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Xrated666's avatar
Xrated666
Helpful | Level 6
2 years ago

How do I end "Background items Added" Notification and/or Process?

I uninstalled Dropbox but keep getting this annoying notification on my mac that Dropbox is adding items that can run in the background even though the app is deleted and it is disabled in the approp...
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  • Xrated666's avatar
    Xrated666
    2 years ago

    I might have discovered a possible fix. Deleted the files as instructed in screenshot, emptied trash then restarted my mac and haven't had the problem or that pesky notification yet.  🤞

     

     

Simobyst's avatar
Simobyst
New member | Level 2
2 years ago

I had this problem and a person on Apple Senior support helped me with it!

 

Write this into spotlight search:

 

~/Library/LaunchAgents

 

Then you simply delete the files that cause the notification issue.

 

You can alternatively install a cleaning program such as CleanMyMacX or Avast cleanup.

  • BobDTA's avatar
    BobDTA
    New member | Level 2
    2 years ago

    Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!!

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