Timeline for How to delete the News app on OSX?
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| Nov 16, 2021 at 11:11 | history | edited | user3439894 | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| May 6, 2019 at 20:39 | comment | added | user3439894 | @Wowfunhappy, This is why one should use Time Machine or have a Zip archive, however there is a way to use Pacifist however is not a straight forward process. FWIW I do not post what I haven't already done and tested and know for a fact that it works. | |
| May 6, 2019 at 20:34 | comment | added | Wowfunhappy | Yeah, there's also Pacifist. I've just run into weird issues with doing that in the past. I suspect there's some permissions or attributes in play that don't always get restored. | |
| May 6, 2019 at 17:02 | comment | added | user3439894 | @Wowfunhappy, Assuming one has backed it up, either via Time Machine or creating a Zip archive, it can easily be restored without the need to reinstall the whole OS. Additionally, without a backup it can still be restored without having to reinstall the whole OS, although the steps necessary are much easier with having a backup then having to extract the app from the installer. | |
| May 6, 2019 at 16:45 | history | edited | user3439894 | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
Updated answer with telling the user to backup the app and how to restore
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| May 6, 2019 at 15:50 | comment | added | Wowfunhappy | One caveat to note: this is permanent. If you change your mind and decide you want the News app back, you will likely need to do a full reinstall. macOS updates will sometimes restore the app, but it will be a broken version you can't actually open (so you'll need to just delete it again.) If you're okay with that, I never experience ill effects from removing default apps, and have been doing it for the past decade... | |
| May 6, 2019 at 15:50 | comment | added | user3439894 | I do not recommend turning off SIP indefinitely! | |
| May 6, 2019 at 15:49 | comment | added | Wowfunhappy | While the method posted above could be considered more secure, I recommend fully turning off SIP so you don't have to boot into Recovery Mode again after OS updates. You're still protected by the normal root permission system used by every Linux OS and macOS up through 10.10. | |
| May 6, 2019 at 15:45 | history | answered | user3439894 | CC BY-SA 4.0 |