I love installing, previewing, reviewing, alpha-, beta-, gamma- testing applications. This includes applications that might not work, might cause problems for me later on, or just plain suck. I have run into many of these programs/applications before. The last problem I want to deal with is not being able to fully remove it.
The latest of these problems has been CheckUp by app4mac. As of this article, it’s in Preview 2. The reason why it’s called that is because many programmers are moving away from “beta” in the public eye being that every web 2.0 website out there uses that word. This is basically Beta version #2.
That being said, I will not talk about the application itself. I am will show you how to fully remove the application from Mac.
First load up Terminal (in Finder go to Utlities > Terminal.app). In terminal type:
sudo rm /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.app4mac.CheckUpAgent.plist
It will ask for your root password and once you type it in, it will remove the Launch Daemon.
Next, remove the Application itself by physically removing it from your Application Folder and put it in your Trash.
Thanks! It worked.
When terminal asks my password I can’t type anymore
Please help!
Joel: When typing into a terminal, the password will not show as you’re typing it. Let me explain a little better.
Back in the day of Unix, for security purposes, they did not show your password as you typed it in. That is, programs trying to steal your password/clearance could not just grab the length of the password and work from there. This standard has carried through until now and I hope it will continue on.
So, to make this short, type in your administrative password and press return/enter.
All files created by this annoying app:
/Library/Receipts/Checkup Install.pkg
/Applications/CheckUp.app
/private/var/CheckUpAgent
/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.4mac.CheckUpAgent.plist
/Users/XXX/Library/Preferences/com/app4mac.CheckUpApp.plist
Thanks a lot.
This stupid app was going me crazy!
Now it´s solved
Best