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WD Anywhere Backup

  • 03-05-2008 12:29pm
    #1
    eoineen
    Closed Accounts Posts: 187 ✭✭


    I have WD Anywhere Backup installed on my 2006 Intel iMac and it starts up every time I start the computer. By default this app starts its background service (incremental backup to a 250GB external HD) when the computer starts but I don't have the HDD on all of the time so it hogs resources when opened. I do not need it to backup in the background because a weekly backup is sufficient.

    I don't want the software to be started every time I turn on the mac and the item is not in System Prefs>Accounts>Login Items. Any suggestions on how to prevent it starting with the booting process? Is there a plist thingy I can alter?


Comments

  • #2
    nialler
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 896 ✭✭✭nialler


    did you check library/startupitems


  • #3
    eoineen
    Closed Accounts Posts: 187 ✭✭eoineen


    Yup and nothing referring to it there. see attachment


  • #4
    Sad Professor
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 22,693 CMod ✭✭✭✭Sad Professor


    There's probably a plist file in

    /Library/LaunchDaemons/

    Delete it.


  • #5
    eoineen
    Closed Accounts Posts: 187 ✭✭eoineen


    Sad Professor wrote: »
    There's probably a plist file in

    /Library/LaunchDaemons/

    Delete it.

    That worked a treat. Amazing how much resource this hogs on startup. Thanks.


  • #6
    Cabaal
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Regional South East Moderators Posts: 28,536 Mod ✭✭✭✭Cabaal


    eoineen wrote: »
    That worked a treat. Amazing how much resource this hogs on startup. Thanks.

    thats because its awful buggy and crap, I use it on windows but only start it when I need it :)


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