How can I close a tenacious App.

I've been duped to download an application called MegaBackup. This application does not close and I'm unable to download a new Mac OS until it is closed. While he was in the Dock I clicked on 'Leave' several times without success. I got rid of it from the dock, but it is still in the list of Applications and I can't "Eject in the trash" keep it open. HELP please.

Click on the desktop then press the COMMAND-OPTION-ESC to open the Task Manager window. Select the application from the list and click the force quit button. If that doesn't kill it then use the activity monitor in the Utilities folder. Reorder the list of processes alphabetically, locate the application in the list and select it. Click the force quit button in the toolbar at the top to the left. See that the item is deleted from the list. However, if he returns a few moments later there is much to do in order to remove all the installed files, he created.

Use the activity monitor to kill processes

Use the monitor activity on your Mac.

Vity applications of Runaway can shorten the battery life, affect performance, and increase the heat and fan activities.

Basics for uninstalling software

Most OS X applications are completely independent "packages" that can be uninstalled by simply dragging the application to the trash.  Applications can create preferences files that are stored in the folder/Home/Library/Preferences /.  Although they do nothing once you remove the associated application, they take up little space.  If you want you can find them in the location above and delete them, too.

Some applications may install an uninstall program that can be used to remove the application. If you can't find the uninstall program you can download the free software, easy to find, to locate the files that must be deleted. Places you should look for include:

  1. / Home/Library/application support / folder. Check if the application has created a folder, and then delete the folder that is located in the application Support folder.
  2. Applications can install a startupitem, or Item Log In.  StartupItems are usually installed in the folder/Library/StartupItems/or in the folder/Home/Library/StartupItems /.  Journal items are defined in the preferences users and groups.  Open the 2003′s preferences, then click the login items tab.  Select the item in the list and click the Delete button [---] to remove it.
  3. Some software uses demons start or agents.  Look for them in/library/LaunchAgents/Library/LaunchDaemons/or in/Home/Library/LaunchAgents /.

Some applications install a reception in the folder/library/receipts /.  Usually with the same name as the program or the developer.  The element typically has an extension ".pkg".  Do not forget that you also remove this element because some programs use to determine if it is already installed.

There are a lot of utilities that can uninstall applications.  Here is a selection:

  1. AppZapper
  2. AppDelete
  3. Hazel
  4. AppCleaner
  5. CleanApp
  6. iTrash
  7. AppBolish
  8. AppUninstaller
  9. Uninstaller

For more information, visit The FAQ XLab and read the FAQ on the removal of the software.

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