Issues deleting application...

[HolyHealy]

Hey guys, Iv'e been a long-time lurker of the forums here but have never had to register until now. I can't find my answer anywhere.

Anyway, I have an application that I would like to trash and get rid of but when I drag it to the trash it says I can't because its in use. I see nothing indicating that it is in use.

Does anyone know how I can check to see if its being used and, if so, how I can close it? Terminal command or otherwise.

Thanks!

 

[miles01110]

You could open Activity Monitor (in your Utilities folder) to see if there is a process running in the background that might not be readily visible. Make sure you select "All Processes" from the drop-down menu at the top.

 

[HolyHealy]

Thanks for the reply, I had tried that, w/o the "All Processes" part, earlier. I can't determine which of those processes corresponds to the application.

I know I could probably restart and be ok, but I feel like being able to close anything at my discretion is something I should know how to do.

 

[miles01110]

What is the application? Does it come with an uninstaller? Are there uninstallation instructions on the developer's website?

 

[HolyHealy]

The application itself I was able to trash. Its called Graboid. I used it to download a movie for school and now I dont need it. I trashed the app itself. But it also had an "app" called "Graboid DLManager" which I assume was the download manager. But for some reason I cant shake it. I'll check the developers site, good call on that.

 

[mpau0516]

Try to reboot the Mac, and then drag to trash. then option click empty trash.