Remove Android file transfer

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Remove Android file transfer

I've just been to my "least used apps" screen using Launchpad and was taken aback to find a little green man there. His name is Android file transfer; I didn't invite him in and he never had the courtesy to ask if you could come on board. I want rid of him, permanently.

And that's where the real trouble starts. He doesn't show up in my Applications folder, but is identified as an Application when I do a Spotlight search. CTRL Click launches him without providing the option of deleting, and he just bounces back when dragged to the trash.

Please can anyone tell me how to kill him off, and, even better, tell me how to stop him coming back?

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MacBook Pro (13-inch Mid 2012), OS X El Capitan (10.11.6)

Posted on Nov 13, 2017 5:58 AM

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Eric Root

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Nov 13, 2017 8:56 AM in response to billtils

Please use manual methods and DO NOT download any removal programs.

Taming Android File Transfer on Mac OS X » Cooltrainer.org

How to uninstall Android File Transfer—uninstall guide

Uninstall Android File Transfer 1.0 from your Mac

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billtils Author

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Nov 13, 2017 11:28 PM in response to Eric Root

Eric

Those sites came up when I searched for an answer but they don't work since the app doesn't show in my Applications folder, meaning there is nothing to delete at the last stage of the suggested manual delete sequence. However, it does "show" as present when I do a Spotlight search. Also it keeps coming back to the Start Up menu.

I'd be interested if you had any ideas why the cursed thing is there in the first place as I have no Android devices, and avoid Google like the plague (I use Duck Duck Go as search engine).

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Eric Root

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Nov 14, 2017 9:49 AM in response to billtils

I have no idea of how it got there. Try using EasyFind to locate all the files associated with the program so you can delete them. If you go Finder/View/Show Path Bar, it will show you where it is located.

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billtils Author

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Nov 21, 2017 12:35 AM in response to Eric Root

Eric

I discovered its location by accident. It was included in the software bundle that came with my Wacom Tablet, and has been successfully consigned to the trash.

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