how can I delete little Flocker?

[greg fripp]

I tried little flocker, but it was too much for me.

now I use want. it OUT
how do i do that?
greg

 

[Ulenspiegel]

To uninstall Little Flocker:

1. Disable it from the menu bar.
2. Run the following command: sudo bash /Library/LittleFlocker/uninstall.sh
3. Delete the rules on the system, which can be found in /Users/Shared/Little Flocker/.
4. Reboot.

Don't forget that Little Flocker can not be uninstalled unless it has been disabled.

 

[greg fripp]

thanks for your help
much appreciated
greg

 

[Ulenspiegel]

thanks for your help
much appreciated
greg

You are welcome, Greg.
After the procedure I have described in post #2, you might want to check your system with EasyFind, looking for any possible leftovers (useful after any uninstall process).

 

[greg fripp]

thanks again
hadn't heard of easy find before...
grateful greg
[doublepost=1487416756][/doublepost]its a very comprehensive application indeed!
quite a problem to delete
greg

 

[macnolocalrissian]

To uninstall Little Flocker:

1. Disable it from the menu bar.
2. Run the following command: sudo bash /Library/LittleFlocker/uninstall.sh
3. Delete the rules on the system, which can be found in /Users/Shared/Little Flocker/.
4. Reboot.

Don't forget that Little Flocker can not be uninstalled unless it has been disabled.

Hi Ulense Thank you for the advice.

I'm a massive NOOB

Can you or anyone else please explain in better detail the "2. Run the following command: sudo bash /Library/LittleFlocker/uninstall.sh 3. Delete the rules on the system, which can be found in /Users/Shared/Little Flocker/."

 

[hplogsdon]

Hi Ulense Thank you for the advice.

I'm a massive NOOB

Can you or anyone else please explain in better detail the "2. Run the following command: sudo bash /Library/LittleFlocker/uninstall.sh 3. Delete the rules on the system, which can be found in /Users/Shared/Little Flocker/."

You'll need to open the application Terminal.app from /Applications/Utilities/. This is like the old school DOS prompt.
When you installed LittleFlocker, it installed a small script in /Library/LittleFlocker, named 'uninstall.sh'. All this does is remove the application from your system by deleting the files it installed. By entering that command, you're saying you want to run it as an elevated privilege with sudo, invoke it with the bash shell, and tell the shell to run the script at /Library/LittleFlocker/uninstall.sh.

Step 3 is more or less optional. In Finder.app, locate /Users/Shared/Little Flocker and delete that directory. All this does is delete the rulesets that you created as you ran LittleFlocker. If you want to reinstall it later, you might want to keep these, but since the author of LittleFlocker sold the code to F-Secure and deleted it from GitHub, it's guaranteed to not have any more updates, so you might as well just wipe it clean.

 

[FlyingSkyhawk]

I have tryed that and when its done it askes me for a password and I can't find it.
This app is a pain in the but !!

 

[MacGizmo]

WHAT is asking for your password? LittleFlocker, or the terminal when you run the command Greg mentioned? If it's the terminal, then it's asking for your regular Admin password (the one you use to log-in to your Mac).

 

[MalcomXP]

To uninstall Little Flocker:

1. Disable it from the menu bar.
2. Run the following command: sudo bash /Library/LittleFlocker/uninstall.sh
3. Delete the rules on the system, which can be found in /Users/Shared/Little Flocker/.
4. Reboot.

Don't forget that Little Flocker can not be uninstalled unless it has been disabled.

Can you specify from which menu I should disable little flocker? I do not see any disable option opening the application.

Thanks.

 

[Ulenspiegel]

You can close down Little Flocker and terminate all processes of it in Activity Monitor.

P.S.: Some interesting news about Little Flocker and its author.

 

[MalcomXP]

You can close down Little Flocker and terminate all processes of it in Activity Monitor.

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P.S.: Some interesting news about Little Flocker and its author.

Thanks a lot. I was able to solve it and now I removed it from my laptop. Thanks again.

 

[Ulenspiegel]

You are welcome. Don't forget to find and delete the leftovers.

 

[QualiMedd]

To uninstall Little Flocker:

1. Disable it from the menu bar.
2. Run the following command: sudo bash /Library/LittleFlocker/uninstall.sh
3. Delete the rules on the system, which can be found in /Users/Shared/Little Flocker/.
4. Reboot.

Don't forget that Little Flocker can not be uninstalled unless it has been disabled.

[doublepost=1517407507][/doublepost]I have uninstalled Little Flocker and can find no trace of it but it loads every time I restart and takes over an hour before I get a prompt to disable it again. Meanwhile none of my aliases work and I cannot open Word, Acrobat etc. Or any files! HELP!

 

[Ulenspiegel]

[doublepost=1517407507][/doublepost]I have uninstalled Little Flocker and can find no trace of it but it loads every time I restart and takes over an hour before I get a prompt to disable it again. Meanwhile none of my aliases work and I cannot open Word, Acrobat etc. Or any files! HELP!

1. Open Activity Monitor. Look for "Little Flocker", if found force quit it.
2. Download EasyFind and search for "Little Flocker" entries. Delete all the "Little Flocker" hits. Be careful during this process.
3. Clean Trash.
4. Reboot.