100's of notifications - How to clear?

I have perhaps 100s of "Disk not Ejected Properly" notifications. So many, I cannot clear them. How do I clear them all at once?

Clicking on the Time and Date doesn't reveal any grouping or other options to clear them. There has to be a better way - and why is this bug persisting even in the latest version of Mac OS? I'm using 14.2.1

Clicking on a notification doesn't provide any context menu to clear them all. The notification center doesn't have an option either - it's ridiculous!

Posted on Mar 10, 2024 10:57 AM

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Posted on Mar 20, 2024 2:15 AM

Launch Terminal. At the prompt type


killall NotificationCenter

and hit return.


Asfor the errant disk, check the lead and the port on the drive or Mac. Lint, dust, things like this can cause this issue.

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Mar 10, 2024 11:54 AM in response to mikadopilot

Unfortunately, in macOS 14.2.1, there isn't a built-in feature to clear all notifications at once. However, there are a couple of methods you can try to manage and clear these notifications more efficiently.


One option is to try using the Notification Center itself to dismiss the notifications. To do this, click on the Notification Center icon in the top-right corner of the menu bar (it looks like three lines stacked vertically). This will open the Notification Center sidebar. From there, you can click on the "X" button next to each notification to dismiss them one by one. While this may take some time if you have a large number of notifications, it can help declutter your Notification Center.


Another option is to temporarily disable notifications for the specific application that's generating these notifications. You can do this by going to System Preferences > Notifications. From there, select the application that's generating the "Disk not Ejected Properly" notifications and adjust its notification settings to either disable notifications entirely or change them to a less intrusive style.


Additionally, it's worth checking if there are any available updates for your macOS version. Sometimes, software updates include bug fixes and improvements that may address issues like excessive notifications. You can check for updates by going to the Apple menu > System Preferences > Software Update.


If none of these methods resolve the issue, it's possible that there may be a bug or underlying issue causing the notifications to persist. In that case, you may want to consider reaching out to Official Apple Support for further assistance.


Mar 10, 2024 12:11 PM in response to Community User

One option is to try using the Notification Center itself to dismiss the notifications. To do this, click on the Notification Center icon in the top-right corner of the menu bar (it looks like three lines stacked vertically.


I don't believe there's an icon for Notification Center in MacOS Sonoma. This is what my menu bar's right side shows:



And I'm not seeing any reference to an icon in the Apple Support article about Notification Center in Sonoma. Everywhere I've looked says to click on the Date and Time to reveal Notification Center.

Mar 20, 2024 9:35 AM in response to gjboz

Between this nuisance notification issue and the constant, "...background process loaded" type message, I'm beginning to wonder whether Apple have forgotten that they need to have something working before moving onto the next "feature."

Most of these new things are just fluff, used by few people but cause an enormous amount of bugs and rework. I'd really like to have everything working bug free than tons of seldom used toys.

Mar 20, 2024 11:49 AM in response to mikadopilot

Between this nuisance notification issue and the constant, "...background process loaded" type message, I'm beginning to wonder whether Apple have forgotten that they need to have something working before moving onto the next "feature."


You forget that these do work, and it's your external drive that's constantly connecting/disconnecting, so perhaps - as I suggest above - you might try that as a source of the issue before making any great pronouncements that are not reflective of reality.

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