uninstall nvidia drivers

I don't know whether this will solve your problem with AfterEffects, but to remove CUDA, move each of the following items to the Trash, then reboot:

/Library/Frameworks/CUDA.framework

/Library/LaunchAgents/com.nvidia.CUDASoftwareUpdate.plist

/Library/PreferencePanes/CUDA Preferences.prefPane

/System/Library/Extensions/CUDA

/System/Library/StartupItems/CUDA

/usr/local/cuda/lib/libcuda.dylib

It means you have installed the Nvidia CUDA driver for a machine without an Nvidia GPU. You need to completely remove the CUDA software which is not something Nvidia makes simple. I suggest you download EasyFind 4.9.2 and search the drive for all occurrences of "cuda" then remove those files. Importantly, remove the preference pane, CUDA Preferences, and restart the computer. This will at least stop the recurring prompt to update CUDA.

Then there is still some remnant somewhere. Look in your User&Groups preferences for a Login Item. Try searching for "nvidia" too. The installation puts a launch agent in the /Library/Launch Agents/ folder. Be sure to get rid of that. There is an NVIDIA folder in the /Library/Application Support/ folder and another in the /Home/Library/Application Support/ folder.

Sorry, but I can't help with the Adobe applications. Not sure, however, why uninstalling CUDA should make any difference.

This is Great! 🙂 Thanks dogwood for the detailed post and Linc Davis for helping me clean this up.

That random "Update Nvidia dirvers window" was strange and messed up my Adobe quite programs too. I wonder if it got loaded when I installed BlackMAgic Camera Davinci Resolve?

Anyhow, Big thank-you, now I can get back to work!

Thank you so much, this solved my problem too! I am running FCPX on MacBook Pro with Mavericks, and FC was crashing because I'd also "updated" the CUDA installed on my computer when I downloaded Resolve. Cheers!

I actually had numerous updates for CUDA in my preference pane - after I downloaded them I noticed that the playback of numerous media players had altered.

color red in vimeo was crushing really badly - yet the skin tones had improved.

skin tones slightly improved in VLC

grain and sharpness reduced in QT7 from artificial smoothing

no change in QTX

Overall though a pretty bad result from CUDA. I also have amd and a late 2011 not gloss anti glare macbook pro

I am going to delete asap since this will really mess up what you "think" you are getting as a result of your exports when color correcting and changing color spaces with media files. The files could be spot on and perfect but the playback is screwed up as a result from CUDA

Did anyone else receive similar experiences when playing back media? running 7.0.64

Hi, what about another remaining "cuda" files apart those mentioned here already

cuda.kext

cuda.vim

should those be removed too?

Thanks!

The unstaller is built in, just do

sudo /usr/local/cuda/bin/uninstall

Thanks a lot! But you forgot one directory:

/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.nvidia.cuda.launcher.plist

Now, the list should be complete.