macOS – Remove ‘Application Downloaded from the Internet’ Warning at Startup

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Everytime I restart my mac, a pop up shows up telling me that "TunesGoWatch is an application downloaded from the internet. are you sure you want to open it?".

I don't know where this message comes from and I'm not sure how to get rid of it forever (I downloaded this app very long ago but uninstalled it) It pop ups automatically at start up.

Best Answer

The app is almost certainly in your Login items.

To check and remove it, do this:

  1. Go to Apple > System Preferences > Users & Groups
  2. Make sure your User Account is selected at top left
  3. Click on the Login Items tab
  4. Look for an item called TunesGoWatch (or something else that could be triggering this) in the list of login items
  5. Now remove this item by clicking on its name (so it's highlighted) and then clicking on the minus - button
  6. Once it's removed, exit System Preferences
  7. Restart your Mac to test to see if the problem still persists
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