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sloan29 Author

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HP smart on my Mac

I downloaded HP Smart on my MacBook Air to connect to my new printer. Now I can’t close or put the app in the trash. It says finding the printer... and it has been this way for 5 hours. I need help making it go away.

Posted on Apr 17, 2020 6:17 PM

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KiltedTim

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Posted on Apr 17, 2020 6:22 PM

Force quit the app.

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201276

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