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Umberto Baldi edited this page May 31, 2023 · 3 revisions

Windows

  1. Type 'Task Manager' in the Windows Search Bar

Type 'Task Manager' in the Windows Search Bar

  1. Select the Startup tab

Select the Startup tab

  1. Select the autostart file

Select the autostart file

  1. Disable it

Disable it

Mac OSX

  1. Open Finder, click on Go menu, select 'Go to Folder'

Open Finder, click on Go menu, select 'Go to Folder'

  1. Type the directory containing the auto-start file, change with your Mac username, by default the directory is /Users/<username>/Library/LaunchAgents

Type the directory containing the auto-start file, change <username> with your Mac username, by default the directory is /Users/<username>/Library/LaunchAgents

  1. Select the ArduinoCreateAgent.plist file

Select the ArduinoCreateAgent.plist file

  1. Right-click on the file name and select 'Move to Trash'

Right click on the file name and select 'Move to Trash'

The command line way:

$ launchctl unload -w ~/Library/LaunchAgents/ArduinoCreateAgent.plist

Linux

  1. Show hidden files

Show hidden files

  1. Select the .config dir in your home

Select the .config dir in your home

  1. Select the autostart dir

Select the autostart dir

  1. Move the file to the trash

Move the file to the trash

The command line way:

Just remove the autostart file in your desktop manager, in Ubuntu is:

$ rm $HOME/.config/autostart/arduino-create-agent.desktop

Manually start the agent

To start manually the agent, you can open the file at:

$ nohup $HOME/ArduinoCreateAgent/Arduino_Create_Agent &

or in the location selected during the installation

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