While trying to update Safari to 13.0.3, I get a message that says "Safari cannot be updated because Its extensions are in use by "Spotlight". Click OK and quit the application. I quit Safari, but don't know what to do next.

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While trying to update Safari to 13.0.3, I get a message that says "Safari cannot be updated because Its extensions are in use by "Spotlight". Click OK and quit the application. I quit Safari, but don't know what to do next.

iMac, macOS 10.13

Posted on Oct 28, 2019 12:45 PM

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Eric Root

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Oct 28, 2019 7:09 PM in response to djtravelers

Try a restart and then see if you can update. If necessary, try booting into another admin user account to see if you can update there.

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While trying to update Safari to 13.0.3, I get a message that says "Safari cannot be updated because Its extensions are in use by "Spotlight". Click OK and quit the application. I quit Safari, but don't know what to do next.

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