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Blain B.
Helpful | Level 5
8 years ago

Dropbox won't open but says it's open so I can't uninstall

Setup a new user in Mac High Sierra. All works fine except Dropbox. I open it but no window appears. I try to delete it so I can set it up again but it won't move to the Trash because it says it's op...
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CatherineTodd
Explorer | Level 4
8 years ago

These instructions do not help to remove Dropbox nor tell me how to uninstall since it says there are "plugins in use" when I tried to force quit Dropbox and move to the trash. I am using Macbook Air OS 10.10.5. Now I remember why I quit using Dropbox before. PLEASE HELP!

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