Questions tagged [login-items]
The list of applications and volumes which are launched when a user logs in to OS X.
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Completely remove Docker Desktop - still shows something Login Elements
I want to completely remove Docker Desktop from my macbook (M3, Sonoma) to perform a clean installation from scratch; I performed an uninstall using Appcleaner, but still I have something left on the ...
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How to disable Global Protect VPN auto start and allow killing it
I have recently had to start using Global Protect VPN.
It has a dark pattern of auto-loading on startup in a very intrusive way (popping up VPN login window). Meanwhile it isn't even listed in "...
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How to identify binary registered as login-items in macOS Sonoma System Settings/General/"Open in Background"?
Today an application named "Galvanix" was registered on my macOS Sonoma 14.5.
When it happened, I just noticed a notification and opened the macOS System Settings/General/"Open in ...
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Applescript application disappears from login items after running once
I have an AppleScript application (i.e. an AppleScript exported as an application) in my "Login Items" list which disappears from the list after running once.
The script itself is simple:
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"Open.exe" from unidentified developer exists as a executable in my login items?
I cannot find anything on this binary - It does seems to function as stated when I use the command to open files, but I never installed it nor do I see it as a default executable in the bin folder of ...
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AppleScript (Music.app) error: Can't get duration of current track
I have a simple AppleScript for starting a random video on a random position in Music.app as Automator application and as a startup login item. In the half of cases I get an error:
The action "...
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Can a macOS App define which folders + files + settings (Background Tasks, Notifications) are removed upon uninstalling the app?
I'm using a macOS App - and I'm wondering how to define which folders created by the app are removed when using Cleaner-apps such as CleanMyMacX or other such uninstaller tools.
So far it seems that ...
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How to prevent "Background items added" notification when running shell script with launch agent
I created a custom .plist file to run a simple startup.sh script when I log into my user, and added it to my /Library/LaunchAgents directory. Everything works as intended, however, every time my ...
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How can I stop Microsoft SharePoint keeps adding itself to my Login Items
My office uses a software suite created by an independent developer called Microsoft.
An app within this suite keeps adding itself to my Ventura 13 startup items. I neither asked for nor approved this ...
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Remove login items from old profile that no longer exists, after Time Machine restore
I recently had my work MacBook Pro's admin software removed (by IT, the same department that initially set them up) and the macOS freshly installed, with the old profiles removed. I had a Time Machine ...
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How to determine details of backgound process?
In my system settings on macOS Sonoma I see a bunch of apps in the "Allow in Background" for example in the screenshot there are there are several entries for Docker. How do I find out ...
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How to run a script on login that can capture camera output
I have the following shell script:
#!/bin/bash
time=$(time);
imagesnap -q "/var/captures/$time.jpg";
When I run it in the terminal, everything works. But when I run it using launchtl or ...
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Add "Allow in the background" items from command line
Some of the applications on my system run only if they are allowed to run in the background. I want to run these apps only in certain time windows.
Due to this, I am manually enabling the app in ...
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Set Environment Variable for specific application that starts at login
I need to set an env var for an app on MacOs. This is an app that I want to run on startup (currently via Login Items). I can set the env var as a LaunchAgent plist file with the RunAtLoad key set ...
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Who's Nikita Borodulin from Settings > Login Items? [duplicate]
On macOS Ventura 13.3.1 (a) in Settings, in Login Items there's an entry "Nikita Borodulin 3 items: 3 items affect all users". Who's this person?
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