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Disable-Sequoia-Bloatware.sh
#!/bin/zsh
# WARNING! The script is meant to show how and what can be disabled. Don’t use it as it is, adapt it to your needs.
# 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), macOS Ventura (13), macOS Sonoma (14) and macOS Sequoia (15)
# 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.AMPArtworkAgent' \
'com.apple.AMPLibraryAgent' \
'com.apple.amsengagementd' \
'com.apple.ap.adprivacyd' \
'com.apple.ap.promotedcontentd' \
'com.apple.assistant_service' \
'com.apple.assistantd' \
'com.apple.assistant_cdmd' \
'com.apple.avconferenced' \
'com.apple.BiomeAgent' \
'com.apple.biomesyncd' \
'com.apple.calaccessd' \
'com.apple.CallHistoryPluginHelper' \
'com.apple.cloudd' \
'com.apple.cloudpaird' \
'com.apple.cloudphotod' \
'com.apple.CloudSettingsSyncAgent' \
'com.apple.CommCenter-osx' \
'com.apple.ContextStoreAgent' \
'com.apple.CoreLocationAgent' \
'com.apple.dataaccess.dataaccessd' \
'com.apple.duetexpertd' \
'com.apple.familycircled' \
'com.apple.familycontrols.useragent' \
'com.apple.familynotificationd' \
'com.apple.financed' \
'com.apple.findmy.findmylocateagent' \
'com.apple.followupd' \
'com.apple.gamed' \
'com.apple.generativeexperiencesd' \
'com.apple.geodMachServiceBridge' \
'com.apple.homed' \
'com.apple.icloud.fmfd' \
'com.apple.iCloudNotificationAgent' \
'com.apple.icloudmailagent' \
'com.apple.iCloudUserNotifications' \
'com.apple.icloud.searchpartyuseragent' \
'com.apple.imagent' \
'com.apple.imautomatichistorydeletionagent' \
'com.apple.imtransferagent' \
'com.apple.intelligenceplatformd' \
'com.apple.intelligenceflowd' \
'com.apple.intelligencecontextd' \
'com.apple.intelligenceplatformd' \
'com.apple.itunescloudd' \
'com.apple.knowledge-agent' \
'com.apple.knowledgeconstructiond' \
'com.apple.ManagedClientAgent.enrollagent' \
'com.apple.Maps.pushdaemon' \
'com.apple.Maps.mapssyncd' \
'com.apple.maps.destinationd' \
'com.apple.mediastream.mstreamd' \
'com.apple.modelcatalogd' \
'com.apple.naturallanguaged' \
'com.apple.newsd' \
'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.screensharing.agent' \
'com.apple.screensharing.menuextra' \
'com.apple.screensharing.MessagesAgent' \
'com.apple.ScreenTimeAgent' \
'com.apple.SSInvitationAgent' \
'com.apple.security.cloudkeychainproxy3' \
'com.apple.sharingd' \
'com.apple.sidecar-hid-relay' \
'com.apple.sidecar-relay' \
'com.apple.Siri.agent' \
'com.apple.macos.studentd' \
'com.apple.siriknowledged' \
'com.apple.suggestd' \
'com.apple.tipsd' \
'com.apple.telephonyutilities.callservicesd' \
'com.apple.TMHelperAgent' \
'com.apple.triald' \
'com.apple.universalaccessd' \
'com.apple.UsageTrackingAgent' \
'com.apple.videosubscriptionsd' \
'com.apple.weatherd')
for agent in "${TODISABLE[@]}"
do
launchctl bootout gui/501/${agent}
launchctl disable gui/501/${agent}
done
# system
TODISABLE=()
TODISABLE+=('com.apple.backupd' \
'com.apple.backupd-helper' \
'com.apple.biomed' \
'com.apple.biometrickitd' \
'com.apple.cloudd' \
'com.apple.coreduetd' \
'com.apple.dhcp6d' \
'com.apple.familycontrols' \
'com.apple.findmymac' \
'com.apple.findmymacmessenger' \
'com.apple.ftp-proxy' \
'com.apple.GameController.gamecontrollerd' \
'com.apple.icloud.findmydeviced' \
'com.apple.icloud.searchpartyd' \
'com.apple.locationd' \
'com.apple.ManagedClient.cloudconfigurationd' \
'com.apple.netbiosd' \
'com.apple.rapportd' \
'com.apple.screensharing' \
'com.apple.siriinferenced' \
'com.apple.triald.system' \
'com.apple.wifianalyticsd')
for daemon in "${TODISABLE[@]}"
do
sudo launchctl bootout system/${daemon}
sudo launchctl disable system/${daemon}
done
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macOS-Launch_Agents-and-Launch_Daemons.txt
macOS Launch Agents and Launch Daemons
Launch Agents
/System/Library/LaunchAgents/com.apple.accessibility.MotionTrackingAgent.plist
MotionTrackingAgent – Motion Tracking Launch Agent
/System/Library/LaunchAgents/com.apple.AMPArtworkAgent.plist
AMPArtworkAgent – The artwork agent for Music.app, TV.app, and iOS/iPod device syncing
/System/Library/LaunchAgents/com.apple.AMPLibraryAgent.plist
AMPLibraryAgent – The media library agent for Music.app and TV.app.
/System/Library/LaunchAgents/com.apple.assistant_cdmd.plist
assistant_cdmd, CDM/NLX Daemon – daemon handles Natural Langauge Understanding tasks for Siri and other internal Apple teams.
/System/Library/LaunchAgents/com.apple.ap.adprivacyd.plist
adprivacyd – advertising privacy services daemon
/System/Library/LaunchAgents/com.apple.ap.promotedcontentd.plist
/System/Library/LaunchAgents/com.apple.assistant_service.plist
com.apple.siri.execution_service
/System/Library/LaunchAgents/com.apple.assistantd.plist
assistantd – Siri Daemon
/System/Library/LaunchAgents/com.apple.avconferenced.plist
/usr/libexec/avconferenced com.apple.videoconference.camera
/System/Library/LaunchAgents/com.apple.BiomeAgent.plist
BiomeAgent – Biome operation graph execution launch agent
/System/Library/LaunchAgents/com.apple.biomesyncd.plist
biomesyncd – data synchronization daemon
/System/Library/LaunchAgents/com.apple.calaccessd.plist
CalendarDaemon.framework
/System/Library/LaunchAgents/com.apple.CallHistoryPluginHelper.plist
CallHistory.framework
/System/Library/LaunchAgents/com.apple.cloudd.plist
cloudd is the system daemon backing the CloudKit feature
/System/Library/LaunchAgents/com.apple.cloudpaird.plist
cloudpaird – cloudpaird daemon
/System/Library/LaunchAgents/com.apple.cloudphotod.plist
cloudphotod is the iCloud Photos agent. It is responsible for all iCloud Photos activity.
/System/Library/LaunchAgents/com.apple.CloudSettingsSyncAgent.plist
Cloud Settings Sync Agent
/System/Library/LaunchAgents/com.apple.CommCenter-osx.plist
CoreTelephony.framework
/System/Library/LaunchAgents/com.apple.CoreLocationAgent.plist
CoreLocationAgent – manages location authorization prompts
/System/Library/LaunchAgents/com.apple.dataaccess.dataaccessd.plist
dataaccessd is the calendar sync process. It is used by the system to sync calendar data with calendar servers.
/System/Library/LaunchAgents/com.apple.duetexpertd.plist
duetexpertd powers personalized system experiences.
/System/Library/LaunchAgents/com.apple.familycircled.plist
FamilyCircle.framework
/System/Library/LaunchAgents/com.apple.familycontrols.useragent.plist
/System/Library/LaunchAgents/com.apple.FamilyControlsAgent.plist
/System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.familycontrols.plist
FamilyControlsAgent handles and persists family controls authorization requests for Screen Time API
/System/Library/LaunchAgents/com.apple.familynotificationd.plist
FamilyNotification.framework
/System/Library/LaunchAgents/com.apple.financed.plist
financed – Apple Pay & Wallet daemon
/System/Library/LaunchAgents/com.apple.followupd.plis
CoreFollowUp.framework
Notification = "com.apple.mobile.keybagd.lock_status"
/System/Library/LaunchAgents/com.apple.gamed.plist
GameCenterFoundation.framework
/System/Library/LaunchAgents/com.apple.generativeexperiencesd.plist
generativeexperiencesd – A daemon that powers generative experience.
/System/Library/LaunchAgents/com.apple.geodMachServiceBridge.plist
GeoServices.framework
/System/Library/LaunchAgents/com.apple.homed.plist
homed is a daemon that manages home state and controls HomeKit accessories.
/System/Library/LaunchAgents/com.apple.icloud.fmfd.plist
fmfd is the daemon for Find My Friends
/System/Library/LaunchAgents/com.apple.iCloudNotificationAgent.plist
iCloudNotification.framework
/System/Library/LaunchAgents/com.apple.iCloudUserNotifications.plist
AOSAccounts.framework iCloudUserNotificationsd.app
/System/Library/LaunchAgents/com.apple.icloud.searchpartyuseragent.plist
searchpartyuseragent – icloud searchparty user agent
/System/Library/LaunchAgents/com.apple.imagent.plist
IMCore.framework iChat
/System/Library/LaunchAgents/com.apple.imautomatichistorydeletionagent.plist
IMDPersistence.framework IMAutomaticHistoryDeletionAgent.app
/System/Library/LaunchAgents/com.apple.imtransferagent.plist
IMTransferServices.framework IMTransferAgent.app
/System/Library/LaunchAgents/com.apple.intelligenceflowd.plist
intelligenceflowd – A daemon that manages sessions for intelligence services.
/System/Library/LaunchAgents/com.apple.intelligenceplatformd.plist
intelligenceplatformd – A daemon that analyzes content on the device to build and query a general purpose
knowledge graph.
/System/Library/LaunchAgents/com.apple.intelligencecontextd.plist
intelligencecontextd – This is a daemon that retrieves contextual information from various sources.
/System/Library/LaunchAgents/com.apple.intelligenceplatformd.plist
intelligenceplatformd – A daemon that analyzes content on the device to build and query a general purpose knowledge graph.
/System/Library/LaunchAgents/com.apple.itunescloudd.plist
music-subscription-status-service playactivity
/System/Library/LaunchAgents/com.apple.knowledge-agent.plist
siri suggestions
/System/Library/LaunchAgents/com.apple.knowledgeconstructiond.plist
knowledgeconstructiond – A daemon that analyzes content on the device to build a general purpose knowledge graph.
/System/Library/LaunchAgents/com.apple.naturallanguaged.plist
naturallanguaged – System post editing daemon
/System/Library/LaunchAgents/com.apple.ManagedClientAgent.enrollagent.plist
The ManagedClientAgent -- Device enrollment and ManagedClient process notification daemon process handles
device enrollment and other ManagedClient related process notifications.
/System/Library/LaunchAgents/com.apple.Maps.pushdaemon.plist
mapspushd - Maps application services daemon
/System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.modelcatalogd.plist
modelcatalogd – A daemon that stores base models and adapters.
/System/Library/LaunchAgents/com.apple.mediastream.mstreamd.plist
mstreamd is the photo stream agent. It is responsible for My Photo Stream and Shared Albums for Photos.
/System/Library/LaunchAgents/com.apple.newsd.plist
NewsDaemon.framework
/System/Library/LaunchAgents/com.apple.parsec-fbf.plist
parsec-fbf is responsible for periodic flush and upload of Siri Search analytics data.
/System/Library/LaunchAgents/com.apple.parsecd.plist
parsecd – Support daemon for Siri Search
/System/Library/LaunchAgents/com.apple.passd.plist
passd – Apple Pay & Wallet daemon
/System/Library/LaunchAgents/com.apple.photoanalysisd.plist
photoanalysisd is the photo library analysis agent. It handles background processing of photo librariesfor Memories, People and scene or object based search.
/System/Library/LaunchAgents/com.apple.photolibraryd.plist
photolibraryd is the photo library agent. It handles all photo library requests.
/System/Library/LaunchAgents/com.apple.progressd.plist
progressd is the ClassKit sync agent. It handles syncing classes, class members, student handouts and progress data between student and teacher managed Apple Accounts.
/System/Library/LaunchAgents/com.apple.protectedcloudstorage.protectedcloudkeysyncing.plist
ProtectedCloudKeySyncing manages backup and syncing of encrypted PCS keys to CloudKit.
/System/Library/LaunchAgents/com.apple.quicklook.ui.helper.plist
/System/Library/LaunchAgents/com.apple.quicklook.plist
/System/Library/LaunchAgents/com.apple.quicklook.ThumbnailsAgent.plist
QuickLook
/System/Library/LaunchAgents/com.apple.rapportd-user.plist
rapportd – Daemon that enables Phone Call Handoff and other communication features between Apple devices.
/System/Library/LaunchAgents/com.apple.remindd.plist
com.apple.alarm com.apple.locationd-events
/System/Library/LaunchAgents/com.apple.routined.plist
routined – A daemon that learns the historical location patterns of a user.
routined is a per-user daemon that learns historical location patterns of a user and predicts future visits
to locations.
/System/Library/LaunchAgents/com.apple.screensharing.agent.plist
/System/Library/LaunchAgents/com.apple.screensharing.menuextra.plist
/System/Library/LaunchAgents/com.apple.screensharing.MessagesAgent.plist
ScreensharingAgent – communicates with screensharingd to provide access to a user session.
/System/Library/LaunchAgents/com.apple.ScreenTimeAgent.plist
ScreenTimeAgent supports the Screen Time feature.
/System/Library/LaunchAgents/com.apple.security.cloudkeychainproxy3.plist
CloudKeychainProxy part of iCloud keychain syncing
/System/Library/LaunchAgents/com.apple.sharingd.plist
sharingd – Sharing Daemon that enables AirDrop, Handoff, Instant Hotspot, Shared Computers, and Remote Disc in
the Finder.
/System/Library/LaunchAgents/com.apple.sidecar-hid-relay.plist
/System/Library/LaunchAgents/com.apple.sidecar-relay.plist
SidecarDisplayAgent – Sidecar Virtual Display Service
SidecarDisplayAgent provides virtual display service.
/System/Library/LaunchAgents/com.apple.Siri.agent.plist
Siri com.apple.siri.activation com.apple.siri.invoke
/System/Library/LaunchAgents/com.apple.macos.studentd.plist
studentd – Classroom's student control agent.
/System/Library/LaunchAgents/com.apple.siriknowledged.plist
com.apple.siri.conversation_context_module com.apple.siriknowledged.vocabulary.admin
/System/Library/LaunchAgents/com.apple.suggestd.plist
suggestd – daemon that processes user content in order to detect contacts, events, named entities, etc.
/System/Library/LaunchAgents/com.apple.tipsd.plist
com.apple.language.changed com.apple.mobile.keybagd.first_unlock
/System/Library/LaunchAgents/com.apple.telephonyutilities.callservicesd.plist
callservicesd is the system daemon responsible for maintaining call state.
/System/Library/LaunchAgents/com.apple.TMHelperAgent.plist
TimeMachine
/System/Library/LaunchAgents/com.apple.triald.plist
/System/Library/LaunchAgents/com.apple.universalaccessd.plist
universalaccessd provides universal access services.
/System/Library/LaunchAgents/com.apple.UsageTrackingAgent.plist
UsageTrackingAgent monitors and reports limits set by Screen Time.
/System/Library/LaunchAgents/com.apple.videosubscriptionsd.plist
com.apple.VideoSubscriberAccount.AnalyticsService
/System/Library/LaunchAgents/com.apple.weatherd.plist
WeatherDaemon.framework
Launch Daemons
/System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.backupd.plist
/System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.backupd-helper.plist
backupd – Time Machine backup daemon
/System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.biomed.plist
biomed – Biome operation graph execution daemon
biomed accepts downstream subscriptions for real time event processing.
/System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.biometrickitd.plist
biometrickitd provides support for biometric operations.
/System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.cloudd.plist
cloudd is the system daemon backing the CloudKit feature
/System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.coreduetd.plist
com.apple.coreduetd.knowledge com.apple.coreduetd.people com.apple.proactive.SuggestionRequest
/System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.dhcp6d.plist
dhcp6d is a stateless DHCPv6 server used by the InternetSharing(8) service.
/System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.familycontrols.plist
FamilyControlsAgent handles and persists family controls authorization requests for Screen Time API
/System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.findmymacmessenger.plist
/System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.findmymac.plist
FindMyMac.framework
/System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.ftp-proxy.plist
ftp-proxy – Internet File Transfer Protocol proxy server
/System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.GameController.gamecontrollerd.plist
gamecontrollerd arbitrates access to hardware game controllers amongst apps using the GameController framework.
/System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.icloud.findmydeviced.plist
/System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.icloud.searchpartyd.plist
findmydeviced is the daemon for Find My Mac.
/System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.locationd.plist
locationd obtains geographic location and manages the authorization for apps, daemons and widgets that request
location updates.
/System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.ManagedClient.cloudconfigurationd.plist
cloudconfigurationd assists in helping install client Device Enrollment profiles.
/System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.netbiosd.plist
netbiosd is responsible for interacting with NetBIOS networks. netbiosd registers and defends one or more
NetBIOS name, depending on the set of configured services. It also browses and scavenges names from the NetBIOS
network, making them available to the system through mDNSResponder.
/System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.rapportd.plist
rapportd – Daemon that enables Phone Call Handoff and other communication features between Apple devices.
/System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.screensharing.plist
ScreensharingAgent – communicates with screensharingd to provide access to a user session.
/System/Library/LaunchAgents/com.apple.siriinferenced.plist
com.apple.sirisuggestions
/System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.triald.system.plist
/System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.wifianalyticsd.plist
com.apple.wifianalyticsd
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