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I have an application I want to trash. I cannot because it says app is open. It's not. I have restarted my computer but that doesn't work. It still says app is open. Please help.
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iMac 27″, macOS 10.13
Please restart the computer in Safe Mode ( Safe Mode ) and then attempt to uninstall Gramerly. Before you do that though, please check with Gramerly's developers to see if they have any instructions for uninstalling their app. If they do, please follow those instructions!
Please restart the computer in Safe Mode ( Safe Mode ) and then attempt to uninstall Gramerly. Before you do that though, please check with Gramerly's developers to see if they have any instructions for uninstalling their app. If they do, please follow those instructions!
What Application?
You can not remove native macOS Applications and some third-party Applications require an uninstaller.
If it is a third-party Application that did not come with an uninstaller, go to the Apple on the menu bar, select Force Quit, highlight the Application, select Force Quit and then see if you can move the Application to the Trash and empty the Trash.
Try using Activity Monitor to kill the process before moving it to the Trash.
If it still causes issues in the Trash, hold the OPT key while emptying the Trash to force it to delete.
Which app???
It is the Grammerly Installer. It says it can't be moved to the trash because it is open. I restarted my computer so no apps were open and got the same message. What can I do?
You can't uninstall many built in MacOS apps.
To delete other troublesome apps first start up in Safe Mode
Cannot move application to trash on my Mac
