Stop Application On start

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Stop Application On start

First i download some application like discord, obsidian, whatsapp, vs Code, and so on.

but i notice those application will start at first time i login or first time at start up. and i want to disable/unload those application on startup/login. then i search how to disable it. first i lookup at Settings/General/Login Items. But there are no apps on these settings. i was confused.

Then i lookup again at internet. i found there are service called launchctl. and those application was submitted by runningbirdd. So, the question is. how to disable those application

Posted on Aug 22, 2023 3:59 PM

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Barney-15E

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Aug 22, 2023 4:04 PM in response to imrbp

If they followed Apple's guidelines, they will have preference setting to start on login.

They can also just install a launchd plist in ~/Library/LaunchAgents or /Library/LaunchAgents or /Library/LaunchDaemons. Sometimes deleting that plist will prevent it from starting up, or it can disable the app completely.

Apps can embed the launchd plist within the app. In that case, the app should provide a preference setting. If it doesn't, you may have to uninstall the app (my choice). It may be possible to figure out the service it is loading and use launchctl to disable it.

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