Deleting Startup items

In my /Library/StartupItems folder VirtualBox is in there and I have long since uninstalled it from my computer. Is it safe to delete?

Yes. It should also show in System Preferences > Users & Groups > Highligh account on the left > Login items tab. > click the lock to authenticate/unlock > select VirtualBox > click the "-" icon below the list.
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Captfred

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How to delete startup items

When I go into System Preferences, then to Accounts, and then to Startup Items, I find a number of items in the menu that I do not want. How do I delete these items permanently? (Not turn them off, but delete.)

Thanks. I did that, but the highlighted line just moves up the list without deleting the previous item.

CANT DELETE STARTUP ITEMS FORM PANE!!!

Hi,
I've posted, asked a lot and tried lot of things, but the "Startup Items" window under the accounts pane in Sys Prefs. is now 75 and counting!!! and I'm feeling there's nothing I can do about it!!!
I can't delete the startup items wich all of them read "Extensis Suitcase X1" and "Unknown". Obiously I installed Suitcase and told the app to load at startup, but i feels like auto-duplicates each time I start up the Mac!
I first autenthicate, then select wether one by one or many of them at a time. Click on the "-" button, and nothing! They still remain there like sticked whit cement glue!
Someone could tell me what's next???
Thanks!!

Hi, Jota and Richard —
Jota, I don't use Suitcase — and thus can't test solutions — so I'll limit my suggestions.
(1) You may find a specific answer by searching the Extensis KnowledgeBase from this Support web-page. Here are results from a search using terms [login items] — including how to uninstall, problems with multiple accounts, their "Top 5 Troubleshooting Steps" for Mac, etc. I've read through enough of the articles to realize that installing and troubleshooting their software can get pretty complex — so I think following their instructions would be wise...
(2) Have you checked in your HD's /Library/StartupItems/ folder?
(3) I'm not clear on whether you're trying to troubleshoot a problem that may relate to Startup/Login Items. If so, please recall that booting into Safe Mode may help to troubleshoot font, font-cache, and startup-items problems.
Good luck!
Dean
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How do I delete Startup Items showing in sys info?

System Information > Software > Startup Items shows four things (Seti, PureFTPD, uControl, Virex) that are old and I have no use for. They are labeled as 'enabled'. I would like to delete these.

Any third-party software that doesn't install by drag-and-drop into the Applications folder, and uninstall by drag-and-drop to the Trash, is a system modification.
Whenever you remove system modifications, they must be removed completely, and the only way to do that is to use the uninstallation tool, if any, provided by the developers, or to follow their instructions. If the software has been incompletely removed, you may have to re-download or even reinstall it in order to finish the job.
I never install system modifications myself, and (unless otherwise specified in this comment) I don't know how to uninstall them. You'll have to do your own research to find that information.
Here are some general guidelines to get you started. Suppose you want to remove something called “BrickMyMac” (a hypothetical example.) First, consult the product's Help menu, if there is one, for instructions. Finding none there, look on the developer's website, say www.brickmymac.com. (That may not be the actual name of the site; if necessary, search the Web for the product name.) If you don’t find anything on the website or in your search, contact the developer. While you're waiting for a response, download BrickMyMac.dmg and open it. There may be an application in there such as “Uninstall BrickMyMac.” If not, open “BrickMyMac.pkg” and look for an Uninstall button. The uninstaller might also be accessed by clicking the Customize button, if there is one.
Back up all data before making any changes.
You will generally have to reboot in order to complete an uninstallation. Until you do that, the uninstallation may have no effect, or unpredictable effects.
If you can’t remove software in any other way, you’ll have to erase and install OS X. Never install any third-party software unless you're sure you know how to uninstall it; otherwise you may create problems that are very hard to solve.
WARNING: Trying to remove complex system modifications by hunting for files by name often will not work and may make the problem worse. The same goes for "utilities" such as "AppCleaner" and the like that purport to remove software.

Adobe CS5 start up issue resolved by deleting startup items - Mac OS X

I'd like to share what happened to me just now.
After uninstalling and installing Adobe CS5 five times and talking with Adobe and Apple support for five hours, Apple customer support suggested +I delete the start up items in my administrator account's login menu.+
Now all CS5 programs launch and work fine. Before, they would only work on guest accounts.
Imagine that!

I'll second that on the tablet driver. Yesterday I upgraded my G5 to Leopard so I could sync it with my new iPhone 4, but it won't boot now because of an outdated Wacom Intuos 2 driver. I've booted from a second hard drive and deleted every file obviously named, but one obscurely-named file is bringing the whole system to its knees (or perhaps it's something else trying to load right after the tablet driver error dialog comes up...). For now, I'm running Leopard on an external drive and will have to rebuild and reinstall everything on the main drive, including a LOT of graphics, music, and development stuff. I've purchased every Mac OS upgrade since System 6, and it's always gone smoothly, so I guess I should just be thankful that things have gone so well until now.

HT1338 I need to delete an older version of Microsoft Database Daemon from the startup items before I can open Microsoft Outlook - how do i do this on my MacBook Pro Mac OSX Lion?

I have received a message when trying to open Mirosoft Outlook on my Mac - tekking me to delete the Microsoft Database daemon from the startup Items - I do not know how to do this.

Open the Users & Groups pane of System Preferences, click on your user account, and remove it from the list of login items.
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Is it okay to delete SymSecondaryLaunch from my Log in at startup Items in System Preferences? I no longer use any Norton products.

Is it okay to delete SymSecondaryLaunch from my Log in at startup Items in System Preferences? I no longer use any Norton products. I have no clue what SymSecondaryLaunch does but it appears to be related to Symantec.

You are not required to have any login items so yes, you can safely remove. However some applications will continue to add it's self back until completely uninstalled. You might have to download an install to get an uninstaller.
http://www.symantec.com/business/support/index?page=content&id=TECH103489
It's possible you have other old software that is running parts. Download EtreCheck and paste results here for help troubleshooting.
http://www.etresoft.com/etrecheck

"To open Outlook, first delete the daemon from the Startup Items, then restart. How do I do this if I CAN NOT OPEN OUTLOOK??

I'm attempting to open Outlook in MS Office 2011 for Mac after installing update.
I restarted and attempted to open Outlook.
Outlook will not open.
I get the messge...
An Older version of the Microsoft Databse Daemon is running.
To Open Outlook, First delete the daemon from the Startup Items, then restart the computer.
How do I accomplish this if Microsoft will not open?

•How do I find the 'startup items' ?
https://discussions.apple.com/message/18156921#18156921
There are a few good answers in the above ASC discussions link.
Good luck & happy computing!

Startup items. what can i delete.

i just took a look in my startup items. and this is what i have.
BRESINKx86Monitoring
CoreDuoTemp
FanControlDaemon (this might be for quietMBP, if so i dont need it right since i use ShhMBP)
HP IO
HP Trap Monitor
LexSleeperX
PACESupport
ShhMBP
please tell me what i can delete because i dont need unneccessary items being started. Thank you.

Those startup items were installed with third-party software you installed on your computer. You can remove all of them, but the software that depends upon them will no longer work.
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10.6.4 deleted most startup items

Hi there,
I installed 10.6.4 yesterday without any error messages. After the reboot I realized that most of my startup items have vanished. How could that happen?
Does anyone know the physical folder where these items are normanlly stored?
Thx!
Jan

Hi Kappy,
I had programs which were started automatically at login. They were shown in my user profil under the system preferences.
Most of them were active in the background and visible in the menu bar, like "ShoveBox", "Transmit" etc.
I can not find this folder. It seems the whole folder is gone after the update.
Is there a place where things are stored in these cases. There is nothing in the trash.
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App. automatically launches, but not listed in accounts/startup items

I have a pesky application which automatically launches on start-up, yet it's not listed in accounts/startup items. It's called Microtek scanner finder. I seem to remember it started doing it when I originally got the scanner and installed software, and although it's always niggled I didn't mind when I was using the scanner. However, I'm not using the scanner anymore so want to be rid of it in my dock. Where the heck is it coming from? I don't want to chuck all the software as there may be an occasion where I need to scan a transparency, when I'll need to get the old scanner down from the loft... any ideas? It definitely launches as there is a little black triangle beneath the icon in the dock. If I quit it, it disappears but is back there again on another start-up grrrrr.

Hi, Kathykate. I have a similar Epson Scanner Monitor application that starts up each time I restart my computer. (Mine does appear in Sys Prefs > Accounts > my account > Startup Items, so I could delete it from there if I wanted to.) It runs all the time in the background, using a tiny amount of CPU and memory, and it has no user interface at all: If I quit it, nothing visibly changes, and if I open it again, there's no visible sign that it's open (including no icon in the dock for it). Its only function is to detect my Epson Scanner when I plug it in and turn it on. I ignore it the rest of the time, because whether it's running or not has no impact whatsoever on anything I do. I suggest that you take the same attitude toward your Microtek app.

Startup Item OSX LION

I try to manage my startup item within the users and groups item in pref system. The thing is the mac doesn't memorize my selection on startup item (delete item, od add item diseaper when I start up the mac).
Thank's for your help.
David

Denverubow13 wrote:
transferred CS5.5 over to the new computer using Migration assistant from a late 2007 macbook.
This seldom really works. Reinstall ID, then update to 7.5.2 and try again.

Removing system startup items?

Hey, I've got an app called WLAN which provides drivers and a config utility for using unsupported wireless USB dongles. I've now moved, and I'm in a place where it's fine to use wired ethernet, and so I don't need to currently use the app, but it keeps opening at startup and I can't work out how to disable it. It isn't in the startup items section of accounts in system prefs, so I assume it's considered as a system app (it did install itself in utilities when the drivers were installing)... I know I can just use an uninstaller app to remove the program, but I will be moving between here and home where I'll need wireless access again, and it was such a pain to set up that I want to keep it on!
I'm running a G4 Mini 1.42 btw, obviously with no airport/bluetooth module.

Nah, tried the login items already...in library:startupitems I have Qmaster, retrorun (for backup) and a folder called RDUSB0064startup, which doesn't return any hits on google! :S Ill try deleting that and see what happens!

Window Clock Listed 4 Times in Startup Items

Hello, all!
On the job I work on a Mac running 10.3.9, and I have an odd little question. Everything runs fine, but I was curious about this.
In my System Preferences I have the Date & Time control panel set to show the Date and Time, view in window, view as digital. This places a handy little date calendar on the screen that I can always have displayed in a window that I can move around as I please.
I have two monitors hooked up to the Mac. I large main display where I do my main work, and than a smaller "slave" monitor where I position my application pallettes and programs I leave open all the time. It is there that I position the WindowClock.
The odd thing is that when I check the Startup Items in the Accounts Control Panel the WindowClock is listed 4 times.
I'm wondering if it's safe to delete 3 of them.
PowerBook G4 Mac OS X (10.4.5) My first Mac was a IIcx. Those were the days!

Hi rngman
I just tried your setup and put the clock on the desktop - its quite good isn't it - and then did a restart - got to test these things out - and it was where I left it in the desktop, and no it wasn't added to the Start-up items, and nor it should have been.
So you could strike all four of them out, and you would still be OK.
regards roam

Startup items error

i downloaded the app missing sync, and ever since then i keep gettin this error whenever i turn my macbook on
Insecure Startup Items folder detected
Items in the Startup folder ("/Library/StartupItems/") have not been started because the folder does not have the proper security settings.
i tried uninstalling the application, and it still shows up, even though theres nothing in that folder when i check it.

1. I had forgotten that I had also installed Dantz Retrospect Express / Maxtor one touch. Sorry all.
All of these errors are attributable to that software....! See: http://forums.macosxhints.com/archive/index.php/t-14381.html .
(On the way I unhid hidden files by script using Terminal.app so as to look at .ds_store which I guessed was corrupted - see : http://guides.macrumors.com/Viewinghidden_files_on_aMac ).
To get rid of the error messages detailed above, I had to copy the contents of MxBtDaemon & Retrorun sub folders in /library/startupitems to desktop (eliminating the 'dot' in the file names), then delete the startupitems folder.
On restarting I still get "Insecure startup items folder detected" but the rest have gone - although icon occurs erratically ; so is there a possibility that .ds_store & .localised are still corrupted at the root of '/library' ? If so, how to fix that?

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