)
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aszbrowsehelper.exe - Seagate DiscWizard (Seagate DiscWizard ASZ Browse Helper)
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DiscWizard.exe
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DiscWizardLauncher.exe
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DiscWizardMonitor.exe - Seagate DiscWizard Monitor
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extcmp.exe - Seagate External Comparison Server
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prl_stat.exe - Wrapper for Parallels Report
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SeagateTibUrlHandler.exe
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spawn.exe - Seagate Spawn Utility
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tishell.dll - Seagate DiscWizard Shell Extensions
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tishell32.dll
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tishell64.dll
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BackItUp.DataModel.dll - Seagate Dashboard
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Controls.dll
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Dashboard.exe
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DataVisControl.Charts.dll
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DBAgent.exe
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LBFC.dll
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LibraryBackup.dll
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NB.dll
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NBBridge.dll
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NBBurn.dll
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NBCore.exe
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NBDataBase.dll
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NBEngine.dll
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NBFtp.dll
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NBHDMgr.dll
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NBImageReader.dll
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NBOnlineStorage.dll
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NBRes.dll
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NBResIcon.dll
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NBTask.dll
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NBVSS_03_x32.dll
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NBVSS_03_x64.dll
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NBVSS_Vista_x32.dll
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NBVSS_Vista_x64.dll
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NBVSS_XP_x32.dll
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NBVSSTool_x32.exe
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NBVSSTool_x64.exe
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PlayVideo.exe
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Seagate.Dashboard.DASWindowsService.exe
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Seagate.Dashboard.Updater.exe
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Seagate.Dashboard.Uploader.exe
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StartService.exe
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expat.dll - Seagate Expat (Expat XML parser DLL)
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SpawnCLR.dll - SpawnCLR (Spawn Support)
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stxcon.exe - stxcon
Behaviors exhibited
2 Context Menu Handlers
- tishell.dll added as a content menu within Windows Explorer with the class {C539A15A-3AF9-4c92-B771-50CB78F5C751}.
- tishell64.dll added as a content menu within Windows Explorer with the class {C539A15A-3AF9-4c92-B771-50CB78F5C751}.
5 Scheduled Tasks
- DBAgent.exe is scheduled as a task named 'Noemi DBAgent 2 0'.
- NBCore.exe is scheduled as a task named 'Corel1 Merge'.
- Dashboard.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{F0B3D054-282C-419B-AC19-917CC5611B6A}' (runs on registration).
- SeaToolsforWindows.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{9E4E5645-468D-4581-9752-0550A59EEA72}' (runs on registration).
- DiscWizardLauncher.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{C8F1EA31-BB96-4E78-BC34-21286585C8C3}' (runs on registration).
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
- DBAgent.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named 2.
Service
- Seagate.Dashboard.DASWindowsService.exe runs as a service named 'Seagate Dashboard Services' (Seagate Dashboard Services) "Seagate Dashboard Services".
2 Startup Files (All Users Run)
- DBAgent.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'DBAgent' which loads as "C:\Program Files\Seagate\Seagate Dashboard 2.0\DBAgent.exe" /WinStart.
- DiscWizardMonitor.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'DiscWizardMonitor.exe' which loads as "C:\Program Files\Seagate\DiscWizard\DiscWizardMonitor.exe".
Windows Firewall Allowed Program
- Dashboard.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Seagate\Seagate Dashboard 2.0\Dashboard.exe'.
Network connections
- Seagate.Dashboard.Uploader.exe connects to r2.ycpi.vip.nyc.yahoo.net (216.115.101.179 port 80).
- DBAgent.exe connects to a23-78-148-134.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com (23.78.148.134 port 80).
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
| Seagate.Dashboard.DASWindowsService.exe |
| Memory: | 31.15 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0007293433% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00054898% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00018036% | |
| CPU cycles/sec: | 463,647 | |
| I/O reads/min: | 515 Bytes | |
| I/O writes/min: | 72 Bytes | |
| DBAgent.exe |
| Memory: | 7.79 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0001118210% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00008174% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00003008% | |
| CPU cycles/sec: | 881,215 | |
| Switches/sec: | 4 | |
| I/O reads/min: | 81.43 KB | |
| Seagate.Dashboard.Uploader.exe |
| Memory: | 38.51 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0002693084% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00011940% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00014991% | |
| CPU cycles/sec: | 309,925 | |
| Switches/sec: | 4 | |
| I/O reads/min: | 237 Bytes | |
How do I remove Seagate Dashboard?
You can uninstall Seagate Dashboard 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 Seagate Dashboard 2.0, 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 Seagate Dashboard.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 62%
Win 7 0%
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HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 3%
Keep it 97%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
64.09% |
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| Windows 10 |
25.85% |
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| Windows Vista |
6.03% |
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| Windows XP |
4.03% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
41.85% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
11.76% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
8.13% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
7.48% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
5.03% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
3.94% |
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Geography
75.71% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
75.71% |
| United Kingdom |
2.84% |
| Canada |
2.59% |
| Germany |
2.06% |
| India |
2.00% |
| Australia |
1.87% |
| Netherlands |
0.94% |
| France |
0.87% |
| Poland |
0.72% |
| Philippines |
0.65% |
| South Africa |
0.65% |
| Belgium |
0.62% |
| Israel |
0.56% |
| Brazil |
0.53% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
29.86% |
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| Dell |
29.46% |
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| Acer |
9.95% |
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| ASUS |
8.35% |
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| Toshiba |
7.21% |
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| GIGABYTE |
4.54% |
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| Lenovo |
4.01% |
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| Samsung |
3.67% |
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| Intel |
1.60% |
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| American Megatrends |
0.73% |
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| Alienware |
0.60% |
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Common models |
| HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
8.27% |
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| HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... |
7.63% |
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| Dell XPS 8500 |
4.13% |
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| Dell XPS 8300 |
3.50% |
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| Dell Inspiron N5110 |
3.18% |
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| HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
2.70% |
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About Seagate Technology
Seagate is a manufacturer of hard disk drives and has been a leader in the development of the hard disk drives since releasing the first 5.25-inch hard drive.
Publisher URL: www.seagate.com