Perpetual "Background Items Added"

Since upgrading to macOS 13.x, I've received a sequence of Background Items Added notifications with every restart. Permission for all these is enabled under General > Login items: Allow in the Background:



Nonetheless, every time I restart, I get another round of notifications. Obviously this is nothing like fatal, but nonetheless, I'd like to suppress the superfluous warnings about things that aren't problems.

Mac mini, macOS 13.1

Posted on Nov 2, 2022 3:30 PM

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Mar 1, 2023 10:11 PM in response to r bryan

I also have this issue. I actually disabled the background items when I saw the notifications the first time and now the notifications show up constantly. And contrary to what the notification says, nothing has been added as it's still disabled. I don't have to restart the computer or anything, just close the notification - it reappears after a few minutes. Very annoying.

Mar 3, 2023 6:41 AM in response to r bryan

I hope it will be helpful for those who continue to have this problem.
I solved this problem as follows.
1-Open the terminal
2- Enter this command -> "cd Library"
3-Enter this command -> "rm -rf Google" (If you're not going to use Google again.)
4-Then open Finder.
5-Choose Git from the top menu and type "Library/LaunchAgents".
6-Delete anything that has to do with Google in the window that opens.
7-Restart your Mac. If you get the same notification again, click the notification (Most likely, the notification will come from Google Software, not Google Updater.)
8-Click the info icon next to Google in the background items in the settings tab that opens. Then delete all Google related files in the Finder tab that opens.

Congratulations, you made it ;)


Mar 6, 2023 7:06 PM in response to r bryan

I just had this issue as well. It was extremely annoying. I did the update to OS 13.2.1 and as soon as my computer restarted I was getting a new notification every few seconds. For me, a OneDrive login item was the culprit. Deleting the launch items in ~/Library did not work for me. Force quitting any OneDrive activities using Activity Monitor also did not work.


What did final work was going to 'System Settings'/'Login Items'/'Allow in the Background'/'OneDrive' and toggling off ALL OneDrive items. Initially I did not notice that there were multiple OneDrive items in that list and it turned out to be the last item. I toggled the last item off and then dismissed all of the notifications and when I toggled it back on I was no longer receiving the notifications.

Mar 9, 2023 6:39 PM in response to r bryan

I went to Apple Support and they told me exactly what to do. Here it is:


  1. Go to Finder > Applications > Utilities and open the Terminal app.
  2. Copy and paste or run this command: sfltool resetbtm
  3. Press the return key on our keyboard to run the command. If asked, enter your Mac login password.
  4. Restart the Mac.


This worked for m.

Mar 14, 2023 10:55 AM in response to r bryan

They should only appear once after an update or upgrade. Give this a try: boot into Safe Mode according to How to use safe mode on your Mac and test to see if the problem persists. Reboot normally and test again.


NOTE 1: Safe Mode boot can take up to 3 - 5 minutes as it's doing the following; 

• Verifies your startup disk and attempts to repair directory issues, if needed

• Loads only required kernel extensions (prevents 3rd party kernel/extensions from loading)

• Prevents Startup Items and Login Items from opening automatically

• Disables user-installed fonts 

• Deletes font caches, kernel cache, and other system cache files


NOTE 2: if you have a wireless keyboard with rechargeable batteries connect it with its charging cable before booting into Safe Mode. This makes it act as a wired keyboard as will insure a successful boot into Safe Mode.




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