remove google updater
How to remove?
MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 10.12
How to remove?
MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 10.12
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 ;)
Delete Chrome and Keystone:
/Applications/Google Chrome.app
Delete all the Google folders, and anything else that starts with com.google... and com.google.keystone... from:
/Library/Application Support
/Library/Caches
/Library/LaunchAgents
/Library/LaunchDaemons
/Library/Preferences
~/Library/Application Support
~/Library/Caches
~/Library/LaunchAgents
~/Library/Preferences
Empty the Trash, and restart your computer.
Use some other browser like Firefox, Brave etc. Google Earth.app might also install the updater so use it via the browser.
Oh, your initial question referred to this issue:
Perpetual "Background Items Added" - Apple Community
...hmm maybe you could try this:
https://www.droidwin.com/remove-google-updater-from-allow-in-the-background-on-mac/
...but it seems to do the same as in my initial reply, such as:
If all else fails, you could backup, cleanly reinstall and restore (without Google stuff). Or wait if this is fixed in some update.
Didn't work. I wouldn't mind but I keep getting these messages:
Plus I don't know what Setup is... I probably need to get rid of that as well. I don't see anything to do with these in Settings.
It seemed to work. Google updater is no longer showing in the allow in background Area. Thank you!
>> Didn't work
> It seemed to work
What did not work and what worked?
I followed your advice, missed one google library. found it and problem gone.
I uninstalled Chrome, there are no com.google items in any of the folders above but I still get the message & see Google updater under Login Items, without logo.
remove google updater