{"id":64868,"date":"2020-08-27T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-08-27T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/?p=64868"},"modified":"2020-09-09T16:23:25","modified_gmt":"2020-09-09T21:23:25","slug":"apps-open-when-you-log-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/64868-apps-open-when-you-log-in\/","title":{"rendered":"Managing Apps That Automatically Open When You Log In"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>You can have apps, documents, folders, or server connections open automatically whenever you log into macOS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">To add or remove automatic items&#8230;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Look at the top left of your Mac screen and choose &#8220;Apple menu&nbsp;&gt;&nbsp;System Preferences.&#8221;<\/li><li>Click &#8220;Users &amp; Groups.&#8221;<\/li><li>Select your user account and click &#8220;Login Items&#8221; at the top of the window.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/LoginItems2.jpg\" alt=\"users and groups login item box\" class=\"wp-image-64923\" width=\"456\" height=\"380\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/LoginItems2.jpg 912w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/LoginItems2-144x120.jpg 144w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/LoginItems2-284x237.jpg 284w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/LoginItems2-190x158.jpg 190w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/LoginItems2-144x120@2x.jpg 288w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/LoginItems2-284x237@2x.jpg 568w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/LoginItems2-190x158@2x.jpg 380w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 456px) 100vw, 456px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Then do one of the following:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Add a login item<\/strong>: Click the Add button (a plus sign) below the list of items, select a document, folder, app, server, or another item, then click Add.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Remove a login item<\/strong>: Select the name of the item you want to prevent from opening automatically, then click the Remove button (a minus sign) below the list.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Hide a login item<\/strong>: If you don\u2019t want an item\u2019s windows to be visible after login, select the Hide checkbox next to the item.<br \/><em>Note: Hide does not apply to servers, which always appear in the Finder after login.<\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"byline\">These instructions apply, for the most part, to other versions of macOS besides Catalina. 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