Start up error - mouse , keyboard, external HD decided to not work

Working on setting up my new MacPro13 to replace a PC. Tried to install Retrospect backup software to do backup on external HD that had been attached to PC. Didn't have enough room on HD and couldn't erase files. I couldn't find anything in Help to tell me how to uninstall software on the Mac, so just dragged the application to trash. I wanted to simply erase the disk, but now upon startup I get the following messages: Security issue with the following startup files - library/startupitems/Icon and library/startupitems/mxbtdaemon and library/startupitems/retrorun. So I go to library and there is no file called "startupitems" although all the Help topics that come close to this problem say that there should be one. I went to preferences/accounts/login and don't see anything like this. So, what I want is for the external mouse/keyboard and HD to be seen and work; be able to erase the HD and use it for time machine.

Hi bmorgan43;
How is the drive formatted?
Since it was used on a PC then it is most likely formatted as NTFS. OS X is able to read NTFS but not write to it. You will need to reformat to HFS+, by the way that will erase it.
Did you go to the Library at the root level?
On my Mac that is where I find startupitems.
Allan

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