Google Chrome app crashed. I trashed the app, but trash won't empty because the item "Google Chrome is in use". I've successfully trashed several Chrome prefs trying to get this to empty, but it continues to stay "in use". Trash indicates the size of the Google Chrome app is only 278 bytes, but won't empty.
Anyone have any ideas how to get rid of this?
iMac, OS X Mountain Lion, late 2007 model
Try restarting your Mac.
Tried that a few times. Usually that solves the problem, but not this time.
OK Have you read this topic?
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3331844?answerId=16176505022#16176505022
Yes tried them both. No joy. When I entered the suggested command in Terminal, Terminal came back with, among other things: "Trash/Google Chrome.app/Contents: Directory not empty"
When Google chrome crashed, and then you trashed it, it would seem there were still one or more components loaded and operating. This appears to be the obstacle.
What this component is, I have no idea. I would search Activity Monitor, for Google Chrome processes in order to stop the process but from where I am sitting I have no idea what I'd be looking for. It may not be called Google, which makes this approach tricky. Trash the wrong thing there and you could crash your Mac.
Another approach, is to reinstall Google Chrome, and then uninstall it. That may unload any wayward extension normally, and allow a normal removal from the trash.
Thanks Roam. I'll keep messing around with this, being careful about what I trash.
I finally resorted to using my Super Duper clone to restore. That got rid of the darned thing.
Glad to hear you fixed it. 🙂
Operation can't be completed (trash)
