Generally the only things you need to worry about are in the /Library/LaunchAgents, /Library/LaunchDaemons and ~/Library/LaunchAgents folders (~ means your home folder). These are the files which are loaded automatically by the launchd process and then run in the background. If you’ve got files in here relating to programs which you no longer have installed you can either use a cleanup utility or do the following :
Open Applications > Utilities > Terminal Type (leaving a space after the -w) : sudo launchctl unload -w Drag the file in question onto the Terminal window and it’ll automatically fill in the path, if you get an error make sure there’s a space between -w and the file path Push return and type your password (no dots will appear but keep typing and push return) Drag the file to the trash and type in your password Just be careful with the files you disable, make sure they’re owned by whichever program you’ve just deleted, it will say in the file name which company and program it belongs to, for example com.google.keystone.plist is the process Google uses to update Chrome etc in the background. Plist files (settings & preference files) don’t slow your Mac down as they are only read when a related program opens up and checks your preferences. Regards Sam <http://www.facebook.com/macambulance> <http://www.twitter.com/macambulance> <http://uk.linkedin.com/in/macambulance/> MacAmbulance Ltd. Providing Affordable Mac/PC Support and Web Development Sam Mullen ACMT +44 (0)7747778022 [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> www.macambulance.co.uk <http://www.macambulance.co.uk/> MacAmbulance Ltd. is a registered company in England & Wales, registration number 8466597 This email is intended solely for the addressed recipients and may contain privileged or confidential information. If you have received this email in error please notify the sender and delete the email immediately. > On 25 Feb 2016, at 10:19, Diana <[email protected]> wrote: > > What is the general view of Clean My Mac? Good value, safe to use? > Thanks. > > > > On Wednesday, 24 February 2016 15:57:49 UTC, Rob Beattie wrote: > I know to steer clear of MacKeeper but what about Clean My Mac? anyone think > it's any good or is to be avoided as well? > > TIA > > Rob > ----------------- > Rob Beattie > Freelance writer and book author > www.robbeattie.com <http://www.robbeattie.com/> > 07769 902820 > Twitter: @robbeattie > Author of The Bluffer's Guide to Fishing > <http://bluffers.com/product/bluffers-guide-fishing/> > and 101 Things to do in a Shed > <http://www.amazon.co.uk/101-Things-To-Do-Shed/dp/0091906113> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Sussex Mac User Group" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/smug > <https://groups.google.com/group/smug>. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout > <https://groups.google.com/d/optout>. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Sussex Mac User Group" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/smug. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
