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I am trying to delete Dropbox from my Mac but theres a message saying "The item “Dropbox” can’t be moved to the Trash because some of its plugins are in use." I don't know what to do.
Lisa, you are right! That worked, thank goodness!
YES... thank you. After trying every other suggestions, THIS did it!
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Did not work for me after following Liza's advice. Still get
The item “Dropbox” can’t be moved to the Trash because it’s open.
Sorry to hear this @Recce60!
In order to fix this issue, open the 'Activity Monitor' utility on your computer, normally located under Applications > Utilities, to see if there are any other processes associated with Dropbox that may be preventing Dropbox from being removed from your device.
Once you have launched 'Activity Monitor', if you see any items that refer to Dropbox, or recognize any programs that you may have linked to Dropbox do the following:
Follow the normal steps to unistall afterwards. You should be ready to go!
Please keep us posted!
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After trying again re. Lisa's suggestion. I restarted, which I did not do originally and then was able to trash Dropbox app. Thanks to all for the info. and suggestion.
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