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Title: How to make sure app is not running in the background on macOS
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Description: Learn how to how to make sure app is not running in the background on macOS.
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Author: Sun Knudsen <https://github.com/sunknudsen>
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Contributors: Sun Knudsen <https://github.com/sunknudsen>
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Reviewers:
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Publication date: 2021-01-04T15:53:29.749Z
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# How to make sure app is not running in the background on macOS
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[](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSibcNslSK8 "How to make sure app is not running in the background on macOS")
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## Requirements
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- Computer running macOS Catalina or Big Sur
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## Caveats
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- When copy/pasting commands that start with `$`, strip out `$` as this character is not part of the command
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- When copy/pasting commands that start with `cat << "EOF"`, select all lines at once (from `cat << "EOF"` to `EOF` inclusively) as they are part of the same (single) command
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## Setup guide
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> Heads-up: following steps illustrate how to make sure “Adobe Creative Suite” is not running in the background, but same logic should apply any app.
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### Step 1: find app launch agent and daemon bundle identifier prefix
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```console
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$ ls -A1 {,~}/Library/LaunchAgents /Library/LaunchDaemons
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/Library/LaunchAgents:
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at.obdev.LittleSnitchHelper.plist
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at.obdev.LittleSnitchUIAgent.plist
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com.adobe.ARMDCHelper.cc24aef4a1b90ed56a725c38014c95072f92651fb65e1bf9c8e43c37a23d420d.plist
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com.adobe.AdobeCreativeCloud.plist
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com.adobe.GC.AGM.plist
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com.adobe.GC.Invoker-1.0.plist
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com.adobe.ccxprocess.plist
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/Library/LaunchDaemons:
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at.obdev.littlesnitchd.plist
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com.adobe.ARMDC.Communicator.plist
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com.adobe.ARMDC.SMJobBlessHelper.plist
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com.adobe.acc.installer.v2.plist
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com.adobe.agsservice.plist
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com.apple.installer.osmessagetracing.plist
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local.pf.plist
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local.pmset.plist
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local.spoof.plist
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org.virtualbox.startup.plist
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org.wireshark.ChmodBPF.plist
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/Users/sunknudsen/Library/LaunchAgents/:
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com.adobe.GC.Invoker-1.0.plist
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local.borg-wrapper.plist
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org.virtualbox.vboxwebsrv.plist
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```
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com.adobe
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👍
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### Step 2: disable app launch agents and daemons
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> Heads-up: don’t worry if you see “Could not find specified service” warnings.
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```shell
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BUNDLE_IDENTIFIER_PREFIX="com.adobe"
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sudo launchctl unload -w /Library/{LaunchAgents,LaunchDaemons}/$BUNDLE_IDENTIFIER_PREFIX*.plist
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launchctl unload -w {,~}/Library/LaunchAgents/$BUNDLE_IDENTIFIER_PREFIX*.plist
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```
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### Step 3: disable app extensions
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Open “System Preferences”, click “Extensions” and disable app extensions (if any).
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### Step 4: add `kill-apps` helper to `.zshrc`
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> Heads-up: following step assumes macOS is configured to use “Z shell” (running `echo $SHELL` should return `/bin/zsh`).
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```shell
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cat << "EOF" >> ~/.zshrc
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# Kill apps that match string
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function kill-apps() {
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IFS=$'\n'
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red=$(tput setaf 1)
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normal=$(tput sgr0)
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if [ -z "$1" ] || [ "$1" = "--help" ]; then
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printf "%s\n" "Usage: kill-apps string"
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return 0
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fi
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printf "%s\n" "Finding apps that match “$1”…"
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sleep 1
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processes=($(pgrep -afil "$1"))
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if [ ${#processes[@]} -eq 0 ]; then
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printf "%s\n" "No apps found"
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return 0
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else
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printf "%s\n" "${processes[@]}"
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printf "$red%s$normal" "Kill found apps (y or n)? "
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read -r answer
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if [ "$answer" = "y" ]; then
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printf "%s\n" "Killing found apps…"
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sleep 1
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for process in "${processes[@]}"; do
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echo $process | awk '{print $1}' | xargs sudo kill 2>&1 | grep -v "No such process"
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done
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printf "%s\n" "Done"
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return 0
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fi
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fi
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}
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EOF
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source ~/.zshrc
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```
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👍
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---
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## Usage guide
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### Make sure “Adobe Creative Suite” is not running in the background
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```console
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$ kill-apps adobe
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Finding apps that match "adobe"…
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46639 /Library/Application Support/Adobe/Adobe Desktop Common/IPCBox/AdobeIPCBroker.app/Contents/MacOS/AdobeIPCBroker -launchedbyvulcan /Applications/Adobe Premiere Pro 2020/Adobe Premiere Pro 2020.app/Contents/MacOS/Adobe Premiere Pro 2020
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46645 /Library/Application Support/Adobe/Creative Cloud Libraries/CCLibrary.app/Contents/MacOS/../libs/node /Library/Application Support/Adobe/Creative Cloud Libraries/CCLibrary.app/Contents/MacOS/../js/server.js
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46653 /Applications/Utilities/Adobe Creative Cloud Experience/CCXProcess/CCXProcess.app/Contents/MacOS/../libs/Adobe_CCXProcess.node /Applications/Utilities/Adobe Creative Cloud Experience/CCXProcess/CCXProcess.app/Contents/MacOS/../js/main.js
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46655 /Applications/Adobe Premiere Pro 2020/Adobe Premiere Pro 2020.app/Contents/MacOS/LogTransport2.app/Contents/MacOS/LogTransport2 86E222CE52861AEA0A490D4D@AdobeID 1 0 NOVALUE NOVALUE
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Kill found apps (y or n)? y
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Password:
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Done
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```
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Done
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👍
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