I have a 2017 MacBook Pro and recently upgraded to MacOS 13 Ventura. I was reviewing the system settings under General -> Login Items -> Allow in the Background section. I noticed an entry that is displaying:
OSMessageTracer
Item from unidentified developer.
Does anyone know what this is and whether it is authorized by Apple?
Thanks for the responses
MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 13.0
That file has been there for several years. I often (always?) see it in EtreCheck reports. The executable that it references doesn't exist. That's why it is identified as "unidentified developer".
But of course, Apple doesn't care about such things. Maybe people asking questions about that new Login Items display will be the impetus for them to finally fix this problem.
It is most likely not doing anything at all.
I’m not sure I would bother with it.
I guess I would remove it from the point of view that I could then tell people what to do.
From many past posts, it seems to be part of the installer and should have been cleaned up.
Thank you for you answer. If it should have been cleaned up, should I turn it off or just leave it alone.
There is an off/on switch for it. I am wondering what state it should be in.
I think I will leave is as is. Maybe in a future release of Ventura, Apple will clean it up.
Thanks again for the fast reply.
Thanks. That answers the question.
What is OSMessageTracer used for?
