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i cannot get the apps off my desktop
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<blockquote data-quote="Oneironaut" data-source="post: 1570390" data-attributes="member: 88633"><p>If the apps are in the Applications folder, then what you have on your desktop are shortcuts to those apps. Just quit the apps and drag the desktop icon to the trash. This will NOT delete the apps from your computer, they will simply remove their shortcuts from the desktop. </p><p></p><p>It sounds like the apps you are trying to delete are still running. Remember that (in most cases) if you close an app by clicking on the red X button in the top left of the window, it will not actually quit the program. The window will disappear but the app is probably still running in the background. You can right click the Dock icon and choose Quit as bobtomay said, or you can click the Dock icon and choose Quit from the application's menu at the top left of the menu bar. You can also see and select your open apps by using Command-Tab.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Oneironaut, post: 1570390, member: 88633"] If the apps are in the Applications folder, then what you have on your desktop are shortcuts to those apps. Just quit the apps and drag the desktop icon to the trash. This will NOT delete the apps from your computer, they will simply remove their shortcuts from the desktop. It sounds like the apps you are trying to delete are still running. Remember that (in most cases) if you close an app by clicking on the red X button in the top left of the window, it will not actually quit the program. The window will disappear but the app is probably still running in the background. You can right click the Dock icon and choose Quit as bobtomay said, or you can click the Dock icon and choose Quit from the application's menu at the top left of the menu bar. You can also see and select your open apps by using Command-Tab. [/QUOTE]
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