How to remove dated kernel extensions in Golden Gate

How to remove dated kernel extensions in Golden Gate


EtreCheck found the following dated (or soon-to-be) kernel extensions that I like to clean up:


Kernel Extensions:

    /Library/Extensions

        [Not Loaded] EPSONUSBPrintClass.kext - com.epson.print.kext.USBPrintClass (Seiko Epson Corporation, 2.7.3)

        [Not Loaded] JMicronATA.kext - com.jmicron.JMicronATA (1.1.6)

        [Not Loaded] iavkfs.kext - com.pctools.iantivirus.kfs (1.0.1)

        [Not Loaded] RoxioBluRaySupport.kext - com.roxio.BluRaySupport (1.1.6)

        [Not Loaded] BJUSBMP.kext - jp.co.canon.bj.kext.BJUSBMP (2.9.0)


How can I do this? Library in Golden Gate 27.0.1 does not seem to have an Extensions folder!

iMac 24″, macOS 27.0

Posted on Oct 28, 2026 10:38 AM

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Posted on Oct 29, 2026 8:57 AM

If you delete these Kernel Extensions, you will be breaking the associated app where that third party app may work for some things & fail to work for other things. You should follow the uninstall instructions provided by each app's developer, because these apps usually have a lot more hidden tendrils into macOS If you delete one part, then you should be deleting the complete app & all other of its tendrils. Hope the developer's uninstall process is thorough. If not, then you can manually search & remove these files (may need to be booted into Safe Mode) to further clean up the system.


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Oct 29, 2026 8:57 AM in response to dubwisedude

If you delete these Kernel Extensions, you will be breaking the associated app where that third party app may work for some things & fail to work for other things. You should follow the uninstall instructions provided by each app's developer, because these apps usually have a lot more hidden tendrils into macOS If you delete one part, then you should be deleting the complete app & all other of its tendrils. Hope the developer's uninstall process is thorough. If not, then you can manually search & remove these files (may need to be booted into Safe Mode) to further clean up the system.


Oct 28, 2026 10:46 AM in response to dubwisedude

dubwisedude wrote:
Library in Golden Gate 27.0.1 does not seem to have an Extensions folder!

Are you sure? It's normally somewhat hidden. The easiest way to see hidden items is to hold down shift and command and then press the "." key.


Also, there are multiple Library folders. This is the one at /Library. The one in your home directory is different. And there's another in /System.

Oct 28, 2026 10:57 AM in response to dubwisedude

dubwisedude wrote:
How to remove dated kernel extensions in Golden Gate
EtreCheck found the following dated (or soon-to-be) kernel extensions that I like to clean up:
Kernel Extensions:
    /Library/Extensions
[Not Loaded] EPSONUSBPrintClass.kext - com.epson.print.kext.USBPrintClass (Seiko Epson Corporation, 2.7.3)
[Not Loaded] JMicronATA.kext - com.jmicron.JMicronATA (1.1.6)
[Not Loaded] iavkfs.kext - com.pctools.iantivirus.kfs (1.0.1)
[Not Loaded] RoxioBluRaySupport.kext - com.roxio.BluRaySupport (1.1.6)
[Not Loaded] BJUSBMP.kext - jp.co.canon.bj.kext.BJUSBMP (2.9.0)
How can I do this? Library in Golden Gate 27.0.1 does not seem to have an Extensions folder!

You can also find those files by using FindAnyFile, instructing it to search using administrator privileges and to search through hidden folders. FIndAnyFile can find files in folders that Spotlight doesn't search.

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