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To close a process, open macOS’ Activity Monitor app (Applications/Utilities/Activity Monitor). Select the application that’s refusing to close.Select the ‘Apple’ logo in your Mac’s menu bar.

You’ll need to close every item that appears in this list.Ĭlosing an application is typically straightforward, but if the application refuses to close then you may need to force quit it:

The Terminal will now display a list of all the apps and processes that are using this file.

Press the ‘Enter’ key on your keyboard.

Open the Trash, find the item that you want to delete, and then drag and drop it into the Terminal window.

Type the following command into the Terminal, followed by a space – but don’t press the ‘Enter’ key on your keyboard:.

Launch your Mac’s Terminal application (Applications/Utilities/Terminal).

This may sound straightforward, but if you’re unsure what these applications are, then you’ll need to do some digging: If you try to empty the Trash and receive a warning that one (or more) files are currently in use, then you’ll need to close all the applications that are using that file. File in use? Track down the app that’s responsible