Search code examples
macospathacrobatactivity-monitor

How to locate the path of an application that is automatically opening on a Mac in order to block it

I don't open the Acrobat Updater, but it keeps opening by itself periodically. My machine is working fine, so I don't want any updates and I'm annoyed by the constant notification window.

enter image description here

I couldn't find the location of the app that opens it. I attempted to use the Activity Monitor and found its location by clicking on CPU\Process Name\Open File and Port \Sample

enter image description here enter image description here

The path shown is:

/Users/USER/Library/Application Support/Adobe/*/Adobe Acrobat Updater.app/Contents/MacOS/Acrobat Updater

I can't find it in Finder. There appear to be two names that I can't see: enter image description here

Do you know how to find and obtain the actual path of this file so that I can add it to the Quitter app in order to automatically close it whenever it opens?

Solution

  • You see /Users/USER maybe because MacOS changed it considering it as sensitive information. try this command:

    find "$HOME/Library/Application Support/Adobe" -name "Acrobat Updater"

    Acrobat Updater might be put in Settings -> General -> Login Items & Extensions, you can disable it if you don't need it.

    Login Items & Extensions might be in Settings -> Privacy & Security.