Sometimes when deleting an application (like a game that the download trial version has expired) and I try to empty the trash, I get the message "The operation can't be completed because the item "MacProtectMonitor" is in use. Then gives the options Stop or Continue. Either option just goes away and the trash is still not empty. What should I do??
Trash
- Thread starter kimkayek
- Start date
- Joined
- Mar 25, 2010
- Messages
- 422
- Reaction score
- 14
- Points
- 18
- Location
- Canada
- Your Mac's Specs
- Mid 2015 15" rMBP, 2.8GHz i7, 16GB RAM, 512GB Storage, AMD Radeon R9 M370X, 10.11.1
If that happens, I usually just restart my Mac, and it stops that application from running.
C
chas_m
Guest
Find out what MacProtectMonitor is, and how to uninstall it. Then uninstall it.
Sounds like one of those pointless, useless "virus" protectors. Waste of money the lot of them.
Sounds like one of those pointless, useless "virus" protectors. Waste of money the lot of them.
- Joined
- Jul 9, 2008
- Messages
- 191
- Reaction score
- 3
- Points
- 18
- Location
- Bexley, OH, USA
- Your Mac's Specs
- alMB, 2.0C2D, 2GB, 500GB, SD, etc
Sounds like it's a background program at the very least, which means a restart may not quit it/fix the problem. I would figure out how to uninstall it and then do so (as another knowledgeable also pointed out).
- Joined
- Sep 23, 2006
- Messages
- 893
- Reaction score
- 20
- Points
- 18
- Location
- Las Vegas, NV USA
- Your Mac's Specs
- iMac, and Macbook Pro
You could Option/Command/Esc and Force Quite the offending application if it shows on the menu. Or, a reboot should work unless the app is on your /System Preferences/Accounts/ Log In Items list. If so, remove it from the list and reboot.
- Joined
- Dec 22, 2006
- Messages
- 26,561
- Reaction score
- 677
- Points
- 113
- Location
- Texas, where else?
- Your Mac's Specs
- 15" MBP '06 2.33 C2D 4GB 10.7; 13" MBA '14 1.8 i7 8GB 10.11; 21" iMac '13 2.9 i5 8GB 10.11; 6S
MacProtectMonitor is a part of many PopCap Games.
Error message would seem to indicate you have not actually quit the game when it was moved to the trash.
Error message would seem to indicate you have not actually quit the game when it was moved to the trash.
Shop Amazon
We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon and affiliated sites.