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Disable Ventura Bloatware
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#!/bin/zsh | |
# Credit: Original idea and script disable.sh by pwnsdx https://gist.github.com/pwnsdx/d87b034c4c0210b988040ad2f85a68d3 | |
# Disabling unwanted services on macOS Big Sur (11), macOS Monterey (12) and macOS Ventura (13) | |
# Disabling SIP is required ("csrutil disable" from Terminal in Recovery) | |
# Modifications are written in /private/var/db/com.apple.xpc.launchd/ disabled.plist, disabled.501.plist | |
# To revert, delete /private/var/db/com.apple.xpc.launchd/ disabled.plist and disabled.501.plist and reboot; sudo rm -r /private/var/db/com.apple.xpc.launchd/* | |
# user | |
TODISABLE=() | |
TODISABLE+=('com.apple.accessibility.MotionTrackingAgent' \ | |
'com.apple.AddressBook.ContactsAccountsService' \ | |
'com.apple.AMPArtworkAgent' \ | |
'com.apple.AMPDeviceDiscoveryAgent' \ | |
'com.apple.AMPLibraryAgent' \ | |
'com.apple.ap.adprivacyd' \ | |
'com.apple.ap.adservicesd' \ | |
'com.apple.ap.promotedcontentd' \ | |
'com.apple.assistant_service' \ | |
'com.apple.assistantd' \ | |
'com.apple.avconferenced' \ | |
'com.apple.BiomeAgent' \ | |
'com.apple.biomesyncd' \ | |
'com.apple.CalendarAgent' \ | |
'com.apple.calaccessd' \ | |
'com.apple.CallHistoryPluginHelper' \ | |
'com.apple.cloudd' \ | |
'com.apple.cloudpaird' \ | |
'com.apple.cloudphotod' \ | |
'com.apple.CloudPhotosConfiguration' \ | |
'com.apple.CloudSettingsSyncAgent' \ | |
'com.apple.CommCenter-osx' \ | |
'com.apple.ContactsAgent' \ | |
'com.apple.CoreLocationAgent' \ | |
'com.apple.dataaccess.dataaccessd' \ | |
'com.apple.ensemble' \ | |
'com.apple.familycircled' \ | |
'com.apple.familycontrols.useragent' \ | |
'com.apple.familynotificationd' \ | |
'com.apple.financed' \ | |
'com.apple.followupd' \ | |
'com.apple.gamed' \ | |
'com.apple.geod' \ | |
'com.apple.geodMachServiceBridge' \ | |
'com.apple.homed' \ | |
'com.apple.icloud.fmfd' \ | |
'com.apple.iCloudNotificationAgent' \ | |
'com.apple.iCloudUserNotifications' \ | |
'com.apple.icloud.searchpartyuseragent' \ | |
'com.apple.imagent' \ | |
'com.apple.imautomatichistorydeletionagent' \ | |
'com.apple.imtransferagent' \ | |
'com.apple.intelligenceplatformd' \ | |
'com.apple.itunescloudd' \ | |
'com.apple.knowledge-agent' \ | |
'com.apple.ManagedClient.cloudconfigurationd' \ | |
'com.apple.ManagedClientAgent.enrollagent' \ | |
'com.apple.Maps.mapspushd' \ | |
'com.apple.Maps.pushdaemon' \ | |
'com.apple.mediaanalysisd' \ | |
'com.apple.networkserviceproxy' \ | |
'com.apple.networkserviceproxy-osx' \ | |
'com.apple.mediastream.mstreamd' \ | |
'com.apple.newsd' \ | |
'com.apple.nsurlsessiond' \ | |
'com.apple.parsec-fbf' \ | |
'com.apple.parsecd' \ | |
'com.apple.passd' \ | |
'com.apple.photoanalysisd' \ | |
'com.apple.photolibraryd' \ | |
'com.apple.progressd' \ | |
'com.apple.protectedcloudstorage.protectedcloudkeysyncing' \ | |
'com.apple.quicklook' \ | |
'com.apple.quicklook.ui.helper' \ | |
'com.apple.quicklook.ThumbnailsAgent' \ | |
'com.apple.rapportd-user' \ | |
'com.apple.remindd' \ | |
'com.apple.routined' \ | |
'com.apple.SafariCloudHistoryPushAgent' \ | |
'com.apple.screensharing.agent' \ | |
'com.apple.screensharing.menuextra' \ | |
'com.apple.screensharing.MessagesAgent' \ | |
'com.apple.ScreenTimeAgent' \ | |
'com.apple.security.cloudkeychainproxy3' \ | |
'com.apple.sharingd' \ | |
'com.apple.sidecar-hid-relay' \ | |
'com.apple.sidecar-relay' \ | |
'com.apple.Siri.agent' \ | |
'com.apple.siri.context.service' \ | |
'com.apple.macos.studentd' \ | |
'com.apple.siriknowledged' \ | |
'com.apple.suggestd' \ | |
'com.apple.tipsd' \ | |
'com.apple.telephonyutilities.callservicesd' \ | |
'com.apple.TMHelperAgent' \ | |
'com.apple.TMHelperAgent.SetupOffer' \ | |
'com.apple.triald' \ | |
'com.apple.universalaccessd' \ | |
'com.apple.UsageTrackingAgent' \ | |
'com.apple.videosubscriptionsd' \ | |
'com.apple.WiFiVelocityAgent' \ | |
'com.apple.weatherd') | |
for agent in "${TODISABLE[@]}" | |
do | |
launchctl bootout gui/501/${agent} | |
launchctl disable gui/501/${agent} | |
done | |
launchctl unload -w /System/Library/LaunchAgents/com.apple.cloudpaird.plist | |
# system | |
TODISABLE=() | |
TODISABLE+=('com.apple.bootpd' \ | |
'com.apple.backupd' \ | |
'com.apple.backupd-helper' \ | |
'com.apple.cloudd' \ | |
'com.apple.cloudpaird' \ | |
'com.apple.cloudphotod' \ | |
'com.apple.CloudPhotosConfiguration' \ | |
'com.apple.CoreLocationAgent' \ | |
'com.apple.coreduetd' \ | |
'com.apple.dhcp6d' \ | |
'com.apple.familycontrols' \ | |
'com.apple.findmymacmessenger' \ | |
'com.apple.followupd' \ | |
'com.apple.FollowUpUI' \ | |
'com.apple.ftp-proxy' \ | |
'com.apple.ftpd' \ | |
'com.apple.GameController.gamecontrollerd' \ | |
'com.apple.icloud.fmfd' \ | |
'com.apple.icloud.searchpartyd' \ | |
'com.apple.itunescloudd' \ | |
'com.apple.locationd' \ | |
'com.apple.ManagedClient.cloudconfigurationd' \ | |
'com.apple.networkserviceproxy' \ | |
'com.apple.netbiosd' \ | |
'com.apple.nsurlsessiond' \ | |
'com.apple.protectedcloudstorage.protectedcloudkeysyncing' \ | |
'com.apple.rapportd' \ | |
'com.apple.screensharing' \ | |
'com.apple.security.cloudkeychainproxy3' \ | |
'com.apple.siri.morphunassetsupdaterd' \ | |
'com.apple.siriinferenced' \ | |
'com.apple.triald.system' \ | |
'com.apple.wifianalyticsd') | |
for daemon in "${TODISABLE[@]}" | |
do | |
sudo launchctl bootout system/${daemon} | |
sudo launchctl disable system/${daemon} | |
done |
photo crash before config
photo crash before config
Music, TV should crash too. The script is meant to show what can be disabled, not that everyone should disable all those agents. Disable only the ones you are not interested in.
photo crash before config
Music, TV should crash too. The script is meant to show what can be disabled, not that everyone should disable all those agents. Disable only the ones you are not interested in.
How to keep: iCloud, photo and apple music. Please!
Oh thank goodness... a way to shut off that appalling News daemon... This script is a godsend.
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It turns off a bunch of services, newer MacOS versions may have more that will need to be turned off :).