Channel 09 · Shortcut ⌘9
LOGIN ITEMS
Short answer
CleanUai’s channel 09 (Startup) shows what starts with your Mac: Login Items, agents and system services, each with the app that owns it. An item whose app is gone shows as an orphan. Turning one off is reversible: CleanUai keeps the item in its own folder, and you can turn it back on later.
Where it looks
~/Library/LaunchAgents: your account’s agents./Library/LaunchAgents: agents for every user./Library/LaunchDaemons: system services.- The Login Items shown in System Settings.
What happens when you turn one off
CleanUai stops the item with launchctl bootout and keeps its file in its own folder, so it can go back. Items in /Library ask for the administrator password.
Items an app registered with macOS itself (SMAppService) can only be turned off by the system. For those, CleanUai opens the right pane of System Settings.
Orphans
An item whose app no longer exists gets an Orphan badge, which leads to channel 05 (Leftovers), where you can remove what remains.
Step by step
- Open channel 09 (
⌘9). - See what’s on and who owns each item.
- Use the switch to turn off what you don’t want. If the item asks, enter your password.
- Changed your mind? The same switch turns it back on.
Questions
Does turning one off delete it?
No. It stays in a CleanUai folder, and the switch turns it back on whenever you like.
Why do some items ask for a password?
Because files in /Library belong to the administrator. macOS asks for the password in its own dialog, and CleanUai never sees it.
Why do some items open System Settings?
Because macOS only lets the system itself turn those items off, so CleanUai takes you to the right pane.
See also
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