Removing root processes from loading at startup

I've got a couple of "MIssing Sync" daemons (viewed in Activity Monitor) that I need to edit out of whatever Unix file is directing OS X to load them at startup. These are root level processes. Can anyone direct me to a file I can edit? Thanks.

I'm having the same issue - or a similar one - happening to me. My Finder, selected to Home Folder, appears on my desktop when I start up my Mac. It happened to me a while ago, and I seem to recall fixing it by clearing some option in System Preferences that said something like "display Finder during startup." Thing is, this behavior started acting up on me again this past weekend, and now I can't find that option.
Anyone else know what I'm talking about?

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