Get Rid of Startup Programs On Mac

2 July, 2018 Apple


Starting the work on your Mac by closing the annoying tabs that pop up automatically every time you run the system is not an enjoyable routine. If we can prevent items from taking our time, why not do that now?


When you install any software without paying too much attention to terms and conditions that come with the product you may accidentally or purposely skip the tab where the program will ask you about a startup feature. Nobody has time to read all the instruction, and it's understandable why this nagging issue is so widespread. If you don't have the time to read all of those minuscule font texts, then you possibly don't have free minutes to spend on app closing. To solve this little problem you will have to dedicate a bit of your time, but the effect will be felt right off the bat. Spend five minutes today to save accumulative hours of your future.


Time is not the only thing that we lose while dealing with startup items. We sacrifice performance levels of our Mac as well because booted apps certainly don't make your aluminum friend any faster and cutting down the appearance of unceremonious programs will help him open the tabs and folders that you need much faster! To address the issue, you would have to dive into system preferences and find your username in the users and groups section. Once there you should click on the Login Items tab to find out what exactly is booting automatically on your Mac. Untick as you like, all the apps are now under your control.


Remove Startups Manually


It's not rocket science, navigating through preferences and dealing with login items is a piece of cake. Just deleting the apps won't help you out to cut down the dead weight from your system, as things stay where they were with a broken link. The command stays put, Mac searches for the item that doesn't exist anymore. Not ideal for all sides involved, efficiency goes out in the window. That's why you need to fix the situation carefully, and a radical approach will only aggravate a headache and confuse your Mac. Instead of outright deleting the item, try interacting with it, a civil way of resolving conflicts works with machines too!


Hotkeys could be used in this scenario too. By pressing "Command", "Shift" and "G" in the new finder window, you will trigger a directory path to the library and startup items. After executing this maneuver, you could move the objects to other places and restart the OS X. This way you will have some flexibility to your moves, giving yourself a chance to come back to the default settings and preferences. This is a good alternative for dealing with apps and software that was installed without your permission. You may not be sure if you need any of those programs in the future, storing them in the Mac equivalent of the purgatory would work just fine. You can get more info about this method by following this link.


Using Special Apps to Remove Startup Items


You can also use other apps to fix the problem. Sometimes one hand washes the other in the technology world! Think about it, and same "species" would have more probability and chances to find common ground. If you struggled to find your way with startups, then you can call the enforcer to spare you in this dirty work.


Your job here is done, and you can come back to your work with a clear Mac and conscience.

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