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Can I just remove those extensions?



When I updated Big sur, was informed that some system extensions weren't compatible with the new update,, If I don'rt need them can I remove them?

iMac Pro

Posted on Dec 14, 2020 11:09 AM

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Posted on Dec 14, 2020 11:17 AM

Hi,

After the latest MacOS software update any system extensions that aren’t built into programs/apps will be automatically removed. However if they are built into a program/app then they will just be blocked and there is need to worry about them.


So to sum it up; Most system extensions will be automatically removed and most of the ones that haven’t been removed are built into apps that still need to updated and the only way to remove them would be to uninstall the app. So yes you can remove them (by uninstalling the app/program) but most if not all of the system extensions will be automatically removed over time.


Cheers and stay Safe

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Dec 14, 2020 11:17 AM in response to JWFlogger

Hi,

After the latest MacOS software update any system extensions that aren’t built into programs/apps will be automatically removed. However if they are built into a program/app then they will just be blocked and there is need to worry about them.


So to sum it up; Most system extensions will be automatically removed and most of the ones that haven’t been removed are built into apps that still need to updated and the only way to remove them would be to uninstall the app. So yes you can remove them (by uninstalling the app/program) but most if not all of the system extensions will be automatically removed over time.


Cheers and stay Safe

Can I just remove those extensions?

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