Kindle App for Macbook Pro

I have the latest MacBook pro and updated my Kindle app to use on my laptop.

After dragging the app to applications I am stuck with some kind of silver box installer thing on my desktop.

If I try to eject it then it deletes the entire Kindle app and I have to reinstall it. Then I am stuck with this silver Kindle pad thing on my desktop again. It doesn't show up if you pull up the files listed for my desktop in "finder" but it sits there on my screen. How do I get rid of this thing? I am shocked that there is nothing on the internet that I can find about this? I see a lot of people complaining about kindle DRM files. Is this related to that?

MacBook Pro 16″, macOS 11.3

Posted on Jan 23, 2022 6:24 PM

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Jan 23, 2022 6:57 PM in response to babowa

I did that. That's my point. It does not let you delate only the installer. This is why I am on a support chat. If I delete the installer it deletes the app and I have to download all over again. This is not normal. I guess it's the dmg installer files but unlike installing other items where you open it then drag the icon to the applications folder. Once the application is installed I can open kindle but the dmg "container" stays on my desktop along with the applications folder. It also does not let me move it anywhere. As soon as I eject it, like you normally would, then it deletes ALL the kindle files and I no longer can open the app in applications. It's as if, instead of just ejecting it and then continuing to run the app, it completely uninstalls it. Then I have to go into applications and open the dmg files again then run the installation all over again and agree to "download from the internet". Then I'm stuck with the silver shipping container files dmg thing on my desktop again. I can then open and run kindle ONLY if it stays on my desktop. If I eject it again then I will have to redownload from the internet again.

I do understand how apps and basic installations work. MacBooks are simple and I have installed dozens of other applications that don't do this. I can follow basic installation instructions. This is not the issue. This one is behaving weird and it will need to be answered by someone that understands more about how files are installed, and perhaps specific knowledge about kindle installation on a MacBook. My question is why is this one acting different and how can I run kindle without having to keep the installation file packet on my desktop.

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