I'm trying to track down sneaky apps that launch upon reboot. They are not in System Preferences > Users and Groups > Login items
and the in-app preferences for auto starting is disabled too for them. I did find them here:
~/Library/LaunchAgents
/Library/LaunchAgents
/Library/LaunchDaemons
/System/Library/LaunchAgents
/System/Library/LaunchDaemons
What do each folder mean? Does removing the file from here simply mean the OS is won't find it on startup?
Best Answer
This is described in the
launchd
man page:If you want to remove something from starting, unload it using the
launchctl
utility:If there's a "sneeky app" that persists across reboot, it would most likely be in the first three; the last two are "Apple only."