{"id":4866,"date":"2018-07-31T09:08:34","date_gmt":"2018-07-31T09:08:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/osxuninstaller.com\/uninstall-guides\/?p=4866"},"modified":"2018-07-31T09:32:16","modified_gmt":"2018-07-31T09:32:16","slug":"uninstall-drive-genius","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/osxuninstaller.com\/uninstall-guides\/uninstall-drive-genius\/","title":{"rendered":"How Can I Completely Uninstall Drive Genius for Mac?"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p>\u201cI had installed a trial version of Drive Genius. Now I want to delete it.<br \/>\nI go to Applications list, it is not there. I search its name in SpotLight, it is not there either. But it keeps attaching its self to the menu bar at the top.<br \/>\nHow can I completely <em>uninstall Drive Genius<\/em>?\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/osxuninstaller.com\/download-install.php\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-77 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/osxuninstaller.com\/uninstall-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/ou_download.png\" alt=\"Download Osx Uninstaller\" width=\"382\" height=\"57\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osxuninstaller.com\/uninstall-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/ou_download.png 382w, https:\/\/osxuninstaller.com\/uninstall-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/ou_download-300x45.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 382px) 100vw, 382px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h4>What is Drive Genius?<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.prosofteng.com\/drive-genius-mac-protection-software\/\" rel=\"nofollow\"><strong>Drive Genius<\/strong><\/a> is a software package for maintaining a hard drive and benchmarking its performance. The collection of tools offered by Drive Genius allows Mac users to engage in effective preventative measures necessary to extend the longevity of a storage device. The panoply of preventative tasks that the software allows performing ranges from defragmentation to error correction.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4874\" src=\"https:\/\/osxuninstaller.com\/uninstall-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Screen-Shot-2018-07-30-at-3.53.58-PM.png\" alt=\"Uninstall Drive Genius\" width=\"701\" height=\"490\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osxuninstaller.com\/uninstall-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Screen-Shot-2018-07-30-at-3.53.58-PM.png 960w, https:\/\/osxuninstaller.com\/uninstall-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Screen-Shot-2018-07-30-at-3.53.58-PM-300x210.png 300w, https:\/\/osxuninstaller.com\/uninstall-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Screen-Shot-2018-07-30-at-3.53.58-PM-768x537.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 701px) 100vw, 701px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>Is Drive Genius Safe on a Mac?<\/h4>\n<p>If after asking \u201cHow can I effectively detect and repair a host of hard drive errors?\u201d, you are directed toward Drive Genius, it is necessary to establish whether the use of the app is not associated with safety threats. After downloading the app and scanning it with a popular Mac antivirus, no malicious code has been detected. In fact, the utility has a malware scanning tool that will help to keep your Mac safe. The scanning is extremely thorough, which is essential for removing both well-known and new virus strains.<\/p>\n<p>It should be borne in mind, however, that if a user interrupts the execution of some Drive Genius functions such as defragmentation, they could damage their files and even lose some data. To make the use of the utility safer, its developers have ensured that a user is presented with a warning message whenever care must be taken.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/spy-aware.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Drive-Genius-warning.png\" alt=\"Drive Genius warning\" width=\"726\" height=\"542\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>How to Uninstall Drive Genius safely?<\/h2>\n<p>The complete uninstallation of Drive Genius presupposes the removal of self-contained files needed to run the app and traces that it leaves behind. Prior to deleting the app, it is recommended to make use of its virus scanning functionality to erase malicious software from your drive. Therefore, there is a fast way to <em>uninstall Drive Genius<\/em> from macOS and Mac OS X.<\/p>\n<h4>What needs to be done first is to terminate the app processes:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Right click on the Drive Genius icon on the Dock, then choose <strong>Quit<\/strong>;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4873\" src=\"https:\/\/osxuninstaller.com\/uninstall-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Screen-Shot-2018-07-30-at-3.52.31-PM.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2018-07-30 at 3.52.31 PM\" width=\"310\" height=\"241\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osxuninstaller.com\/uninstall-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Screen-Shot-2018-07-30-at-3.52.31-PM.png 310w, https:\/\/osxuninstaller.com\/uninstall-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Screen-Shot-2018-07-30-at-3.52.31-PM-300x233.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 310px) 100vw, 310px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Click the target\u2019s setup on the top left corner, and choose <strong>Quit Drive Genius<\/strong> (<strong>Commend+ Q<\/strong>).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4871\" src=\"https:\/\/osxuninstaller.com\/uninstall-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/quit-3.png\" alt=\"quit\" width=\"300\" height=\"304\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osxuninstaller.com\/uninstall-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/quit-3.png 300w, https:\/\/osxuninstaller.com\/uninstall-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/quit-3-296x300.png 296w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Quit Drive Genius or force quit it by pressing the <strong>Cmd+Opt+Esc<\/strong> combination;<\/li>\n<li>In a pop-up window, select the app and click on the <strong>Force Quit<\/strong> button;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4869\" src=\"https:\/\/osxuninstaller.com\/uninstall-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/force-quit-3.png\" alt=\"force quit\" width=\"339\" height=\"310\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osxuninstaller.com\/uninstall-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/force-quit-3.png 339w, https:\/\/osxuninstaller.com\/uninstall-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/force-quit-3-300x274.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 339px) 100vw, 339px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Open the <strong>Utilities<\/strong> folder and launch the <strong>Activity Monitor<\/strong>;<\/li>\n<li>Click on the <strong>All Processes<\/strong> tab and select processes associated with the app;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4878\" src=\"https:\/\/osxuninstaller.com\/uninstall-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/activity-3.png\" alt=\"activity\" width=\"655\" height=\"425\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osxuninstaller.com\/uninstall-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/activity-3.png 703w, https:\/\/osxuninstaller.com\/uninstall-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/activity-3-300x195.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 655px) 100vw, 655px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Click on the <strong>Quit Process<\/strong> icon;<\/li>\n<li>In a pop-up window, click on the <strong>Quit<\/strong> button to confirm the action.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Next, launch Osx Uninstaller to <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>quickly &amp; safely uninstall Drive Genius for Mac<\/em><\/span>, follow the simple instruction here to do that without any trouble:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Step 1. Select Drive Genius what you need to remove in the list, easily hit <strong>Run analysis<\/strong> button;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4877\" src=\"https:\/\/osxuninstaller.com\/uninstall-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/step-1-3.png\" alt=\"step 1\" width=\"661\" height=\"503\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osxuninstaller.com\/uninstall-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/step-1-3.png 800w, https:\/\/osxuninstaller.com\/uninstall-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/step-1-3-300x228.png 300w, https:\/\/osxuninstaller.com\/uninstall-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/step-1-3-768x585.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 661px) 100vw, 661px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Step 2. Then, the uninstaller will analysis the target app as fast as in a few seconds later, click the button \u201c<strong>Complete Uninstall<\/strong>\u201d when all the related folders and flies appeared in the list;<\/li>\n<li>Step 3. The tool will easily delete all the related folders and flies scanned in Step 2, now press <strong>Back to Step 1<\/strong> and click Refresh, Drive Genius are gone from the list.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/B0xJhIhHOQc\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>How to Uninstall Drive Genius manually?<\/h2>\n<p>Also we have other way to <em>uninstall Drive Genius<\/em> for Mac in manual process, but it\u2019s quite complicated and annoying, you\u2019d better take care of all steps during the removal. After terminate the target app processes, to do this:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/osxuninstaller.com\/download-install.php\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-77 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/osxuninstaller.com\/uninstall-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/ou_download.png\" alt=\"Download Osx Uninstaller\" width=\"382\" height=\"57\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osxuninstaller.com\/uninstall-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/ou_download.png 382w, https:\/\/osxuninstaller.com\/uninstall-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/ou_download-300x45.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 382px) 100vw, 382px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Log in to your Mac as an <strong>administrator<\/strong>;<\/li>\n<li>Open the <strong>Applications<\/strong> folder;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4880\" src=\"https:\/\/osxuninstaller.com\/uninstall-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/app-3-1024x668.png\" alt=\"app\" width=\"767\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osxuninstaller.com\/uninstall-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/app-3-1024x668.png 1024w, https:\/\/osxuninstaller.com\/uninstall-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/app-3-300x196.png 300w, https:\/\/osxuninstaller.com\/uninstall-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/app-3-768x501.png 768w, https:\/\/osxuninstaller.com\/uninstall-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/app-3.png 1461w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 100vw, 767px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Locate <strong>Drive Genius<\/strong> and either manually move it to the <strong>Trash<\/strong> or click on the File tab and select the <strong>Move to Trash<\/strong> option;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4875\" src=\"https:\/\/osxuninstaller.com\/uninstall-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Screen-Shot-2018-07-30-at-3.56.19-PM.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2018-07-30 at 3.56.19 PM\" width=\"391\" height=\"465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osxuninstaller.com\/uninstall-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Screen-Shot-2018-07-30-at-3.56.19-PM.png 391w, https:\/\/osxuninstaller.com\/uninstall-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Screen-Shot-2018-07-30-at-3.56.19-PM-252x300.png 252w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 391px) 100vw, 391px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Empty the Trash<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The final phase of the uninstallation process is the removal of the app\u2019s traces. It can be done by following these steps:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Open the <strong>Finder<\/strong> and select the<strong> Go to Folder<\/strong> option from the <strong>Go<\/strong> menu;<\/li>\n<li>Enter this path: ~<em>\/Library<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Search for any files containing either <strong>Drive Genius<\/strong> or <strong>Prosoft<\/strong> in their name in these locations:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote><p><em>\/Library\/Preferences\/<\/em><br \/>\n<em>\/Library\/Application Support\/<\/em><br \/>\n<em>\/Library\/Caches\/<\/em><br \/>\n<em>\/Library\/Cookies<\/em><br \/>\n<em>\/Library\/Logs<\/em><br \/>\n<em>\/Library\/Saved Application State<\/em><br \/>\n<em>\/Library\/C<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4870\" src=\"https:\/\/osxuninstaller.com\/uninstall-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/preferences-1.png\" alt=\"preferences\" width=\"680\" height=\"488\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osxuninstaller.com\/uninstall-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/preferences-1.png 765w, https:\/\/osxuninstaller.com\/uninstall-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/preferences-1-300x215.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4881\" src=\"https:\/\/osxuninstaller.com\/uninstall-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/C-2.png\" alt=\"C\" width=\"665\" height=\"422\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osxuninstaller.com\/uninstall-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/C-2.png 760w, https:\/\/osxuninstaller.com\/uninstall-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/C-2-300x190.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 665px) 100vw, 665px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4882\" src=\"https:\/\/osxuninstaller.com\/uninstall-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/caches-1.png\" alt=\"caches\" width=\"679\" height=\"487\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osxuninstaller.com\/uninstall-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/caches-1.png 833w, https:\/\/osxuninstaller.com\/uninstall-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/caches-1-300x215.png 300w, https:\/\/osxuninstaller.com\/uninstall-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/caches-1-768x551.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 679px) 100vw, 679px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4872\" src=\"https:\/\/osxuninstaller.com\/uninstall-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/saved-3.png\" alt=\"saved\" width=\"671\" height=\"488\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osxuninstaller.com\/uninstall-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/saved-3.png 783w, https:\/\/osxuninstaller.com\/uninstall-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/saved-3-300x218.png 300w, https:\/\/osxuninstaller.com\/uninstall-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/saved-3-768x559.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 671px) 100vw, 671px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Delete all app-related files and folders;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Empty the Trash<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>After the final phase of the manual uninstallation process, if you find this problem:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;I tried removing every trace of Drive Genius including in:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>\/Library\/Application Support\/DriveGenius (folder)<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>\/Applications\/Drive Genius 3.app (icon)<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>\/Users\/Library\/Application Support\/DriveGenius (folder)<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>\/Users\/Library\/Preferences\/com.prosofteng.DriveGenius2.plist (file)<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>\/Users\/Library\/Preferences\/com.prosofteng.DGAgent.plist (file)<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>~\/Library\/LaunchDaemons\/com.prosofteng.DriveGenius.locum<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>~\/Library\/PrivilegedHelperTools\/com.prosofteng.DriveGenius.locum<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I even downloaded and installed the OSX 10.6.8 Combo Updater.<br \/>\nBut, the every-ten-seconds&#8221; events are still happening.<br \/>\nHow can I get rid of this thing &#8212; whether or not it is the cause of the failure to go to sleep?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>If this problem keeps happening in the removal, then you should try Osx Uninstaller to safely and completely <em>uninstall Drive Genius<\/em> for you, which it works 100 % to delete all leftovers in hard drive of your Mac.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/osxuninstaller.com\/download-install.php\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-77 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/osxuninstaller.com\/uninstall-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/ou_download.png\" alt=\"Download Osx Uninstaller\" width=\"382\" height=\"57\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osxuninstaller.com\/uninstall-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/ou_download.png 382w, https:\/\/osxuninstaller.com\/uninstall-guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/ou_download-300x45.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 382px) 100vw, 382px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cI had installed a trial version of Drive Genius. Now I want to delete it. I go to Applications list, it is not there. I search its name in SpotLight, it is not there either. But it keeps attaching its self to the menu bar at the top. How can I completely uninstall Drive Genius?\u201d [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":4874,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[765],"tags":[768,769,767,766],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/osxuninstaller.com\/uninstall-guides\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4866"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/osxuninstaller.com\/uninstall-guides\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/osxuninstaller.com\/uninstall-guides\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/osxuninstaller.com\/uninstall-guides\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/osxuninstaller.com\/uninstall-guides\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4866"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/osxuninstaller.com\/uninstall-guides\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4866\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4887,"href":"https:\/\/osxuninstaller.com\/uninstall-guides\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4866\/revisions\/4887"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/osxuninstaller.com\/uninstall-guides\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4874"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/osxuninstaller.com\/uninstall-guides\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4866"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/osxuninstaller.com\/uninstall-guides\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4866"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/osxuninstaller.com\/uninstall-guides\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4866"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}