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Heather G.6
10 years agoNew member | Level 1
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 ...
- 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
Piet Hein C.
10 years agoNew member | Level 1
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
- Elie12458 years agoNew member | Level 2
Thanks for this! I was able to close out the app within Activity Monitor but when I try to delete it now I get the message "The item “Dropbox” can’t be moved to the Trash because some of its extensions are in use." Can you help with how to fix this?
- gingingina7 years agoNew member | Level 2
I did a search for "activity monitor" and there were not results. does everyone have activity monitor?
- Rich7 years agoSuper User II
It's not an application that someone will have. It's a utility on Mac computers, found in the Utilities folder under Applications.
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