Trying to empty trash but says "boom" app already running?

I am trying to delete my trash but this one app "boom" which is uninstalled says won't empty trash due to app already running? This is from my time machine hard drive what can I do?

PokemonFan1987 wrote:
I am trying to delete my trash but this one app "boom" which is uninstalled says won't empty trash due to app already running? This is from my time machine hard drive what can I do?
Restart your Mac.
Pete

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