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Common Mac OS folders/settings to check (when trying to get rid of a pesky self-launching app)

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Mar 15, 20266178 views
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If there's an app that starts up by itself, what would the most efficient places to look for it be? Does anyone have a nice comprehensive list of where to check for Startup Items, Login Items, Login Hooks, Cron, kernel extensions, etc... At this point I forget where half of these folders/plist file…

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Fix for: Common Mac OS folders/settings to check (when trying to get rid of a pesky self-launching app)

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Apps that run on Startup: - Standard Startup Items are found here or look at and for launchd plists that are set to run without someone necessarily being logged in. Note: Some .plist files in the folders listed won't appear in as they are not loaded…

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