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Heather G.6's avatar
Heather G.6
New member | Level 1
10 years ago

How do I remove Dropbox from my Mac if I get an error message when attempting to uninstall?

I am trying to delete the Dropbox app from my Mac, but it gives me an error message saying 'The item “Dropbox” can’t be moved to the Trash because some of its plugins are in use', even after closing ...
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  • Piet Hein C.'s avatar
    Piet Hein C.
    10 years ago

    I had the same problem:
    Open Activity Monitor (search for it with spotlight) and force quit the Dropbox process (I used the searchbox on the right to find it)
    After that I could delete the application

Jolene s.'s avatar
Jolene s.
New member | Level 1
10 years ago

Thank you Rajat G.   I spent 'way too much time trying to uninstall it and you saved me from eating a gallon of ice-cream to reduce the stress.  

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