Synology Drive Client silent install and uninstall

The desktop utility that provides file syncing and personal computer backup services on multiple client computers to a centralized server, Synology Drive Server.

MSI x86x64 Updated 19 Oct 2026

Vendor: Synology
Category: Cloud Storage
Installer: Windows Installer (MSI)
Architecture: x86, x64
Checked version: 8.2.0.20058
winget ID: Synology.DriveClient
Product code: {26E6F311-388D-4CFD-9E96-519CF904C3BB}
License: Proprietary
Download: Official download

Silent install

msiexec /i "Synology Drive Client-4.2.0-20058-x64.msi" /qn /norestart

Download the installer from the direct download link.
Open an elevated Command Prompt: right-click Command Prompt and select Run as administrator.
Change to the folder with the installer, for example cd C:\Temp.
Run the command above. Adjust the file name if you downloaded a different version.

Or install with winget

winget install --id Synology.DriveClient --exact --silent --scope machine --accept-package-agreements --accept-source-agreements

Silent uninstall

MSI

msiexec /x {26E6F311-388D-4CFD-9E96-519CF904C3BB} /qn /norestart

winget

winget uninstall --id Synology.DriveClient --exact --silent --accept-source-agreements

Run the command from an elevated Command Prompt.

About the Windows Installer (MSI) installer

MSI packages are installed with msiexec and share the same switches. Public properties (NAME=value) are passed on the same command line.

Switch	What it does
`/qn`	No user interface.
`/norestart`	Never restart, even if the installation needs it.
`/l*v "C:\Temp\install.log"`	Verbose log file, the first place to look when an install fails.
`ALLUSERS=1`	Install for all users (per-machine).
`TRANSFORMS="file.mst"`	Apply a transform with your own settings.

Deploy Synology Drive Client with Microsoft Intune

Package the installer as a Win32 app (.intunewin) and use these settings:

Install command	`msiexec /i "Synology Drive Client-4.2.0-20058-x64.msi" /qn /norestart`
Uninstall command	`msiexec /x {26E6F311-388D-4CFD-9E96-519CF904C3BB} /qn /norestart`
Install behavior	System
Detection rule	MSI product code `{26E6F311-388D-4CFD-9E96-519CF904C3BB}`