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MacOS has a few locations that start programs up on boot (called agents and daemons in macOS). If your Mac seems slower, this might be a cause, a bunch of background services running for programs you don’t use often enough. There are also programs that install themselves everywhere and just deleting the application will not remove them. Umbanda essa desconhecida pdfcollectiveshara. We will walk through all the directories that an application can hide in.

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If you want more control on when programs install something on boot, install a program called BlockBlock. It will alert when a program is inserting something into the startup process and let you block it. There are so many programs that run boot agents that don’t need to.

The first place to check is: System Preferences > Users & Groups. Here is a list of the programs that start up for me.

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Access this menu:

  1. Open System Preferences (from the apple icon)
  2. Click Users & Groups
  3. Click your name on the left
  4. Click the Login items tab
  5. Check which startup programs you want to remove
  6. Click the “–” sign and repeat for each item
  7. Close the window when you’re done

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If you need to add an item back, press “+” and choose the app you’d like add, most likely anything you remove won’t effect the application.

To see this in action you have to reboot your Mac. Mirc old versions.

Advanced Level - Remove daemons and agents from the startup process

Many programs use a Daemon or Agent to start on boot. There are two methods, first using the program “launchctl” and second removing the actual daemon files. First we will walk through where all the directories are and then the two methods to remove processes.

Quick note beforehand, DO NOT DELETE anything with com.apple.X, these are systems processes and essential. You will break your mac and need to do a system restore, don’t blame me!

The directories are:

  • /Library/StartUpItems
  • /Library/LaunchDaemons
  • /Library/LaunchAgents
  • /Users/YOURUSERNAME/Library/LaunchAgents (alternate method is to use the ~, so ~/Library/LaunchAgents)
  • /System/Library/LaunchDaemons (not recommended to touch)
  • /System/Library/LaunchAgents (not recommended to touch)
  • /Library/PrivilegedHelperTools (these are programs that can access data as a privileged user)
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The best way to work on these is to open a command prompt and run the commands since the GUI will hide these directories:

Those are the directories where you can find just about every program that is ran on startup.

The next step is to see what’s running on your system currently. MacOS uses a program called “launchctl” to list and control the running processes. The easiest way to see what non-apple programs are running is to grep them away!

Method 2 - remove the files manually (make sure to back them up first)

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  1. Report generated: 2019-11-09 14:56:14
  2. Runtime: 2:32
  3. Sandbox: Enabled
  4. Description:
  5. Stuttering YouTube videos in Safari (but not Chrome).
  6. Major Issues: None
  7. Minor Issues:
  8. These issues do not need immediate attention but they may indicate future problems or opportunities for improvement.
  9. Unsigned files - There are unsigned software files installed. They appear to be legitimate but should be reviewed.
  10. System modifications - There are a large number of system modifications running in the background.
  11. 32-bit Apps - This machine has 32-bits apps will not work on macOS 10.15 “Catalina”.
  12. Limited drive access - More information may be available with Full Drive Access.
  13. Hardware Information:
  14. iMac Model: iMac18,3
  15. 16 RAM - Upgradeable
  16. BANK 0/DIMM1 - Empty
  17. BANK 1/DIMM1 - Empty
  18. Video Information:
  19. iMac 5120 x 2880
  20. Drives:
  21. disk0 - APPLE SSD SM0128L 121.33 GB (Solid State - TRIM: Yes)
  22. disk0s1 - EFI [EFI] 315 MB
  23. disk2 [APFS Virtual drive] 3.12 TB (Shared by 4 volumes)
  24. disk2s1 - Macintosh HD (APFS) (Shared - 1.48 TB used)
  25. disk2s2 - Preboot (APFS) [APFS Preboot] (Shared)
  26. disk2s4 - VM (APFS) [APFS VM] (Shared - 5.37 GB used)
  27. disk1 - APPLE HDD ST3000DM001 3.00 TB (Mechanical - 7200 RPM)
  28. disk1s1 - EFI (MS-DOS FAT32) [EFI] 210 MB
  29. disk2 [APFS Virtual drive] 3.12 TB (Shared by 4 volumes)
  30. disk2s1 - Macintosh HD (APFS) (Shared - 1.48 TB used)
  31. disk2s2 - Preboot (APFS) [APFS Preboot] (Shared)
  32. disk2s4 - VM (APFS) [APFS VM] (Shared - 5.37 GB used)
  33. disk3 - WD My Book 25EE 4.00 TB
  34. disk3s1 - EFI (MS-DOS FAT32) [EFI] 210 MB
  35. disk3s2 - i******************p (Journaled HFS+) 4.00 TB (3.71 TB used)
  36. disk3s3 - Recovery HD (Journaled HFS+) [Recovery] 650 MB
  37. Mounted Volumes:
  38. 3.12 TB (Shared - 1.48 TB used - 1.62 TB free)
  39. Mount point: /
  40. disk2s4 - VM [APFS VM]
  41. APFS
  42. 4.00 TB (3.71 TB used - 289.07 GB free)
  43. Mount point: /Volumes/i******************p
  44. disk5s2 - T******************s
  45. Mac OS Extended (Case-sensitive, Journaled)
  46. Mount point: /Volumes/T********************1
  47. Network:
  48. Interface en5: iPhone
  49. 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
  50. Interface bridge0: Thunderbolt Bridge
  51. System Software:
  52. Time since boot: About 7 days
  53. Configuration Files:
  54. Notifications not available without Full Drive Access.
  55. Security:
  56. Gatekeeper: Enabled
  57. Launchd: /Library/LaunchAgents/com.citrix.AuthManager_Mac.plist
  58. Executable: /usr/local/libexec/AuthManager_Mac.app/Contents/MacOS/AuthManager_Mac
  59. Details: Exact match found in the whitelist - probably OK
  60. Launchd: ~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.valvesoftware.steamclean.plist
  61. Executable: ~/Library/Application Support/Steam/SteamApps/steamclean Public
  62. Details: Exact match found in the whitelist - probably OK
  63. Launchd: /Library/LaunchAgents/com.cisco.anyconnect.gui.plist
  64. Executable: '/Applications/Cisco/Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client.app'
  65. Details: Exact match found in the whitelist - probably OK
  66. Launchd: /Library/LaunchAgents/com.citrix.ReceiverHelper.plist
  67. Executable: /usr/local/libexec/ReceiverHelper.app/Contents/MacOS/ReceiverHelper
  68. Details: Exact match found in the whitelist - probably OK
  69. Launchd: /Library/LaunchAgents/com.gog.galaxy.commservice.plist
  70. Executable: /Users/***/GOG.com/Galaxy/redists/GalaxyCommunication
  71. Details: Exact match found in the whitelist - probably OK
  72. Launchd: /Library/LaunchAgents/com.cisco.anyconnect.notification.plist
  73. Executable: '/opt/cisco/anyconnect/bin/Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client Notification.app'
  74. Details: Exact match found in the whitelist - probably OK
  75. Launchd: ~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.google.keystone.xpcservice.plist
  76. Executable: ~/Library/Google/GoogleSoftwareUpdate/GoogleSoftwareUpdate.bundle/Contents/Resources/GoogleSoftwareUpdateAgent.app/Contents/MacOS/GoogleSoftwareUpdateAgent -runMode xpchost
  77. Details: Exact match found in the whitelist - probably OK
  78. Launchd: /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.citrix.ctxusbd.plist
  79. Executable: /Library/Application Support/Citrix Receiver/ctxusbd
  80. Details: Exact match found in the whitelist - probably OK
  81. Launchd: /Library/LaunchAgents/com.citrix.ServiceRecords.plist
  82. Executable: /usr/local/libexec/ServiceRecords.app/Contents/MacOS/ServiceRecords
  83. Details: Exact match found in the whitelist - probably OK
  84. Launchd: /Library/LaunchAgents/com.dymo.dls.webservice.plist
  85. Executable: /Library/Frameworks/DYMO/SDK/DYMO.DLS.Printing.Host.app/Contents/MacOS/DYMO.DLS.Printing.Host
  86. Details: Exact match found in the whitelist - probably OK
  87. Launchd: ~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.google.keystone.agent.plist
  88. Executable: ~/Library/Google/GoogleSoftwareUpdate/GoogleSoftwareUpdate.bundle/Contents/Resources/GoogleSoftwareUpdateAgent.app/Contents/MacOS/GoogleSoftwareUpdateAgent -runMode ifneeded
  89. Details: Exact match found in the whitelist - probably OK
  90. Launchd: /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.cisco.anyconnect.vpnagentd.plist
  91. Executable: /opt/cisco/anyconnect/bin/vpnagentd -execv_instance
  92. Details: Exact match found in the whitelist - probably OK
  93. Launchd: ~/Library/Application Support/Steam/com.valvesoftware.steam.ipctool.plist
  94. Executable: ~/Library/Application Support/Steam/Steam.AppBundle/Steam/Contents/MacOS/ipcserver
  95. Details: Exact match found in the whitelist - probably OK
  96. 32-bit Applications:
  97. /Library/Application Support/Citrix Receiver
  98. LittleSnitch.kext (4.4.3 - SDK 10.11)
  99. DymoUsbPrinterClassDriver.kext (1.1 - SDK 10.12)
  100. System Launch Agents:
  101. [Loaded] 144 Apple tasks
  102. [Not Loaded] 35 Apple tasks
  103. [Running] 129 Apple tasks
  104. Launch Agents:
  105. [Running] at.obdev.LittleSnitchHelper.plist (Objective Development Software GmbH - installed 2019-10-08)
  106. [Running] at.obdev.LittleSnitchUIAgent.plist (Objective Development Software GmbH - installed 2019-10-08)
  107. [Other] com.adobe.ARMDCHelper.cc24aef4a1b90ed56a725c38014c95072f92651fb65e1bf9c8e43c37a23d420d.plist (Adobe Systems, Inc. - installed 2019-08-08)
  108. [Loaded] com.cisco.anyconnect.gui.plist (? e1a9d14d - installed 2018-09-05)
  109. [Loaded] com.cisco.anyconnect.notification.plist (? 8b01cb06 - installed 2018-09-05)
  110. [Loaded] com.citrix.AuthManager_Mac.plist (? b095ca60 - installed 2018-03-16)
  111. [Running] com.citrix.ReceiverHelper.plist (? 369731a0 - installed 2018-03-16)
  112. [Running] com.citrix.ServiceRecords.plist (? 8e6543d - installed 2018-03-16)
  113. [Loaded] com.dymo.dls.webservice.plist (? 77c41eb - installed 2019-02-02)
  114. [Loaded] com.gog.galaxy.commservice.plist (? 7eace718 - installed 2019-05-27)
  115. [Loaded] com.microsoft.update.agent.plist (Microsoft Corporation - installed 2019-09-11)
  116. Launch Daemons:
  117. [Running] at.obdev.littlesnitchd.plist (Objective Development Software GmbH - installed 2019-10-08)
  118. [Loaded] com.adobe.ARMDC.Communicator.plist (Adobe Systems, Inc. - installed 2019-08-08)
  119. [Loaded] com.adobe.ARMDC.SMJobBlessHelper.plist (Adobe Systems, Inc. - installed 2019-08-08)
  120. [Loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist (Adobe Systems, Inc. - installed 2019-09-23)
  121. [Loaded] com.apple.installer.osmessagetracing.plist (Apple - installed 2019-09-20)
  122. [Running] com.bombich.ccchelper.plist (Bombich Software, Inc. - installed 2019-10-22)
  123. [Running] com.cisco.anyconnect.vpnagentd.plist (? f363637f - installed 2018-09-05)
  124. [Loaded] com.citrix.ctxusbd.plist (? 44dc9c9f - installed 2018-03-16)
  125. [Loaded] com.cocoatech.pathfinder.SMFHelper7.plist (Dragan Milic - installed 2018-11-04)
  126. [Running] com.dymo.pnpd.plist (Sanford, L.P. - installed 2019-02-02)
  127. [Loaded] com.gog.galaxy.ClientService.plist (GOG Sp. z o.o. - installed 2018-12-28)
  128. [Loaded] com.microsoft.autoupdate.helper.plist (Microsoft Corporation - installed 2019-09-11)
  129. [Loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensingV2.helper.plist (Microsoft Corporation - installed 2017-06-10)
  130. User Launch Agents:
  131. [Loaded] com.dropbox.DropboxMacUpdate.agent.plist (Dropbox, Inc. - installed 2019-08-21)
  132. [Loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist (? 0 - installed 2019-11-07)
  133. [Loaded] com.google.keystone.xpcservice.plist (? 0 - installed 2019-11-07)
  134. [Running] com.hp.devicemonitor.plist (HP Inc. - installed 2019-11-02)
  135. [Loaded] com.valvesoftware.steamclean.plist (? 0 - installed 2019-11-06)
  136. User Login Items:
  137. 1Password Extension Helper (AgileBits Inc. - installed 2019-08-11)
  138. (Modern Login Item - /Applications/1Password 7.app/Contents/Library/LoginItems/1Password Extension Helper.app)
  139. 1Password Launcher (AgileBits Inc. - installed 2019-08-11)
  140. (Modern Login Item - /Applications/1Password 7.app/Contents/Library/LoginItems/1Password Launcher.app)
  141. AeroWeather Helper (App Store - installed 2019-10-14)
  142. (Modern Login Item - /Applications/AeroWeather.app/Contents/Library/LoginItems/AeroWeather Helper.app)
  143. CCC User Agent.app (Bombich Software, Inc. - installed 2019-10-22)
  144. (Application - /Applications/Carbon Copy Cloner.app/Contents/Library/LoginItems/CCC User Agent.app)
  145. Deliveries Express (App Store - installed 2019-08-24)
  146. (Modern Login Item - /Applications/Deliveries.app/Contents/Library/LoginItems/Deliveries Express.app)
  147. Dropbox.app (Dropbox, Inc. - installed 2019-10-30)
  148. (Application - /Applications/Magnet.app)
  149. Path Finder.app (Dragan Milic - installed 2019-08-16)
  150. PathFinderLauncher (Dragan Milic - installed 2019-08-16)
  151. (Modern Login Item - /Applications/Path Finder.app/Contents/Library/LoginItems/PathFinderLauncher.app)
  152. Internet Plug-ins:
  153. FlashPlayer-10.6: 32.0.0.270 (Adobe Systems, Inc. - installed 2019-10-10)
  154. AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: 17.012.20098 (Adobe Systems, Inc. - installed 2019-10-26)
  155. AdobePDFViewer: 19.021.20049 (Adobe Systems, Inc. - installed 2019-10-26)
  156. DYMO NPAPI Addin: 1.0 (Sanford, L.P. - installed 2019-10-19)
  157. Flash Player: 32.0.0.270 (Adobe Systems, Inc. - installed 2019-10-10)
  158. CitrixICAClientPlugIn: 12.9.0 (? - installed 2018-03-24)
  159. DYMO Safari Addin: (Sanford, L.P. - installed 2019-10-19)
  160. Audio Plug-ins:
  161. AppleTimeSyncAudioClock: 1.0 (Apple - installed 2019-06-01)
  162. BluetoothAudioPlugIn: 6.0.14 (Apple - installed 2019-08-12)
  163. AppleAVBAudio: 760.6 (Apple - installed 2019-08-12)
  164. BridgeAudioSP: 5.52 (Apple - installed 2019-09-27)
  165. iSightAudio: 7.7.3 (Apple - installed 2019-08-12)
  166. Safari Extensions:
  167. 'Open In' button for Internet Explorer - Parallels International GmbH (installed 2019-10-10)
  168. 1Password - AgileBits Inc. (installed 2019-08-11)
  169. 3rd Party Preference Panes:
  170. Time Machine information not available without Full Drive Access.
  171. Oldest local snapshot: 2019-11-08 01:36:18
  172. 3 other local snapshots
  173. Performance:
  174. System Load: 1.85 (1 min ago) 2.45 (5 min ago) 2.29 (15 min ago)
  175. File system: 34.68 seconds
  176. Read speed: 2451 MB/s
  177. CPU Usage Snapshot:
  178. System 6 %
  179. Idle 87 %
  180. Top Processes Snapshot by CPU:
  181. Other processes 32.66 % (?)
  182. com.apple.WebKit.WebContent (13) 3.25 % (Apple)
  183. com.apple.WebKit.Networking 1.26 % (Apple)
  184. Top Processes Snapshot by Memory:
  185. EtreCheck 758 MB (App Store)
  186. Safari 209 MB (Apple)
  187. steam_osx 191 MB (Valve Corporation)
  188. Top Processes Snapshot by Network Use:
  189. Process (count) Input / Output (Source - Location)
  190. Dropbox 8 MB / 6 MB (Dropbox, Inc.)
  191. com.apple.WebKit.Networking 7 MB / 948 KB (Apple)
  192. steam_osx 261 KB / 410 KB (Valve Corporation)
  193. Virtual Memory Information:
  194. Used RAM: 12.76 GB
  195. Swap Used: 1.41 GB
  196. Software Installs (past 30 days):
  197. 2019-10-14 Ulysses (18.3)
  198. 2019-10-17 Adobe Acrobat Reader DC (19.021.20047)
  199. 2019-10-18 Microsoft PowerPoint for Mac
  200. 2019-10-18 Microsoft OneNote for Mac
  201. 2019-10-19 MyHarmony
  202. 2019-10-20 Adobe Acrobat Reader DC (19.021.20048)
  203. 2019-10-23 WhatsApp (0.3.5149)
  204. 2019-10-26 Adobe Acrobat Reader DC (19.021.20049)
  205. 2019-11-05 Safari (13.0.3)
  206. 2019-11-09 Skype for Business
  207. Directory /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports is not accessible.
  208. Enable Full Drive Access to see more information.
  209. End of report
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