A Stupid Question

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That looks like a disk image. If you have installed the app you can eject the image.
 
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It's not a stupid question, it's a "teachable moment!" :)

You DO eject that icon, but only AFTER you moved its contents to the (in this case) Applications folder.

Basically, a lot of Mac software one downloads (like this one) comes as a DMG -- or Disk Image -- file. Double-clicking the DMG opens the "virutal disk" on which the actual software (or whatever) is stored. Generally, the user is supposed to then manually drag the goodies to their appropriate folder (usually Applications). Once that step is done, the disk image as well as the original DMG file can be trashed.

A somewhat more visual version of this answer is here:
How to Install Software from DMG Files on a Mac

HTH!
 
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That really had me confused the first time I installed a file via .dmg. I must have downloaded the app 3 or 4 times before I figured out what the illustration showing a folder with an arrow pointing to the applications folder meant. haha It's a simple "rookie" mistake.
 

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