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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 all other open applications. What could these plugins be and how can I stop them from being in use?
Thanks
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
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I'm having the same problem...
same issue here
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 applicationThanks 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?
I did a search for "activity monitor" and there were not results. does everyone have activity monitor?
- Rich
Super 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.
This is an old thread and likely no longer relevant. Please start a new thread and describe the problem that you're having. This thread is being closed.
Piet Hein C. Your solution worked perfectly! Thanks!
I am using Yosemite. I first quit Dropbox from the Menubar but could not Trash Dropbox from my Applications folder as certain plug ins were functioning. So, I opened Activity monitor and found that Dropbox Finder Integration was still working.I could not force quit it from Activity Monitor. So I opened Dropbox again and clicked on the Dropbox Icon on the menubar and opened Preferences to disable Dropbox Finder integration and two other plug ins. After that I could trash Dropbox from Applications seamlessly.
The answer from Piet Hein C. worked perfectly. Thanks! :)
Piet Hein C.,
I love you with my whole heart.Thank Goddess!! I was getting really frustrated with this. I will not be reinstalling Dropbox - ever! OneDrive is better anyway
Rajat G. works for Yosemite (10.10),I guess the other suggestions were from older OS X systems. I also had to unlink my computer in order to get the plugin error to disappear.
Rajat - your proposed solution worked perfectly for me. Thanks so much!!!! I'm on a Mac OS X btw
