"where is GrowlHelperApp?" box popping up

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"where is GrowlHelperApp?" box popping up

Hi, I am running itunes 8.0.2 on a macbook running 10.4.11 and all of sudden everytime i open itunes and frequently when I change songs a choose application menu pops up and says "where is GrowlHelperApp?" I do not have any file by that name on my computer nor have I ever had Growl (that i know of). If i select something else from the menu nothing happens and the box continues to pop up. This is very annoying and I was wondering if anyone knew of a solution for this.
Thank you very much.

Mac OS X (10.4.11)

Posted on Mar 4, 2009 6:49 PM

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jed99 Author

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Mar 5, 2009 3:59 PM in response to jed99

has anyone else heard of this happening?

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Answer 2

Mar 5, 2009 8:38 PM in response to jed99

Growl seems to be a notification program for mac (I googled). The helper program would work to support it, like itunes helper helps itunes.

Did you or someone else download Growl? Check your apps and support files to see if it's there.

Hope this helps! Good luck!

🙂 Sharon

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Chris CA

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Mar 5, 2009 10:40 PM in response to jed99

-> Growl is installed in System prefs -> Other.

It doesn't do anything with iTunes though there are other apps that use it and work with iTunes.

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jed99 Author

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Mar 6, 2009 11:03 PM in response to Chris CA

I have never installed Growl and have no files on my computer related to it.

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wormpig

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Mar 7, 2009 3:52 AM in response to jed99

This message just started popping up for me too...Right after I did an update for iConcertCal in my visualizer.

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jed99 Author

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Mar 7, 2009 8:32 AM in response to wormpig

Aha! iconcert call was the source of the problem. I went to the preferences in iconcert cal then the notification part and selected "built in notification system" instead of "growl notification system" and now that box doesnt pop up anymore.

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Mar 25, 2009 5:10 PM in response to jed99

I opened my sys prefs tonight to be absolutely astounded that two applications were showing in the other section that I had never heard of and CERTAINLY didn't download !?

One is Growl and the other is MacFUSE

Anyone have the faintest clue as to what could have happened here !?

Many thanks

Andy

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Answer 8

Mar 29, 2009 3:36 PM in response to jed99

It's a by-product of iconcert cal update. just flip your screen to iconcert cal. In the upper right-hand corner is an "edit prefs" option. Click on notifications. Then turn off "growl".

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Moof666

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Jan 2, 2010 6:17 AM in response to markkoelfgen

I get this message, but I have never installed iconcert cal or any of its updates. I also don't know how to "flip the screen". How do I do that? This screen is mighty big (23") so I'm not sure I can flip it. Can you elaborate as to what iconcert cal is and why I should have it? We all just need a simple solution for this annoying growlhelperapp message. That's what we really want from all this discussion.

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Answer 10

Mar 4, 2010 4:31 AM in response to Moof666

I am having the same problem - "where is GrowlHelperApp.app". I do not have iconcert cal installed, and there are no mysterious preference panes under Other System Preferences. Am I suppose to download GrowlHelperApp.app and if so where do I put it?

NB

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eolake

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Mar 18, 2010 3:42 PM in response to jed99

I had the same issue, with this excellent script for instapaper:
http://elasticthreads.tumblr.com/post/196449886/snow-leopard-services-pt2-instap aper

I just caved and installed growl. Problem solved.
http://growl.info/

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Chris CA

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Mar 18, 2010 4:08 PM in response to eolake

I just caved and installed growl. Problem solved.

I like Growl.
Caller ID pops up on my screen when I get a call (modem on computer).
iConcertCal pops up concert and CD release info when I play a song in iTunes.

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orion86

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Jul 4, 2010 5:41 PM in response to jed99

I was having this same problem. At startup, the system would ask "Where is Growlhelperapp.app". After several attempts at trying to fix the issue I realized that a program called "Playback" is what is looking for the program at startup. To fix, open Playback and under the General tab, uncheck the boxes "Movies" and "Music" under "Notify via Growl when streaming". This should stop the request at startup!!

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Mar 14, 2012 12:26 PM in response to jed99

https://www.dropbox.com/help/48

What is Growl? How does Dropbox use it?

From Growl's website: "Growl is a notification system for Mac OS X: It allows applications that support Growl to send you notifications." In other words, Growl lets Dropbox notify you of any Dropbox activity right on your desktop. If Dropbox detects Growl is installed on your Mac, it will use it to display all Dropbox notifications.

Growl notifications appear at the top right corner of the screen. A Growl notification will appear whenever new changes are made to the contents of your Dropbox, such as a newly added file or a change to a shared folder.

Note from David:
Therefore, "growlhelperapp" is a support file of Growl, which is placed on your system if you use Dropbox — that is, if you have enabled the Dropbox App.

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Chris CA

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Mar 14, 2012 12:57 PM in response to David_Purnell

Three years later... 😟

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